The commercial Thoroughbred industry tends to operate within a bubble, generally impervious to the tumult of the outside world except for extreme exceptions. That trend will be put to the test starting Monday, as the Keeneland September yearling sale begins its two-week run in what is an uncertain world.
Fasig-Tipton is expanding its sales facility in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., with the acquisition of additional properties that are likely to be used for parking during auctions.
The fourth edition of the Equine Sales Co. of Louisiana consignor-select yearling sale closed on Tuesday with gains across the board, highlighted by a $145,000 Into Mischief colt.
Despite efforts from the Ontario division of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society to attract buyers with more than $100,000 in incentives, Thursday’s Canadian Premier Yearling Sale at Woodbine saw declines from 2015.
A filly by the first-crop stallion Smiling Tiger was purchased for $130,000, making her the most expensive horse of Tuesday’s Barretts select yearling sale at Del Mar.
The catalog for the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale is now online, with 360 horses on offer. The auction will take place Tuesday, Oct. 4 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
Marc C. Ferrell’s VinMar Farm will offer a complete dispersal of its Thoroughbred holdings at this year’s Keeneland September yearling sale and November breeding stock sale.
Tom Chiota, long-time past president of Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company, passed away on August 28 at the age of 70.
Horses from the dispersal of Lane’s End Texas topped both the yearling and mixed sessions of a Texas Thoroughbred Association auction Monday at Lone Star Park.
In an effort to increase activity at the Canadian Premier Yearling Sale, the Ontario division of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society has introduced a number of incentives for buyers at this year's sale, including cash prizes, sales credits, stallion seasons, and free training days.
