Stephen Sinatra attended the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale to sell a weanling, but he made a snap call to raise his hand on a $10,000 broodmare who went on to produce the $300,000 sale-topper at this year's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale. The mare was Current Event.
The 2017 edition of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale drew its largest catalog in six years, and the market rose to meet the quality offerings, including a $300,000 Cairo Prince colt.
Keeneland has cataloged 4,145 horses for its November breeding stock sale, including champion Stellar Wind, popular multiple Grade 1 winner Lady Eli, and several weanlings from the first crop of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.
The opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale provided just a small sampling of the overall catalog on Monday, but the initial returns were positive, with average and median sale prices tracking ahead of last year’s final numbers and a $175,000 Lookin At Lucky filly leading the way.
Heated interest from buyers has produced record returns for many major auctions during the 2017 yearling sale season, and the market does not appear to have lost any steam heading into the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale.
Hips to watch at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale.
The catalog for the 2017 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale is now online, with 1,459 horses slated to be on offer.
John Antonelli, breeder of two-time Eclipse Award champion Songbird, will disperse his California-based breeding stock at the Barretts fall mixed sale on Oct. 17 in Pomona, Calif.
The catalog for the 2017 Indiana Thoroughbred Owner and Breeders Association fall Thoroughbred sale is now available online, featuring 61 entries.
Grade 1 winner Paola Queen will be cataloged as a broodmare prospect for this year’s Keeneland November Breeding Stock sale.
