Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall sale catalog available
Catalogs are available online for the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale, which has been expanded to two days for 2015.
DRF Breeding StaffSep 08, 2014
Catalogs are available online for the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale, which has been expanded to two days for 2015.
A Bernardini filly became the second foal out of her dam, Grade 1 winner Mushka, to sell for seven figures at the Keeneland September yearling sale, with John Ferguson going to $1.2 million to acquire the filly on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum’s Godolphin operation.
A Curlin filly who is a half sister to champion Beholder and Grade 1 winner Into Mischief, was the first to crack the seven-figure mark at the Keeneland September yearling sale, going for $1.1 million to Bridlewood Farm.
A filly from the first crop of Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Drosselmeyer brought $80,000 to top the Equine Sales Co., of Louisiana select yearling sale on Wednesday.
A bustling middle market and overall sense of stability have put more horses and sellers in play for the 2014 edition of the Keeneland September yearling sale. The North American Thoroughbred industry’s bellwether auction added an additional day of selling for this year’s renewal after the number of yearlings cataloged rose 7 percent to 4,181 entries.
DRF Breeding staff writer Joe Nevills spoke with Gainesway Farm's Antony Beck in late August about the state of the yearling market and the success of Tapit.
The 13-session Keeneland September yearling sale is traditionally a showcase for young sires, whose first foals are some of the most anticipated yearlings on the sales grounds during presale inspections. Four North American-based first-crop stallions have already made good first impressions at the first three major yearling auctions of 2014 – the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July sale, the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale, and the Fasig-Tipton New York preferred yearling sale.
Dehere, the champion juvenile male of 1993, died earlier this year at age 23, but he is poised to continue making an impact on the sport for years to come. The Deputy Minister stallion has quietly fashioned a solid career as a broodmare sire.
Wednesday’s open session of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society’s premier yearling sale posted sizable gains in gross, average, and median. That session followed a similarly upbeat open session on Tuesday, and the sale’s cumulative results indicated that the Ontario breeding sector is on the rebound following several fallow years.
The following horses are yearlings to watch in Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale based on their pedigrees and past auction performance of notable family members. Conformation, physical characteristics, veterinarian records, and late pedigree updates were not taken into consideration.