Golden Lad, who has locked up Maryland's leading freshman sire title, was responsible for the top two prices in a strong edition of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic winter mixed sale.
Strong activity at the top of the market, led by the $450,000 sale of stakes-winning juvenile Laddie Liam, led to double-digit gains across the board at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic winter mixed sale on Tuesday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
Keeneland has cataloged 1,827 horses for its January horses of all ages sale, which runs over five sessions from Jan. 13 to 17.
Maryland welcomes a solid class of new stallions to the state in 2018, and their resulting first weanlings born this year give them a home-base commercial test at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December mixed sale, set for Tuesday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
Horses from the estate of Gustav Schickedanz are among the 135 cataloged for Saturday's Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's 2019 winter mixed sale.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which offered broodmares, racing or broodmare prospects, weanlings, and racing or stallion prospects to a number of levels in the market over a nearly two-week run, concluded on Sunday with relatively steady figures compared to the 2018 edition of the sale.
The young broodmare Upandtotheright sold for $77,000 to lead Friday's session as, with two days remaining, the Keeneland November breeding stock sale surpassed its total gross from 2018's renewal.
The most accomplished horse on offer in the selection of racing and stallion prospects at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale was multiple Grade 1 winner Annals of Time, who sold to bloodstock agent Mike Ryan for $190,000.
Racing in Saudi Arabia will be a topic of discussion early next season, with the inaugural running of the $20 million Saudi Cup and a rich undercard set for Feb. 29, 2020. Ahead of that, one of Saudi Arabia's leading owners, Khalid bin Mishref, a regular at prominent international sales, has made his presence known at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale as he continues to bolster his operation with an eye toward those races.
Sons of the late Scat Daddy are at a premium for stallion farms, and Scat Daddy's multiple graded stakes-placed son Combatant will get a chance to further bolster his credentials as he was sold at Keeneland November to continue his racing career in California.
