Daily Racing Form National Digital Edition
UPCOMING YEARLING SALES
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale: Oct. 1-2
www.fasigtipton.com In 2017, 312 yearlings sold for a total of $7,855,100, an average of $25,177 and a median of $14,000.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale is one of the largest regional sales in the country, and in 2017 its catalog had 499 horses, its biggest in six years. Despite the large increase in supply, the sale recorded a 5 percent increase in average, while the median rose 40 percent. Total receipts were up 22 percent. The sale offers state breeders a proven place to sell statebred progeny and progeny by Maryland sires, though the sale is not restricted to Maryland-breds. It also is a sale strongly supported by breeders in neighboring states. In 2017, 167 (33.5 percent) of the yearlings were bred in Maryland, while New York had the secondlargest number, 119, and Pennsylvania the third largest, 91.
The 2017 sale-topper, a $300,000 colt by Cairo Prince, was bred in Kentucky. Sold by Becky Davis, agent, the colt out of Current Event, by Curlin, was bought by Eisaman Equine.
Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. select and open yearling sale: Oct. 9-11
www.obssales.com In 2017, 406 yearlings sold for a total of $8,120,500, an average of $20,001 and a median of $8,000.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. made a major change to its sales calendar in 2017 when it eliminated its longstanding August yearling sale and moved it to October. It had been held in August for decades, but the change was made to get it away from the Saratoga select sale in August and the Keeneland sale in September. Last year, OBS had two sessions in October, one select and one open, and it sold a total of 406 yearlings, or 111 fewer yearlings than it did for its August sale in 2016 when it had three sessions This year, the sales company plans on having three sessions again, with a select session Oct. 9 and open sessions Oct. 10 and 11.
bnreedders. The sale is a major market for the rankand-file Florida Last year, 61 percent of the yearlings (385) were Floridabreds, with Kentucky-breds second-most represented, 111, and New York-breds third at 85. The sale-topper in 2017 was a Kentuckybred colt by Violence out of Frank’s Hope, by Pulpit, purchased for $275,000 by John Oxley from the consignment of Kaizen Sales, agent.
Barretts fall yearling sale: Oct. 16
www.barretts.com In 2017, 131 yearlings sold for a total of $2,169,000, an average of $16,557 and a median of $5,500.
Barretts conducts a mixed sale in October at Del Mar, and though called mixed, the vast majority of horses cataloged are yearlings. In 2017, 131 (83 percent) of the 158 horses sold at the Barretts October sale were yearlings. The 2018 sale may be the last ever for Barretts (see August sale on page 26 for details), though the company has indicated it is considering holding one last sale in January. Last year’s Barretts fall sale was topped by a California-bred filly by Smiling Tiger out of Carrie’s a Jewel, by Slewdledo. She was purchased or $220,000 by Slugo Racing from Critter Creek Farm, agent.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale: Oct. 22-25
www.fasigtipton.com In 2017, 981 yearlings sold for a total of $35,812,900, an average of $36,507 and a median of $12,000.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale used to be a low-end sale, offering a last chance to sell yearlings for those that developed very late or a chance to sell those yearlings that had been bought back at earlier sales. But it has grown in importance to where today it offers a robust market for sellers and buyers alike. Just 10 years ago, the sale averaged only $13,512. Last year, it averaged $36,507, up 10 percent over 2016 even though 26 percent more yearlings were sold. The sale-topper in 2017 was a $700,000 Medaglia d’Oro colt out of Broadway Gold, by Seeking the Gold, bought by Mark Casse, as agent, from the consignment of Bacari Bloodstock.
– Mark Simon