The Jockey Club reports that 1,214 stallions covered 30,274 mares in North America during 2018, based on reports received through Oct. 16. The number of stallions declined 9.5 percent from the 1,342 reported at this time in 2017, and the number of mares bred decreased 5 percent from the 31,863 reported last year.
The steady development of late-blooming yearlings and the buying bench's sense of urgency converge as a robust market ends at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall sale on Monday through Thursday in Lexington, Ky. The auction, the last on the yearling calendar, has 1,499 yearlings cataloged.
La Nez, an 11-year-old mare who won four stakes in an 18-race career from 2009-12, was purchased for $75,000 at Tuesday’s Barretts fall sale of yearlings and horses of all ages, the most expensive hip in the sale company’s final auction.
A Laoban colt sold for $140,000 to lead the way as the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale, which has found a niche in the vibrant New York-bred market, posted across-the-board gains for a record renewal.
Barretts looks to go out with a bang in what appears to be its final sale for the foreseeable future, as the auction company conducts its fall sale of yearlings and horses of all ages on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Those looking to get a jump on the vibrant New York-bred yearling market can do so at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale on Monday, Oct. 15, as the majority of the catalog is made up of statebred weanlings.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall yearling sale wrapped up on Thursday evening with solid figures in its second year since shifting to a new place on the calendar.
After posting improved figures for its select session, the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall yearling sale continued momentum as it moved into the first of its two open sessions on Wednesday.
A $340,000 colt by freshman sire Cairo Prince set a sale record as young sires powered improved figures during the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall yearling sale's opening session on Tuesday.
The first crop of yearlings by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has achieved blockbuster results throughout the season. The young stallion is represented by a pair of offerings at next week's Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. fall yearling sale, which looks to continue momentum after a positive reaction to a shift on the calendar last year.
