Foals from Ontario Racing's TIP Mare Purchase Program did well at the Canadian Premier Yearling Sale on Aug. 31.
Sales
The average yearling price of $25,584 was the highest for the Ontario sale in almost a decade and the median price was up 95% to $19,500.
There are 185 yearlings up for sale at the Woodbine pavilion by dozens of top stallions and from top breeders.
Owners should check the TIP website for a list of sales credits eligible to be used at the Canadian Premier Yearling Sale,
A yearling by hot stallion Kentucky Bear topped the CTHS Manitoba sale at $25,000, sold by Kelly Halliday to Gary Naherniak.
The remaining 3 sales will offer instant bidding and real-time video, creating a live auction experience for off-site purchasers.
The CTHS Ontario Canadian Premier Yearling Sale is coming up Wednesday, August 31 at the Woodbine sales pavillion.
Horseracing BC's Nigel Reid takes a look at the catalogue for the upcoming BC CTHS Yearling and Mixed Sale.
The 101st Saratoga Sale offers a selected catalogue of yearlings including three Ontario-breds by Nyquist and Justify.
There are 208 Canadian-bred yearlings up for auction by CTHS Ontario on August 31st at the Woodbine sales pavilion.
Yearlings in the September 8 auction in Langley are by a variety of top stallions throughout North America.
Elliott Logan of TEC Racing purchased the Grade 1 placed gelding from the Fasig-Tipton Horses of All Ages Sale.
The July 11 Horses of All Ages Sale is followed by the July Yearling Sale at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, Kentucky.
The August 31 auction has yearlings by 67 stallions and will be held at the Woodbine sales pavilion on the south side of the racetrack.
Lots of Canadian- and Ontario-breds went under the hammer and more than a dozen Canadian-based horsepeople made purchases.