BSW/Crow Bloodstock

LEXINGTON, KY - The Fasig-Tipton October Yearlings Sale opened Monday with a session which tracked right on par with the auction's 2023 renewal and with a pair of colts sharing top billing when selling for matching $350,000 bids. A total of 265 yearlings sold Monday for a gross of $13,198,000. The average was $49,804 and the median was $20,000. The buy-back rate was 24.5%. During last year's opening session, 264 yearlings grossed $11,339,800 for an average of $42,954 and a median of $20,000. At the conclusion of the 2023 auction,...

Coolmore Stud and Peter Brant have purchased a minority interest in Jack Christopher (Munnings), who figures to be one of the top choices in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile on Nov. 5. A TDN Rising Star in his debut Aug. 28 at Saratoga for trainer Chad Brown, Jack Christopher followed that win up with a 2 ¾ length score in the GI Champagne at Belmont Park this past Saturday as the favorite over a quality field. Selected as a $135,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling by Liz Crow, Jack Christopher ran in...