Aussies Aquis Farm go on spree at first September sale
Aquis Farm of Australia made its first trip to the Keeneland September yearling sale a productive one, with six purchases totaling $2,085,000 million in Book 1.
Nicole RussoSep 16, 2016
Aquis Farm of Australia made its first trip to the Keeneland September yearling sale a productive one, with six purchases totaling $2,085,000 million in Book 1.
A week prior to the Keeneland September yearling sale, Charlie Boden announced that he was leaving his post as racing manager and stallion season sales director for Calumet Farm to re-establish his bloodstock consultancy, Charles H. Boden Thoroughbreds, Inc.
The Coolmore partnership has tag-teamed the auction market with a variety of high-profile operations, and expanded a fledgling relationship with John Malone's Bridlewood Farm on Wednesday, going in together on a $2 million Tapit colt.
As a high-level player on both sides of the auction ring, Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale was a roller coaster ride for Mandy Pope.
When horses sell for as much money as they did at the first three days of the Keeneland September sale, it looks like it's an easy game for consignors. It's not. For every one that sells for a lot of money, there's usually another one that barely brings the stud fee.
A half-brother to 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame last month, sold for $400,000 to Let's Go Stable at the Keeneland September yearling sale on Wednesday.
Commercial rivals Tapit and War Front once again led the way during the Keeneland September yearling sale's Book 1 portion.
The catalog for the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale is now online, featuring 319 horses on offer. The auction will take place Monday, Oct. 17, at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern.
A flurry of high-priced offerings on Wednesday helped the select Book 1 portion of the Keeneland September yearling sale finish with improved figures in average and median sale price, with a $3-million Scat Daddy colt becoming the auction’s most expensive offering since 2010.
A colt by the late Scat Daddy who is a half-brother to champion Beholder and Grade 1 winner Into Mischief lit up Keeneland September when he sold for $3 million to the Coolmore partnership on Wednesday afternoon, during the bellwether auction's third session.