Blood-Horse Auction News

July 2008 - Posts

• Can Market Rebound at Saratoga?
  Jul 31 2008, 11:14 AM

  Lower supply of horses will make it easier for Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga select yearling sale to keep pace with last year' results. Read More... Post Reactions

• Irwin, Sadler: Investors Still Out There
  Jul 31 2008, 11:00 AM

  Racing partnerships continue to attract investors even though the economy is weak. Read More... Post Reactions

• Keeneland September Sale: Record Catalog
  Jul 29 2008, 05:43 PM

  Keeneland has cataloged a record 5,555 yearlings for its 2008 September yearling sale, which is scheduled for Sept. 8-23. Read More... Post Reactions

• F-T Texas Sale Features 506 Horses
  Jul 28 2008, 04:53 PM

  A total of 506 horses have been cataloged for the Fasig-Tipton Texas summer yearling sale at Lone Star Park, Texas, which is scheduled for Aug. 25-26. Read More... Post Reactions

• 'Sweet' Filly Tops Minnesota Auction
  Jul 28 2008, 02:02 PM

  A daughter of Sweetsouthernsaint brought the top price of $26,000 during the Minnesota Thoroughbred Association yearling sale, which was held July 26 at Canterbury Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Interest in Ownership Low at F-T Sale
  Jul 25 2008, 10:55 AM

  If what happened at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling auction is any indication, disclosure of the ownership of sale horses might not be a priority for consignors or buyers. Read More... Post Reactions

• Van Clief: Monitoring Sales Integrity
  Jul 24 2008, 03:04 PM

  Sales Integrity Program Monitoring Committee will use a survey later this year to determine the effectiveness of the Sales Integrity Task Force's 2007 recommendations. Read More... Post Reactions

• Zero Positives for Steroids at FT Sale
  Jul 18 2008, 03:30 PM

  Terence Collier, Fasig-Tipton director of marketing, reported that all 22 yearlings tested for exogenous levels of anabolic steroids at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale, tested negative for the substances. Read More... Post Reactions

• F-T Review: What Happened to the Market?
  Jul 17 2008, 03:09 PM

  Participants in Fasig-Tipton's July select yearling auction discuss why the sale struggled. Read More... Post Reactions

• OBS Sale Has 1,342 Yearlings
  Jul 17 2008, 01:44 PM

  The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. (OBS) has cataloged 1,342 yearlings for its August yearling sale, which will be held in Central Florida Aug. 18-21. Read More... Post Reactions

• Treptow Active at Tattersalls
  Jul 17 2008, 01:27 PM

  Virginia-based owner-breeder Jim Treptow provided a boost to the four-day Tattersalls July mixed sale, July 8-11, in Newmarket, England. He purchased six lots for a total of 329,000 guineas. Read More... Post Reactions

• British Bloodstock Marketing to Increase
  Jul 17 2008, 01:18 PM

  British marketing of bloodstock will step up a gear to try and challenge the Irish and French dominance in this area. The Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA), which represents the interests of breeders in the United Kingdom, has shifted resources... Post Reactions

• Japanese Market Gets Reality Check
  Jul 16 2008, 08:06 AM

  Even as Deep Impact continued to set a lively pace with many of his foals selling strongly during the final session of the Japan Racing Horse Association select sale on July 16, a hard reality emerged from beneath the flashy headlines. Read More... Post Reactions

• Economy Squeezes F-T July Yearling Sale
  Jul 15 2008, 09:12 PM

  Perhaps Mark Toothaker of Legacy Bloodstock said it best during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling auction: "The bull's-eye is getting smaller on what the marketplace is wanting. It's gone from about the size of a quarter to the... Post Reactions

• Figures Drop at FT Kentucky
  Jul 15 2008, 08:23 PM

  Despite registering across the board declines, the results of the 2008 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale, held July 14-15 at the sale company's Newtown Paddocks near Lexington, did not overly disappoint sale company officials. Read More... Post Reactions