There will be a bit of something for everyone at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July sales after the company announced the addition of a broodmare dispersal and that additional breeding stock entries for the summer auction will be reviewed.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. closed its juvenile sales slate with an edition of the June 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale that not only posted major gains over the pandemic-delayed 2020 edition, but finished with record figures in some key economic categories.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s June sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age continued its momentum Thursday, with a $420,000 Nyquist filly leading as the second of three sessions posted major gains in average and median.
Keeneland has named prominent bloodstock consultant Cormac Breathnach, most recently of Airdrie Stud, as its new director of sales operations as the company heads into a season of changing leadership.
A filly from the first crop of Practical Joke sold for $425,000 to lead the way as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s June sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age opened its three-day run Wednesday.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. hosts the June sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age from Wednesday through Friday, hoping to end what has been a strong season in strong fashion.
Steve Dance, a senior member of Fasig-Tipton’s auction team for five decades, died suddenly on May 25 at his home in Jarrettsville, Md., of a suspected heart attack.
Connagh’s Quay, a placed 3-year-old, fetched $65,000 to lead Keeneland's May digital sale as the company continues to build its standalone digital auctions.
There was cautious optimism as the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale returned to its traditional place on the calendar this week to continue what has been a solid comeback for the juvenile sales marketplace following the upheaval of 2020. The reality surpassed those hopes. Not only did the two-day auction at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium finish with major gains over the displaced 2020 edition, it smashed the sale's all-time records for gross, average, and median.
A $1.5 million Quality Road colt helped the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale open with gains as the auction, held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, returned to its traditional spot on the calendar a few days after the Preakness Stakes.
