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.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. auction calendar is as much under construction as its facilities in 2016 and 2017, and the marketplace will see its first effects at the OBS winter mixed sale.
A 2-year-old filly by Storm Wolf sold for $45,000 at Tuesday’s Barretts mixed sale of yearlings, 2-year-olds, broodmares, and racing prospects at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, Calif.
Don Alberto Corp. added a horse to its operation with bloodlines similar to Grade 2 winner Unique Bella when it purchased the broodmare Siren Serenade for $1.025 million to lead the Keeneland January mixed sale.
There was a new name among the leading covering sires at Keeneland January – but he’s a familiar name for some of the breeders fueling his figures.
The 2017 renewal of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale saw a market potentially on the cusp of transition, posting a higher buyback rate and more than double the number of no-bids, paired with across-the-board declines.
The speckled broodmare became the first registered white Thoroughbred to change hands at North American public auction for a third time, going to Diane Krasznay of Mechanicsville, Md.-based Heart's Desire Farm on Wednesday.
Horses to watch at the one-day Barretts mixed sale of yearlings, 2-year-olds, broodmares, and racing prospects at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, Calif.
