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Based on yearling average, financial risk has been cut for Barretts March auction in Southern California.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Average rises 10.6% and median increases 16.8% while the buy-back rate declines.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Steve Young purchases her from Jerry Bailey Sales Agency, agent, at the OBS March sale.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Buy-back rate drops, falling to 28.7% from 41.1% last year.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Kaleem Shah is the colt's new owner, and Bob Baffert will train him.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The dark bay or brown juvenile goes to Padua Stables for $275,000.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Big price comes soon after the start of the March sale.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010Here is a list of horses that could sell for a lot of money.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010Some barns have been busy in the days leading up to the auction, which is the largest of the five major select juvenile sales based on the number of horses cataloged.
Monday, March 15, 2010What horses do the buyers like? Here's a list of 2-year-olds that were attracting a lot of attention before the auction started.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Exchange Rate colt stops the clock in :21 March 14 in Central Florida in second of two under tack shows.
Sunday, March 14, 2010Half-brother to grade III winner Conveyance works a quarter mile in :21 1/5.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
OBS officials want to give buyers more time to look at the auction's horses.
Friday, March 12, 2010There are 340 horses in the catalog, making it the largest of the five major select sales of 2-year-olds in training.
Friday, March 12, 2010Rate of return on investment grows, rising to 91.9% from only 39% for the 2009 edition of the auction.
Thursday, March 11, 2010Show pushed back because of heavy rain to March 13 and 14 in Central Florida.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Cutting yearling purchase cost is the key, and consignors to the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale are hoping that a similar strategy works there.
Monday, March 01, 2010Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm will hold its ninth sale of 2-year-olds in training April 18, the farm announced Feb. 26.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Participants in the February select juvenile auction were pleased with the changes in track maintenance, saying horses were less sore after the under tack show.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. February select sale of 2-year-olds in training suffered downturns in its key business figures of gross, average price, and median price for the second year in a row.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Becomes third horse to bring $400,000 or more at OBS February juvenile auction.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Let's Go Stable purchases the juvenile at the OBS February select auction.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Price surpasses sale-topping amount at 2009 edition of February juvenile auction.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Quiet All American and Splendid Sound were the big winners Feb. 15 in Central Florida, taking the richest races on the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Day of Champions racing card.
Monday, February 15, 2010
The select auction is scheduled for Feb. 16 in Central Florida.
Sunday, February 14, 2010Here's a list of standouts based on pedigrees, yearling purchase prices, and workout times.
Saturday, February 13, 2010Fillies by Songandaprayer and Harlan's Holiday also shine in under tack show for February select juvenile auction.
Friday, February 12, 2010The average yearling price for pinhooked horses is down 31.6% from 2009.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Several consignors make predictions about the market's performance.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Florida mixed auction's gross declines 22.5% while average drops 7.9%.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010Winter mixed sale opens with a 13.2% increase in average and a 24.4% rise in median.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Number in the catalog is down 20% from a year ago.
Monday, January 18, 2010
There are 496 horses in the catalog for the auction.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Many Central Kentucky breeding operations holding open houses around the five-day Keeneland January Sale (Jan. 11-15). Farms in the Ocala, Fla., area will be open around the Jan. 19-20 OBS mixed sale
Monday, January 04, 2010
Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. winter mixed auction will be held Jan. 19-20, 2010, in Central Florida.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s fall mixed sale ended its two-day run Oct. 13 in Central Florida with moderate losses of 12.8% in its average price and 6.7% in its median price. There was a smaller catalog than in 2008, when the auction was three days long, and that contributed to a 30.7% plunge in gross revenue and a 20.6% decline in the number of horses sold.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009A weanling colt in the first crop of 2006 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Jazil brought $77,000 to top the consignor preferred session of the Ocala Breeders's Sales Co. fall mixed auction Oct. 12 in Central Florida. The sale opened its two-day run in Central Florida with downturns of 24% in gross revenue, 39% in average price, and 50% in median price from last year.
Monday, October 12, 2009The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s 2009 fall mixed sale, which begins its two-day run Oct. 12 in Central Florida, has 688 horses in its catalog. The consignor preferred session, with 290 horses cataloged, is scheduled for the opening day. An open session with the rest of horses is set for Oct. 13.
Friday, October 09, 2009The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 688 horses for its two-day fall mixed sale in Central Florida. There will be a consignor preferred session Oct. 12 with 290 lots, and it will be followed by an open session Oct. 13. Selling will begin on both days at 10:30 a.m. (EDT).
Thursday, September 17, 2009The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. yearling sale, like many other auctions before it in 2009, couldn't overcome the weak economy and ended up posting results that were down signficantly from 2008.
Thursday, August 27, 2009The price for an individual horse peaked at $45,000 on the third day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. yearling sale, with three lots each bringing that amount Aug. 26 in Central Florida. They were a Stormy Atlantic--La Defense colt, a Put It Back--Lovely Lyric colt, and a Pomeroy--Misty Springs filly.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009A filly by the hot first-crop sire Wildcat Heir was the most expensive horse sold on the second day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s slumping yearling auction, bringing $100,000 Aug. 25 in Central Florida. Repole Stable purchased the New York-bred chestnut from Bryan and Holley Rice's Woodside Ranch, agent.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s August yearling sale broke slowly from the starting gate Aug. 24 in Central Florida, suffering downturns of more than 30% from 2008 in its gross revenue, average price, and median price. But a powerful-looking Medaglia d'Oro filly topped the select session by attracting a $275,000 final bid from Charlotte Weber's Live Oak Plantation that surpassed last year's peak price for an individual horse of $200,000.
Monday, August 24, 2009With the weak economy continuing to have a negative impact on all sorts of businesses, Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. executive Tom Ventura has modest expectations for the auction firm's August yearling sale in Central Florida.
Friday, August 21, 2009
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 1,151 yearlings for its August yearling sale. The number is down 14.2% from last year, when 1,342 horses were in the book.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Big City Man, who defeated champion Indian Blessing in this year's Dubai Golden Shaheen (UAE-I), died July 5 of a strangulated cecum, several hours after a six-furlong work in 1:13.40 at Hollywood Park.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
In keeping with most other sales this year of 2-year-olds in training, the Ocala Breeders' Sale Co. ended its two day June sale June 17 with decreases in all major indices.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed a gaming bill June 15 that contains several changes sought by the state's Thoroughbred industry and some changes in the operations of the Seminole Tribe of Florida's casinos.
Monday, June 15, 2009Tagged (Hip No. 30), a colt by Freefourinternet consigned by Robdale Farms, agent, sped a quarter in :21 1/5 to post the fastest time at the distance at the first session of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. June sale 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 513 juveniles and 27 older Thoroughbreds for its June sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age. The auction will be held in Central Florida June 16 and 17, with each session starting at 10:30 a.m. (EDT).
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