Flameaway flew a bit under the radar among the sons of the late Scat Daddy retiring to stud in recent years. But Flameaway, who entered stud at Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Ky., in 2020, is now striking a spark with his own first-crop yearlings.
The North American yearling sale season got off to a strong start this summer, with three Fasig-Tipton yearling sales in Kentucky and New York all posting strong figures, led by a record-smashing edition of the boutique Saratoga selected sale that showed the strength of the upper marketplace. While Keeneland September offers the largest piece of the marketplace, there is still plenty of action remaining this fall, with sales hosted by a variety of companies and breeders' associations around the country.
Two-time Horse of the Year Curlin enjoyed a monster summer at Saratoga – both on the racetrack and in the sales ring. The stallion has a stellar group, including full siblings to two of his Eclipse Award champions, set for the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Consistency will be the watchword for the Keeneland September yearling sale. The bellwether auction, to be held for the 79th time from Sept. 12-24, will keep a similar format to last year’s record-setting renewal.
The broodmare Soft Music is making a habit of producing sales-toppers in Texas. Her daughter by Too Much Bling brought $100,000 on Monday to top the Texas summer yearling sale at Lone Star Park.
A colt by Triple Crown winner Justify ranks among the top yearlings that will be on offer Monday during the annual Texas summer yearling sale at Lone Star Park near Dallas.
California owner and breeder Terry Lovingier is reducing his racing and broodmare holdings through a digital sale conducted by Fasig-Tipton. The online auction, which began on Thursday and continues through Tuesday, includes 37 horses owned by Lovingier, primarily broodmares.
Grade 1 winner Angela Renee is the dam of a colt sold for $1.75 million to rank among the top prices at the record-setting Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale earlier this month. That might look like a bargain if her son Gilded Age can best a strong lineup in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes later this week at Saratoga.
Average prices for yearlings declined at Wednesday’s Northern California yearling and horses of racing age sale at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton.
Central Banker is continuing to ring up success this year as he looks to continue on to New York's leading sire title.
