F-T July Session 2: What Horses Will Shine?
This is a list of horses that buyers and consignors think could bring big prices during the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling sale July 14 in Lexington.
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Breeders' F-T July Goal: Survive and Advance
The sale kicks off what probably will be another tough year for commercial breeders.
F-T July Session 1: Who Are the Top Horses?
Take a look at a list of horses that buyers and consignors think could bring expensive prices during the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton July select yearling sale July 13 in Lexington.
Barns Busy As F-T July Sale Approaches
Consignors are pleased with the number of end users and pinhookers they are seeing.
Allied New Consignor at F-T July Select Sale
When you turn to the consignors' index in the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling sale's catalog, one of the first names you'll see is Allied Bloodstock.
Uncertain Times Concern F-T July Consignors
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky select auction is the first major sale of the yearling selling season.
Rider Injury Database a Summit Priority
Participants in welfare and safety meeting commit to collecting information about racing's human participants.
Nicholson: Expand Safety and Welfare Efforts
Nick Nicholson, the president and CEO of Keeneland, called for the Thoroughbred industry to expand its efforts to protect its participants--both human and equine--from injury.
Bassett to Regulators: You're the 'One Hope'
Regulators got a "respectful challenge" April 12 from James E. "Ted" Bassett III: Ensure the proposed National Racing Compact becomes reality--quickly--and adopt national accreditation standards for stewards.
Pinhooking Profits Rise at Keeneland 2YO Sale
Rate of return on investment rises to 50.7% even though the financial risk increased.
Keeneland Sale Produces 'Positive Signs'
The buy-back rate for the April 5 juvenile auction drops while the gross and median price increase; average off 5.4%.
Wilburn Sells for $625,000 at Keeneland Sale
Son of Bernardini purchased by Jess Jackson's Stonestreet Stables.
Maria's Mon Colt Brings $525,000 at Keeneland
Trainer John Ward buys him for John Oxley from Eddie Woods, agent.
Prices Pass $300,000 as Keeneland Sale Opens
Birdstone colt brings $310,000; Indian Charlie filly sells for $325,000.
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.
Filly Gets Chance to Work Late for Sale
Our Perfect Ten, a daughter of Medaglia d'Oro, missed the Keeneland under-tack show because of a shoeing mishap but got the chance to work April 4, a day before the 2-year-olds in training sale.
Keeneland April Sale: Poised for a Rebound?
The auction will wrap up the select juvenile selling season, which has enjoyed some modest rebounds.
Zayat Horses in Keeneland April Juvenile Sale
The five 2-year-olds had been purchased at 2009 Keeneland September yearling sale.
April Sale Juvenile to Race at Keeneland
Goodeveningofficer is entered in the first race April 3 at the Kentucky track and is scheduled to be offered April 5 in Keeneland's juvenile auction.
Keeneland April Sale: Horses to Watch
Here is a list of standouts in the auction based on workout times, yearling purchase prices, and pedigrees.
Pulpit Colt Excels During Keeneland Sale Work
On a beautiful spring day, chestnut juvenile works a quarter mile in :20 3/5.
Pinhookers Face Challenge at Keeneland
They spent more money to buy their stock as yearlings, so they will need to sell their horses for more money as 2-year-olds.
HRTV Will Broadcast Keeneland April Sale
Auction action also can be viewed on the Internet at Keeneland.com.
Fasig-Tipton Promotes Graves, Welker
Graves is the vice president of recruiting and selections; Welker is the vice president of sales.
Blake Agency and Albina Combine Forces
Blake Agency's Ron Blake and Lexington-based bloodstock agent Hanzly Albina are combining their business interests and are forming a new company called Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services.
Vinery Launches Fantasy Stable Game
- By Esther Marr
Tom Simon, owner of Vinery Farms near Lexington and Summerfield, Fla., hopes to reward Thoroughbred racing's current fans as well as attract new horse players through a fantasy stable game entitled "DerbyDreamer.com."
F-T Winter Mixed Sale's Gross, Average Rise
Median price holds steady during the auction, which was held Feb. 8 in Lexington.
