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Following on from the earlier post on the racing class of the dam , we decided to take a look at the fluctuation in graded/group stakes winners over the first eight crops of a stallion's career. We took some 50 proven stallions and extracted out the number of graded stakes winners sired in each of their first eight crops. As you will note, they are not a random...
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With the William Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale (from April 8-10) just over the horizon, it's worth a look at the very eclectic mix of stallions that will be represented here by their first yearlings. It's an unusually mixed bag, including Northern Hemisphere shuttlers, both proven and unproven in their part of the world, as well as domestic stars ranging...
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There is a French saying that translates as something like "the more things change, the more they say the same." Plenty has changed in the macro- and micro-economic climates since last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale, but despite the various undercurrents, as far as numbers sold, totals, and average, we ended up more or less in the same spot as 12...
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Coming off a 10.45% increase in average and a 20% improvement in median at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale, vendors at that company's Saratoga Yearling Sale , scheduled for Aug. 5-6, will be feeling optimistic. The upward trend in prices may be less welcome to buyers seeking value, but by way of compensation there is an awful lot of quality to choose from. Here we...
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The first major European yearling sale of the season is the Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale , which commences August 17. Below we'll take a look at some of the European first year stallions who will have their first representatives, as well as taking a glance at the offspring of U.S. sires that are represented. Taking it alphabetically, the first of the...
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The 2013 yearling sales season kicks off next week with the Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale . The sale, which will be immediately followed by the inaugural Kentucky July Horses of Racing Age Sale , is a one-day format with 258 cataloged. Given its strong emphasis on conformation, the July Sale has always been strongly supported by pinhookers, and with yearling...
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A focus on the top five freshman weanling sires in Australia by average shows a diverse group with a pair of European classic horses, two home-grown stars, and a shuttler from the U.S. Photo: Widden Stud Star Witness (Starcraft—Leone Chiara, by Lion Hunter) The list was topped by Star Witness (AUS) ( TrueNicks ), who was co-highweighted 2-year-old colt in Australia...
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Easter may be a holiday, but it’s also a time of intense activity in the Australian Thoroughbred industry, especially in Sydney. The BWM Sydney Carnival runs from March 24 to April 28 at Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens, and features the world’s richest 2-year-old race, the A$3.5 million AMI Golden Slipper (gr. I)—contested on Easter Saturday—and, one week...
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The OBS March 2-Year-Old in Training Sale offers the first chance to get a preview of juveniles by many of the year’s freshman sire crop. Two of the biggest names in that group, the classic-winning champions Big Brown ( TrueNicks , SRO ) and Curlin ( TrueNicks , SRO ) are both represented. Although he only started once at 2 – winning by 11 ¼ lengths on the turf...
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For those looking to strengthen their broodmare band, fill a season, or perhaps snare a nice mare to help boost a young sire, the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale represents something of a “Last Chance Saloon” as far as public sales are concerned. Last year the average was down, and the median up, but looking at this year’s catalog, which has some attractive young...
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Although the average – R419,000 against R435,000 – for this year’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale, which is in its infancy on the South African sales calendar, was down very slightly from last year’s inaugural event, the overall picture was of considerable strength in depth. With an extra 51 lots selling, the sale topped the R100 million mark in total sales, with...
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While horseman in the Northern Hemisphere are working their way through the dark, damp days of winter, a significant portion of the Australasian breeding and racing community were enjoying the sunshine at the Gold Coast in Queensland. From a racing standpoint, the highlight was the A$2,000,000 BMW Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic, run over six furlongs. In...
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Keeneland has cataloged 3,919 hips for the 2011 November Breeding Stock Sale to be held Nov. 7-17 in Lexington. Visit TrueNicks.com/Auctions to get TrueNicks reports for all hips in the Midlantic sale, or for any past or upcoming sale. Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale: Book 1: Hips 1-429 Book 2: Hips 430-1227 Book 3: Hips 1228-1643 Book 4: Hips 2058-2882...
