The Sporting Art Auction, a collaboration between Keeneland Association and Greg Ladd’s Cross Gate Gallery of Lexington, Kentucky, has matured into one of the genre’s most anticipated annual events.

In 2023, Keeneland and Cross Gate again will team to conduct the 11th annual Sporting Art Auction on Saturday, November 18, at 12 p.m. EST.

The partnership between Keeneland and Cross Gate Gallery is a natural fit.  Keeneland, recognized as the world’s premier Thoroughbred auction house, offers the perfect sale venue with its state-of-the-art sales pavilion and auctioneering expertise.  Perhaps more importantly, many of its racing and sales clientele are avid collectors of sporting art.

Cross Gate, the country’s leading gallery of fine sporting art, delivers a superb collection of paintings and sculpture.  Each year, Ladd travels throughout the U.S. and Europe to acquire important works that will capture the interest of ardent collectors.  

In keeping with Keeneland’s mission, both sporting and altruistic, the association’s portion of the auction proceeds will benefit its non-profit initiatives, including the Keeneland Library Foundation.