A colt from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Klimt topped the Texas summer yearling sale on Monday, when he fetched $120,000 from Al Pike, agent, according to a press release from the Texas Thoroughbred Association. The organization put on the sale along with host site Lone Star Park.
Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton have announced joint biosecurity protocols to guard against the spread of COVID-19 at their upcoming September yearling sales in Lexington, Ky.
Despite a significantly smaller catalog, Tuesday's Northern California yearling and horses of racing age sale in Pleasanton recorded higher gross and average prices compared to the 2019 auction.
Tuesday's Northern California yearling and horses of racing age sale at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton will be the first auction in the state since January, a schedule disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
With traditional Thoroughbred auctions worldwide adjusting to new practices due to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of stand-alone online auction companies have emerged to provide another market outlet. Among those is Wanamaker's, which made a splash as its July sale closed this week, with the 3-year-old gelding Fiya selling for $400,000 to lead the way.
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to develop and COVID-19 cases on the rise in a number of states, including Kentucky, Keeneland issued an update this week on its biosecurity preparations for its September sale, including mandatory testing.
A filly by freshman sire Not This Time sold for $1.35 million to lead a quartet of horses who dropped the hammer at seven figures as an unprecedented juvenile sales season in North America came to an end this month with market restraint apparent.
A Distorted Humor colt sold for $700,000 to provide some fireworks in the final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.'s July sale of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age, but the sale wrapped up its three-day run with declines Thursday evening.
Freshman sire Not This Time recorded another strong sale result, as a filly by the young stallion sold for $270,000 to lead Wednesday’s second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.'s July sale of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age. However, the sale continued to post declines in economic indicators after also doing so in Tuesday’s opener.
A filly by Shackleford sold for $375,000 to lead Tuesday's activity at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.'s July sale of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age, as the opening session posted a gain in average but declines in other economic indicators.
