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.
The three-day Arqana August yearling sale, held in Deauville, France, concluded Monday with records set in average price and buyback rate.
The Breeders Sales Co., of Louisiana has cataloged 197 horses to its annual yearling sale that will be held at the Ike Hamilton Center in West Monroe, La., on Sept. 23.
A Forestry colt whose 2-year-old half-brother is a contender for the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity on Sept. 3 sold for a record $75,000 at Tuesday’s Northern California yearling and horses of racing age sale at Pleasanton, Calif., a sale that had dramatically higher economic figures than past years.
A yearling colt by champion Big Brown brought $26,000 to top the Colorado Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s Silver Cup auction last Saturday at Arapahoe Park.
The Minnesota Thoroughbred Association hosted a banner renewal of its yearling and mixed sale on Monday, posting new records in gross and average sale price.
