One of the highlights of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale catalog is the dispersal of Robert Zoellner's Rockin' Z Ranch, which puts 32 horses on offer ranging from yearlings, to graded-stakes-winning broodmares, to a 3-year-old with Kentucky Derby points.
Hips to watch at the Fasig-Tip February sale.
As the last major stop on the North American mixed auction calendar, the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale will face the same challenges its sister sales saw during this cycle. However this auction has a few things going for it that its predecessors did not.
Machmer Hall has purchased the most expensive weanling or newly turned yearling in each of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale's past three renewals, and it bought the second-highest weanling four editions ago.
True to form for many regional-level mixed auctions, the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic winter mixed sale struggled to connect beyond the top offerings, producing lower average returns and a higher buyback rate.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. winter mixed sale took the brunt of a market becoming less forgiving toward lower-level entries, punctuated by significant across-the-board declines in monetary figures and a higher buyback rate.
The catalog for the 2017 Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream selected 2-year-olds in training sale is now available online, featuring 162 entries.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic winter mixed sale in Maryland has always been a melting pot of the region's breeding programs, and those programs' recent growth suggests the ingredients might become of increasingly higher quality.
The yearling market was firmly in command during the first day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. winter mixed sale, accounting for 14 of the top 15 prices, but a staggering buyback rate dampened any momentum generated from improved figures.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. January mixed sale’s optional under-tack show for its horses of racing age finished with Hill Croome atop the standings, covering three furlongs in :33 4/5 seconds.
