# Kentucky briefs, Sept. 20: Kentucky football stuns No. 9 Texas A&M 31-21; Keeneland sale posts record seven-figure sales **Published:** 2026-09-20T21:30:00.396Z **Source:** [The Lexington Times](https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/kentucky-briefs-2026-09-20) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/kentucky-briefs-2026-09-20 **License:** [CC BY-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/) — You may republish this article, in full and unaltered, for free — including commercially — with credit to The Lexington Times and a link to the original. Kentucky's football team pulled off a major upset on the road Saturday, while the thoroughbred industry continued strong sales at Keeneland's September yearling auction. ### Lexington & campus [Keeneland September sale posts stronger averages in fifth session](https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/keeneland-september-sale-posts-stronger-averages-in-fifth-session) — Keeneland's September Yearling Sale saw strong results in its fifth session, with average prices up 7.74% and median prices up 11.11% compared to last year. Four yearlings sold for $1 million or more, bringing the season total to a record 69 seven-figure sales. ### Sports [Kentucky football: Wildcats upset No. 9 Texas A&M 31-21 in College Station](https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/no-9-texas-a-m-falls-to-kentucky-31-21-in-college-station) — Kentucky upset No. 9 Texas A&M 31-21 in College Station, scoring 21 third-quarter points behind efficient quarterback play by Kenny Minchey and strong defensive performances. [Kentucky football: UK defense dominates Texas A&M 31-21 in Bateman's return to College Station](https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/uk-defense-dominates-texas-a-m-in-bateman-s-return-to-college-station) — Kentucky's defense held Texas A&M to 21 points Saturday in a 31-21 SEC victory, with defensive coordinator Jay Bateman earning praise in his return to College Station where he previously worked for the Aggies. [Kentucky football: Wildcats stun No. 9 Texas A&M 31-21 for historic road win](https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/kentucky-stuns-no-9-texas-a-m-for-historic-road-win) — Coach Will Stein's Kentucky squad defeated No. 9 Texas A&M 31-21 on the road, marking his first SEC win and first victory over a ranked opponent in his inaugural season. [Kentucky football: Stein gets first signature win in third game as UK coach with 31-21 upset over No. 9 Texas A&M](https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/stein-gets-first-signature-win-in-third-game-as-uk-coach) — Mark Stein earned his first signature victory as Kentucky football head coach with a 31-21 road upset over No. 9 Texas A&M on Saturday, becoming only the third first-year UK coach to defeat a top-10 opponent and the first to do so away from home. Full versions of every item are on [feeds.lexingtonky.news](https://feeds.lexingtonky.news). ## Sources - [UK Athletics: No. 9 Texas A&M falls to Kentucky 31-21 in College Station](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/09/19/kentucky-tops-no-9-texas-am-in-college-station/) - [UK Athletics: UK Defense Dominates Texas A&M in Bateman's Return to College Station](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/09/19/defense-steps-up-for-cats-on-saturday/) - [UK Athletics: Kentucky stuns No. 9 Texas A&M for historic road win](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/09/19/kentucky-texas-am-postgame-notes-7/) - [UK Athletics: Stein Gets First Signature Win in Third Game as UK Coach](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/09/19/stein-earns-first-signature-win-in-third-game-as-head-coach/) - [Keeneland: Keeneland September sale posts stronger averages in fifth session](https://www.keeneland.com/media/news/keeneland-september-posts-increases-average-median-saturday) --- This digest was assembled by The Lexington Times from articles published on feeds.lexingtonky.news over the previous day. The headline and introduction were drafted by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001); each item's summary is reused from its underlying article, which is itself an AI rewrite of the cited source or a licensed republication. Full versions, with sources, are linked from every item.