Opening Perth Sale Session Sets Records in Australia
The Australian annual "Summer of Selling" continued on Tuesday with the yearling caravan moving to Perth in Western Australia.
Thoroughbred Sales
Previews, results and analysis for Thoroughbred public sales
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More Than 500 2-Year-Olds in OBS March Auction
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has catalogued 535 horses for its March select sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florida.
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Record Price Established Closing Day of Fasig-Tipton Sale
A record price for a broodmare or racing prospect offered at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale was established Feb. 13 at the sale company's Newtown Paddocks near Lexington, Ky., when Somethinaboutlaura was sold for $375,000.
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Inglis Yearling Sale Sets Records for Average, Median
The two-day Inglis Classic yearling sale, conducted in Sydney, Australia, ended Monday with its highest-ever average and median prices.
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She Says It Best Sold Privately by Bowling and Partners
She Says It Best, winner of the 2005 Darley Alcibiades Stakes (gr. II), has been sold privately after being retired from competition following an injury.
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Indy Charmer Leads Opening Session of Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale
Indy Charmer brought $150,000 to lead the opening session of the two-day Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter mixed sale Feb. 12 at the sale company's Newtown Paddocks near Lexington.
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Jackson Testifies as Kentucky Dual Agency Bill Passes Committee
A horse industry ethics bill making it unlawful to receive commissions from buyer and seller without full disclosure sailed through a Kentucky House of Representatives committee by unanimous vote Wednesday afternoon.
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Barretts March Sale Features 183 2-Year-Olds
The 2006 Barretts March Selected Sale of 2-Year-Olds, featuring 183 juveniles, will be held March 14. The sale catalog is available on-line.
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Average Rises, Median Declines at OBS Calder Auction
The average price rose to a record height Tuesday during the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s select juvenile auction at Calder Race Course in South Florida.
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No July Sale for Keeneland in 2006
Keeneland officials have again cancelled the July selected yearling sale in 2006, announcing that all yearlings will be sold this year during the September yearling sale.
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Filly Euthanized After Accident at OBS Sale
A daughter of Forest Camp was euthanized Tuesday at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s selected 2-year-olds in training sale after slipping and falling near the entrance to the rear walking ring at Calder Race Course.
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Sellers Looking for Solid Start to Juvenile Selling Season at OBS Calder Auction
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s auction at Calder Race Course is the leadoff hitter for the select juvenile selling season. Heading into Tuesday's sale in South Florida, consignors weren't predicting it would smack a home run, but they were looking for the business equivalent of a solid double -- or maybe a triple -- to get the year started.
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Forest Camp, Pulpit Offspring Could Sell Well at OBS Calder
Who will be the big horse at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's select sale of 2-year-olds in training Tuesday? We don't have the answer, but based on the talk around Calder Race Course in South Florida, here are some horses that could sell very well.
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OBS First to Test Demand for 2-Year-Olds in 2006
It's transition time in the Thoroughbred marketplace, and horsemen are eager to see if upswings in business will carry over from breeding stock to 2-year-olds in training.
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Progeny of Capote, Is It True, Silver Charm Shine in OBS Under Tack Show
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. conducted the second and final under tack show Sunday for its February select sale of 2-year-olds in training in weather conditions that were "ideal," according to the auction firm's director of sales and general manager, Tom Ventura.
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Zabeel Colt Sells Big as New Zealand Sale Ends
The New Zealand Karaka yearling sale concluded on Wednesday with yet another day of robust selling.
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Stravinsky Colt Tops Day Two of New Zealand Premier Sale
Peter Vela, owner of the Karaka Sales Complex and an avid breeder, consigns top-priced horse.
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Forest Camp, Salt Lake Fillies Shine in OBS Under Tack Show
Fillies set the pace Monday during the first under tack show for the Ocala Breeders Sales Co.'s select sale of 2-year-olds in training in South Florida.
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Tattersalls Ireland Sale Will Be One Week Earlier
The Tattersalls Ireland September yearling sale will be held a week earlier than previously was announced.
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Zabeel Filly Leads Way as New Zealand Sale Opens
Something strange highlighted the opening day of New Zealand's biggest yearling sale at Karaka in Auckland on Monday. Fillies dominated.
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Thoroughbred Industry Reacts Positively to Jackson Legislation
In general, reaction in the Thoroughbred industry has been positive to a Kentucky bill that is designed to protect horse buyers from being defrauded.
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Bill Would Seek to Protect Kentucky Horse Buyers
A bill designed to protect horse buyers from being defrauded has been introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives by Democratic Rep. Denver Butler of Louisville. The legislation has the backing of California vintner Jess Jackson, whose lawsuit against agents Emmanuel de Seroux and Brad Martin and trainer Bruce Headley alleged fraud in private and public auction purchases made on behalf of Jackson.
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Barretts January Mixed Sale Posts Increases
The Barretts January mixed auction experienced moderate growth in gross revenue and a big gain in average price during its two-day run that ended Tueday in Southern California.
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Texcess Tops Opening Session of Barretts Mixed Sale
Texcess, winner of the Boyd Gaming's Delta Jackpot and California Cup Juvenile Stakes in 2004, topped the opening session of the Barretts January mixed sale Monday in Southern California, bringing $300,000 from Carl Van Burger.
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Gross, Average Rise at OBS Winter Mixed Sale
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. winter mixed sale ended Friday in Central Florida with increases in gross revenue and average price.
