The New England branch of the Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER) will host a showcase event on the backstretch of Suffolk Downs on Sept. 27 to assist horsemen in re-homing racehorses when the track shutters at the end of the month.
The Keeneland September yearling sale continued to hum along on Wednesday, as the 13-day auction entered the homestretch. Wednesday signaled the beginning of Keeneland’s Book 4 portion, squarely targeting the middle market, and when the ninth session concluded economic figures were up significantly across the board.
Book 3 of the Keeneland September yearling sale continued a strong showing by the middle market, wrapping on Tuesday with sizable improvements in gross, average and median compared with last year’s eighth session.
Economic figures remained solid as the Keeneland September yearling drifted into the middle market on Monday, posting improved returns compared with last year’s seventh session.
The second book of the Keeneland September yearling sale closed with authority on Sunday, posting significant gains over the sixth session of last year’s edition.
Book 2 of the Keeneland September yearling sale was kicked off with a youth movement at the top, with four of the five highest-priced offerings sired by stallions represented by their first or second crops.
Gulfstream Park and Fasig-Tipton announced Friday that the Hallandale, Fla., track would host Fasig-Tipton’s selected 2-year-olds in training sale in 2015.
The following horses are yearlings to watch in Book 2 of the Keeneland September yearling sale based on their pedigrees and past auction performance of notable family members.
The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. fall mixed sale is now available online at the OBS website. The two day-auction will contain a horses of racing age section for the first time.
Keeneland’s select Book 1 section of its September yearling auction ended Thursday after four days of high-end trade with a dip in gross receipts compared with the 2013 Book 1 section, reflecting the fact that fewer horses were cataloged and therefore sold in this year’s renewal. However, average and median figures improved appreciably, and the Book 1 buyback rate held steady.
