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F-T Winter Mixed Sale's Gross, Average Rise

F-T Winter Mixed Sale's Gross, Average Rise

Median price holds steady during the auction, which was held Feb. 8 in Lexington.

 21 hours ago

Lavender Sky Brings $340,000 at Fasig-Tipton

Broodmare prospect is the highest-priced horse sold so far at the Kentucky winter mixed sale.

 Yesterday

Elusive City Colt Shatters Festival Record

Colt brings NZ$110,000 ($75,786 in U.S. funds) as New Zealand yearling sale ends.

 Yesterday

NZ Festival Sale Opens With a Record

Yearling brings NZ$90,000 ($62,000 in U.S. funds) at Karaka.

 2 days ago
F-T Winter Mixed Sale Has Quality Stock

F-T Winter Mixed Sale Has Quality Stock

Sale company officials hopeful the market has stabilized after big downturns in 2009.

 2 days ago

NZ Select Sale Average Rises 40%

The New Zealand Bloodstock select yearling sale ended Feb. 5 with increases of 34.6% in gross revenue, 40.1% in average price, and 33.3% in median price from a year ago.

 4 days ago

Tattersalls February Sale's Market Is Solid

Gross rises 40.2% while average price increases 3% from a year ago.

 5 days ago

Elusive Quality Colt Shines in New Zealand

Brings NZ$200,000 ($142,182 in U.S. funds) to top select yearling sale's second session.

 5 days ago

New Zealand Sale Opens With Rising Average

Ustinov colt brings NZ$210,000 ($148,754 in U.S. funds) in select auction.

 6 days ago
Juvenile Sale Outlook: Modest Expectations

Juvenile Sale Outlook: Modest Expectations

Several consignors make predictions about the market's performance.

 Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Zabeel Colt Tops New Zealand Premier Sale

Average price rises 25.7% from last year and is the sale's second-highest ever.

 Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Average Rises 42.7% as Perth Sale Ends

The gross of the Magic Millions auction, held in Australia, declines 5.7%.

 Monday, February 01, 2010

Blackfriars Colt Shines in Perth Sale

A Blackfriars half-brother to group I winner Scenic Shot topped the third session of the Magic Millions Perth yearling sale Jan. 29 in Australia, bringing Aust$180,000 ($161,750 in U.S. funds).

 Friday, January 29, 2010

Fastnet Rock Colt Sets Pace in Perth Sale

Yearling brings Aust$180,000 ($161,752 in U.S. funds)on auction's second day.

 Thursday, January 28, 2010

McKeever, St. Lawence End Partnership

Each plans to operate his own bloodstock agency in England.

 Thursday, January 28, 2010
More Than Ready Filly Shines at Perth Sale

More Than Ready Filly Shines at Perth Sale

Yearling brings Aust$230,000 to top auction's opening session.

 Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Easter Sale Has More Than 600 Yearlings

Lots in Australian auction include Makybe Diva's second foal.

 Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Craig Trust Reduction Grosses Nearly $700k

Craig Family Trust helps Barretts January mixed sale by attracting buyers worldwide.

 Tuesday, January 26, 2010
F-T Catalogs 237 Horses for Calder Sale

F-T Catalogs 237 Horses for Calder Sale

Company president Boyd Browning says catalog is one of the strongest Fasig-Tipton has ever put together for a juvenile auction.

 Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Craig Trust Boosts Barretts January Sale

Buyers from around the world were attracted to this year's Barretts January Mixed sale because of the Craig Family Trust reduction sale.

 Monday, January 25, 2010

Gross Increases 20% at Inglis Yearling Sale

Average rises 23.7% during Sydney Classic auction in Australia.

 Monday, January 25, 2010
539 Horses Cataloged for Barretts Mixed Sale

539 Horses Cataloged for Barretts Mixed Sale

The Barretts January mixed sale, which now consists of 539 head including supplemental entries, will be held Jan. 25 and 26. The sale will take place in the Hinds Pavilion on the grounds of Fairplex Park.

 Sunday, January 24, 2010

Oratorio Colt Tops Inglis Classic Opener

Yearling sells for Aust$200,000 ($180,014 in U.S. funds).

 Sunday, January 24, 2010
F-T Catalogs 337 Lots for Winter MIxed Sale

F-T Catalogs 337 Lots for Winter MIxed Sale

Auction, which is scheduled for Feb. 8 in Lexington, has 115 yearlings among its offerings.

 Friday, January 22, 2010
Median Falls Only 1.7% at OBS Winter Sale

Median Falls Only 1.7% at OBS Winter Sale

Florida mixed auction's gross declines 22.5% while average drops 7.9%.

 Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Tattersalls Derby Sale Reverts to Two Days

The Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale will revert to a select two-day sale and will be held on June 24-25, the eve of the Irish Derby.

 Wednesday, January 20, 2010

East Long Lake Brings $105,000 at OBS

Winter mixed sale opens with a 13.2% increase in average and a 24.4% rise in median.

 Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Overbrook Dispersal Finally Complete

Overbrook Dispersal Finally Complete

Overbrook's dispersal is the second-largest in Keeneland history.

 Monday, January 18, 2010
OBS February Sale Has 160 Juveniles

OBS February Sale Has 160 Juveniles

Number in the catalog is down 20% from a year ago.

