Barretts Equine Ltd. has canceled its planned Classic I sale of horses of racing age, scheduled for the day after this year’s Breeders Cup World Championships, because of insufficient entries.

The sale had been scheduled to take place on October 26 at Fairplex Park in Pomona, California.

“We found that California’s racing stables primarily want to be buyers, not sellers, in that kind of market,” Barretts’ President Jerry McMahon said. “Prohibitive transportation costs kept us from attracting quality horses from out of the area.”

McMahon also indicated that the company had not made any decision regarding future sales of this kind.
(Source: Thoroughbred Times)