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Gross, Average Rise at Magic Millions Sale

A Redoute's Choice colt brought the top price of Aust$850,000 as the gross and average price increased from a year ago during the opening session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale in Australia Jan 12.

 Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Cumulative Gross Up After Jan. Sale's Day 2

Cumulative Gross Up After Jan. Sale's Day 2

Average price also increases even though the second session wasn't as strong as the first during the 2011 Keeneland January horses of all ages sale in Lexington

 Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Alpha Kitten Hammered Down for $405,000

Alpha Kitten Hammered Down for $405,000

Grade II winner Alpha Kitten made a mid-afternoon appearance in Keeneland's auction ring and brought $405,000 during the second session of the January horses of all ages sale in Lexington.

 Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Princess Janie Goes for $330,000 at Keeneland

Princess Janie Goes for $330,000 at Keeneland

Princess Janie, a stakes-winning Elusive Quality mare who is in foal to Tiznow, brought $330,000 early in the afternoon of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale's second session in Lexington.

 Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Candy Ride Colt Brings $300,000 at Keeneland

Candy Ride Colt Brings $300,000 at Keeneland

A strapping Candy Ride colt became the highest-priced yearling sold so far during the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale in Lexington when he brought $300,000 during the second session's first hour Jan. 11.

 Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Robertson 'Sure Happy' to be at Keeneland

Robertson 'Sure Happy' to be at Keeneland

Walt Robertson enjoyed his first day at a Keeneland auction in his new role as the Lexington company's vice president of sales.

 Monday, January 10, 2011
Keeneland January Sale Kicks Off With a Bang

Keeneland January Sale Kicks Off With a Bang

The New Year started on a happy note at Keeneland as the January horses of all ages sale finished its opening session in Lexington Jan. 10 with huge increases of 62.2% in gross and 53.5% in average price from 2010.

 Monday, January 10, 2011
Ave Sells for $1.4 Million at Keeneland

Ave Sells for $1.4 Million at Keeneland

Grade I winner Ave became the first horse to bring a seven-figure price at the Keeneland January horses of all age sale when she sold for $1.4 million three-quarters of the way through the first session in Lexington Jan. 10.

 Monday, January 10, 2011
Wickedly Perfect Brings $800,000

Wickedly Perfect Brings $800,000

Wickedly Perfect, winner of the Darley Alcibiades Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland in 2010, returned to Keeneland and brought $800,000 during the opening session of the January horses of all ages sale in Lexington Jan. 10.

 Monday, January 10, 2011
Negligee Sells For $625,000 at Keeneland

Negligee Sells For $625,000 at Keeneland

Negligee returned to the site of her former glory and made news again Jan. 10.

 Monday, January 10, 2011
Keeneland January Sale: Mood Is Upbeat

Keeneland January Sale: Mood Is Upbeat

Even though the weather could have been better, the mood generally was positive in the barn area at Keeneland as horsemen prepared for the first major Thoroughbred auction of the year, the January horses of all ages sale.

 Sunday, January 09, 2011
A Little Warm Out of Keeneland January Sale

A Little Warm Out of Keeneland January Sale

According to Chris Baker, the racing and farm manager for the late Edward P. Evans' Spring Hill Farm, the 4-year-old colt needs a little more time to recuperate from surgery.

 Sunday, January 09, 2011
Keeneland Jan. Sale Set to Kick Off 5-Day Run

Keeneland Jan. Sale Set to Kick Off 5-Day Run

The two most recent winners of Keeneland's Alcibiades Stakes (gr. I), Negligee and Wickedly Perfect, are scheduled to go through the sale ring on the auction's opening day.

 Saturday, January 08, 2011
Keeneland January Sale: What's New?

Keeneland January Sale: What's New?

Keeneland will introduce a new member of its management team and a new technological innovation designed to aid buyers during its January horses of all ages sale, which begins its five-day run in Lexington Jan. 10.

 Saturday, January 08, 2011

2011 Franks Memorial Sale Set for March 20

Stemmans Inc. will conduct the auction at the Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino.

 Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Barretts January Mixed Sale Has 392 Horses

Barretts January Mixed Sale Has 392 Horses

Barretts has cataloged 392 horses for its 2011 January mixed sale. The auction will be held Jan. 24 at the Hinds Pavilion on the grounds of Fairplex Park in Southern California. It will begin at 10 a.m. (PST).

 Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Too Late Now Tops F-T Texas Mixed Sale

Canadian champion Too Late Now brought $50,000 to top the Fasig-Tipton Texas December mixed sale, which posted increases of 25.5% and 22.2% in its gross revenue and average price, respectively, from a year ago.

 Monday, December 13, 2010
OBS Winter Mixed Sale Has 522 Horses

OBS Winter Mixed Sale Has 522 Horses

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 522 horses for its 2011 winter mixed sale. The number is up 5.2% from 2010's total of 496.

 Monday, December 13, 2010

More Than Ready Yearling Tops Arqana Sale

A More Than Ready colt brought 58,000 euros ($77,319 in U.S. funds) to top Arqana's December yearling sale, which suffered a downturn of 19.6% in gross revenue from a year ago.

 Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Arquana Sale's Average Rises 10.6%

Arqana's Deauville breeding stock sale ended its four-day run Dec. 7 in France with increases from 2009 of 23.5% in gross revenue to €16,314,000 ($21,743,000 in U.S. funds) and 10.6% in average price to €28,722 ($38,347).

 Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Lower Stud Fees' Impact Not Yet Dramatic

Even though stud fees were lower, pregrant mares and weanlings sold at Keeneland in November didn't improve their profitability dramatically.

 Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Galileo Yearlings Top 'Tatts' December Sale

Galileo Yearlings Top 'Tatts' December Sale

The offspring of Galileo commanded the highest prices during the Tattersalls December yearling sale Nov. 22 in England.

 Monday, November 22, 2010

Goffs Breeding Stock Sale Suffers Setbacks

The Goffs November breeding stock sale ended its two-day run Nov. 20 in Ireland with decreases in gross, average price, and median price from the previous year.

 Saturday, November 20, 2010
Get Rich Quick, Weanling Shine at Keeneland

Get Rich Quick, Weanling Shine at Keeneland

Get Rich Quick, a stakes-winning son of Seeking the Gold sold as a stallion prospect, and a weanling colt by Ready's Image each brought $37,000 to top the 12th session of Keeneland's November breeding stock sale.

 Friday, November 19, 2010

Average, Median Rise at Goffs From Last Year

The Goffs November foal sale ended its three-day run in Ireland Nov. 18 with a gross of €10,134,900 ($13,687,600 in U.S. funds) for the 399 horses that were sold.

 Friday, November 19, 2010
Buyers, Consignors Reflect on Keeneland Sale

Buyers, Consignors Reflect on Keeneland Sale

Read what buyers and consignors had to say about the market during the first week of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington.

 Wednesday, November 17, 2010

F-T Midlantic, Texas Sales Slightly Larger

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 349 horses for its Midlantic December mixed sale and 125 horses for its Texas December mixed sale.

 Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Belmont Winner Da' Tara Sells for $180,000

Belmont Winner Da' Tara Sells for $180,000

Da' Tara, who captured the 2008 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), brought $180,000 Nov. 16 during the ninth session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

 Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Buy-Back Rate Holding Steady at Keeneland

Buy-Back Rate Holding Steady at Keeneland

The buy-back rate was one of the best-performing statistics through three sessions of the Keeneland November breeding stock auction in Lexington. It stood at 21.1%, the same as in 2009, when selling ended for the day Nov. 1.

 Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Five Horses Bring Seven Figures at Keeneland

Five Horses Bring Seven Figures at Keeneland

The robust market for top-end young mares continued during the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale as five horses sold for seven-figure prices.

 Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Blind Luck's Dam Brings $1.85 Million

Blind Luck's Dam Brings $1.85 Million

The mare, named Lucky One, is carrying a full sibling to the 2010 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner.

 Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Gross, Average Rise in Keeneland Opener

Gross, Average Rise in Keeneland Opener

The Keeneland November breeding stock sale got off to what the company's director of sales, Geoffrey Russell, called a "solid start."

 Monday, November 08, 2010
Carribean Sunset Goes for $1 Million

Carribean Sunset Goes for $1 Million

Broodmare prospect Carribean Sunset, a group III winner in Ireland and a stakes winner in this country, brought $1 million Nov. 8 during the opening session in the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington.

