Blood-Horse Auction News

Tatts Book 2 Has Quality, Quantity

2008-10-12T22:29:03Z

Book 2 of the Tattersalls October yearling sale begins in Newmarket, England, Oct. 13 sales company officials were hoping that the buoyant trade seen at Book 1 could continue. Read More......(read more)

Tatts Autumn Sale Has Largest Ever Book

2008-10-12T22:20:02Z

Tattersalls has cataloged 1,709 lots for its autumn horses in training sale, which will be held in England Oct. 27-30. The book is the largest in the auction's history. Read More......(read more)

Mama Mia! ABBA Star Helps Tatts Sale

2008-10-09T20:24:40Z

A resilient book 1 of Tattersalls' October yearling sale finished with an average price of 121,515 guineas, just 5% down from last year, while the 85,000-guinea median rose 6%. The 49,821,000-guineas aggregate for the 410 horses sold (from 532 offered Read More......(read more)

OBS Mixed Sale Suffers Major Losses

2008-10-08T22:37:44Z

The results were grim for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s fall mixed auction, which ended its three-day run in Central Florida Oct. 8. The buy-back/no bid rate rose significantly while the other key business figures suffered huge setbacks during Read More......(read more)

Zayat Adheres to Plan, Selling Horses

2008-10-08T20:31:00Z

Following his business plan, Ahmed Zayat of Zayat Stables will offer more than 70 horses, including grade III winner Baroness Thatcher, during the 2008 Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which begins Nov. 3. Eaton Sales will consign the horses, which Read More......(read more)

Montjeu Colt Top Lot at Tattersalls

2008-10-08T19:44:10Z

John Magnier's Coolmore Stud buying team topped day two of Tattersalls' October yearling sale in England when spending 650,000 guineas on a Montjeu half-brother to dual French group I winner Vespone (by Llandaff). Blandford Bloodstock's Tom Read More......(read more)

Downward Trend Continues at OBS Sale

2008-10-07T23:27:46Z

Double-digit percentage drops hit the first open session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s fall mixed sale Oct. 7, continuing a trend from the previous day's consignor-preferred session. Read More......(read more)

Zayat Has Large Consignment at Keeneland

2008-10-07T22:01:55Z

Zayat Stables has 90 horses cataloged in Eaton Sales' consignment for the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. They include 2007 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) winner Baroness Thatcher and Premium Wine, who scored in the 2007 Gallant Bob Handicap Read More......(read more)

Fasig-Tipton Offers Virtual Catalog

2008-10-07T21:09:36Z

Fasig-Tipton has launched a full online version of its November select mixed sale catalog, featuring 188 offerings. The technology includes race videos of graded winners and a unique "book-like" interface that allows the user to turn virtual Read More......(read more)

2008-10-07T21:08:19Z

Sheikh Mohammed Dominates at Tattersalls

2008-10-07T19:37:50Z

The Book 1 portion of Tattersalls' October yearling sale in England saw trade broadly on a par with last year during its first session. With this year's sale reduced from four days to three, Tattersalls did not issue comparative figures, but the Read More......(read more)

Sport Horse Buyers Eye Keeneland Market

2008-10-07T14:13:16Z

While Tennessee equestrian and horse breeder Lisa Cook has been promoting the use of Thoroughbreds as sport horses for years, she's always thought the horses presented at Kentucky's high profile Keeneland sales were beyond her budget. But since Read More......(read more)

Declines Steep at OBS Fall Sale Opener

2008-10-07T00:19:24Z

It took roughly six hours to get there, but a horse selling in the opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. fall mixed sale finally topped six figures Oct. 6, a day marked by severe across-the-board declines for the Central Florida auction Read More......(read more)

Eight Belles' Dam in Keeneland Sale

2008-10-06T20:32:22Z

Away, the dam of the ill-fated Eight Belles, has been entered in the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. An 11-year-old daughter of Dixieland Band, Away is Hip No. 271 and will be offered during the auction's opening session Nov. 3 in Lexington Read More......(read more)

Tattersalls' Book 1 Offers Quality

2008-10-06T20:17:35Z

Tattersalls officials were cautiously optimistic ahead of select book 1 of the October yearling sale, which starts Oct. 7 at Newmarket in England. There are 611 lots cataloged, 122 less than last year, and Tattersalls marketing director Jimmy George is Read More......(read more)