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.
As the 2-year-old sale season in North America comes to its rough midway point, the anticipation is high as the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile auction returns to its traditional spot in mid-May, where it has found great success.
The stakes-placed colt Crew Dragon sold for $310,000 as the Keeneland April sale of horses of racing age made a solid debut in its new format Monday.
As Keeneland continues to develop its sales operations under new leadership, it will do so with a new face at the helm, but one who is familiar in the bloodstock community. Keeneland announced Monday that bloodstock adviser and consignor Tony Lacy will join the company as vice president of sales. Meanwhile, director of sales operations Geoffrey Russell will retire from his full-time position after 25 years with Keeneland.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training wrapped up its four-day run Friday evening with gains compared to its embattled 2020 edition, continuing a solid start to the juvenile sales calendar.
