Del Mar Paddock Sale catalog now online
The catalog for the July 25 Paddock Sale at Del Mar of race-ready horses has been posted online, according to the company holding the sale.
DRF StaffJul 17, 2015
The catalog for the July 25 Paddock Sale at Del Mar of race-ready horses has been posted online, according to the company holding the sale.
A yearling sale that was scheduled for next month at Lone Star Park near Dallas will not be conducted this year, according to Jeff Hooper, the Thoroughbred auction liaison for Western Bloodstock.
The Japan Racing Horse Association select sale closed Tuesday with record returns in the yearling market, a slightly muted weanling market, and significant activity from a prominent U.S. buyer and by notable U.S. pedigrees.
The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. August yearling sale is now available online, featuring 812 horses on offer.
While the Fasig-Tipton summer selected horses of racing age sale lacked the high-level fireworks of previous editions, Thursday’s renewal showed strength among its blue-collar offerings with the highest median price in the sale’s three-year history.
The North American yearling calendar got off to a good start on Thursday, with the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July selected yearling sale posting across-the-board gains in the strongest renewal in nearly a decade.
Live video streaming of the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic winter mixed sale.
The Keeneland September yearling sale will feature a slightly different format in 2015, with a shorter Book 1 and an earlier break in the schedule.
Interest in horses-of-racing-age sales has been on the rise as the bloodstock market rebuilds from the recession of the late 2000s and early 2010s, providing instant gratification for owners and an avenue for sellers to cull stock or profit from a high-profile win. All four major North American auction companies – Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton, Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co., and Barretts – have at least one segment dedicated to horses in training, if not an entire sale, and each puts a unique spin on the format to play toward their strengths and spot on the calendar.
The North American auction calendar will make its transition into the yearling season with the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July selected yearling sale, carrying with it the momentum of a solid 2-year-olds in training season now in the books.