Category: Industry News

By Sarah Mace The middle books of Keeneland’s 2023 September Sale are seeing improved clearance rates for New York-bred yearlings. In Book 4, which spanned Sessions 7 and 8 on Monday and Tuesday, September 18-19, all six individuals who were offered successfully changed hands. While New York-breds had posted a 37.5% RNA rate at the…
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By Sarah Mace A pair of colts proved the most popular of the New York-breds offered in Book 3 of Keeneland’s 2023 September Yearling Sale, which took place over two sessions on Saturday and Sunday, September 16 and 17. Through Book 3, 18 New York-breds have sold at Keeneland (of 24 offered), led by a…
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By Sarah Mace By the conclusion of Book 2 trading at Keeneland’s 2023 September Yearling sale, a group of youngsters from Chester and Mary Broman’s award-winning breeding program at Chestertown Farm enjoyed the greatest success of the New York-bred contingent. Five of the Bromans’ Book 2 yearlings, all of whom were consigned on the couple’s…
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By Sarah Mace The connections of yearlings selected to sell in the opening book of Keeneland’s celebrated September yearling sale are entitled to have high expectations. This year, at the 80th renewal of the auction, a trio of New York-breds shone brightly in that spotlight. The two sessions comprising Book 1, which took place Monday…
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the scheduled implementation of new rules further enhancing veterinary scrutiny of all horses seeking to enter a race or engage in a timed workout at NYRA properties. Beginning Wednesday, August 30, NYRA will require the private attending veterinarian to perform a physical…
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LEXINGTON, KY — During the recent festivities at Saratoga, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance made a resounding impact, solidifying its presence and eliciting a remarkable show of attention and support from both the enthusiastic racing community and a wider audience. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance was proudly showcased as the Community Partner of the day by the New York Racing…
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By Sarah Mace Session 1 of the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred Yearling Sale (Hips 301-400) saw the top seller hammered down just four horses into the auction: Hip 306, a bay colt by Violence bred by Fred W. Hertrich lll, who sold on a winning bid of $380,000. (Read more). More or less bookending the sale—only…
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By Sarah Mace The 2023 edition of the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearling Sale got off to a solid start as the first third of the catalogue (Hips 301-400) passed through the ring in an evening session on Sunday, August 13 at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs. The group posted improved average and…
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By Sarah Mace The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale is among the most renowned and competitive arenas for the North American yearling market, and success at the Spa will certainly put an up-and-coming breeding operation on the map. This was exactly the case for Thirty Year Farm at the 2023 renewal of the annual auction, which once…
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David Grening Courtesy Daily Racing Form Barbara D. Livingston Gambling Girl is just one logical contender in the wide open Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks Saturday at Saratoga. The filly will be looking to give trainer Todd Pletcher his ninth win in the CCA Oaks.   SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Whether it was 12…
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