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Redoute's Choice Colt Shines at MM Sale

A Redoute's Choice colt, who is a half brother to group I winner Casino Prince, topped the second day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale in Australia Jan. 13 when he brought Aust$625,000.

Third Session Results Positive at Keeneland

The Keeneland January sale turned in a solid third session even though the number of quality mares and yearlings on offer decreased significantly from the Central Kentucky auction's first two days.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Negligee Sells For $625,000 at Keeneland

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

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.

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.

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.

A.P. Indy Among 2010 Commercial Sire Leaders

Distorted Humor and Dynaformer also had a big impact in the auction ring.

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.

2011 Franks Memorial Sale Set for March 20

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

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).

Zenyatta's Keeneland Appearance

Zenyatta arrived to greet 1,000+ fans at Keeneland December 6, 2010. Video Courtesy of Keeneland.

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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.

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).

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.

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.

Galileo, Teofilo Offspring Top Goffs Opener

The filly and colt each bring 300,000 euros ($404,034 in U.S. funds) during the Ireland-based yearling auction.

Drawing Board Tops Tattersalls' 2nd Session

The 2-year=old colt sells for 115,000 guineas ($183,183 in U.S. funds) while prices fall from 2009.

Hunter Jumper Classes for T-Breds Offered

New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program is partnering with the hunter/jumper shows at the Kentucky Horse Park to offer special Thoroughbred-only classes this summer.

Frostad Among 2010 Canadian HOF Nominees

Other nominees include Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winners Touch Gold and Victory Gallop.

Keeneland April Sale: Hot Horses

Easter Sunday was a holiday for many people, but buyers and consignors were hard at work at Keeneland getting ready for the sale of 2-year-olds in training. Following is a list of horses they said could bring big prices.

Keeneland April Sale: Horses to Watch

Here is a list of standouts in the auction based on workout times, yearling purchase prices, and pedigrees.

Stronger Catalog Could Help F-T Texas Sale

Horses scheduled to be offered include the offspring of such successful sires as Awesome Again, More Than Ready, and Tiznow.

Premieres Set for KET's Thoroughbred

KET to host a pair of fund-raising premiere: one in northern Kentucky Feb. 24, and one at the Keeneland Sale Pavilion Feb. 26.

2011 MM Gold Coast Sale Will Be a Week Later

Important Australian yearling auction will begin Jan. 12.

Five Questions: Paul Wagner

Documentary filmmaker is putting finishing touches on 'Thoroughbred' which will debut on KET March 8.

KET's 'Thoroughbred' Airs March 8

Paul Wagner-directed production was filmed on last year's Triple Crown trail.

Eden's Causeway Scratched From Jan. Sale

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

Pedigree Power: January Sale's 1st Session

These horses could bring high prices as the Keeneland auction kicks off Jan. 11.

Pedigree Power: January Sale's Second Session

Listed are horses that could bring high prices, based on their pedigrees or horsemen's comments, during the second session of Keeneland's horses of all ages sale.

Snow, Cold Don't Stop Show at Keeneland

Conditions were brutal at Keeneland Jan. 9, two days before the start of the Central Kentucky company's horses of all ages sale.

Encosta de Lago Colt Sets Pace at MM Sale

Bay yearling brings Aust$620,000 ($570,100 in U.S. funds) from trainer Gai Waterhouse.

Filly Tops Jan. 7 MM Session

Yearling out of Australian champ Ha Ha brings Aust$700,00 ($640,241 in U.S. funds).

Headway's Brother Tops Magic Millions Opener

Bay colt brings Aust$500,000 ($456,500 in U.S. funds).

Auctions 2010: Have We Hit the Bottom?

Several sale company officials and horsemen talk about what they think will happen in the commercial Thoroughbred marketplace in 2010.

KY Farm Tour Web Site to be Launched

In an effort to promote the local Thoroughbred industry, a recently formed company called Horse Capital Productions will launch a Web site Jan. 15 to serve as a bridge between farms and tour companies in the Bluegrass.

Is Rising Dow a Good Omen for Horse Sales?

The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 10,015.86 Oct. 14, marking the first time the figure had touched 10,000 since October of last year, when the stock market was on its way down. The statistic has enjoyed an amazing rebound of 53% since March when it dropped to its lowest point in more than a decade.

Impulsive Dream Tops Magic Millions Sale

Impulsive Dream, a winning daughter of Encosta de Lago, will join trainer Lee Freedman's stable after selling for the top price of Aust$550,000 ($458,205 in U.S. funds) Aug. 16 during the Magic Millions August Thoroughbred sale on Australia's Gold Coast. Former trainer and now Melbourne-based bloodstock agent Bill Mitchell purchased the 3-year-old filly on behalf of breeder and high profile businessman Sean Buckley.

Saez Has Back Pain from Delaware Spill

In addition to being directly involved in an equine-related tragedy at Delaware Park May 26, jockey Gabriel Saez is experiencing prolonged back pain from the accident that has since kept him from participating in his livelihood.

F-T Fall Yearling Sale: New Derby Mother Lode

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale isn't glamorous. It comes at the end of the yearling selling season, so it generally doesn't attract the best of the available stock. But, in recent years, it has become a prime source of Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brand (gr. I) winners.

Industry Veteran Belvoir Dead

Longtime Thoroughbred industry member Clarence A. Belvoir, 67, died Feb. 8 at Auburn Medical Hospital in Auburn, Wash.

F-T Faces Tough Market With Mixed Sale

The 2008 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed auction posted an 18.9% gain in average price. The gross revenue rose 1.9% while the median price remained the same as in 2007. But this year's edition of the sale, scheduled for Feb. 9 in Lexington, isn't expected to perform as strongly.

Magic Millions Adjusts Commission Rates

Officials of Magic Millions, an Australia-based auction firm, announced a new commission structure for the national weanling and broodmare sales. The weanling auction is scheduled for May 25-29, and the broodmare sale will be held June 1-5.