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After being quiet during the early part of the Keeneland September yearling sale, Glen Hill Farm's Craig Bernick has been busy, with one of his purchases being an Orb filly bought for $285,000 during the Sept. 18 session.
Agent Mike Ryan, the current second-leading buyer at the Keeneland September yearling sale, could barely contain his excitement over a Cairo Prince colt he bought for $350,000 during the Sept. 18 first session of Book 4.
When trainer John Servis purchased a Malibu Moon colt for $85,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale Sept. 17, the transaction yielded a large profit for Florida-based Imagine...
As the Keeneland September yearling sale moved into Book 3 Sept. 16, agent Mike Ryan continued his buying spree in search of "Saturday afternoon" horses.
Jody and Michelle Huckabay bought an interest in Trappe Shot, and during the Sept. 16 session of Keeneland September yearling sale, they were rewarded when a filly by the Claiborne Farm stallion was sold for $480,000.
Don Adam's Courtlandt Farm has been active throughout the Keeneland September yearling sale, and after buying colts earlier in the week, was shopping for fillies during the Sept. 16 session that began Book 3.
The new format for Keeneland's September yearling sale in which almost double the number of horses were offered before the Sept. 15 day break in selling than during the same period last year proved challenging for buyers.
A Violence colt sold for $725,000 during the Sept. 12 second session of the Keeneland September yearling sale produced a whopping return on investment of 760% for the pinhooking entity which bought him as a weanling for $70,000.
When Ken McPeek went to $850,000 to buy a Curlin colt during the Sept. 14 session of the Keeneland September yearling sale on behalf of Paul Fireman's Fern Circle Stable, it was familiar territory for the trainer.
Marchmont Stable, a group consisting of Claiborne Farm and some of its clients who want to buy two-turn colts with classic potential was active during the first week of the Keeneland September yearling sale, buying four horses for $1.8 million.
A dispute over a pricey yearling doesn't happen very often, but there was a kerfuffle over a handsome well-bred son of Curlin during the Sept. 14 session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
After selling a colt from the first crop of champion Will Take Charge for $975,000 during the Sept. 13 session of the Keeneland September yearling sale, Jody and Michelle Huckabay could not contain their emotions.
Among the consignors producing big returns from modest investments at the Keeneland September yearling sale is the Equest Thoroughbreds operation of Dr. Greg and Beth Fowler.
Kerri Radcliffe, who has emerged as one of the biggest players in the North American auction market as she buys on behalf of Phoenix Thoroughbreds, is also forging new relationships within the industry at the Keeneland September yearling sale.
A daughter of three-time leading sire Tapit who is out of Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Believe You Can, is among the horses to watch during the Sept. 14 session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
When Keeneland's radically reformatted September yearling sale moved into another phase with Book 2 Sept. 12, there was a predictable downturn in prices from Monday's blockbuster Book 1 but there was no drop-off in competition.
The War Front colt (Hip 790) is the first foal out of the Empire Maker daughter and graded stakes winner Stanwyck.
Fueled by unfettered demand for offspring of leading sires Tapit and War Front and a competitive international buying base, the Keeneland September yearling sale got a fast start out of the gate during the Book 1 Sept. 11 session.
A full brother to champion Untapable is among the top horses to keep an eye on during the Sept. 12 second session of the Keeneland September yearling sale that begins at 11 a.m. ET.
The horse industry traditionally is slow to embrace change, as was apparent during Fasig-Tipton’s inaugural turf showcase in Lexington Sept. 10 that was topped by two colts from the last crop of Scat Daddy sold for $250,000 each.
When Keeneland kicks off its marathon September yearling sale Sept. 11, it will be a litmus test of the sales company's overhaul of the format, with a goal of getting the auction off to a robust start that hopefully will carry throughout the sale.
Tapit and War Front are well-represented on the list of hips to watch during the Sept. 11 Book 1 session of Keeneland's September yearling sale.
As with any new venture, there is an air of uncertainty surrounding Fasig-Tipton's inaugural Turf Showcase Sept. 10. If the action on the sale grounds over the weekend is any indication, the new venue is poised for takeoff.
A pair of offspring by leading turf sire Kitten's Joy and the only War Front yearling in the sale are among the hips to watch during the inaugural Fasig-Tipton Turf Showcase Sept. 10.
