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Keeneland's September 2026 Yearling Sale, the world's largest thoroughbred auction, grossed a record $536.7 million, driven by robust demand from wealthy investors capitalizing on stock-market gains and favorable tax treatment of racehorse ownership. The surge in animal-asset prices reflects broader wealth effects and tax-driven allocation decisions among high-net-worth individuals, particularly those benefiting from recent equity rallies. The record sale underscores how animal-agriculture and alternative-asset markets remain sensitive to both financial-market performance and tax-policy incentives.