This activity is designed to help you understand a typical Sales Catalog page. Although the exact format may vary depending on the sales company and the type of sale, most are similar to that show below.If you even scratch the surface of the thoroughbred business, you will most likely attend a sale. If you buy or sale, chances are you at some time you will do so at a sale. (Thoroughbred sales are really auctions.)
Perhaps you will want to buy a broodmare to begin your breeding business. Or you might plan to purchase a yearling or two-year-old in training to initiate you racing stable. On the other hand, you may decide to sell that weanling filly or colt you bred a year ago.
Or you may simply want to learn a little more about this fascinating segment of the industry. (And carry and mark in a sales catalog to act as if you know what you're doing.)Understanding a sales catalog is an essential skill in the thoroughbred industry. This activity will introduce you to the main elements.
Black Type is an important element in reading sales catalogs.
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