The Fasig-Tipton October yearling sale is the last major stop on the North American yearling auction calendar, and it has come to serve a number of purposes for sellers.
The Barretts fall yearling and horses of all ages sale finished on Tuesday with mild declines in gross and average and an increased median price, led by a $190,000 yearling colt from the first crop of Smiling Tiger.
The Equine Sales Co. of Louisiana open yearling and mixed sale on Sunday posted declines in gross and average from last year. The sale was headed up by a $22,000 colt from the first crop of Justin Phillip.
The 2016 Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association fall mixed sale on Sunday was led by a $35,000 Hold Me Back gelding.
The Fasig-Tipton 2016 Saratoga fall mixed sale showed a marginal year-to-year regression in gross and average, and was topped by the $150,000 sale of broodmare Coronation Street.
Though Barretts has long since settled into its new digs at Del Mar, the auction company's fall sale of yearlings and horses of all ages will have a vintage look for the immediate future. The next two editions of the fall sale will be held at Barretts' former base at Fairplex Park in Pomona, Calif., after the 2015 edition took place at Del Mar.
The continued ascension of the New York-bred program over the past half-decade gives those selling horses at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale plenty of optimism. The auction will take place Monday, Oct. 17 at the Humphrey S. Finney sales pavilion, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern.
The catalog for the 2016 Arizona Thoroughbred Breeders Association sale is now available online, featuring 98 horses on offer prior to supplemental entries. The auction will take place Thursday, Nov. 17, at Horseshoe Park Equestrian Centre in Queen Creek, Ariz., beginning at 2 p.m. Mountain.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale is one of the major fall mixed sales held shortly following the Breeders' Cup, and it is notable for top mares who head straight from the races to the sale grounds and horses who earn major catalog updates throughout the month of October. The following are Keeneland November hips to watch with recent catalog updates, selected based on their ontrack performance and pedigrees.
The 2016 Heritage Place Thoroughbred yearling and mixed sale turned in a stellar performance Sunday, showing growth in average sale price led by an $18,000 Astrology colt.
