Catalog for Barretts fall sale now online
The catalog for the 2017 Barretts fall sale of yearlings and horses of racing age is now online, with 264 horses on offer, prior to supplemental entries.
Joe NevillsSep 15, 2017
The catalog for the 2017 Barretts fall sale of yearlings and horses of racing age is now online, with 264 horses on offer, prior to supplemental entries.
Numbers were up dramatically at the CTHS yearling and mixed sale held at Thunderbird Show Park on Tuesday.
In response to a competitive market at Keeneland September, notable industry figures teamed up to land the horses they wanted rather than knock heads in the auction ring.
It took about an hour for Wednesday's session of the Keeneland September yearling sale to turn a good day for Jody and Michelle Huckabay into one they'll never forget.
Keeneland aimed to start its September yearling sale with a bang and carry the momentum through the first week when it changed the look of the auction’s front end. At the close of Thursday’s trade, it was apparent that goal had been achieved, with all measurables up and the most seven-figure transactions at the sale since 2014.
A run of commercial success for broodmare Ithinkisawapudycat continued Tuesday at the Keeneland September sale when the mare's final Ashview-bred yearling, a Street Sense filly, sold for $750,000.
California-based owner Gary Broad needed to go to just $90,000 to acquire a yearling colt by Smart Strike, one of only four offspring from the leading sire's final crop.
Deep Impact's first yearling ever offered in the U.S. got an underwhelming reception, failing to meet her reserve with a high bid of $285,000 at Keeneland September.
In pursuit of a Kentucky Derby win, Winchell Thoroughbreds went to $625,000 at Keeneland September to acquire a Medaglia d'Oro colt who is, appropriately, a half brother to a Kentucky Derby winner.
Cairo Prince's whirlwind season with his first yearling crop continued Tuesday when Shadwell bought a $900,000 colt at the Keeneland September yearling sale.