At the end of a day of steady trade, the sale saw 267 horses change hands for gross receipts of $16,696,500, including private sales, a 43.6% increase from last year's gross of $11,626,500, from 263 head.
Midway through the Feb. 9 Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale, Marc Gunderson bought the broodmare and foal package he had targeted: multiple graded stakes-placed Ava's Grace for $950,000, and her yearling filly by Into Mischief for $625,000.
On the Feb. 9 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Mark Casse recaps a successful weekend at Oaklawn Park highlighted by victories from Silent Tactic, Search Party, and Nitrogen. BloodHorse bloodstock editor Eric Mitchell previews new stallions for 2026.
The first Senor Buscador foal bred by the Peacock family of Texas arrived Feb. 7 at Shawhan Place near Paris, Ky. The bay filly is the family's first homebred by its homebred stallion, who stands at Lane's End.
Tattersalls Online has announced a dedicated Southern Hemisphere session within its Online February Sale, which will be held Feb. 17-18, in collaboration with Australia's leading auction house Inglis Digital.
Sam Houston Race Park had launched the Sam Houston Racing Club, a groundbreaking collaboration with MyRacehorse, which offers SEC-qualified, true ownership interests at scale, redefining how fans experience Thoroughbred racing.
As of Monday evening, the average was marginally up to AU$97,556, from AU$97,153, year-on-year, while the median was unchanged at AU$80,000. The gross was up 8.5% at AU$39,315,000, albeit with 30 more lots sold (403 to 373).