The Washington Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders’ Association yearling and mixed sale at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash., saw impressive gains on Aug. 20, reaching an average yearling sale price not seen in nearly a decade.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company opened its August yearling auction Tuesday with a pair of $250,000 toppers and hefty increases across the board at its select session.
Arqana’s Deauville yearling sale concluded Monday in France with gains at its single-session Part 2 portion.
The three sales that comprise the 2-year-olds-in-training portion of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. calendar posted across-the-board gains in 2013. The sales company will look to continue that run of good fortune with the OBS August yearling sale Tuesday through Thursda
Horses to watch at the OBS August yearling sale.
Arqana Bloodstock’s Deauville yearling sale posted a second consecutive day of strong trade on Sunday in France, highlighted by a new sale topper from prominent young stallion Dubawi.
Prominent bloodstock agent Baden P. “Buzz” Chace died on Sunday following a battle with cancer. He was 72.
Arqana Bloodstock’s three-day yearling auction at Deauville, France, began with an opening session that posted significant gains across the board, topped by a pair of seven-figure horses.
Both Orb and Palace Malice were graduates of Niall Brennan’s training program in their adolescent months, meaning the Ocala, Fla., resident quietly had a massive influence on the outcome of this year’s Triple Crown season.
