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Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 285 yearlings for its California Fall Yearlings Sale, to be held on Thursday, Sept. 26, at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. The sale will begin at noon, Pacific. “Fasig-Tipton is excited to conduct our first yearling sale since we have returned to the California marketplace,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “Our inaugural 2-year-old […]

Larry Best didn’t have plans to attend the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearlings Sale when the sun came up on Monday. He’d never even shopped at the sale before. By the time the mid-afternoon slipped into the late afternoon, the former medical device executive known for making splashy purchases at auctions walked out of the Humphrey […]

With roughly a third of the overall catalog going through the ring during the first of two sessions at the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearlings Sale, the most accurate phrase to describe the marketplace is perhaps “to be continued.” From a relatively small comparative sample size of 97 horses offered during Sunday’s session, average and median […]

The march of Gainesway’s cornerstone sire Tapit through the very highest points of the North American auction market continued on Monday during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale, powered by the evening’s two most expensive offerings. The duo headlined a session that posted average and median sale prices well in excess […]

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 332 entries for its New York-Bred Yearlings Sale, scheduled for Sunday and Monday, Aug. 11 and 12, in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The Sunday session will begin at 7 pm, and the Monday session will begin at noon. Statistics recently released by The Blood-Horse MarketWatch rank the New […]

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 223 selected yearlings for the 99th Saratoga Sale, to be held on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 5 and 6, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Sessions will begin each evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion. “We have an outstanding group of yearlings to present to buyers once again this […]

There were a wide range of unique forces working for and against a successful renewal of the Fasig-Tipton July Selected Yearling Sale on Tuesday, ranging from the momentum of a record-setting juvenile market this spring to the uncertainty over the state of racing in southern California. When it all shook out, the returns generally came […]

Monday’s Fasig-Tipton July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale was light at the top when it came to hammer prices and heavier on buybacks, which led to lower overall returns when the last horse left the ring. The single-day sale closed with 95 horses sold for revenues of $$6,548,500, down 29 percent from last year’s […]

Fasig-Tipton announced its California Yearling Sale will now be held on Thursday, Sept. 26 at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., rather than at Santa Anita Park. “We appreciate Fairplex working with us to utilize the existing permanent facilities there to host our California yearling sale,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “Our inaugural 2-year-old sale at Santa […]

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 168 initial entries for its July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, to be held on Monday, July 8, in Lexington, Ky., beginning at 4 p.m.  It will precede the July Selected Yearling Sale that will take place the following day beginning at 10 a.m. The catalogue, which may now be viewed online, will […]