Golden Artemis, the dam of Grade 1 winner My Conquestadory, and her weanling filly by Desert Party have been added to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected fall mixed sale catalog.
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Prices at Tuesday’s Barretts October yearling sale in Pomona, Calif., might depend on how buyers perceive several of the state’s youngest stallions.
Among the diverse group of buyers who helped to fuel record-setting figures at last month’s Keeneland September yearling sale, Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Farm made a notable impact by purchasing several horses in high-profile partnerships.
The renewed strength of New York’s breeding and incentives program over the past two years has benefited many areas of the state’s Thoroughbred industry, not the least of which has been the bloodstock market at the annual Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sales during the summer. Last year, Fasig-Tipton officials sought to further tap into the state’s growth by inaugurating a fall mixed and horses of racing age sale, and following a solid debut, the sale company added a second edition for 2013.
The catalog for the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected fall mixed sale is now available online, with 209 horses included in the catalog.
A son of late Coolmore sire Montjeu sold for about $3,880,900, or 2.85 million Euros, establishing the second-highest price in Ireland’s history as the Goffs Orby yearling sale concluded its two-day run with increases in gross and average and only a slight decline in median.
A yearling daughter from the third crop of 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Raven’s Pass sold for about $706,425 (520,000 Euros) to pace Wednesday’s first session of the Goffs Orby sale in Co. Kildare, Ireland. The first session of the boutique yearling auction concluded with more horses sold and a higher gross compared with the opening session in 2012 but small declines in both average and median.
Montana Native, winner of the $200,000 Remington Park Oaks on Sunday, is to be sold at Keeneland in November, trainer Ken McPeek said Tuesday.
The yearling market unequivocally passed its first test following a record-setting Keeneland September yearling sale, with across-the-board gains on Monday at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale.
