The next 12 months will be a redefining period for the California sales market. Barretts Sales is gone, no longer conducting auctions in Del Mar and Pomona after a 28-year run. In its place, Fasig-Tipton has joined with Santa Anita for a 2-year-olds in training sale on June 5 and a yearling sale on Sept. 25.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December mixed sale proved to be a coming-out party for the young regional sire Peace and Justice.
Keeneland has cataloged 1,555 horses for its January horses of all ages sale, set for Jan. 7-10 in Lexington, Ky.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December mixed sale, a strong event in 2017, will look to continue that momentum and close the auction company's 2018 calendar with a bang. The single-session sale, the last of 12 conducted by Fasig-Tipton in its various jurisdictions this year, is Tuesday at the Maryland State Fair Grounds in Timonium.
The champion Abel Tasman, winner of the 2017 Kentucky Oaks, will be offered as a broodmare prospect at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale concluded its nearly two-week run Friday afternoon with declines in key economic indicators compared to its 2017 edition - but those declines don't tell the whole story.
A weanling filly by Midshipman sold for $50,000 to lead the penultimate session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
The broodmare prospect Stormy's Song sold for $102,000 to a group supporting one of the season’s incoming stallions to lead the day as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale approaches its finish line.
Federal Case, a debut winner last month, sold for $650,000 to power Tuesday's session at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, the ninth of 12 sessions overall and the wrap-up to the auction’s Book 5 portion.
A $145,000 weanling colt by Dialed In led Monday's session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, as the marathon auction moved to test new segments of the market.
