As it heads into the last stop on the North American yearling sales calendar, Highgate Sales has enjoyed several milestones already in its inaugural year. The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale is set to conclude the season with its four-day run from Monday-Thursday at the company's Newtown Paddocks headquarters in Lexington.
A demand for young New York-bred stock to pursue the state’s lucrative incentive programs was seen during the summer yearling marketplace, as the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale posted some of the best figures in its history. The demand continued at Fasig-Tipton’s Saratoga fall mixed sale as a trio of $150,000 New York-bred weanlings pushed the sale to across-the-board gains on Monday.
While Fasig-Tipton continues the yearling sale season, the company also is doing double duty opening the North American mixed-sale season. Fasig-Tipton will host the Saratoga fall mixed sale Monday at its Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Keeneland has named Mark Taylor, the president of Taylor Made Farms, to its board of directors, the racing and sales company announced on Thursday.
A pair of yearlings by breakout young sire Girvin sold for $110,000 each to lead the closing session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s fall yearling sale on Wednesday.
A colt by Mitole and a filly by The Factor shared the top price of $210,000 as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s fall yearling sale began with gains on Tuesday.
Florida gets into the action in what has been a strong North American yearling sale season, as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. hosts its annual fall sale Tuesday and Wednesday. OBS has cataloged a total of 634 yearlings for the sale.
A Maryland-bred daughter of Uncle Mo led the way at $320,000 as the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale posted declines from last year's record figures after finishing its two-day run at the Maryland State Fairgrounds on Tuesday in Timonium.
A Maryland-bred Uncle Mo filly sold for $320,000 to lead the session as the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale opened Monday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
There are 131 yearlings catalogued to the Breeders Sales of Louisiana auction to be held Saturday in Opelousas, La. The one-day sale begins at 10 a.m. Central at the Equine Sales of Louisiana complex. A mixed session featuring 19 broodmares and eight weanlings will follow the yearling session.
