Heritage Place sale up in gross and average
The 2017 Heritage Place Thoroughbred sale posted solid gains in gross and average sale price on Sunday, topped by a $30,000 filly by Jimmy Creed.
Joe NevillsOct 09, 2017
The 2017 Heritage Place Thoroughbred sale posted solid gains in gross and average sale price on Sunday, topped by a $30,000 filly by Jimmy Creed.
Champions Songbird, Tepin, and Finest City and several weanlings from the first crop of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah highlight 192 horses who have been cataloged for the 2017 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale.
Following are horses to watch from the select session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. fall yearling sale, based on pedigree and auction performance of notable relatives.
The past year has seen plenty of changes for Ocala Breeders' Sales Co., from upgrades to the facility to movement on the calendar. The next change on the horizon for the auction company is set up to be a well-timed one.
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.