F-T Florida 2YO Sale: More Feast or Famine
The median price is stable at the Fasig-Tipton Florida 2-year-old sale at Palm Meadows Training Center, but the gross and average price decline while the buy-back rate increases.
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Empire Maker Filly Sells for $1.35 Million
A sleek Empire Maker filly, who had generated a lot of buzz in the days leading up to the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training, brought $1.35 million.
Leaner Barretts Catalog Offers Variety
The catalog for the Barretts May sale of 2-year-olds is leaner than in 2009, with 166 head, including 12 supplemental entries, but nevertheless will offer variety in pedigree, consignor, and price range at the May 10 auction.
Pinhookers Look Ahead to Yearling Auctions
Many will rely on the same buying strategies they used in 2009 and will continue to proceed with caution.
Pinhookers' Profits Fall at Barretts
The rate of return on their investment drops to 47.1%, but the percentage of horses offered that were profitable is the same as last year.
Unbridled's Song Colt Tops at Barretts
Past success in Japan with purchases at the Barretts March sale led Chikura Takahashi to return in force for the selected 2-year-olds in training sale March 22.
Empire Maker Colt Brings $800,000 at F-T Sale
Reiley McDonald purchases the bay juvenile for Brushwood Stables.
Pinhooker Smith Happy in California
"You can call it a midlife crisis or whatever you want, but it's the best thing I've ever done," said pinhooker Murray Smith of her move earlier this year to Southern California from the Ocala area in Central Florida.
Florida Sellers Back in Force at Barretts
While some Florida consignors bypassed this year's Barretts March select sale of 2-year-olds in training, most of the major players have returned in force for the company's May juvenile auction.
Harlan's Holiday Filly Tops Barretts May
The Barretts May 2-year-old in training sale saw decreases in the number of horses sold, gross, average, and median price, while the sale topper, a daughter of Harlan's Holiday, brought $700,000 to top the one-day sale.
Market Improves at OBS Spring Sale
A Silver Deputy colt, which brought $220,000, was the most expensive horse sold Tuesday during the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florida.
Langfuhr Colt Sizzles at Keeneland
Cool Coal Man's half-brother is the star of the April sale's under tack show.
Keeneland Changes Getting Mixed Reviews
Participants in the Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training have a lot to talk about prior to the auction's two-night run, which is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Central Kentucky.
Barretts Horses to Watch
On the eve before the March 12 Barretts March select sale of 2-year-olds in training, here are the horses that have people talking.
Fasig Comments: People Talk About Calder
Participants discuss the Fasig-Tipton select juvenile auction, which suffered downturns.
Cuvee Filly Fastest at OBS
A Cuvee filly turned in the fastest work ever at an eighth of a mile for an OBS sale.
Record Median Set at OBS Yearling Select Session; Gross, Average Down
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. got off to a solid start, setting a record for median during its select session.
Chief Seattle Colt Tops Opening Session of Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale
With this year's edition of the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) in the record books, the focus of the Maryland Thoroughbred industry turned to selling horses Monday. A strapping Chief Seattle colt was the standout, bringing $350,000 to top the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic preferred sale of 2-year-olds in training at Timonium.
Settlement Terms Reached in McIngvale Lawsuit
- By Ryan Conley
A settlement has been reached in Jim McIngvale's lawsuit against multiple parties, according to a document filed in a Texas federal court May 3, paving the way for an end to the high-profile legal dispute involving alleged sales commission fraud.
Pieces Coming Together for Solid OBS March Sale
After establishing a record gross, average and median last year, Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's general manager and director of sales Tom Ventura is confident of another stellar sale when the two-day select 2-year-olds in training sale kicks off March 27 at the Central Florida auction house.
McIngvale Asks Court to Drop Eaton Sales from Lawsuit
- By Ryan Conley
Attorneys for James McIngvale have asked a Texas judge to drop Kentucky-based agency Eaton Sales from the list of named defendants in the horse owner's fraud lawsuit.
McIngvale Suit Charges Kickbacks to Trainer and Agents
Prominent racing owner James McIngvale on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit in Texas that in part charged trainer Bob Baffert and Florida-based sales agents J.B. McKathan and Kevin McKathan with receiving secret commissions and kickbacks on "various Thoroughbred racehorses" the Houston furniture industrialist purchased at public auction.
E Z Warrior is Easy Winner of Hollywood Championship
E Z Warrior, purchased for $1.2-million earlier this year, provided the fireworks on Independence Day at Hollywood Park as his explosive late run carried him to a 2 3/4-length victory over Great Hunter in the $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship.
Zounds Sets Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Juvenile and Maryland Record
A Johannesburg colt named Zounds set a record for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training when he brought $625,000 Monday at Timonium in Maryland. The price was also a new high for a horse sold at public auction in Maryland.
