Keen interest in newly turned yearlings carried a reinvigorated top of the market during the first day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. winter mixed sale on Monday, with the young horses accounting for 11 of the top 13 prices, including a $200,000 Violence filly.
The fastest horse of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. winter mixed sale under-tack show Monday was Ready to Dance, who covered three furlongs in 32 seconds.
Following are horses to watch during the OBS winter mixed sale. Horses were selected based on their pedigrees and past auction results of notable family members.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. kicks off its 2018 auction calendar next week with its winter mixed sale, aiming to improve returns from its first year under a revised schedule for offerings in the mixed marketplace.
Newly turned juveniles ruled the day during the Barretts January mixed sale on Wednesday, occupying the top four spots by price and helping drive higher figures, led by a $120,000 Quality Road colt.
Barretts launches its 2018 sale season with its one-day January mixed sale in Pomona, Calif., on Wednesday, the first of five events on a revamped calendar.
Hips to watch at the Barretts January sale.
The uptick in the North American mixed auction market seen in the latter part of 2017 proved it could carry into 2018, especially in the upper markets, as a pair of seven-figure horses helped drive considerable improvements in final returns for the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.
The catalog for the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale is now available online and features 517 entries.
Book 2 of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale saw a stall in momentum during its first session after the auction’s first book posted significant gains. The racing or broodmare prospect Runway Doll led the day’s trade at $145,000.
