Great White Eagle, an Elusive Quality colt who set the record sale price for a European 2-year-olds in training sale earlier this year, wasted no time living up to his cost, winning his debut at Naas in Ireland on Monday by 2 3/4 lengths.
The history of the American Thoroughbred is inextricably intertwined with the history of the town of Saratoga Springs, New York. Almost from the time John Morrissey, William Travers, Leonard Jerome, and John Hunter built the first iteration of the Saratoga racetrack in 1863, Saratoga has attracted the highest quality horses, owners, trainers, and riders in America.
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A colt by Unbridled’s Song is among the 202 yearlings the Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana has catalogued to its Sept. 24 auction. The sale, which will be held at the Ike Hamilton Center in West Monroe, La., is affiliated with the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. It will begin at 11 a.m. Central.
Keeneland has cataloged 3,908 yearlings for the reformatted September yearling sale, to be held Sept. 9 through 21.
Hope springs eternal in the Thoroughbred business – particularly during yearling sales season, as potential owners arrive on the auction grounds with checkbooks at the ready, scrutinizing prospects in the hopes of spotting racing’s next superstar. But hand-in-hand with the pursuit of reward comes risk, particularly with young horses constantly exposed to new environments and experiences. And thus, many owners seek out insurance to protect themselves and their new purchases.
After leaving the ring as the highest-priced horse in the Barretts March sale of selected 2-year-olds in training earlier this year, Corfu kept the momentum going on the racetrack, winning his debut race on Thursday at Saratoga.
Equine Sales of Louisiana will kick off its second year of operation with its consignor select yearling sale, featuring a catalog of 174 horses.
Led by a 2012 Kentucky stakes winner who sold for $510,000, the second Paddock Sale at Del Mar on Sunday evening saw sharp increases in gross, average and median prices compared with the inaugural sale in 2012.
The second Paddock Sale at Del Mar on Sunday evening will offer 28 horses of racing age, a smaller catalog than the 2012 sale and one that includes a variety of 2-year-olds, claiming stock and a few stakes runners.
