Improved yearling quality expected at Barretts select 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.
Steve AndersenAug 25, 2017
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.
A pair of yearlings by Too Much Bling brought $100,000 each to top the Texas Thoroughbred Association’s annual summer yearling and mixed sale on Monday at Lone Star Park.
The champion mare Stellar Wind will be cataloged to the Keeneland November breeding stock sale following a planned start in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff on Nov. 3 at Del Mar.
A pair of fillies by Going Commando topped the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Manitoba Division) yearling sale on Sunday, which closed with steady returns.
The Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association's summer yearling and mixed sale has established itself as a competitive auction on the West Coast for its sale prices and graduates, and hopes are that the trend will continue this year.
This year's Texas Thoroughbred Association summer yearling and mixed sale will be Monday, the same day the total solar eclipse will shadow the U.S. If there were ever a time to believe in superstition, TTA Sale Director Tim Boyce said it's now.
Finest City, the champion female sprinter of 2016, will be offered at this year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale.