Grade 1 winner and young sire Practical Joke was represented by the top two lots of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall selected mixed sale on Tuesday, as a weanling colt and filly from his first crop sold for $160,000 and $150,000, respectively.
Trainer Todd Pletcher made his first foray into the European sales market purchasing two yearlings at the Tattersalls auction in Newmarket, England.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.'s October yearling sale, the last stop on the yearling calendar for the Florida marketplace, concluded on Wednesday night with strength at the top of the marketplace leading to a gain in overall average prices.
A major storyline at this November’s fall mixed sales in Kentucky will be the first mares offered in foal to Triple Crown winner Justify, who retired to Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky for 2019. At the same time, his Grade 3-winning half-brother The Lieutenant entered stud at Sequel Stallions in New York, and he also will test the commercial market with first mares in foal this fall, getting a local chance at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale.
A colt by standout freshman sire Liam's Map sold for $230,000 as the select session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.'s October yearling sale kicked off the two-day auction with gains in average and median.
Young Florida stallions from a classic sire line get a chance to gain a foothold in their local market when the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. hosts its October yearling sale next week.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale finished its two-day run on Tuesday evening with a gain in average price and a drop in gross, led by a $190,000 Honor Code colt.
Lil Indy, the dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Maximum Security, will be offered during the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, along with a weanling full sister to her top runner.
A California-bred colt by Goldencents was purchased for $150,000 at Thursday’s Fasig-Tipton California fall yearling sale in Pomona, becoming the most expensive horse of the one-day sale.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale, which has produced its share of high-profile graduates in recent years, is set for Monday and Tuesday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
