Fasig-Tipton February: Sale closes with declines
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale continued to come down from the highs of the Eugene Melnyk dispersal in 2013, trending downward across the board.
Joe NevillsFeb 09, 2015
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale continued to come down from the highs of the Eugene Melnyk dispersal in 2013, trending downward across the board.
The opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale saw varied returns Sunday evening in Lexington, Ky.
Registered white Thoroughbreds are a highly uncommon sight at public auction, but Polar Foxx is an even more exclusive vintage among that select group. The 2-year-old daughter of Silver Mountain will be just the third white filly offered at a North American auction since 1999 when she goes through the ring on Monday at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale.
Heritage Place, a premiere Quarter Horse auction house in Oklahoma City that introduced a Thoroughbred sale three years ago, is making some changes to that auction. The Thoroughbred sale will be expanded to include a yearling session for 2015, while the auction will be held more than two months earlier than usual, on Oct. 4.
The Equine Sales Company of Louisiana will conduct its Consignor Select Yearling sale on Sept. 2, the auction house announced on Thursday.
The mixed portion of the North American auction calendar has seen the market level out, which, given the rapid ascension out of the cellar from 2008-10, isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale will be the final measure of the broodmare and short-yearling markets on a national level before the sales move on to the 2-year-olds in training season. Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning said he expects a solid renewal.
Live video of the 2015 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed sale, beginning at 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 8.
The 2015 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. winter mixed sale closed Thursday with declines from a significantly smaller group of offerings.
The opening consignor select session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. winter mixed sale concluded on Monday with an increased average sale price, but a downturn in gross and median price.
The catalog for the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale of selected 2-year-olds in training is now online, featuring 175 entries.