The Northern California yearling sale at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Tuesday has undergone a transformation this year, in an effort to increase interest and boost revenue.
Go for Gin, winner of the 1994 Kentucky Derby, has joined fellow Derby winner Funny Cide and other equine stars at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Hall of Champions in Lexington, Ky.
In a year when other yearling sales are slimming down because of smaller foal crops, the New York-bred auction’s catalog grew by almost 23 percent.
Continuing this year’s trend of smaller catalogs because of a decreasing annual foal crop, the Keeneland has cataloged 11 percent fewer horses to its September yearling sale next month.
Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum spent more than $8.5 million for 13 yearlings at the two-day Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale, including six sired by champion Bernardini.
Spending by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum and yearlings by third-crop sire Bernardini dominated the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale on Tuesday night, propelling the two-day sale’s gross, average, and median to increases over last year’s comparable figures.
Spending by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum and yearlings by Bernardini dominated the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale on Tuesday night, propelling the two-day sale’s gross, average, and median to increases over last year.
Follow @DRFInsidePost on Twitter for live updates from Matt Hegarty at Monday and Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton select yearling sale sessions. Then watch for Glenye Cain Oakford's reports in Daily Racing Form and on DRF.com.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – It was a poignant moment for Bill Casner. On Monday night, he stood just outside the bright lights that glistened off a bay colt named Superfection. Casner remembered the colt as a foal, indeed as a mating plan, and Superfection’s pedigree inspired fond Kentucky Derby memories.
Glenye Cain Oakford reports on the first session of Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga yearling auction.
