Due to a record number of entries, Keeneland has expanded the dates for its September yearling sale. The auction will now run over seven books from Sept. 13-28. It had been scheduled to run from Sept. 14-26, with six books offered.
A Ghostzapper colt sold for $750,000 to lead the opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s postponed spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, as the North American juvenile sale season resumed with encouraging results.
Fillies by reigning leading general and juvenile sire Into Mischief and early leading freshman sire Not This Time were the sole category leaders as the seven-session under-tack preview show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training concludes.
Juveniles by reigning leading general and juvenile sire Into Mischief and early leading freshman sire Not This Time were the category leaders as the under-tack preview show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training approached its midway point.
Keeneland Association in Lexington, Ky., will hold a new select horses of all ages sale on June 23 as part of its launch of a digital auction platform, the company announced on Friday.
Following the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale on June 9-12, there are additional major-market venues remaining to sell 2-year-olds this season.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. annually has the unenviable pole position for the 2-year-old sale season in North America, tasked with establishing market momentum. But in this season like no other, the Florida auction house faces this task not once, but twice, and in daunting economic circumstances.
In times of economic uncertainty, the Thoroughbred market often tends toward proven stock – as was seen following the market crash in fall 2008, when stud fees and sale prices for young sires took a hit. That makes the results for young sires during the only 2-year-old sale of 2020 thus far, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale, even more impressive.
In response to the changing racing industry calendar, Fasig-Tipton and the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. have come to an agreement to swap dates for a pair of yearling sales this October.
Keeneland auctioneer Cris Caldwell, known for his booming baritone and quick wit from the auction stand, died Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 63.
