D' Funnybone, a son of D'wildcat and the winner of five Grade 2 stakes, all as a 2-year-old and 3-year-old, will stand in 2012 at Vinery's New York stallion operation, the farm announced on Thursday.
Results from the second day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's two-day mixed sale rebounded strongly from a poor performance on Tuesday, according to sales figures provided by the company.
Beset by withdrawn horses and a high buy-back rate, the average price for horses sold during the preferred session of the Beset by withdrawn horses and a high buy-back rate, the average price for horses sold during the preferred session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's two-day mixed sale on Tuesday dropped 17.1 percent, from $15,664 to $12,976, according to sales figures provided by the company.'s two-day mixed sale on Tuesday dropped 17.1 percent, from $15,664 to $12,976, according to sales figures provided by the company.
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Giacomo, the 2005 Kentucky Derby winner, is shipping out of the Bluegrass State to California for the 2012 breeding season.
Darley Stud owner Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum will send two well-bred first-year stallions to China in 2012 as a way of aiding the development of Chinese bloodstock, Darley announced Monday.
The Tattersalls October yearling sale ended Friday with healthy gains overall after selling the highest-priced yearling of the European and North American season so far.
The recent Barretts October yearling sale had its highest average in four years, leaving sale officials optimistic that growth is looming in the California yearling market.
England’s Tattersalls October yearling sale closed its Book 2 portion Thursday with double-digit gains, adding to confidence that the international yearling market could be rebounding.
Petionville, whose runners include multiple Grade 1 winner Island Fashion and 2011 graded performer Fashion Trend, will relocate from Kentucky to Pennsylvania for the coming breeding season.
