The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale is the last breeding stock auction of the season – the last chance to acquire mares at public auction before the breeding sheds open this month, and the last chance for pinhookers to pick up prospects for the yearling sales later this year. Some of the last horses into the catalog for this particular auction figure to play a prominent role.
Keeneland will conduct a sale of horses of racing age in April as it continues to re-imagine its early-season sale offerings and to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A filly by successful young sire Laoban closed out the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s winter mixed sale with a bang, bringing a sale-topping $175,000 as the final horse through the ring Wednesday. Ending off that high note, the two-day auction finished with solid figures, including a slight uptick in the average price.
Bear Brian parlayed a recent maiden score into the top price of the day, selling for $150,000 to top a wide variety of offerings at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s winter mixed sale.
There will be seven stallions debuting at stud this year in Florida, many with significant racetrack accomplishments. Breeders in the Sunshine State looking ahead to supporting those newcomers when the Northern Hemisphere breeding season opens next month will get a chance to pick up broodmares at this week's Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s winter mixed sale.
Bolstered by the high-profile dispersals of the legendary Sam-Son Farm and the prominent racing stable of the late Paul Pompa Jr., the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale wrapped up a four-day run with economic gains Thursday night.
The well-related young broodmare From the Hood sold for $375,000 to lead Wednesday’s penultimate session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.
Multiple graded stakes winner Regal Glory, a homebred for the late Paul Pompa Jr., and Danceforthecause, a Grade 1 producer for the legendary Sam-Son Farm, both sold for $925,000 as dispersals took center stage on Tuesday at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.
A colt by Munnings sold for $475,000 and multiple graded stakes winner Royal Charlotte sold for $400,000 to help the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale open in respectable fashion Monday, ahead of some anticipated offerings.
Following the recent turn of the calendar, the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale also represents the turning of a page for the industry. Stock from three dispersals, including that of the legendary Sam-Son Farm, will highlight the offerings.
