Six horses completed a one-furlong breeze in :10 seconds flat on Friday during the first day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age pre-sale under-tack show.
This week’s Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. auction of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age, set for Tuesday and Wednesday, concludes what has been a successful juvenile auction season. This spring’s results in the 2-year-old market have been a source for optimism among buyers and sellers alike heading into the normally more volatile yearling sales, with the Florida sales in particular performing well.
Equix, a Lexington, Ky.-based bloodstock analysis firm, has appointed Fletcher Mauk as an Equine Analyst.
The Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana has appointed Daren English as sales director of its 2013 yearling auction that will be held on Sept. 24, the organization announced late Friday.
The catalog for the Fasig-Tipton July sale of selected yearlings is now available online, featuring 258 entries.
A total of 736 horses have been cataloged for the Tattersalls July Sale, offering breeding stock and horses in training.
Australia's Magic Millions National sale concluded Friday with a single horses of racing age session, as problematic activity from embattled Australian businessman Nathan Tinkler that arose midweek caused the sale company to pre-emptively withdraw 13 of Tinkler’s horses that were to be offered during the final day.
The three-day yearling section of the Magic Millions National sale ended with sizable gains in its select portion but also a good deal of consternation among buyers after embattled businessman Nathan Tinkler bought back several of his high-profile yearlings offered as part of his dispersal.
Tommy Thompson, a Kentucky-based owner and bloodstock agent, died May 23 from a heart attack Lexington, Ky. He was 62.
Australia’s Magic Millions auction house reported across-the-board increases at its national broodmare sale series, which ended a three-day stand Friday.
