LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A filly by 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has sold for a record $8.2 million in the final Book 1 session of Keeneland's September Yearling Sale.
The price Wednesday was a September sale record for a filly and the auction's fourth-highest for a yearling. The filly is a half-sister to four-time Eclipse Award winner Beholder and Grade 1 stakes winners Mendelssohn and Into Mischief. Whisper Hill Farm bought the Clarkland-bred filly by dam Leslie's Lady, who was sired by stakes winner Tricky Creek, with plans to train her in Florida.
Buyer Mandy Pope called the filly "perfectly balanced" in a release and added, "She's gorgeous -- not too big or small."
Eight yearlings brought seven-figure prices on the third and final day of the premier session. Gross sales surpassed $65 million for 124 horses, with an average price of more than $524,855.