A dozen Maryland-bred yearlings who will step into Fasig-Tipton's sale pavilion Monday and Tuesday for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale have already proven they can stand up to scrutiny. They earned placings in July at the Maryland Horse Breeders Association's yearling show, like the sale held at Timonium.
Prices in several leading categories showed declines from 2021 at Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton California sale of yearlings and horses of racing age, the state’s annual leading Thoroughbred auction. The one-day sale, held at Fairplex in Pomona, saw 205 horses sell for $6,257,100, or an average of $30,522, according to sale company data.
Horse of the Year Gun Runner, who has already established himself as a sensational young sire, recorded an incredible five stakes winners on Saturday – including sweeping the Grade 1 stakes at Parx Racing.
Early in the Keeneland September yearling sale, with seven-figure horses flying out of the barns left and right, Hill 'n' Dale's John Sikura made an early assessment. “It’s a very strong market. It feels like the best sale in a decade," Sikura said. "There are a lot of people giving a lot of money for a lot of good horses.” That would prove not to be hyperbole.
The Keeneland September yearling sale is eyeing a set of records established last year as it concluded its penultimate session Friday, led by a $125,000 Lord Nelson filly.
In the aftermath of an expensive Keeneland sale, the bloodstock market turns to California's leading auction at Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton California sale of yearlings and horses of racing age.
Led by a $290,000 Girvin colt, the yearlings sold Thursday at the Keeneland September yearling sale pushed the auction to a record gross, with two sessions remaining in its run this week.
The Keeneland September yearling sale comes to a close with its 12th session on Saturday, closing out Book 6. The following are horses to watch in the finale.
The following are horses to watch in Friday's penultimate session of the Keeneland September yearling sale, the opener of Book 6, which closes the auction.
A $220,000 colt by Violence led the Book 5 opener on Wednesday as the Keeneland September yearling sale continues to hold on to double-digit gains in key cumulative figures as it moves into its final days.
