$225,000 Tapit yearling tops first session of OBS winter mixed sale
A $225,000 Tapit colt led the way as yearlings dominated the opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s winter mixed sale.
Nicole RussoJan 24, 2023
A $225,000 Tapit colt led the way as yearlings dominated the opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s winter mixed sale.
With the countdown on to the start of breeding season in February, this week's Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s winter mixed sale provides one of the final chances to pick up a broodmare prior to the start of the season. The sale will also showcase young stock, including newly turned yearlings and active horses of racing age, market segments which have led this sale's results recently.
The Keeneland January horses of all ages sale concluded its four-day run Thursday evening with small changes in the average and median in what sale officials described throughout the week as a healthy marketplace.
The Keeneland January horses of all ages sale concluded its four-day run Thursday evening with an improved average and small decline in the median in what sale officials described throughout the week as a healthy marketplace.
The well-bred broodmare Carella sold for $260,000 to lead the penultimate session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, highlighting a selection of mares from the Godolphin operation.
Ancient Peace, a recent maiden-winning filly from a family cultivated by the legendary Sam-Son Farm, was one of the final horses entered in the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale. The wait for the filly to step into the ring was worthwhile, as she lit up the board at $650,000 to help Keeneland January close its Book 1 portion with healthy activity.
The young broodmare Evocative sold for $550,000 to lead the session as the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale opened its run on Monday. Keeneland reported that 224 horses changed hands for gross receipts of $16,261,900 on Monday, the first of two Book 1 sessions in the four-day sale.
A dispersal for successful breeder Patricia Generazio, several active stallions including an Eclipse Award champion, and others make up an eclectic catalog as the breeding stock sale season continues with the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, beginning Monday.
Fasig-Tipton’s first year of standalone digital sales came to a close this week, as the $340,000 broodmare Moyo Honey fetched one of the platform’s highest prices to date when topping the company’s December digital mixed sale. The sale traded 97 horses in its largest auction thus far, grossing more than $1.9 million.
The stakes-placed gelding Radical Right sold for $260,000 as a strong horses of racing age section helped Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic winter mixed sale post an improved average and a steady median.