The yearling sale season in North America began in July as the Thoroughbred racing industry continued to grapple with long-standing horse welfare and safety issues pushed into the national forefront by the equine fatalities at Santa Anita. Among the issues in the discussion is the use of bisphosphonates in young horses headed for the sales ring.
Stonestreet Farm announced Monday that it has partnered with the University of Kentucky's Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center to develop blood sampling, testing, and secure storage protocols that will allow buyers of Stonestreet-bred and -raised yearlings to reveiew a blood-health window of several months prior to their purchase.
Stakes winner Orbolution is headed home after fetching one of the highest prices of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected horses of racing age sale.
Champion Nyquist and multiple Grade 1 winner Frosted entered stud together at Darley as two of North America’s most anticipated incoming stallions of 2017. They were neck-and-neck as the standout first-crop yearling sires of the July 9 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky summer selected yearling sale, the first yearling auction in North America.
On the day the New York Racing Association launched the inaugural triple turf trinity and tiara series, it was fitting that a trio of Keeneland September “Hidden Gems” earned graded stakes victories for their owners.
Average declined by nearly 10 percent but median remained stable for the first yearling sale of 2019, the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale, held at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington on Tuesday.
Jalen Journey, a 4-year-old gelding who has won three races this year by impressive margins and with promising speed figures, topped the Monday Fasig-Tipton July horses of racing age sale by bringing a final bid of $510,000 from J. Raymie Lightner, as agent.
Following are horses to watch during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky summer selected yearling sale. Horses were selected based primarily on their pedigrees and the racing or commercial results of notable family members.
The formal 2-year-olds in training sales season in North America began in March and concluded in June. However, buyers still have a chance to pick up 2-year-old prospects for summer and fall racing at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky summer selected horses of racing age sale, as young runners with some established form are one of the key attractions of this year's renewal.
The yearling sale season in North America officially begins with this week's Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected summer yearling sale, which traditionally showcases early-blooming youngsters with solid physical development.
