Radcliffe, Phoenix Thoroughbreds end partnership
Bloodstock agent Kerri Radcliffe has parted with the fledgling Phoenix Thoroughbreds operation, ending a short-lived but high-profile partnership.
Joe NevillsMar 09, 2018
Bloodstock agent Kerri Radcliffe has parted with the fledgling Phoenix Thoroughbreds operation, ending a short-lived but high-profile partnership.
Juveniles picked up the pace during the second day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training under-tack show Friday.
2018 OBS March sale of 2-year-olds in training: Hips to watch
Little has changed on the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. calendar for the 2018 juvenile season, but the shuffling of schedules by other companies has put its March sale of 2-year-olds in training in the national leadoff spot for the first time in its history.
The first day of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training was Thursday, with a pair of fillies tying for the fastest time at an eighth of a mile at 9 4/5 seconds.
The North American yearling auction market saw a general rising tide in 2017, but it impacted each statebred program differently.
Daily Racing Form previews the upcoming 2-year-old sales season in North America, with market analysis, a calendar of the season, recent histories for major sales, and a look at the first-year stallions represented. In conjunction, we also present in-depth analysis of DRF's exclusive Beyer Sire Performance Standings for sires of 2-year-olds.
The first edition of the Big Sky Select Breeders futurity sale accomplished one of its stated goals of drumming up eligible horses for its futurity races in July, but most will be running for the same connections who put them through the ring on Saturday.
Juveniles from the final crop of internationally successful sire Scat Daddy are expected to be among the headliners in the upcoming 2-year-old sale season in North America.
By the metrics, the 2017 juvenile season was an unmitigated success. All seven of the sales hosted by major North American auction houses last year finished with a higher average sale price than in 2016.