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Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 1,007 yearlings for its 2011 Kentucky Fall Yearlings sale to be held October 24-26 in Lexington. Visit TrueNicks.com/Auctions to get TrueNicks reports for all hips in the Midlantic sale, or for any past or upcoming sale. Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearlings: Session 1: Monday, October 24 - Hips 1-336, 10 AM Session 2: Tuesday, October...
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Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 535 yearlings for its 2011 Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearlings sale to be held October 4-5 in Timonium, Maryland. Visit TrueNicks.com/Auctions to get TrueNicks reports for all hips in the Midlantic sale, or for any past or upcoming sale. Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearlings: Session 1: Tuesday, October 4 - Hips 1-264, 10 AM Session...
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Keeneland has cataloged 4,319 yearlings for its 2011 September Yearling Sale ( view catalog at Keeneland's website ) to be held Sept. 11-24 in Lexington, Ky. This year's catalog includes 3,763 yearlings (87%) sired by TrueNicks subscribed stallions, meaning that complimentary reports are available for these hips. Use the link below to view the hips for the entire...
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After a weekend that saw Darley's impressive Elusive Quality ( TrueNicks , SRO ) colt Sepoy take the Golden Slipper (gr. I), the Inglis Easter yearling sale got underway on April 5th. Lot 226, a filly by Redoute's Choice out of Dowry (Bahhare) sold to Anton Koolman Bloodstock for $500,000. The Inglis venue at Newmarket is not an expansive property—certainly not...
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The 2011 OBS March Selected Sale of 2-Year-Olds in training is set to begin Tuesday, March 15, at 11 a.m. in Ocala, Florida. There are 490 juveniles cataloged for the two-day sale. TrueNicks offers free reports for most hips. Reports are available at TrueNicks.com/Auctions .
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Inglis has cataloged 529 lots for its 2011 Australian Easter Yearling Sale , to be held April 5-7 at the Newmarket complex in Sydney. In advance of this premier sale, we are offering complimentary TrueNicks Enhanced reports for all yearlings in the sale. Use the table below to access free reports. All TrueNicks reports are generated in real time and reference...
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Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 240 two-year-olds for its 2011 Florida Sale to be held March 3 at Palm Meadows Training Center in Boynton Beach, Florida. Reports are available for all hips, including 86% sired by TrueNicks complimentary stallions. Visit TrueNicks.com/Auctions to get reports for this sale, or for past and upcoming sales. TrueNicks Reports for Fasig...
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Keeneland has cataloged 1,827 horses for its 2011 January Horses of All Ages Sale . The sale runs Monday-Friday, January 10-14, with sessions beginning at 10 a.m. each day. Live streaming video live will be available at Keeneland.com. TrueNicks offers a sortable auction page of all hips in the sale with quick links to order reports or retrieve free reports. Visit...
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It's time again for the annual November breeding stock sales at Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland. Fasig-Tipton's select sale is a one-session event on the Sunday following the Breeders' Cup and will be held at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington. Keeneland's 13-day breeding stock sale begins the following day. Fasig-Tipton November Sale : Visit TrueNicks.com/Auctions to...
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Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 1168 yearlings for its 2010 Kentucky Fall Yearlings sale to be held October 25-27 in Lexington, Kentucky. Visit TrueNicks.com/Auctions to get TrueNicks reports for all hips in the Kentucky Fall Yearlings sale, or for any past or upcoming sale. Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearlings : Session 1: Monday, October 25 - Hips 1-388, 10 AM Session...
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Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 645 yearlings for its 2010 Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling sale to be held October 5-6 in Timonium, Maryland. Visit TrueNicks.com/Auctions to get TrueNicks reports for all hips in the Midlantic sale, or for any past or upcoming sale. Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearlings : Session 1: Tuesday, October 5 - Hips 1-320, 10 AM Session...
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With roughly half of the 4,857 Keeneland September yearlings now through the ring, here are the results thus far broken down by TrueNicks rating. As you will see, there is a correlation between TrueNicks rating and average and median prices. TrueNicks # Sold Average Median A++ 284 $126,599 $78,500 A+ 174 $130,471 $75,000 A 280 $105,846 $65,000 B/B+ 349 $103,032...
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