A pair of pregnant mares and their foals of 2017 will be auctioned Friday night in the paddock at Hazel Park as a fundraiser for the Michigan Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
The catalog for the 2017 Fasig-Tipton July selected horses of racing age sale is now available online, featuring 106 entries prior to late nominations.
The catalog for the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale is now available online, featuring 227 entries.
At the end of last year's 2-year-old auction calendar, one could sense discontentment among the market's consignors. Perhaps a change was coming. Overall figures were steady, if not improving, but morale still seemed low when sellers discussed the overall marketplace.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June 2-year-olds and horses of racing age sale saw rousing trade in its opening session on Tuesday, posting sizeable across-the-board gains.
The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale hit a stumbling point Sunday, with a lower gross and higher buyback rate. But it also found a silver lining in its higher average sale price.
The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale’s under tack show Saturday was headlined by Polarizing, a Sangaree filly who breezed three furlongs in 34 seconds flat.
The fourth and final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June 2-year-olds and horses of racing age sale’s under-tack show wrapped up on Saturday with one more horse tying the overall fastest time of 9 4/5 seconds for an eighth of a mile.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. June 2-year-olds and horse of racing age sale is the last stop in what has been a largely successful juvenile auction season, but that success is part of the reason why the auction looks so different from previous years.
A single juvenile had the fastest time at a quarter-mile during the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June 2-year-olds and horse of racing age sale under-tack show Friday, stopping the clock in 20 2/5 seconds.