When Fasig-Tipton conceived a new sale aimed at yearlings with characteristics likely to predispose them to grass racing, James Keogh was among those horsemen who welcomed the new venue and he will be represented by two well-bred fillies Sunday.
With Hurricane Irma closing in on an expected landfall in Florida, about half of the horses at Gulfstream Park and Gulfstream Park West have been shipped north.
Kent Stirling, the first executive director of the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association who took on a national role with regard to regulation of medications in horses, died Sept. 6 at age 72 as a result of cancer.
The Barretts select yearling sale at Del Mar continues to evolve, with increased buyer interest going into the auction's third renewal Tuesday, Aug. 29.
Paced by an Astrology colt, the Aug. 21 Minnesota Thoroughbred Association's auction of Minnesota-bred yearlings saw a decline in gross, average, and median prices when compared with the 2016 edition.
Two daughters of Going Commando shared top billing during the Aug. 20 Canadian-bred yearling sale conducted by the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Manitoba Division), going for CAN$15,000 (US$12,000) each.
A colt and filly by perennial Texas leading sire Too Much Bling each brought final bids of $100,000 to share top billing at the Texas Thoroughbred Association's summer yearling and mixed sale that saw across-the-board gains for the yearling section.
When the curtain closed Aug. 21 on the three-day Arqana August yearling sale, the French equine auction company reported a record average for the sale, a slight decline in gross receipts, and a median equal with 2016.
Airdrie Stud's Cairo Prince, Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck's Summerfield, and Vineyard Ventures were leading sire, consignor, and buyer, respectively, by gross at the Aug. 12-13 Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
They saved the best for last during the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale, when a son of Cairo Prince was sold for a sale-record price of $500,000 to highlight a session that brought down the curtain on an auction that eclipsed all records.
Fasig-Tipton reported across-the-board gains in gross, average, and median prices and a decline in the buy-back rate during the Aug. 12 first session of the New York-bred yearling sale.
Two yearlings from Taylor Made Sales Agency and a filly with a timely catalog page update are among the horses to watch during the Aug. 13 second session of the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
A colt sired by the late City Zip and the costliest previously purchased yearling in the sale is among the top horses to watch during the Aug. 12 first session of the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale.
The barn area at Fasig-Tipton's sale grounds in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., was brimming with activity the morning of Aug. 11 as consignors and buyers went through the paces of inspecting New York-bred yearlings for the sale scheduled for Aug. 12-13.
A Big Brown colt entered in the Aug. 12 first session of the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred preferred yearling sale has a back story that has produced a book and was featured on a national television news program.
Fresh on the heels of Fasig-Tipton's blockbuster selected yearling sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., the action resumes this weekend at the Humphrey S. Finney sales pavilion with a two-day sale of yearlings bred in New York.
When trainer D. Wayne Lukas signed the ticket for $650,000 during the Aug. 7 opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale for a son of Union Rags, it marked another big pinhooking score for Renee Dailey and Olin Gentry.
They nearly blew the roof off Humphrey S. Finney sales pavilion Aug. 8 as prices soared during the second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton selected yearling sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., pushing the overall sale to levels not seen in years.
Coming into the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale, there was a feel-good buzz on the sale grounds, and the first session did not disappoint, with across-the-board gains in the key statistical categories and a decline in the buy-back rate.
As buyers at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale have inspected the horses being offered Aug. 7-8, one that has been shown nearly non-stop is a filly from the first crop of Strong Mandate.
Although the setting of Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga selected yearling sale is a tranquil atmosphere in bucolic Saratoga Springs, N.Y., the auction comes with a certain amount of pressure for sellers.
Two Medaglia d'Oro colts are among the top horses to watch for the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale that begins Aug. 7.
The August air in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is often heavy with humidity, but optimism pervades throughout the upstate town in advance of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
Few horses bred, raised, or sold by Jim and Pam Robinson have excited them as much as a handsome son of Malibu Moon consigned by Lane's End on their behalf to the Aug. 7 session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
Catherine Hutt enjoyed success on the racetrack at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 4 and hopes that luck continues with an Uncle Mo filly she entered in the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
A daughter of War Front bought by SF Bloodstock and Farm for $650,000 is the top-priced pinhook prospect for the next week's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
