Sales News

May 16, 2013
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic: Grand Slam colt stands out at second breeze show
A Grand Slam colt turned in the overall fastest time for one furlong on the second and final day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show on Thursday, covering the distance in :10 seconds flat at the Maryland State ...
Preakness Stakes: Homebreds outnumbered by sale horses
Similar to the Kentucky Derby, the number of horses sold at public auction will once again trump the homebred entries in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes.
May 15, 2013
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale: five tie for fastest furlong at first breeze show
A quintet of juveniles breezed an eighth of a mile in :10.20 seconds on Wednesday to tie for the fastest time at the distance during the first of two under-tack shows preceding next week’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale.
Horses to watch at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale
The horses to watch at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training were selected in advance of the important under-tack breeze shows last Wednesday and Thursday, with the selections based on the catalog page.
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale seeks more of the same
When Fasig-Tipton’s Midlantic division holds its sale of 2-year-olds in training Monday and Tuesday, it will have at least three things going for it even before the first bid rolls in: an apparently fervid market for quality juveniles, new optimism ...
Nominations open for Fasig-Tipton summer horses of racing age sale
Nominations are now being accepted for the Fasig-Tipton summer selected horses of racing sale, to be held July 15 following the auction company’s July selected yearling sale at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Ky.
May 14, 2013
Barretts May sale: Strong trade leads to across-the-board increases
Support from California-based owners and trainers led to robust increases in major categories at Monday’s Barretts May Sale of 2-year-olds in-training.
May 13, 2013
Noel O’Callaghan, bloodstock agent, dies at 77
Noel O’Callaghan, a founding member of the BBA (Ireland) bloodstock agency and the agent who bid $2.9 million for the yearling A.P. Indy, has died in Shankill, Co. Dublin, Ireland, after a short illness.
OBS June catalog available online
The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June sale of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age is now available on the OBS website, featuring a total of 712 entries.
April 11, 2013
Inglis Easter sale: Overall numbers rise significantly backed by record high prices
The three-day Inglis Easter yearling auction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia concluded Thursday with significant increases in total sales, average, and median price, paced by the two highest-priced yearlings in Australian auction history.