Stallions acquired as prospects at auction comprise a negligible slice of the overall U.S. sire population, and many of those purchases reside in smaller state breeding programs, making Central Banker’s New York home a notable exception. The auction process is rarely the first option for a racehorse owner looking to place a runner at stud, but it does not necessarily indicate a complete lack of market interest.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December mixed sale posted a significant decline in returns on Monday to close out the 2014 major auction calendar.
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On the heels of a largely positive November auction season in central Kentucky, the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December mixed sale will look to continue that successful run as the weeks dwindle down in 2014. The one-day sale will be held Monday at Fasig-Tipton’s Midlantic base at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md., beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern.
The Tattersalls December breeding stock sale closed out the auction company’s 2014 calendar on Thursday and locked down a record annual gross for a second consecutive year.
The Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association stallion season auction, one of the organization’s biggest fundraisers, will open Saturday, Dec. 6.
A total of 1,610 horses have been cataloged for the 2015 Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, which will be held Jan. 12-15.
Just The Judge, an Irish classic winner and also a Grade 1 winner in Canada, changed hands on Tuesday for 4.5 million guineas (about $7,460,790 in U.S. funds) at the Tattersalls December breeding stock sale, making her the highest-priced filly in British auction history.
The four-day Tattersalls December foal sale in Newmarket, England, closed Saturday with record gross receipts, a higher median, and an improved buyback rate, fueled by well-bred offspring of sires such as Sea The Stars, Dubawi, and Oasis Dream.
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society held its Ontario winter mixed sale on Saturday after a one-year hiatus, and the auction at the Woodbine sales pavilion in Toronto posted gains in gross, average, and median compared with the 2012 renewal.
