Prices dip at Barretts juvenile sale
The Barretts select sale of 2-year-olds in training at Del Mar on Wednesday showed declines in several key categories but a rise in the price of the leading hip of the sale.
Steve AndersenMar 31, 2016
The Barretts select sale of 2-year-olds in training at Del Mar on Wednesday showed declines in several key categories but a rise in the price of the leading hip of the sale.
A sextet of juveniles tied for the fastest furlong Monday at the Barretts March sale of select 2-year-olds in training, covering the distance in 9 4/5 seconds over the main track at Del Mar.
Merlot and Color Me Gold shared the highest price, $30,000, at the inaugural Hastings paddock sale for horses of racing age Saturday.
Steve Andersen's hips to watch at Wednesday's Barretts sale of 2-year-olds in training.
A later date on the calendar could result in a different vibe for Wednesday's Barretts select sale of 2-year-olds in training at Del Mar.
The catalog for the 2016 Equine Sales Co. of Louisiana 2-year-olds in training sale is now available online, featuring 93 horses, making it the largest renewal in the auction’s three-year history.
Officials from Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton, and the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. jointly announced an amendment to their anabolic androgenic steroid policies, removing time thresholds from the right to rescind purchase due to a positive test.
Cupid became the latest stakes-winning graduate of the 2014 Keeneland September yearling sale when he captured the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes on Saturday at Oaklawn Park.
The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training is now available online, comprising 1,216 juveniles over four sessions.
Multiple classic-placed Grade 1 winner Bodemeister, who has been a commercial standout at every touchpoint of his nascent career, recorded the highest price for a freshman sire at the OBS March sale.