Celebrity chef and Thoroughbred owner and breeder Bobby Flay will disperse his European-based bloodstock holdings at sales on both sides of the Atlantic this fall.
An initial 240 entries have been cataloged for the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale, set for the evening of Sunday, Nov. 4, the day after the Breeders' Cup.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale, which was topped by a $210,000 Into Mischief filly, finished with declines in its gross and average, but an improved median and buyback rate.
Keeneland has cataloged 4,509 horses for its November breeding stock sale, with highlights including the listing of champion Lady Eli, who is carrying her first foal, by War Front.
The opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale showed a decline in average price compared to the sale's 2017 opener, but posted a steady median and hugely improved buyback rate, both indicators of a healthy middle market.
Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic fall yearling sale looks to ride a wave of momentum from its standout graduates with an expanded catalog Monday and Tuesday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 1,499 yearlings for its Kentucky fall sale, set for Oct. 22-25 in Lexington. The sale marks the final major stop on the yearling-season auction calendar for 2018.
One decade after the recession that rocked the Thoroughbred industry, the Keeneland September yearling sale, North America's bellwether auction for the market, wrapped its 75th anniversary renewal with a record average price and gross and median figures among the best in its history.
The Keeneland September yearling sale conducted its penultimate session on Saturday without a six-figure horse but is still poised to wrap up as a record renewal.
The Keeneland September yearling sale's single-session Book 5 portion was the first session of the sale that showed any signs of a market slowdown as the marathon auction moves to test the lower markets, but momentum still has the sale poised to finish with some of the best overall figures in its history over the weekend.
