Steady business at the Canadian Premier Yearling Sale led to increases across the board, including a 27 percent hike in median price.
David Anderson
There are 244 yearlings (two supplements) set to sell Aug. 28 at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion and surely there are plenty of stars in the mix.
Fresh faces, more diversity, and new ideas are all part of the new board of the Ontario CTHS.
Howard Walton, David Anderson, Saintsbury Farm, Apricot Valley were among the sellers and Catherine Day Phillips, Mike DePaulo among buyers.
The King's Plate will be next for the attractive daughter of Hard Spun who is owned by Team Valor and Gary Barber.
Anderson and the Haydens sell three Ontario-breds during an explosive yearling sale that featured multi-million-dollar priced horses.
A huge racing day at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, FL, highlighted by the sixth Pegasus World Cup, has plenty of Canadian interest.
A stakes-packed card at Fair Grounds In New Orleans features an early Kentucky Derby stepping stone and turf stakes.
Anderson Farms and Cara Bloodstock have sold well through the first four sessions of the large Keeneland September sale.
The world's biggest yearling sale begins Sept. 13 and runs for 11 days and Canadian Thoroughbred has all the local news.
An Ontario-bred Quality Road colt and half-brother to Grade 1 winning 2-year-old Gretzky the Great was another big seller for David Anderson.
St. Thomas, Ontario, breeder sells his most expensive yearling yet as bidding war materializes for "special filly" from his homebred mare Orchard Beach.
Grade 1 Beholder Mile is up next for one-eyed Canadian bred who was foaled at Anderson Farms (Canada) Inc in St. Thomas, Ontario
Bred by David Anderson, the one-eyed half sister to Wonder Gadot is well loved and very talented. She heads a small field on Saturday at Santa Anita.
One-eyed filly was foaled at David Anderson's farm in St. Thomas and she is a half-sister to Horse of the Year Wonder Gadot