Barretts Maintains Gross; Sells $1.5-Million Distorted Humor Colt
Barretts' March select sale of 2-year-olds in training had three strikes against it, but didn't go down swinging Tuesday in Southern California.
Exploit Colt Brings $1.2 Million at Barretts
A striking, nearly black Exploit colt sold for $1.2 million Tuesday to Egyptian brewing mogul Ahmed Zayat early during the Barretts March select juvenile auction.
Sorting Out the Top Prospects at Barretts
Buyers have been busy as bees trying to sort out the prospects from the pretenders at the Barretts March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Forestry Colt Sets Pace in Fasig-Tipton Florida Workouts
A Forestry colt was among the top performers Sunday during the first under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training.
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.
Wild Fit: From Maiden to Grade I Win in 13 Days
Wild Fit, a maiden winner in her debut 13 days ago, quickly became a grade I victor Saturday by overcoming a wide trip under Alex Solis to win the $250,000 Del Mar Debutante.
Strong Demand For Juveniles Continues at Barretts Sale
Strong demand for juveniles at public auction continued at the Barretts May Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training held May 17 at the Hinds Pavilion at Fairplex Park in Pomona, California. A total of 193 horses were reported sold for gross receipts of $7,663,700, an 8.6% jump over the same sale a year ago when 189 youngsters sold for a total of $7,053,000.
Barretts Previews 2-Year-Old in Training Sale
Kitty Street, a California-bred daughter of Sir Cat out of the Runaway Groom mare Stormy Street, turned in the fastest eighth of a mile Friday in the first training preview for the 2005 Barretts May Two-Year-Old in Training Sale.
Gross, Median Increase During OBS Spring Sale's First Session
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring juvenile auction got off to a solid start Monday in Central Florida.
Keeneland Juvenile Sale Posts Declines in Gross, Average
The hopeful expectations of both Keeneland Association officials and consignors did not materialize at the company's annual 2-year-olds in training sale Tuesday as all key numbers declined from one year ago.
Sunny Skies Good Omen for Keeneland April Sale
If weather is any indication, the outlook is bright for Keeneland's April sale of 2-year-olds in training Tuesday.
$1.9-Million Songandaprayer Colt Tops Barretts Sale
Bob Lewis outlasted fellow Californian Sidney Craig in the bidding for a Songandaprayer colt at Tuesday's Barretts selected sale of 2-year-olds in training, paying $1.9 million for a horse who breezed a quarter-mile in what announcer John Henderson said was a world record time of :20.6 seconds.
It Could Be Feast and Famine at Barretts March Sale
Will it be a feast or famine Tuesday at the Barretts March select sale of 2-year-olds in training? Recent results in the juvenile market suggest that consignors could experience both extremes.
Devon Lane Filly, Songandaprayer Colt Post Fastest Times in Barretts Workouts
River's Prayer, a daughter of Devon Lane, worked an eighth of a mile in 9.80 seconds to post the fastest time during Monday's workouts in preparation for the March 15 Barretts Sale of selected 2-year-olds in training.
Consignors Have Mixed Emotions About Keeneland April Sale's Prospects
As Tuesday's Keeneland April sale of 2-year-old's in training approached, consignors expressed a mixture of optimism and concern about the market.
Tale of the Cat Weanling Brings $145,000 at OBS
Led by a $145,000 purchase of a Tale of the Cat weanling filly Tuesday, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. fall mixed sale closed the second of two preferred consignor sessions with double-digit increases in both average and median sale figures.
Barretts' Rejuvenated Sale Faces Challenge With Loss Of Salman
The death of major buyer Ahmed Salman makes it difficult for Barretts president Jerry McMahon to predict how the market will perform at the company's March select sale of 2-year-olds in training Tuesday.
Murray Smith Hits Home Run With Monarchos
Florida pinhooker Murray Smith was looking for a quick profit when she bought Monarchos privately as a yearling for $100,000 in the spring of 1999. But the big payoff didn't come until two years later, when the gray colt charged down the Churchill Downs stretch to win the Kentucky Derby.
Family Matters: Monarchos
Monarchos (Maria's Mon -- Regal Band, by Dixieland Band) posted his first stakes win in the Florida Derby (gr. I) to remain undefeated this year. The March 10 race was his first attempt in stakes company in five lifetime starts.
No Positives in 2-Year-Old Sale Drug Tests
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company reported there were no positive results of random drug tests taken on horses that worked out Jan. 29 in preparation for Tuesday's 2-year-olds in training sale at Calder Race Course. OBSC took blood samples from 21 horses that took part in the first Under Tack Show. An additional 22 horses were tested randomly during Sunday's second Under Tack Show. "Everything went well," OBSC general manager and sales director Tom Ventura said of the testing.
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