Fasig-Tipton wrapped its 2017 auction calendar on a high note Tuesday with a strong edition of the Midlantic December mixed sale, led by the $105,000 purchase of the stakes-placed colt Carradine.
The catalog for the 2018 Keeneland January horses of all ages sale is now online, featuring 1,582 offerings over four sessions.
While this year’s Keeneland November breeding stock sale lacked a high-profile dispersal – such as Conquest Stables last year when 100 horses sold for more than $11.2 million – two smaller dispersals from longtime breeders did provide a respectable boost to the market, accounting for a combined $5.25 million in revenues.
While Triple Crown winner American Pharoah's first crop of weanlings was a hot topic of interest at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, his yet-to-arrive second crop also drew plenty of attention.
The 2017 edition of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale faced its share of challenges – the late scratch of co-headliner Lady Eli, fewer horses offered in the elite Book 1 portion, the lack of a high-profile dispersal, and a soft lower-end market, to name a few – but an increasingly strong middle market propelled overall gains in average and median sale prices at the close of the marathon sale.
After staying competitive with last year’s edition of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale through the first five books, Book 6 of the current renewal indicated a softness in the bottom of the market, posting sharp declines across the board between comparable sessions. A weanling filly from the first crop of Conveyance topped the session at $50,000.
A move into lower-market offerings in Book 5 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale saw trade slightly lose pace with last year, showing book-to-book declines from the 2016 edition.
Book 5 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale kicked off on Wednesday with steady results dominated by weanlings, led by a $110,000 Broken Vow filly.
The catalog for the 2017 Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners mixed sale is now available online, with 100 horses on offer.
Fact Finding, a stakes winner and $500,000 juvenile buy, sold to Texas-based Bart Evans for $155,000 on Tuesday during the racing-age portion of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington, Ky.
