There are three major-market sales companies in the United States – Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland, and the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland have both posted record returns in a strong yearling market that began in July. Now, it's time for OBS to enter the party to see if it can keep rolling at its October sale of yearlings.
A strong yearling market continued to roll along at the regional level, with a Maryland-bred Nyquist colt selling for $370,000 to top a record-setting edition of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale on Tuesday.
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Led by a Corniche filly sold for $250,000, the Fasig-Tipton California yearling sale on Tuesday had higher average prices than the corresponding sale in 2024.
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Buoyed by several factors in the world at large and within the racing industry, the Keeneland September yearling sale, considered a bellwether for the North American Thoroughbred industry because it tests the market at many levels, wrapped up its 82nd edition on Saturday with double-digit gains that established records for gross, average, and median.
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Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton California yearling sale will provide a barometer of the West Coast's bloodstock business in a changing racing environment in the state.
The Keeneland September yearling sale surpassed $500 million in total gross sales for the first time in its history with Thursday’s session as it eyes a record finish this weekend.
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Despite persistent declines in the foal crop and stagnant handle figures for the U.S. racing industry overall, yearling prices at the bellwether Keeneland September sale have soared this year, with all sales figures on track to easily break last year's records when the 12-day sale concludes on Saturday.
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With a $560,000 Yaupon colt leading a strong upper market for this segment of the sale, the Keeneland September yearling sale concluded Book 4 on Tuesday evening with continued double-digit gains in average and median.
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The Keeneland September yearling sale passed its midway point with one record figure already assured for this renewal and plenty of others in dead aim as high-end activity continued at an unprecedented rate.
The Keeneland September yearling sale hit its midway point on Sunday night with double-digit gains compared to the same point of the record-setting 2024 auction – and at least one record already in the books for this edition.
