The second day of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale showed an increase activity from the opening session, especially at the top of the market, but figures still trended behind last year’s record-setting sale.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale opened on Monday behind the record pace set in 2014, with moderate declines across the board and a higher buyback rate.
The Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association fall all-age Thoroughbred sale closed Sunday with an increased gross and improved buyback rate, but declines in average and median sale price.
The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale reverts to its successful one-day format as it attempts to bounce back to the solid figures it posted earlier in its short history.
It wasn’t that long ago that the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale nearly became a casualty of the industry downturn and was briefly canceled. Heading into the 2015 renewal off four straight record-setting performances, the thought seems almost inconceivable. A catalog already large enough to stop a bullet in 2014 was expanded to four days and 1,485 entries for 2015. The yearlings on offer run a broad spectrum, from Book 1 buybacks out of the Keeneland September yearling sale to runners sired in 22 different states, two Canadian provinces, and two countries outside of North America.
Following are horses to watch at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale based on their pedigrees and past auction performance of notable family members. Conformation, physical conformation, veterinarian records, and late pedigree updates were not taken into consideration.
Barretts concludes its inaugural year of auctions at its new home at Del Mar on Oct. 27 with a one-day sale of horses of all ages.
The second and final day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall mixed sale on Wednesday followed an up-and-down consignor select session the previous day with gains during the open mixed session and declines in the horses of racing age portion.
The opening consignor select session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall mixed sale closed on Tuesday with declines in gross and average sale price from the 2014 edition, but an improved median and lower buyback rate.
Grade 1 winner Dame Dorothy, who is targeting the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, will be offered at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale, to be held Nov. 1 in Lexington.
