Last year, with North American juvenile sales returning to their traditional places on the calendar, market enthusiasm came roaring back, with many sales posting improved or even record results. A very similar slate of sales this season will provide the chance for that strong marketplace to settle into a place of stability.
A colt by Bayern finished with the fastest furlong at the pre-sale under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training, the season kickoff in North America.
The 2-year-old sale season breaks from the starting gate with the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March sale. There are 635 juveniles in the catalog for the sale – the first of three OBS will conduct this spring – on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Respected horseman William "Buff" Bradley, who retired from training last year, has joined the Keeneland sales team, in the new position of associate of sales development.
Fasig-Tipton has announced the launch of its standalone digital auction platform. Fasig-Tipton Digital will debut with a March selected sale, featuring racing and/or broodmare prospects, active broodmares, and horses of racing age from March 17-22.
With international attention for broodmare prospects and a hot market for yearlings by promising young sires, the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale finished with double-digit gains Wednesday evening.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale got off to a strong start on Tuesday, with international interest in the $450,000 mare Bodhicitta and yearlings by the hot young sires City of Light and Gun Runner helping the opening session to finish with major year-over-year gains.
The show has gone on during this mixed sale season in Kentucky, even as the state grapples with an eventful winter. The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale is not immune, but is set to bring the curtain down on a strong season.
Led by a cleverly named 2-year-old colt who sold for $85,000, Tuesday’s California winter mixed sale at Fairplex in Pomona had higher prices compared to the last two winter auctions.
Tuesday's California winter mixed sale at Fairplex in Pomona has a slightly larger catalog than the 2021 auction that had higher average prices compared to the 2020 edition.
