The increased interest in nearby state-bred programs manifested into gains at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale on Tuesday, including a $450,000 Curlin colt bringing the second-highest price in the auction’s history.
Keeneland has cataloged 4,762 horses for its November breeding stock sale, which will run from Tuesday, Nov. 8 to Sunday, Nov. 20.
The catalog for the Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association fall sale of all ages is now available online, with 64 horses on offer.
The catalog for the 2016 Heritage Place Thoroughbred sale is available online, featuring 104 horses on offer.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale enters its 2016 renewal with plenty of wind at its back. The auction comes as the local Maryland-bred program is on the upswing, and graduates have been flying the banner with big wins on the track and some high-return pinhooks.
Promise Me Silver, who won the first eight races of her career in a streak capped by a victory in the Grade 3 Eight Belles at Churchill Downs in 2015, has been retired, trainer Bret Calhoun said Wednesday.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 1,250 yearlings for its Kentucky fall yearling sale, to be held over three sessions Oct. 24-26 in Lexington, Ky.
Like a global Thoroughbred convention, international buyers descended upon the recently concluded Keeneland September yearling sale, with outfits from five continents showing that the American Thoroughbred is in demand the world over.
Taylor Made Sales Agency led all consignors by gross for the 18th time since 1985 and the fourth time in the last five years. The Taylor family's operation, which is active across all six books of the sale, finished with 282 yearlings sold for $32,899,300.
Commercial juggernaut Tapit finished as Keeneland September's leading sire by gross for the fifth consecutive year, with 31 yearlings sold for $19,835,000. A distant second was the late Scat Daddy, with 54 sold for $13,379,000, led by the $3 million sale-topper. Tapit also led by average sale price among stallions with three or more offspring sold at $639,839, a position he also held in 2014. He narrowly edged out War Front, who finished at $633,947.
