Galileo fillies continued to be all the rage Friday at the Tattersalls October yearling auction’s Book 1 auction, where a three-quarter-sister to Henrythenavigator’s dam topped the sale at 1.7 million guineas, about $2,784,600.
A massive boost to stakes purses for California-breds in 2012 is likely to contribute to higher interest in statebred yearlings at this week’s Barretts October yearling sale at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. The two-day sale begins on Tuesday with an evening session at 7 p.m., and continues Wednesday morning at 11 a.m.
The general manager of WinStar Farm, Tony Cissell, who succeeded Gary Bush as WinStar’s GM in 2005, is leaving.
Darley will shuttle the leading Australian sire, Lonhro, to the United States for the 2012 Northern Hemisphere season. An 11-time Group 1 winner, he will stand at Darley's Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Ky., but Darley has yet to set his American fee. His most recent Australian stud fee was $88,000 Australian, about $85,000 in U.S. funds.
The Tattersalls October yearling sale continued to show increases in average and median prices Thursday as its Book 1 portion ended its second of three sessions.
Old Friends, the equine retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., will host a “Hall of Fame Day at Old Friends” on Oct. 17, starting with a 3 p.m. memorial observance for Hall of Famers Skip Away, Noor, and Precisionist, who are buried in the Old Friends Hall of Fame cemetery.
Breeders’ Cup Sprint hopeful Smiling Tiger will head to auction after that race, selling agent Archie St. George announced Thursday.
Benny the Bull, 2008’s champion sprinter, will move from Vinery’s Florida farm to its Lexington, Ky., headquarters, his owner, Greg James, has announced.
Uncle Mo, last year’s 2-year-old champion, will stand stud at Ashford Stud, Coolmore’s North America farm in Versailles Ky., when his racing career is over, owner Mike Repole announced Thursday.
The Tattersalls October yearling auction opened its Book 1 portion Wednesday in Newmarket, England, with large across-the-board gains and high-priced purchases by longtime bidding rivals Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum and Coolmore boss John Magnier.
