Baroda Stud began the Goffs February Sale in a similar manner to how the Irish team kicked off their Six Nations campaign last weekend, heading the list of consignors with half of the top six lots donning their mauve colors. Source
Category: Sale News
Fasig-Tipton February Sale Sees Realistic Marketplace
The last chance to pick up breeding stock and short yearlings at live auction concluded Feb. 7 with steady results at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale. Lemieux claimed top honors Tuesday after realizing $400,000 from Nice Guys Stables. Source
Rational Trade on Opening Day of F-T Winter Mixed Sale
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale took off Feb. 6 under pleasing sunshine skies; the mild temperatures were a welcomed opening at the Newtown Paddocks. Source
‘Last Stop’: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale
The two-day Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale gets underway Feb. 6, beginning at 10 a.m. ET with short yearlings, broodmares in foal, broodmare prospects, racing/broodmare prospects, and horses of racing age on offer. Source
G2SP Brentford Hope Tops Tattersalls February Day 2
Harry Derham’s burgeoning training operation welcomed a notable new recruit Feb. 3 when bloodstock agent Ed Bailey secured the classy Brentford Hope at 90,000 guineas (US$166,267) on Day 2 of the Tattersalls February Sale. Source
Karaka Yearling Sale Wraps With Encouraging Median
International buyers’ collective strength and the New Zealand Thoroughbred breeding industry predominantly being an export market was once again confirmed with Australian buyers lapping up the opportunity to return to the Karaka Yearling Sale. Source
Donohoe Strikes for Day 1 Session Topper at Tatts Feb.
Yet another top lot went the way of BBA Ireland’s Michael Donohoe as Tattersalls opened for business for 2023 on Feb. 2. Source
Foote Steps Up for Son of Sweynesse
Hong Kong buyers were to the fore on the second of three Book 2 sessions of the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale with five of the top six lots destined for the leading Asian racing jurisdiction. Source
Pearce’s Reliable Man Filly Sells Harvey on Venture
Harvey has bred and raced horses for five decades, but the larger-than-life industry figure, who owns studs on both sides of the Tasman and Australian auction house Magic Millions, will have a horse trained in Western Australia for the first time. Source
2022 Auctions Digest
Results for major North American Thoroughbred sales, including hip-by-hip results by sire and year-end summary results by horse type and for pinhooks. Available with free site registration to BloodHorse.com. Source