North America's major fall sales – the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale Nov. 7, and the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, beginning the following day – take place just days after the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita. The auctions are thus notable for more than a dozen fillies and mares entered to head straight from the races to the sale grounds as racing or broodmare prospects.
The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders’ Association fall mixed sale closed on Oct. 30 with significant improvements across the board, led by a $20,000 Flat Out colt.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale, the last major stop on the North American yearling sale calendar, concluded Wednesday with a relatively stable marketplace and an improved buyback rate. A total of 777 horses were sold during the sale’s three days for gross receipts of $25,691,500. The gross marked a 13 percent decline from the 2015 sale, where 854 horses sold for $29,369,300 over four sessions.
A full brother to Grade 1 winner Pretty City Dancer was announced as a late scratch during Monday's session at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale, and will be pointed toward a 2-year-olds in training sale next year.
Day two of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale stalled the momentum set in the opening session, with across-the-board declines in figures, led by a $300,000 Orb colt.
The first day of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale kicked off trade with mixed momentum, showing improved figures in gross and average sale price, but a significant decline in median, led by a $350,000 Curlin colt.
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.
