Grade 1-placed Hot Mash, a winning 3-year-old filly by Not This Time, led Friday’s fourth session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale by selling for $750,000 to Hugo Merry Bloodstock for Blue Diamond Stud USA. 

Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, and cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect, Hot Mash is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Peace and War and from the family of Grade 2 winners Rushie and Miss Baja and Grade 3 winners Stoneleigh’s Hope and Princess Pietrina. Her dam is More Oats Please, a winning daughter of Smart Strike.

Since the November Breeding Stock Sale began Nov. 3, Keeneland has sold 792 horses through the ring for $196,346,700, for an average of $247,913 and a median of $150,000. The gross is 3.59% above $189,542,500 from the first four sessions in 2025, while the average rose 13.27% from $218,871 and the median remained the same.

On Friday, 229 horses sold through the ring for $22,399,700, for an average of $97,815 and a median of $70,000. The total is 11.87% lower than $25,416,500 from the corresponding session last year. The average rose 3.91% from $94,135, while the median dipped 6.67% from $75,000.

During the session, three horses brought $450,000 each.

Gainesway paid the amount for French Friction, a 3-year-old stakes-winning daughter of City of Light. Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for a DJ Stable Graduate, consigned French Friction, a half-sister to stakes winner Great Sister Diane. She is out of Grade 2-placed Private Ensign, by A.P. Indy, and from the family of Racing Hall of Famer Personal Ensign. 

Weatherford Bloodstock spent $450,000 for Khuluq, a 7-year-old winning stakes-placed daughter of Bernardini in foal to Gunite. Out of the Tapit mare Mahasen, she is from the family of Grade 1 winner Habibti and Grade 2 winner Eldaafer. Khuluq was consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent.

The session’s leading buyer was Weatherford Bloodstock, which paid $780,000 for two horses. Weatherford also spent $330,000 on a weanling colt by Domestic Product consigned by Ballysax Bloodstock, agent.

Friday’s top-priced weanling was a colt by Good Magic consigned by Lane’s End, agent, and sold to Castleton Way for $450,000. Out of Shesa Mystery, a winning Grace 3-placed daughter of Verrazano, he is from the family of Grade 1 winners You’d Be Surprised and Key Contender.

Fair Bloodstock paid $385,000 for a weanling colt by Early Voting consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Out of Late Nite Music, a winning daughter of Maclean’s Music, he is from the family of champion Perfect Sting, Grade 2 winner Potente and Grade 3 winners Shakhimat and Smart Sting. 

Taylor Made Sales Agency was Friday’s leading consignor, selling 34 horses for $3,961,000.

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The November Breeding Stock Sale resumes Saturday and continues through Wednesday, Nov. 11 with all sessions beginning at 10 a.m. ET.

On Thursday, Nov. 12, Keeneland will hold the November Horses of Racing Age Sale. The auction begins at noon. Click here for the online catalog.

All Keeneland sales are streamed live on Keeneland.com.