Medaglia d'Oro, who is enjoying a major run of success on the racetrack and in the auction ring, stole the show at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale. Now, heading into the Keeneland September yearling sale, he is set with a star contingent of yearlings ready to take their place at center stage.
Following are horses to watch during the Keeneland September yearling sale's elite Book 1 portion, which makes up the auction's first four sessions.
Glennwood Farm, breeder of Justify, brings a 19-horse consignment to this year's Keeneland September sale, led by a half-brother to the Triple Crown winner.
The Keeneland September sale, the largest market in the world for yearlings, is a major target for commercial breeders. High up on any consignor's list of offerings are yearlings by first-crop sires.
A colt by Race Day and a colt by Pollard's Vision brought $30,000 each to top the Carter Sales Co. yearling auction Sunday in Oklahoma City.
The Keeneland September yearling sale, North America’s bellwether auction in the category, runs from Sept. 10-23. Daily Racing Form brings you wall-to-wall coverage, including daily recaps throughout the sale, streaming video, and market and sire analysis on our DRF Live platform. Find it all below in our coverage presented by Stonestreet Farm.
Taylor Made Sales Agency, a perennial leading consignor in North America, will offer its first European consignment at the Tattersalls December mare sale, set for Dec. 3-6 in Newmarket, England.
The California Thoroughbred Breeders Association will host a mixed sale at Fairplex Park in Pomona on Jan. 16, the organization announced on Thursday.
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society’s Ontario division Canadian premier yearling sale finished with an improved average and median, led by a $125,000 filly by perennial leading sire Old Forester, but also posted a high buyback rate, showing continued selectivity in the North American yearling market.
The Barretts select yearling sale at Del Mar on Tuesday showed a sizable increase in gross, average price, and median compared to the corresponding event in 2017, but a significant decline in the number of horses listed as sold.
