July is almost here

The first yearling sale of the year is right around the corner. The Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale is scheduled for July 14th and 15th and the books have finally been released. As always the "new sire showcase" takes place on the first day of the sale with the older sires represented on the 2nd day. Always known as a sale for precocious, early developing horses, it gives us our first look at yearling sons and daughters of new sires such as Afleet Alex, Limehouse, Closing Argument, Consolidator, Purge, Roman Ruler, Grand Reward, Value Plus, Eddington, Ghostzapper, Medallist, Kittens Joy, and others. BEC will be at the sale inspecting the horses and looking for good value buys as always. If you want us to act as a purchasing agent for you or just look at a few please dont hesitate to call 502 489 7492.

Divine Park to Airdrie

Divine Park, who BEC Bloodstock owner Chuck Simon selected and purchased as a yearling for $20000, was reported today to be heading to Brereton Jones' Airdrie Stud at the conclusion of his racing career. He won the Metropolitan Mile (grade 1) at Belmont Park in his last start and has now won 6 of 8 career starts including the Withers (grade III) and the Westchester Handicap (grade III).

Here is a link to the Bloodhorse story
http://breeding.bloodhorse.com/article/45674.htm

Welcome to the B.E.C. blog!

I want to welcome you to the BEC Bloodstock blog. BEC Bloodstock is a full service bloodstock agency run by me, Charles Simon. In addition to BEC, I also train a 35 horse stable based in the Midwest and own a brand new equine rehabilitation and training center (Bluegrass Equine Center). You can find information about the center at http://www.bluegrassec.com/ .This blog will be my way of expressing my opinions and feelings on industry trends especially those pertaining to the bloodstock arena. Please feel free to comment or ask questions. Thanks for reading.