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January 2008 - Posts

• Barretts catalogs 191 two-year-olds for March sale
  Jan 31 2008, 11:54 AM

  Barretts Equine Ltd. has cataloged 191 horses for its March sale of selected two-year-olds in training, to be held March 12 at Hinds Pavilion in Pomona, California, beginning at 2 p.m. PST. Read More... Post Reactions

• Alexander Tango's dam highlights Tattersalls February
  Jan 31 2008, 08:03 AM

  House in Wood, dam of 2007 Garden City Stakes (G1) winner Alexander Tango (Ire), heads a catalog of 290 horses for the Tattersalls February sale, which takes place on February 7. Read More... Post Reactions

• Tattersalls Ireland shortens, moves September sale
  Jan 30 2008, 04:26 AM

  Tattersalls Ireland has shortened its September yearling sale to two days and moved it back to its original slot on the calendar to September 23-24, 2008. Read More... Post Reactions

• Magic Millions launches e-catalog
  Jan 29 2008, 04:45 AM

  Australian auction company Magic Millions has debuted an e-catalog feature on its website that allows buyers to design, save, and print their own catalogs based on their chosen variables. Read More... Post Reactions

• Florida proposal would ban dual agency at horse sales
  Jan 25 2008, 11:05 AM

  The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeking to ban dual agency in the horse business and will require a written receipt for all horse sales, under the terms of a proposed law made public on Friday. Read More... Post Reactions

• Barretts January closes with declines across the board
  Jan 23 2008, 03:12 PM

  The 2008 Barretts Equine Ltd. January mixed sale concluded Wednesday with declines across the board. Read More... Post Reactions

• TOC wants to expand auction reforms
  Jan 23 2008, 11:09 AM

  The Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) are calling for prohibition of anabolic steroids, full disclosure of medical and ownership information of horses at auction, and licensing of bloodstock agents and consignors. Read More... Post Reactions

• Barretts January opens with across-the-board declines
  Jan 22 2008, 03:48 PM

  Total receipts, average price, and median plummeted during the opening session of the Barretts Equine Ltd. January mixed sale on Monday at Hinds Pavilion in Pomona, California. Read More... Post Reactions

• Barretts January mixed sale opens on Tuesday
  Jan 21 2008, 09:05 AM

  Barretts Equine Ltd.’s January mixed sale kicks off the auction year in California today with what Barretts President Jerry McMahon described as a meat-and-potatoes sale. Read More... Post Reactions

• OBSC sale ends with decreases in total, average
  Jan 18 2008, 12:59 PM

  The three-day Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. winter mixed sale concluded on Friday with a 27.2% decline in total receipts and a 21.1% dip in average price. Read More... Post Reactions

• OBSC sale posts increases across the board
  Jan 17 2008, 11:51 AM

  The first of two open sessions at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s winter mixed sale concluded on Thursday with increases in gross receipts and average and median prices. Read More... Post Reactions

• Average price, median decline on day one of OBSC sale
  Jan 16 2008, 11:45 AM

  Average price and median both declined significantly on day one of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s winter mixed sale at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Complex. Read More... Post Reactions

• Only one steroid test requested at Keeneland January
  Jan 14 2008, 11:56 AM

  Only one request for a steroid test was made at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, the first auction conducted under the Kentucky sales industry’s new rule that bans exogenous steroids within 45 days of a sale. Read More... Post Reactions

• Keeneland January ends with mixed results
  Jan 13 2008, 08:49 AM

  The Keeneland January horses of all ages sale concluded Sunday with declines in total receipts and increases in average price and median. Read More... Post Reactions

• Saint Liam colt tops sixth session of Keeneland January
  Jan 12 2008, 12:19 PM

  A yearling colt from the only crop of deceased 2005 Horse of the Year Saint Liam sold for $220,000 to top the sixth session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale on Saturday in Lexington. Read More... Post Reactions