The Equine Sales Co. of Louisiana consignor select yearling sale moved forward as scheduled on Thursday, and turned in across-the-board gains, topped by a $97,000 Mineshaft colt.
The Carter Sales Co. OKC Summer sale closed Sunday with gains in gross and average, led by a filly from the first crop of Kentucky stallion Flashback.
The catalog for the 2017 Michigan Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association fall breeders sale is now available online, with 30 entries.
A family connection led to a record purchase at Tuesday’s Barretts select yearling sale at Del Mar. Prominent owner Samantha Siegel paid $300,000 for a California-bred filly by Bodemeister, the most expensive yearling purchased at a Barretts sale since the company was formed in 1990.
Fasig-Tipton has released the catalog for its Midlantic fall yearling sale, which this year was expanded due to a high volume of entries.
With 320 entries catalogued, stabling at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion in Toronto, Ontario, is at capacity ahead of Thursday's Canadian Premier yearling sale.
The Barretts Select Yearling Sale, set for Tuesday afternoon, is in its third year as an event coinciding with the Del Mar summer race meeting.
The Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association summer yearling and mixed sale saw steady declines on Tuesday despite a larger catalog, and was topped by a $67,000 Smiling Tiger colt.
The Minnesota Thoroughbred Association yearling sale took a step back from an all-time performance last year, but returns remained strong for the auction, led by a $37,000 Astrology colt.
The Thoroughbred portion of the Ruidoso Downs New Mexico-bred Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse sale saw mild declines last Friday, and was topped by an Attila’s Storm offspring for the second consecutive year.
