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It's the dream of many owners to have a horse in the Breeders' Cup. Some will get a chance to grab on to that dream at the eleventh hour, as interests in a handful of horses prepared to run at the Nov. 1-2 event at Del Mar are on offer at the inaugural Keeneland Championship sale, to be held Wednesday evening in the paddock at the Breeders' Cup host track.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale closed out its four-day run – and the traditional North American yearling market – with a bang on Thursday evening, finishing with a record gross and average, a historically competitive median, and its lowest buyback rate in more than a decade.
After hitting its midway point with gains in gross and average, the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale continued toward its finish line with a penultimate session on Wednesday that showed some declines, but continued to post an improved buyback rate as the final yearling sale of the season.
A Curlin colt lit the board at $550,000 as the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale hit its midway point with results that compare favorably to last year’s renewal in a number of categories.
A pair of $350,000 colts led the way as the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale set the tone for its run with solid figures Monday.
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A 25 percent share of Gold Phoenix, the veteran California-based turf marathoner, will be offered at the newly created Keeneland Championship sale in the Del Mar paddock on the evening of Oct. 30.
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Second chances are a theme as the last chances for the North American yearling marketplace come up this week. Fasig-Tipton will host the traditional final in-person auction of the yearling season, with its Kentucky October yearling sale from Oct. 21-24. Then, running Oct. 24-30, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. enters the digital marketplace, with its October digital yearling sale offering its own twist on the platform.
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Mind Control will be represented by 23 first-crop weanlings and nine mares in foal cataloged for Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale, meaning he has a hand in more than 10 percent of the catalog – dramatic representation for a young stallion.
A filly by standout freshman sire Complexity sold for $150,000 to lead proceedings as the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. concluded a steady October yearling sale Tuesday evening.
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A stallion share in unbeaten 2022 Horse of the Year Flightline will be offered as part of the Keeneland Championship sale, as lots continue to be entered and revealed for the inaugural sale, which will be held the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 30 in the Del Mar paddock.