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Yearlings Top Final Day of OBSC Preferred Sessions
A yearling filly by Songandaprayer consigned by Beth Bayer, agent, went to Memory of Song Stable for $170,000 to top Thursday's third and final consignor preferred session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Winter Mixed Sale.
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El Corredor Colt Sells for $160,000 at OBS
An El Corredor yearling colt led the way Tuesday during the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. winter mixed sale in Central Florida.
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Business Strong as Magic Millions Sale Nears Conclusion
When the sixth session of the Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions Yearling Sale was held on Wednesday, it was apparent that the top end of the buying bench had departed as the premier session horses have had their time and collectively created record levels.
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Sequalo Filly Tops Fifth Session of Magic Millions Sale
The fifth session of the Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions Yearling Sale was held on Monday. The session's top price of $210,000 was paid for a filly by group I winner Sequalo from the top producing mare Oahu Leica. Local Queensland trainer Alan Bailey said he purchased the filly on behalf of Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm.
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More Than 300 Horses Catalogued for Fasig-Tipton Calder Auction
Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 309 horses for its Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training, which will be conducted Feb. 28 at Calder Race Course.
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Lunar Star Sells for $265,000 as OBS Winter Sale Opens
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. winter mixed auction kept pace with last year's average price Monday during its opening session in Central Florida while selling a horse that was more expensive than last year's sale topper.
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Momentum Slows at Magic Millions Sale
The momentum slowed, only just enough for everyone to catch their collective breaths, but still earnest bidding highlighted day 4 on a balmy Sunday at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale in Australia.
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Another Record Set During Magic Millions Sale
Another record was smashed during Saturday's day three of the Magic Millions Yearling Sale in Australia when Graeme Rogerson bought a massive, speed-looking colt by Red Ransom from Savannah Success for $1,550,000 from Magic Millions co-owner Gerry Harvey.
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Keeneland January Sale Ends With Biggest Ever Gross, Median
Keeneland's January horses of all ages sale closed out its record-setting run Sunday in Lexington with gross revenue of $72,174,900.
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Keeneland Breaks January Gross Sales Record
History was made Friday when Grand Score went through the ring at the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages sale as the 5-year-old horse's purchase price of $25,000 pushed the sale to a new record gross.
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She Says It Best Entered in Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Sale
She Says It Best, winner of the 2005 Grade Alcibiades Stakes (gr. II), is a late entry for Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky winter mixed Sale in Lexington on Feb. 12 and 13.
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Encosta de Lago Colt Tops Magic Millions' Second Session
Lee Fleming, owner of Eliza Park Stud in Victoria, was the star attraction as day two of the Magic Millions yearling sale on the Gold Coast in Australia concluded Friday.
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Texcess, Storm Wolf Among Supplements to Barretts Sale
Grade II winner Storm Wolf, 2004 California-bred champion 2-year-old Texcess, and grade II-placed Papa to Kinzie are among 35 horses, including 19 horses of racing age, supplemented to the Barrett Equine 2006 January Winter Mixed Sale.
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Record Pace Continues at Keeneland
Expect An Angel topped the Thursday session of the 2006 Keeneland January horses of all ages sale when Stonewall Farm/Atoka went to $440,000 to secure the broodmare prospect. The sale, which surpassed last year's gross on day three this year, is on pace to break the all-time January record gross.
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CBA Elects Board of Directors
The Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association (CBA) has elected its first Board of Directors.
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More Than 700 Horses in Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale
Fasig-Tipton has catalogued more than 740 horses for the Kentucky winter mixed sale on Feb. 12 and 13 in Lexington.
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Record Price at Magic Millions Sale
A record bid by a relative unknown highlighted day one of the massive Magic Millions yearling sale on the Gold Coast in Australia.
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Keeneland Sale Exceeds 2005 Gross on Day 3
Northern Mischief topped the Wednesday session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale when Frank Stronach went to $340,000 to purchase the 4-year-old mare, helping the sale company surpass last year's total gross on day three of the seven-day sale.
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Upswing Continues at Keeneland; Girl Warrior Brings $1 Million
The surging Thoroughbred market continued to generate impressive figures Tuesday during the second session of Keeneland's January sale in Lexington.
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Keeneland January Sale Gets Off to Strong Start
There weren't any million-dollar broodmares or yearlings Monday during the opening session of the Keeneland January sale in Lexington. But the auction didn't need any seven-figure fireworks. Business was strong enough to boost the gross revenue, average price, and median price by more than 40% apiece from last year.
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With Record Number of Offerings, Keeneland Sale Begins Monday
A record 2,508 head will be offered when the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale begins Monday, Jan. 9. The sale runs through Sunday, Jan. 15, with sessions starting at 10 a.m.(ET) daily.
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Doncaster Sales Likely to Remain at Present Location
Doncaster Bloodstock Sales, Britain's second biggest bloodstock auctioneer, is likely to remain selling in the Yorkshire town of Doncaster rather than relocate to either nearby York or the South of <br>England.
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Fasig-Tipton Schedules New Yearling Sale for Saratoga
Fasig-Tipton has adjusted its 2006 sales schedule for Saratoga Springs, N. Y, and added an additional yearling auction to the mix.
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Inglis Offering Overseas Buyer Subsidies
William Inglis & Son, a leading auction house in Australia, announced it will begin paying a subsidy to overseas visitors who make purchases at the 2006 Australian Easter yearling sale in Sydney.
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More Than 580 Horses in Barretts January Mixed Sale
Barretts has catalogued 586 horses for its 2006 January mixed sale in Southern California.
