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Fasig-Tipton Texas Sale Set for April 3

Fasig-Tipton Texas has cataloged at least 131 head for the April 3 sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.

 Sunday, February 24, 2013
Bloodstock & Markets - Starting Anew

Bloodstock & Markets - Starting Anew

New faces, new roles for '13 emerge at the Keeneland January sale.

 Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Bloodstock & Markets - The Kids Are Alright

The next generation of de Merics makes its mark on the auction industry.

 Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Bloodstock & Markets - Outside Influence

Bloodstock & Markets - Outside Influence

Foreign buyers taking a little off the top of America's best bloodlines.

 Tuesday, January 22, 2013
What's Going On Here: Partial Equilibrium

What's Going On Here: Partial Equilibrium

'The further we get away from 2008, the better for everybody involved.'

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 Tuesday, December 18, 2012
What's Going On Here: Rising from the Ashes

What's Going On Here: Rising from the Ashes

The broodmare market, a driving force in the industry, holds promise.

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 Tuesday, November 13, 2012
An Investor's Perspective on Shanghai Bobby

An Investor's Perspective on Shanghai Bobby

Michael Tabor talked about what it is like to be an investor in Shanghai Bobby.

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 Tuesday, November 13, 2012
BC-Bound Flashy Ways has Teenage Breeder

BC-Bound Flashy Ways has Teenage Breeder

When Chad Reed's parents gave him a $5,000 budget to pick out a mare at the 2009 Keeneland November mixed sale at age 12, he never dreamed it would eventually result in a Breeders' Cup starter.

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 Wednesday, October 31, 2012

How to Use Ragozin Figures at the Sales

Ragozin figures provide a good way to assess true speed in a sale horse's family.

 Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Keeneland September Sale Select Session Wrap

Keeneland September Sale Select Session Wrap

Esther Marr talks about 5 horses who sold for over a million dollars and recaps the select session of the Keeneland September Sale.

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 Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Fasig-Tipton July Sale: Ken McPeek

Fasig-Tipton July Sale: Ken McPeek

Trainer Ken McPeek discusses the sales market and what his clients are looking for this year.

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 Tuesday, July 10, 2012
What's Going On Here: Classics for Sale

What's Going On Here: Classics for Sale

The strongest asset for the yearling market is racing performance

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 Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Hammer Time: Triple Crown Auction Connection

Hammer Time: Triple Crown Auction Connection

Seattle Slew and I'll Have Another didn't generate much buyer enthusiasm as young horses when sold at public auction. But Seattle Slew became Thoroughbred racing's 10th Triple Crown winner & I'll Have Another could become 12

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 Monday, June 04, 2012
Brookdale Farm & I'll Have Another

Brookdale Farm & I'll Have Another

Joe and Fred Seitz, at Brookdale Farm, where Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another was born and raised.

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 Monday, May 07, 2012
Kentucky Derby Horses & Their Auction Prices

Kentucky Derby Horses & Their Auction Prices

This year's Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I) entrants brought a variety of prices when offered at public auction, but none commanded more than $390,000.

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 Thursday, May 03, 2012

Bloodstock & Markets - Depth Perception

Select sale companies need to make sure they have enough juveniles on offer to attract a crowd

 Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Stepping Up: Lynne Boutte

Stepping Up: Lynne Boutte

Money from a hocked yellow Chevy Camaro started Lynne Boutte in the auction business

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 Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Promotion: Prepping Your Horse for Sale

Promotion: Prepping Your Horse for Sale

When it comes to raising racehorses, their father literally wrote the book. Now the Taylors share their philosophy on prepping horses for sale.

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 Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Big Brown Two-Year-Olds in Action

Big Brown Two-Year-Olds in Action

The first foals by Big Brown are now ready to run. Enjoy this video produced by Three Chimneys Farm, of them in action.

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 Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Winner's Circle: Master of All Trades

Winner's Circle: Master of All Trades

Everyone has a niche, but Bradley sells horses, seasons; plans matings; pinhooks...and puts together partnerships

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 Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Big Sale Yearlings of 2011 Get Their Names

Big Sale Yearlings of 2011 Get Their Names

Do these monikers suit these six- and seven-figure horses or do they add unnecessary burdens to animals that already are weighed down by high expectations?

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 Monday, March 05, 2012
Select 2YO Selling Season Approaches (blog)

Select 2YO Selling Season Approaches (blog)

More Optimism Than Pessimism As Select 2YO Selling Season Approaches

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 Monday, February 27, 2012
Shopping for 2-Year-Olds? Here's Some Advice

Shopping for 2-Year-Olds? Here's Some Advice

Shari Eisaman talks about what she sees in young horses that indicates they will do well at the racetrack

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 Monday, February 20, 2012
A Time to Replenish For Breeders and Sellers

A Time to Replenish For Breeders and Sellers

With all the cutbacks there is a void in the marketplace, and breeders and yearling sellers are starting to fill it

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 Monday, February 13, 2012
2011's Top Commercial Sires: Indy & Son

2011's Top Commercial Sires: Indy & Son

A.P. Indy and one of his sons, Bernardini, were among the top commercial sires last year as A.P. Indy's stud career was coming to an end

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 Monday, January 30, 2012
Auction Outlook 2012: The Recovery Continues

Auction Outlook 2012: The Recovery Continues

Keeneland director of sales Geoffrey Russell discusses the recovery of the Thoroughbred marketplace and his outlook for the future.

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 Monday, January 16, 2012
Finding Stallion Prospects (blog)

Finding Stallion Prospects (blog)

At Central Kentucky's Airdrie Stud, which developed Harlan's Holiday and was the home of Indian Charlie, racing brilliance and physical attractiveness are important.

