Blood-Horse Auction News

October 2008 - Posts

• Confidence High at FT November Sale
  Oct 31 2008, 10:22 PM

  A small catalogue of boutique offerings combined with a dash of confidence from sale company officials and consignors could be the just the right recipe for the 2008 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select sale. The one-day auction begins at 3 p.m. at the... Post Reactions

• Adena Springs Brings Back 2yo Sale
  Oct 31 2008, 05:10 PM

  Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm will conduct a sale of 2-year-olds in training in March of 2009. Adena Springs' representatives had previously announced a decision to discontinue the auction earlier this year. Read More... Post Reactions

• Tattersalls Book 4 Suffers Setbacks
  Oct 31 2008, 04:39 PM

  A poor renewal of Book 4 of the Tattersalls October yearling sale in England generated a gross of only 130,300 guineas, down 73% from last year for the 50 horses sol. The average price of 2,606 guineas dropped 50%, and the 1,450-guinea median fell 43... Post Reactions

• Unwanted Horses: A Challenge for Sellers
  Oct 31 2008, 04:23 PM

  With the economy struggling and the buy-back/no bid rates at Thoroughbred auctions rising, the issue of unwanted horses is a growing concern. Antony Beck, president of Gainesway Farm in Lexington, decided to try to do something about it, and Gainesway... Post Reactions

• HRTV to Cover November Sale
  Oct 31 2008, 02:13 PM

  HRTV's coverage of the sale will be interspersed throughout the network's live airing of the final races from both Churchill Downs and Aqueduct, which begin earlier in the afternoon. Read More... Post Reactions

• Better Than Honour: A Rare Jewel
  Oct 30 2008, 06:22 PM

  Amongst all the equine sapphires and emeralds selling at the 2008 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale, breeders are also going to be offered the chance to buy the equine equivalent of the Hope Diamond. Read More... Post Reactions

• F-T Midlantic Sale Has 389 Entries
  Oct 30 2008, 05:02 PM

  Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 389 entries for its Midlantic December mixed sale in Timonium, Md. Previously scheduled for two days, the sale now will be conducted in a single session on Monday, Dec. 8. Read More... Post Reactions

• Tattersalls Sale Ends With Downturns
  Oct 30 2008, 04:44 PM

  Tattersalls' largest ever horses in training sale finished Oct. 30 in England with downturns even though international trade was strong. Read More... Post Reactions

• Vacare Scratched from Keeneland Sale
  Oct 30 2008, 04:23 PM

  Vacare, winner of the 2006 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. IT) and an earner of $1,123,706, has been scratched from the Keeneland November breeding stock sale because of the struggling economy and downturns at many recent Thoroughbred auctions... Post Reactions

• Red Ransom Colt Sets Pace in Australia
  Oct 30 2008, 03:20 PM

  A Red Ransom –Joie colt brought the top price of Aust$180,000 Oct. 30 during the opening session of the Magic Millions national horses in training sale in Australia. Read More... Post Reactions

• Racehorse Market Grows at Keeneland
  Oct 30 2008, 11:21 AM

  The Keeneland November breeding stock sale traditionally has been a market primarily for broodmares and weanlings, but a growing segment of the auction in recent years has been horses in training. Read More... Post Reactions

• Expansion Planned for Saratoga Pavilion
  Oct 30 2008, 10:19 AM

  Fasig-Tipton has applied for a building permit to expand its sale pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., according to the company's president, Boyd Browning. Much of the work planned for the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion, he said, is designed to bring... Post Reactions

• Hystericalady Among Keeneland Prospects
  Oct 30 2008, 09:52 AM

  Hystericalady, a grade I winner and an earner of $2,390,556, is scheduled to be offered (as Hip No. 53) on the opening day of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale Nov. 3. She comes into the auction after a fifth-place finish in the Oct. 24 Breeders'... Post Reactions

• Top Lock Tops Tattersalls Autumn Session
  Oct 29 2008, 08:29 PM

  A lively trade at Tattersalls' Autumn Horses In Training Sale continued in Newmarket Oct. 29 when Great Voltigeur Stakes (Eng-II) runner-up Top Lock (GB) (Nayef) sold for 410,000 guineas to Saudi agent Saad Al Kahtani. Read More... Post Reactions

• Barretts March Sale to Have One Preview
  Oct 29 2008, 04:00 PM

  There will be one under tack show prior to the Barretts' 2009 March select sale of 2-year-olds in training instead of two as in the pas. Read More... Post Reactions