Over the past quarter-century, John Brocklebank’s name has become synonymous with expert judgment to those immersed in the exciting and demanding world of yearling-to-juvenile pinhooking. And he is starting to move back into operating in the United States after leaving when the Great Recession hit bloodstock markets here.
One year after most major American 2-year-old sales put up large increases in average and median price, many sales officials are feeling optimistic about 2013. Five years after the global economic crisis, buyers appear more confident and willing to bid on attractive racing prospects.
Six horses completed a one-furlong breeze in :9.80 seconds on Friday during the second day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March selected sale of 2-year-olds in training pre-sale under-tack show.
A triumvirate of fillies by freshman sires tied for the fastest time for a one-furlong breeze on Thursday during the first Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March selected sale of 2-year-olds in training under-tack show.
A slimmed-down catalog of 93 horses will be offered on March 17 at the John Franks Memorial 2-year-olds in training sale at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, La.
The Inglis Melbourne premier yearling sale concluded on Wednesday with its Session Two portion, which posted a higher gross and a lower buyback rate than its comparable 2012 session and held steady in average and median price.
Trade picked up on Tuesday at the Inglis Melbourne premier yearling sale at the Oaklands complex in Victoria, resulting in cumulative receipts steady with last year’s auction and a solid increase in average price.
Led by a Malibu Moon colt bought for $675,000, Monday’s Barretts March sale of selected 2-year-olds in-training showed growth in gross, average, and median prices.