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 Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Average Up, Gross and Median Down at Arqana

The Arqana breeding stock sale in Deauville, France concluded Dec. 6 with final figures in line with the same sale a year ago, as the gross and median declined and the average price rose slightly.

 Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Unrivaled Belle to Brushwood for $2.8 Million

Unrivaled Belle to Brushwood for $2.8 Million

Millionaire grade I winner Unrivaled Belle (by Unbridled's Song) was purchased by Betty Moran's Brushwood Stable for $2.8 million from the Eaton Sales consignment Nov. 8 at Keeneland.

 Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Yearling Market 2011: A Fragile Recovery

Yearling Market 2011: A Fragile Recovery

There have been some positive developments at this year's yearling sales, but the upswing is far from robust.

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 Monday, October 03, 2011
Keeneland Sept Interview: Case Clay

Keeneland Sept Interview: Case Clay

Esther Marr talks with Case Clay, president of Three Chimneys Farm, about Big Brown's yearlings. Case also discusses his predictions for the Keeneland September sale. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales Agency.

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 Monday, September 12, 2011
Keeneland Sept Interview: Duncan Taylor

Keeneland Sept Interview: Duncan Taylor

Esther Marr talks with Duncan Taylor, president of Taylor Made, about the current sales market. They also discuss the new Keeneland September sales format and Duncan mentions the Taylor Made catalog with several stand outs.

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 Sunday, September 11, 2011
Hammer Time: Dillman's Breeding Success

Hammer Time: Dillman's Breeding Success

Nancy Dillman of Stonegate Farm discusses her good fortune to breed grade I winner Havre de Grace and that runner's half brother, which brought $1.2 million at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale

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 Monday, August 29, 2011
Conformation DVD Feature: David Ingordo

Conformation DVD Feature: David Ingordo

David Ingordo explains what he looks for in a horse's conformation as a yearling. Plus the DVD includes a special feature on how he discovered Zenyatta.

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 Monday, August 29, 2011
Bloodstock & Markets - Flexible Flyers

Bloodstock & Markets - Flexible Flyers

In today's sales arena, commercial breeders find they need to be more nimble, find alternatives

 Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Conformation DVD Feature: Zenyatta

Conformation DVD Feature: Zenyatta

What did David Ingordo see in Zenyatta as a yearling sale prospect? Learn this and more as industry experts explain what they look for in yearling conformation.

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 Tuesday, August 23, 2011
What New York Says About the Yearling Market

What New York Says About the Yearling Market

Sheikh Mohammed's wealth and the anticipation of VLT-fueled purses are powerful market forces, but what will happen at other yearling sales that don't benefit from those two boosts?

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 Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Another Way to Skin the Cat at Auctions

Another Way to Skin the Cat at Auctions

For EQB's Jeffrey Seder, high-tech is the way to go. The president and CEO of the Pennsylvania consulting firm advocates using science to find the best sale prospects.

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 Thursday, July 28, 2011
Fasig-Tipton Feature - The Heiligbrodts

Fasig-Tipton Feature - The Heiligbrodts

Esther Marr talks with Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt about their dispersal.

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 Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Increased Numbers at FT New York-Bred Sale

Bucking a trend in which most public auctions have cut back on the number of horses offered, Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 216 New York-bred yearlings for its Preferred Sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

 Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Summertime Fun: Sale 2YOs and Their Names

Summertime Fun: Sale 2YOs and Their Names

One of the most fun things about summer racing is watching the 2-year-olds emerge, especially at Saratoga, where many well-bred youngsters start for the first time.

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 Monday, June 27, 2011
Trade Zone: Baby Boot Camp-Prepping Yearlings

Trade Zone: Baby Boot Camp-Prepping Yearlings

Anyone who's watched scruffy, awkward weanlings playing in a pasture may wonder how they ever turn out to be the pristine, polished yearlings seen heading to sales rings across the country.

 Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Feeling His Oatsees - By Ron Mitchell

Feeling His Oatsees - By Ron Mitchell

When Mike Lauffer and partner Bill Cubbedge bought back a Forestry colt at the 2009 Keeneland September yearling sale, they thought long and hard before naming the newest member of their racing stable.

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 Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Select 2YO Selling Season: Good and the Bad

Select 2YO Selling Season: Good and the Bad

What was good and what was bad about the 2011 select selling season for 2-year-olds in training.

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 Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Bloodstock & Markets - Tracking Profitability

Bloodstock & Markets - Tracking Profitability

2-year-olds most profitable market in 2010

 Tuesday, April 12, 2011
2010 Auctions Digest

2010 Auctions Digest

This BloodHorse.com free report is a convenient reference guide to the public sales results for progeny of North America's leading commercial Thoroughbred stallions.

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 Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Auction Downturn Continued in 2010

Auction Downturn Continued in 2010

Even though it's still early in the new millennium, the Thoroughbred auction business already has had to struggle through two downturns.

 Wednesday, December 22, 2010
West Coast Regional: Sharp Shooters

West Coast Regional: Sharp Shooters

You look at Steve Bajer and John O'Hara moving around the sales at Keeneland each September and November, and they seem like two guys who took a wrong turn on the way to a fishing trip.

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 Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Hammer Time Blog: Market Rally

Hammer Time Blog: Market Rally

Alan Greenspan says a sustained stock market rally would be the best thing for the American economy and it also would help the Thoroughbred auction business as well.

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 Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Finding Homes for Them All - by Eric Mitchell

Finding Homes for Them All - by Eric Mitchell

In the best of all possible worlds, every yearling offered at Keeneland would find a buyer.

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 Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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