 Monday, November 08, 2010
Society Selection Sells for $1.85 Million

Society Selection Sells for $1.85 Million

Broodmare Society Selection was the first horse to crack the seven-figure price barrier at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, bringing $1.85 million early in the auction's opening session Nov. 8 in Lexington.

 Monday, November 08, 2010
Uncle Mo's Dam Goes for $1.65 Million

Uncle Mo's Dam Goes for $1.65 Million

Playa Maya, the dam of 2010 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner Uncle Mo, sold for $1.65 million during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November breeding stock auction in Lexington.

 Sunday, November 07, 2010
Dubai Majesty Brings $1.1 Million at F-T

Dubai Majesty Brings $1.1 Million at F-T

Dubai Majesty was in the news again, two days after she won the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.

 Sunday, November 07, 2010
Awesome Feather Sells for $2.3 Million at F-T

Awesome Feather Sells for $2.3 Million at F-T

Two days after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), undefeated Awesome Feather sold for $2.3 million Nov. 7, early during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale in Lexington.

 Sunday, November 07, 2010

Will Stability Help Kentucky November Sales?

Shoppers probably will remain cautious even though Breeders' Cup runners and their close relatives will be available.

 Friday, November 05, 2010
Some Breeders' Cup Runners Set to Be Sold

Some Breeders' Cup Runners Set to Be Sold

Some horses competing in the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 5 and 6 at Churchill Downs will be headed to the sale ring at Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland immediately afterward.

 Thursday, November 04, 2010
Average Grows 5.1% at Tattersalls Sale

Average Grows 5.1% at Tattersalls Sale

Aaman, a son of Dubai Destination, was the most expensive horse sold at 42,000 guineas ($69,671 in U.S. funds) during the fourth and final session of the Tattersalls autumn horses in training auction Oct. 28 in England.

 Thursday, October 28, 2010

Magic Millions Sale's Average Rises 11.2%

A Fastnet Rock colt topped the second and final session of the Magic Millions national horses in training sale in Australia Oct. 28, bringing Aust$150,000 ($145,640 in U.S. funds).

 Thursday, October 28, 2010
F-T Sale Ends With a 19% Increase in Gross

F-T Sale Ends With a 19% Increase in Gross

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale, which ended its three-day run Oct. 27 in Lexington, generated results that were "totally expected," according to the auction firm's chairman Walt Robertson.

 Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Formosina Sets the Pace at Tattersalls

Formosina Sets the Pace at Tattersalls

The winner of this year's Ladbrokes.com Railway Stakes (Ire-II) was sold for 320,000 guineas ($531,714 in U.S. funds).

 Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Gonksi Colt Shines in Magic Millions Opener

A Gonski colt brought the top price of Aust$180,000 ($177,690 in U.S. funds) during the opening session of the Magic Millions national horses in training sale on the Gold Coast of Australia Oct. 27.

 Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Gross, Average Rise in F-T Sale's 2nd Session

Gross, Average Rise in F-T Sale's 2nd Session

Median price declines 35.5% and the buy-back rate increases.

 Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Cat Junior Tops Tattersalls' Second Session

Cat Junior Tops Tattersalls' Second Session

The Tattersalls Autumn horses in training sale turned in a solid effort during its second session, Oct. 26, generating an increase of 2.1% in its gross revenue from a year ago.

 Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Hollywood Wildcat's Daughter Brings $310,000

Hollywood Wildcat's Daughter Brings $310,000

A filly by Hard Spun is the highest-priced horse sold so far during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale.

 Tuesday, October 26, 2010
F-T Fall Yearling Sale Opens With Upswings

F-T Fall Yearling Sale Opens With Upswings

A Tapit colt brought the most expensive price of $280,000 from Canadian-based trainer Mark Casse, agent.

 Monday, October 25, 2010
Hearts of Fire Tops Tattersalls Opener

Hearts of Fire Tops Tattersalls Opener

Hearts of Fire, a champion in Germany and Italy, brought 550,000 ($905,249 in U.S. funds) to top the opening session of the Tattersalls autumn horses in training sale in England Oct. 25.

 Monday, October 25, 2010
F-T Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale Has Quality

F-T Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale Has Quality

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale bucked the generally negative trends in 2009, posting increases in gross, average price, and median price while many other auctions were suffering major setbacks.

 Saturday, October 23, 2010
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