The Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana has released the catalog for its yearling sale, to be held on Sept. 24 at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe, La. The single-session sale will begin at 11 a.m. Central.
Barretts Sales and Racing has released the catalog for its October yearling sale, scheduled to be held on Oct. 8 at the Hinds Pavilion on the grounds of Fairplex Park in Pomona, Calif. The single-session sale is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Pacific.
Following is a selection of yearlings to watch from the first two books of this year’s Keeneland September sale, with the reasons why they stand out from the crowd.
Breeders and consignors throughout Ontario will be offering some of the top Canadian-bred yearlings Sept. 3 and 7 at the Canadian premier yearling sale at Woodbine, and they all hope the market rebounds from a year ago.
E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC will completely disperse its Thoroughbred breeding stock at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which begins Nov. 5 in Lexington, Ky.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 387 yearlings for its Midlantic fall yearling sale, to be held Sept. 30 at Timonium, Md. The single-session sale begins at 10 a.m. Eastern.
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society’s Manitoba yearling sale on August 25 saw significant declines from last year’s edition, marked with a high buyback rate.
A filly from Discreetly Mine’s first crop and a daughter of classic winner Birdstone brought bids of $65,000 each to top the Fasig-Tipton Texas summer yearling sale that experienced gains across the board Monday night at Lone Star Park. Tom Durant, who is the track’s all-time winningest owner, bought both fillies. They were each consigned by Lane’s End Texas, agent, with the Birdstone filly selling as the property of La Bahia Stud.
The Carter Sales Co. Oklahoma City summer Thoroughbred sale closed at record heights on Aug. 19 at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds.
The Fasig-Tipton Texas auction at Lone Star Park on Monday night will have fewer yearlings on offer than the corresponding sale a year ago, but the catalog of 129 head boasts considerable depth.
