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.
The three-day Book 1 section of the Tattersalls October yearling sale brought together the elite members of international breeding and racing, and their competitive bidding, especially during the sale’s final two sessions, drove the auction to new heights. Book 1 concluded with a Thursday finale that set European single-session records for gross, average, and median. The overall gross during the Book 1 session also set a record for highest in European auction history.
A Shamardal colt sold for about $2.9 million on Wednesday to headline a robust second Book 1 session of the Tattersalls October yearling sale at Newmarket, England. The session posted gains in gross, average, and median, with active trade at the market’s upper end among several of the industry’s major buyers.
Led by California-breds by leading regional stallions such as Lucky Pulpit and Unusual Heat, Tuesday’s Barretts October yearling sale showed across-the-board gains in number of horses sold, gross receipts, average and median compared with the 2013 sale.
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The Tattersalls October yearling sale kicked off its Book 1 section, annually a showcase for Europe’s finest, with a session on Tuesday that posted declines in gross and average with fewer horses sold but also finished with a record median for a Tattersalls October opening-day session.
A new-look edition of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall sale yielded mixed results compared with last year’s renewal, posting minor declines and a high buyback rate.
