Sales ring theatre doesn’t come much more dramatic than what unfolded Sept. 27 at Goffs. The Coolmore buying party faced off with the Al Shira’aa Farms team for a blue-blooded Frankel (GB) filly with a pedigree packed full of Juddmonte celebrities. Source
Category: Sale News
This category covers all news related to horse sales, including upcoming sales, results, and successful sales. It is a great place to find out about the latest horses that are available for sale.
OTBO 2023 Mixed Sale Catalog Now Online
A tremendous selection of 50 outstanding horses and broodmares have been cataloged for the Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Sale Oct. 18 at Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Race Course, beginning at 2 p.m. ET. Source
Fasig-Tipton CA Sale Topped by $250K Vronsky Colt
A half brother to multiple stakes winner Kings River Knight topped the Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings and HORA Sale at $250,000. Source
O’Brien Swoops for State of Rest’s Half Sister at €750K
State of Rest took Joseph O’Brien on an amazing journey by winning four top-level races in four different countries. The trainer now has the globetrotter’s Sea The Stars half sister to look forward to. Source
Buyers, Blue-Chip Pedigrees Assemble at Goffs Orby Sale
Attention turns to Ireland this week as Goffs host the country’s most significant yearling sale, the Orby. Ireland’s reputation for producing Thoroughbreds is underpinned by a rich history, but it’s the future that buyers will be fixed on this week. Source
Rausing Misses Orby, But Study of Man Spotlights Draft
The weather at Goffs might not have been much to write home about Sept. 24, as inspections ahead of the Orby Yearling Sale took place amid squally rain, but the Staffordstown draft was walking on sunshine. Source
Cal-bred Yearlings, HORA on Offer at F-T Fall Sale
Mr. Big, the sire of the Sept. 23 Cotillion Stakes (G1) winner Ceiling Crusher, has several yearlings in the catalog, other sires represented include Stay Thirsty, Vronsky, Hard Spun, and Practical Joke. Source
Solid Catalog Assembled for Northern Farm’s Mixed Sale
Report from Japan Source
Keeneland September Pace Setting Sale Concludes
The final session of the September Yearling Sale at Keeneland concluded Sept. 23 with a Silent Name colt realizing $185,000 from X-Men Racing/Madaket Stable/SF Racing. Grovendale consigned the dark bay as Hip 4037, which set a Session record price. Source
Lookin At Lucky Colt Leads Keeneland’s Session 11
Grandview Equine purchased a colt by Lookin At Lucky for $120,000 to lead the Sept. 22 session at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale on the next-to-last day of the auction. Source