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New Keeneland Sale Format Gets Thumbs Up

New Keeneland Sale Format Gets Thumbs Up

Top consignors commented favorably about Keeneland's new format for a four-day 'Book 1' of its September yearling sale for 2013.

 Thursday, March 14, 2013
Paynter Progresses with Half-Mile Work

Paynter Progresses with Half-Mile Work

Haskell Invitational (gr. I) winner Paynter turned in his second work since making a comeback from severe illness and the subsequent surgery he underwent last year, breezing four furlongs in :50 1/5 at Santa Anita Park.

 Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Melnyk Horses Bring Gratifying Sale Results

Melnyk Horses Bring Gratifying Sale Results

Just a month prior to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale, veteran horseman Eugene Melnyk made a decision to change his business model to reduce the emphasis on his breeding program.

 Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Broodmare Prospects Added to F-T KY Sale

Broodmare Prospects Added to F-T KY Sale

Two prominent sales agencies have recently added high-profile broodmare prospects to their consignments at Fasig-Tipton's Feb. 11 Kentucky winter mixed sale.

 Thursday, January 31, 2013
Melnyk Mares to be Offered at Fasig-Tipton

Melnyk Mares to be Offered at Fasig-Tipton

Twenty-eight selected offerings from Eugene Melnyk's Winding Oaks Farm have been added to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale and will be sold Feb. 11 by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

 Thursday, January 24, 2013
Potesta, Princess Arabella Bring Big Prices

Potesta, Princess Arabella Bring Big Prices

Potesta and Princess Arabella brought $800,000 and $725,000, respectively during the first session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Jan. 7.

 Monday, January 07, 2013

Gitchee Goomie Brings $250,000 at Keeneland

Gitchee Goomie, a grade III-winning daughter of City Zip, was the first horse to bring six figures at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale when she brought a final bid of $250,000 from Frank Stronach's Adena Springs.

 Monday, January 07, 2013
Overanalyze Wins Remsen Headbob

Overanalyze Wins Remsen Headbob

Repole Stable's son of Dixie Union nosed out Normandy Invasion in the grade II Remsen Stakes Nov. 24 at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, November 24, 2012
Keeneland Sale Opens With $4.2 Million Topper

Keeneland Sale Opens With $4.2 Million Topper

Demand was strong for quality young mares and broodmare prospects as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale opened its 11-day run in Lexington.

 Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Pope Spends $4.2 Million on Plum Pretty

Pope Spends $4.2 Million on Plum Pretty

Mandy Pope of Whisper Hill Farm bought Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner Plum Pretty for $4.2 million from Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

 Tuesday, November 06, 2012
HOY Havre de Grace Brings $10M at F-T

HOY Havre de Grace Brings $10M at F-T

Havre de Grace, the 2011 Horse of the Year and champion older mare, brought some major fireworks to the Fasig-Tipton November sale when she commanded a final bid of $10 million from Mandy Pope of Whisper Hill Farm.

 Monday, November 05, 2012
Surge Continues at Fasig-Tipton October Sale

Surge Continues at Fasig-Tipton October Sale

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale kept the momentum going on its second day after getting off to a quick start in its opening session.

 Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Plum Pretty Consigned to Keeneland November

Plum Pretty Consigned to Keeneland November

John Fort's Plum Pretty, winner of the 2011 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), will be offered for sale at the upcoming Keeneland November breeding stock sale as a racing/broodmare prospect, Keeneland announced Sept. 18.

 Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Book Three Ends with Solid Trade at Keeneland

Book Three Ends with Solid Trade at Keeneland

Heavy action by lookers at the barns is followed by brisk bidding in the ring during Day Six of the Keeneland September yearling sale. All key indices are up over last year's figures.

 Sunday, September 16, 2012

Taylor Made to Hold Annual RNA Sale at Farm

Taylor Made Sales Agency will hold its annual "RNA Party" on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the yearling complex at Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville, Kentucky. The event will be held from 5:30-9 p.m. ET.

 Friday, September 14, 2012
Keeneland September Sale Day 4 Wrap

Keeneland September Sale Day 4 Wrap

Esther Marr recaps the 4th session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, which included a $1.1 million-dollar Empire Maker colt. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales Agency.

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 Thursday, September 13, 2012
Smart Strike Colt Brings $900,0000

Smart Strike Colt Brings $900,0000

A chestnut son of Smart Strike lit up the sales ring late in the day of the fourth session of the Keeneland September yearling sale, bringing $900,000 from John Moynihan, agent, who bought the horse for Stonestreet Farm.

 Thursday, September 13, 2012
Keeneland September Sale: Duncan Taylor

Keeneland September Sale: Duncan Taylor

Taylor Made's Duncan Taylor discusses the Keeneland September yearling sale.

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 Thursday, September 13, 2012
Keeneland September Sale Day 3 Wrap

Keeneland September Sale Day 3 Wrap

Esther Marr talks about Day 3 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, including the top seller, a Bernardini colt that brought $1,550,000. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales Agency.

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 Thursday, September 13, 2012
Keeneland September Sale: Taylor Made

Keeneland September Sale: Taylor Made

Esther Marr speaks with Frank Taylor of Taylor Made Sales Agency to preview their horses in the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

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 Monday, September 10, 2012
Fasig-Tipton The Saratoga Sale: Day 2 Wrap

Fasig-Tipton The Saratoga Sale: Day 2 Wrap

Esther Marr recaps Day 2 of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale, and the overall results. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales Agency.

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 Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Distorted Humor Colt Brings $500,000 at F-T

Distorted Humor Colt Brings $500,000 at F-T

A Distorted Humor colt from the family of champion Banshee Breeze commanded a price of $500,000 to lead the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale in the early stages Aug. 6.

