Barretts cancels November racing age sale
Barretts will not conduct a horses of racing age sale at Del Mar on Nov. 8 as previously scheduled, according to the sale company’s general manager, Kim Lloyd.
Steve AndersenOct 17, 2014
Barretts will not conduct a horses of racing age sale at Del Mar on Nov. 8 as previously scheduled, according to the sale company’s general manager, Kim Lloyd.
A 2-year-old full brother to champion Stardom Bound was the highlight of the newly-added horses of racing age section to close Wednesday’s final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall mixed sale.
Eclipse Award-winning owners and breeders Ken and Sarah Ramsey bought the mare Alexandra’s Grace for $120,000 to lead Tuesday’s leadoff session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall mixed sale. The Ocala, Fla., auction posted across-the-board declines compared with sale opener in 2013.
LIVE VIDEO: Fasig-Tipton October Fall Yearlings Sale
A yearling filly from the first crop of Trappe Shot brought a bid of $50,000 to top the Fasig-Tipton Texas auction of yearlings, breeding stock and racing prospects Monday at Lone Star Park near Dallas. This year’s renewal marked the first time the Fasig-Tipton Texas yearling and mixed auctions were combined.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall mixed sale will have a new look this year, with the addition of a horses-of-racing-age session to one of the season’s first mixed auctions.
Five juveniles turned in the fastest one-furlong breeze of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall mixed sale under-tack show on Monday, covering the distance in 10 1/5 seconds.
The Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association fall all-age sale was held Sunday, finishing with gains across the board highlighted by a significantly improved median.
Grant Williamson, a 25-year veteran of the Thoroughbred industry, has joined Three Chimneys as the Midway, Ky. farm’s director of stallion nominations and sales.
Fasig-Tipton Texas has packaged its annual yearling auction in a different format this fall, moving the sale six weeks later to Monday and expanding the traditional catalog to include breeding stock and horses of racing age.