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LIVE VIDEO: 2014 OBS August Yearling Sale
DRF Breeding StaffAug 25, 2014
LIVE VIDEO: 2014 OBS August Yearling Sale
Grade 1 winner Dayatthespa will be offered at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale at the end of her autumn campaign.
The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed and horses of racing age sale will grow from one day to two after receiving a record number of entries.
The following horses were selected as yearlings to watch at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. August yearling sale based on their pedigrees. Conformation, physical characteristics, veterinarian records, and late updates to their pedigrees were not taken into consideration.
The first few sales of the North American yearling auction season revealed stability in the marketplace that spanned the upper and middle markets. The tenor of the market will be given another test Aug. 26-28, when the focus shifts to Florida for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. August yearling sale before turning to the bellwether Keeneland September sale.
When the filly Lexie Lou blew away the boys in the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine on July 6, it was an important boost for Ontario’s battered breeding industry and its annual premier yearling sale, which will hold its 2014 edition Sept. 2-3 at the Woodbine sales pavilion.
The Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association’s yearling and mixed sale followed the national Thoroughbred market last year by posting figures comparable to those generated before the economic collapse of the late 2000s. A year later, the auction’s organizers aim to keep the ball rolling with a new incentive for local graduates.
The announcement last week by Coteau Grove Farms that it will reduce its racing operations to concentrate on its breeding program promises to change the racing landscape in southern Louisiana.
A yearling colt by Grade 2 winner Tiz Wonderful sold for a record price at the Carter Sales Co., auction on Sunday, when he brought $67,000 during the organization’s annual summer sale in Oklahoma City.
The catalog for the 2014 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale is now available online, featuring 450 entries.