 Monday, August 06, 2012
Sip of Saratoga: Fabulous Families

Sip of Saratoga: Fabulous Families

Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga auction, scheduled for Aug. 6 and 7 in New York, has a number of half brothers and half sisters to racing royalty in its catalog.

 Thursday, August 02, 2012
Grade II Winner Kathmanblu Retired

Grade II Winner Kathmanblu Retired

Dual graded stakes winner Kathmanblu, a 4-year-old daughter of Bluegrass Cat, has been retired from racing.

 Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Havre de Grace 'Doing Terrific' in Retirement

Havre de Grace 'Doing Terrific' in Retirement

Havre de Grace, 2011's Horse of the Year, is "doing terrific" in retirement, according to her owner, Rick Porter, and he's planning to send her to a November mixed sale in Kentucky.

 Wednesday, July 18, 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
Castaway Got Better and Better As a Yearling

Castaway Got Better and Better As a Yearling

Castaway, who won a division of the Feb. 20 Southwest Stakes (gr. III), kept getting better and better as a yearling, according to Mark Taylor of Kentucky-based Taylor Made Sales Agency.

 Monday, February 27, 2012

Eskendereya's First Reported Foal is a Filly

Grade I winner Eskendereya sired his first reported foal on Jan. 20 when a filly was born at Lynn Alexander's Alastar in Nicholasville, Ky.

 Sunday, January 22, 2012
Bonnie Blue Flag Brings $1.5 Million at F-T

Bonnie Blue Flag Brings $1.5 Million at F-T

Bonnie Blue Flag, a stakes-winning 4-year-old in foal to Medaglia d'Oro, was the most expensive horse sold during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale as of 6:30 p.m. (EST). She commanded $1.5 million Nov. 6.

 Sunday, November 06, 2011
Rapid Redux Wins 19th Straight, Ties Record

Rapid Redux Wins 19th Straight, Ties Record

Robert Cole Jr.'s Rapid Redux tied the United States record for consecutive wins, notching his 19th straight in a starter allowance race at muddy Laurel Park Oct. 27.

 Thursday, October 27, 2011

Stud Fees: Where Are They Going in 2012?

Dramatic upswings in stud fees for 2012 aren't expected, but some successful stallions will be priced higher.

 Friday, September 30, 2011
Keeneland Sept Sale Wrap: Day 3

Keeneland Sept Sale Wrap: Day 3

Esther Marr recaps Day 3 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, including comments from Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland Director of Sales. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales Agency.

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 Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Leon Picks Up Street Cry Colt for $925,000

Leon Picks Up Street Cry Colt for $925,000

The colt is out of champion and multiple grade I winner Hollywood Wildcat.

 Sunday, September 11, 2011
Keeneland Sept Interview: Chris Baker

Keeneland Sept Interview: Chris Baker

Esther Marr talks with Chris Baker, Spring Hill Farm Manager, about the Edward P. Evans Dispersal, including thoughts of some of the top yearlings offered.

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 Saturday, September 10, 2011
Hilda's Passion Headed to F-T November Sale

Hilda's Passion Headed to F-T November Sale

Hilda's Passion, winner of the Aug. 27 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I), will be offered as a racing or broodmare prospect during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale even though she has suffered an injury

 Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Sale Day 2 Wrap

Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Sale Day 2 Wrap

Eric Mitchell recaps Day 2 of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale, and overall results from the 2-day auction.

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 Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Surprise! F-T Saratoga Sale Posts Gains

Surprise! F-T Saratoga Sale Posts Gains

On a day when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 600 points, the opening session of Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga select yearling auction showed surprising strength in upstate New York Aug. 8.

 Monday, August 08, 2011
Fasig-Tipton Ky July Yearling Sale Wrap-Up

Fasig-Tipton Ky July Yearling Sale Wrap-Up

Esther Marr recaps the Fasig-Tipton July Select Yearling Sale and the first phase of the Heiligbrodt dispersal.

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 Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Pinhookers' Fortunes Improve at Keeneland

Pinhookers' Fortunes Improve at Keeneland

Pinhookers' 2-year-olds are more profitable because they spent less to acquire them as yearlings.

 Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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
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
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
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 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
Cowan Dispersal to Begin This Month

Cowan Dispersal to Begin This Month

Horses are scheduled to be sold during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale and the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

 Monday, October 11, 2010
Six-Figure Filly Tops Keeneland's Day 12

Six-Figure Filly Tops Keeneland's Day 12

A filly from the first crop of Eclipse Award-winning grass male English Channel topped Day 12 of the 14-day Keeneland September yearling sale in Lexington Sept. 24. The filly sold for $110,000.

 Friday, September 24, 2010
Malibu Moon Colt Brings $300,000 Sept. 19

Malibu Moon Colt Brings $300,000 Sept. 19

During the seventh session of Keeneland's Sept. yearling sale, prices were stronger than the corresponding session of 2009

 Sunday, September 19, 2010
New Sale Format Popular; Some Changes Likely

New Sale Format Popular; Some Changes Likely

Consignors and buyers support the new format change for the Keeneland September yearling sale, but say its success will have to be weighed in view of the entire sale.

 Tuesday, September 14, 2010

A.P. Indy-Friendly Michelle Colt Brings $600k

Demi O'Byrne, agent for Coolmore Stud, purchases an A.P. Indy colt for $600,000. The yearling was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, as agent.

 Sunday, September 12, 2010
Street Cry Colt Brings $800,000 at Saratoga

Street Cry Colt Brings $800,000 at Saratoga

Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock manager, John Ferguson, signs the sale ticket.

 Monday, August 02, 2010
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