F-T Winter Mixed Sale Has Quality Stock
Sale company officials hopeful the market has stabilized after big downturns in 2009.
F-T Catalogs 337 Lots for Winter Mixed Sale
Auction, which is scheduled for Feb. 8 in Lexington, has 115 yearlings among its offerings.
Keeneland Jan. Sale Average Down Less Than 1%
Declines in gross and median are less steep than they were in 2009.
Keeneland Releases Spring Stakes Schedule
Keeneland has scheduled 16 stakes worth $3.65 million for its 2010 spring race meet. There are some minor purse and sponsorship changes for the meet.
Keeneland Jan. Sale Suffers More Big Setbacks
Third session gross plummets 42.4% while median price plunges 45%.
Point Ashley, Spoken Fur Sold Privately
Grade I winners Point Ashley and Spoken Fur, both in foal to Ghostzapper, have been sold privately after being scratched from the Jan. 12 second session of the Keeneland horses of all ages sale.
Business Rebounds on January Sale's 2nd Day
Gross and average rise, but results for overall sale remain down.
Average Falls 37.4% in Keeneland Jan. Opener
Gross declines 44.8%, and median drops 25.9% from a year ago.
Eden's Causeway Scratched From Jan. Sale
Mare was expected to be one of top sellers during Keeneland auction's first session.
Keeneland Jan. Sale Could Be 'Pretty Decent'
Breeders and consignors saw a little light at the end of a long, dark financial tunnel during last November's Keeneland sale, and they're hoping the glimmer will get a little brighter during Keeneland's January auction.
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.
First Foal for Student Council
Grade I winner Student Council, who stands at Ro Parra's Millennium Farms near Lexington, had his first foal hit the ground when a colt was foaled at Millennium Jan. 4.
Young Horses Could Stand Out at Keeneland
Keeneland officials hoping demand is solid for short yearlings in January sale.
New Fasig-Tipton Office Building Opens
The 35,000-square-foot structure is 2 1/2 stories tall.
Market Views: Discussing Keeneland's 1st Week
The market for quality stock was pretty solid, according to buyers and consignors participating in the first week of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
Overbrook Stock Boosts Keeneland's 2nd Day
High quality stock from the Overbrook Farm dispersal and stronger participation by American buyers at the top of the market boosted the results for the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
Cotton Blossom Sells for $2.3 Million
Cotton Blossom, winner of the 2007 Acorn Stakes (gr. I), became the most expensive horse sold so far at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale when she brought $2.3 million during the auction's second session Nov. 11 in Lexington.
Summer Raven Soars to $1.7 Million
Summer Raven, winner of the 2004 Tempted Stakes (gr. III) and in foal to Unbridled's Song, became the first horse to bring seven figures Nov. 11 during the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock auction in Lexington. Offered around noon (EST), she sold for $1.7 million to Kentucky bloodstock agent Reynolds Bell.
Gross Plunges 45.2% at Keeneland Nov. Opener
The struggling Thoroughbred marketplace stumbled badly yet again as the Keeneland November breeding stock auction opened its 13-day run in Lexington Nov. 10.
Swift Temper Bought Back for $2,050,000
The final bid on Swift Temper was $2,050,000, but it came from her owner, Mark Stanley, so she didn't find a new home Nov. 10 during the opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington. Taylor Made Sales Agency consigned the 5-year-old daughter of Giant's Causeway to the auction for Stanley as a racing or broodmare prospect.
Bohemia Dispersal Will Start at Keeneland
It's a sad good-bye. Bohemia Stable, the successful breeding and racing operation of the late Allaire du Pont, has announced it will completely disperse its horses -- 13 broodmares and weanlings. The horses will be consigned to auction over the next three months with Walnut Green as the agent.
Fasig-Tipton Makes Stem Cell Announcements
People listening closely to the announcements from the auction stand during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale heard something new during the auction's three-day run (Oct. 26-28) in Lexington. For the first time, Fasig-Tipton told prospective buyers when a horse's stem cells had been collected and stored.
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