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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...