 Monday, January 18, 2010
OBS Winter Mixed Sale Starts Jan. 19

OBS Winter Mixed Sale Starts Jan. 19

There are 496 horses in the catalog for the auction.

 Sunday, January 17, 2010
Keeneland Jan. Sale Average Down Less Than 1%

Keeneland Jan. Sale Average Down Less Than 1%

Declines in gross and median are less steep than they were in 2009.

 Friday, January 15, 2010
Missvinski Brings $400,000 at Keeneland

Missvinski Brings $400,000 at Keeneland

French stakes winner and group I-placed Missvinski attracted a final bid of $400,000 to headline the Jan. 14 session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.

 Thursday, January 14, 2010
Guillot: Southern Equine Not on the Skids

Guillot: Southern Equine Not on the Skids

"The best is yet to come," according to the trainer, who says the operation is downsizing to focus on quality.

 Thursday, January 14, 2010
Market Chatter: What's Happening at Keeneland

Market Chatter: What's Happening at Keeneland

Lack of quality stock in the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale in Lexington contributed to an overall decline in prices during the first three days, according to buyers and consignors.

 Thursday, January 14, 2010

Falvelon Filly Tops MM Sale's Last Day

The 206 horses sold gross Aust$2,458,850 ($2,269,420 in U.S. funds).

 Thursday, January 14, 2010
Keeneland Jan. Sale Suffers More Big Setbacks

Keeneland Jan. Sale Suffers More Big Setbacks

Third session gross plummets 42.4% while median price plunges 45%.

 Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Point Ashley, Spoken Fur Sold Privately

Point Ashley, Spoken Fur Sold Privately

Grade I winners Point Ashley and Spoken Fur, both in foal to Ghostzapper, have been sold privately after being scratched from the Jan. 12 second session of the Keeneland horses of all ages sale.

 Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Business Rebounds on January Sale's 2nd Day

Business Rebounds on January Sale's 2nd Day

Gross and average rise, but results for overall sale remain down.

 Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Stronach Spends $1.085 Million on Broodmare

Stronach Spends $1.085 Million on Broodmare

Frank Stronach, owner of Adena Springs and chairman of Magna Entertainment, paid $1.085 million for Miss Isella, a grade II-winning daughter of Silver Charm and a half-sister to grade II winner Sir Cherokee.

 Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Last Song Bought Back for $750,000

A mare who had brought $1.75 and $1 million at past sales, failed to meet her reserve when the bidding stopped at $775,000 at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Jan. 12.

 Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Half-sister to Gio Ponti Brings $950,000

Half-sister to Gio Ponti Brings $950,000

Craig Bandoroff of the Paris, Ky.-based Denali Stud, paid $950,000 for Bon Jovi Girl, a stakes-winning daughter of Malibu Moon at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.

 Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Distorted Humor Filly Sells For $350,000

Distorted Humor Filly Sells For $350,000

A 3-year-old Distorted Humor filly named Age of Humor was bought for $350,000 by Steve Davidson and Randy Gullatt's Versailles, Ky.-based Twin Creeks Farm at the Jan. 12 session of the Keeneland January sale.

 Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Date and Format Changes for Fasig July

Fasig-Tipton has made minor adjustments to the timing and format of its 2010 Kentucky July selected yearling sale, which will be held at Newtown Paddocks near Lexington on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 13 and 14.

 Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Average Falls 37.4% in Keeneland Jan. Opener

Average Falls 37.4% in Keeneland Jan. Opener

Gross declines 44.8%, and median drops 25.9% from a year ago.

 Monday, January 11, 2010
Miss Catalyst Brings $325,000; to Race Again

Miss Catalyst Brings $325,000; to Race Again

Steve Davidson and Randy Gullatt's Twin Creeks Farm went to $325,000 for Miss Catalyst, a stakes-winning daughter of Mr. Greeley, who tops the Jan. 11 session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.

 Monday, January 11, 2010
Glasgow's Gold Second Horse to Fetch $300,000

Glasgow's Gold Second Horse to Fetch $300,000

Glasgow's Gold, the dam of grade I-winning millionaire Swift Temper, equaled the $300,000 high price so far at the Jan. 11 session of the Keeneland horses of all ages sale.

 Monday, January 11, 2010

Eden's Causeway Scratched From Jan. Sale

Mare was expected to be one of top sellers during Keeneland auction's first session.

 Monday, January 11, 2010
Welker to Operate Own Agency in 2010

Welker to Operate Own Agency in 2010

Bert Welker, owner of Silverton Farm in Midway, Ky and former general manager of Stonewall Stallions, will operate his own sales agency this year under the name Welker Sales Agency.

 Monday, January 11, 2010
Storm Cat Mare Brings $300,000 at Keeneland

Storm Cat Mare Brings $300,000 at Keeneland

A big bay mare by retired leading sire Storm Cat fetched the highest price as of mid-morning of the first session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Jan. 11.

 Monday, January 11, 2010
Keeneland Jan. Sale Could Be 'Pretty Decent'

Keeneland Jan. Sale Could Be 'Pretty Decent'

Breeders and consignors saw a little light at the end of a long, dark financial tunnel during last November's Keeneland sale, and they're hoping the glimmer will get a little brighter during Keeneland's January auction.

 Sunday, January 10, 2010
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