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.
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.
