“I have been involved with horses in one way or another all my life and I have never experienced anything like this,” said an astonished Paul Giles after meeting his well-related Tasleet The colt will bring £350,000 (US$461,589, £1 = US$1.3188) at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale on August 28. The colt was the […]
Small-scale breeding is not for the faint-hearted. The hours are long and hard, the costs are high and disappointment is never far away. But on the first day of the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale on August 27, the Knox family received a result that not only makes the effort worthwhile, but could inspire others […]
A full brother to a millionaire Free like a girl brought a bid of $150,000 on August 26, surpassing the Texas Summer Yearling Sale sponsored by the Texas Thoroughbred Association and held on the grounds of Lonely Star Park. A total of 142 yearlings were sold for $2,685,200, for an average of $18,910 and a […]
A divided Kentucky Supreme Court ruled against trainer Kenny McPeek’s claim for a commission on the sale of Daddy’s little darling after his development of the multiple stakes winner resulted in a price of $3.5 million at auction. Highlights of the mare’s career on dirt and turf included wins in the 2017 American Oaks (G1T), […]
The top lot on the second day of the Arqana August Yearling Sale came about two hours after racing began on August 17, when Solis/Litt Bloodstock received an online bid of €730,000 (US$805,300, €1 = US$1.1031) for Haras de Castillons Sea the stars Mare out of La Vie. The mare, delivered as Lot 187, was […]
Competition was a recurring theme throughout the summer. There was the European Football Championship, Wimbledon and most recently the Olympic Games in Paris. On August 16th we will find out whether the same competitive spirit will be felt at the European yearling market. The launch took place at Arqana’s high-profile August Sale, and the consensus […]
Sons of stallions bred in California Smiling Tiger And Union Rags sold for $42,000 each, taking first place at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s Northern California Yearling and Racing Age Auction held August 13 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Old English Rancho bred the Smiling Tiger colt (Hip 47) out of Grade 2 winner Brooke’s […]
Steel City, winner of Group 3, half-sister of the sprinter who won Group 1 twice September Runis offered at the Magic Millions virtual sale. The four-year-old mare, trained by Ciaron Maher, is included in the 33-lot catalogue released by the Gold Coast auction house on August 14 for its first auction on August 27, which […]
‘God Of Fire’, the winner of his three recent starts for the Kubler operation, and Roger Varian’s progressive ‘Debora’s Dream’ are among those listed for the Tattersalls September Sale, which takes place on the 10th of next month. The mixed auction, which was postponed to the end of August, includes 240 lots with 155 colts […]
The Texas Thoroughbred Association will hold its annual Summer Yearling Sale on August 26th at Lonely Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sales begin at 10 a.m. CT. This year’s sale catalog includes 207 yearlings that will be available for viewing on August 24 and 25. Among them are 10 horses from a Three Feathers […]
