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Fasig-Tipton October Harvest Shows Market Color

Amid continued high buyer demand, the expanded Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale concluded Wednesday with the auction house posting across the board gains when compared to its two-day cataloguing last year. Held over three days, cumulative figures showed substantial improvement over the company's 2004 sale in gross, average, and median prices.

 Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Son of Songandaprayer Tops Fasig-Tipton Final Session

A son of leading freshman sire Songandaprayer topped Wednesday's third and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling at Timonium, Md., helping the sales company realize increases in gross, average, and the number of horses sold.

 Thursday, October 06, 2005

Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale Posts Record Median Price

The Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale ended its two-night run Monday in Saratoga Springs with a healthy increase in its median price that pushed the figure to its highest level ever. But there were declines in gross revenue and average price from last year's sale records.

 Monday, August 15, 2005

Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale Starts Sunday in Saratoga

Fresh off a successful Saratoga select sale, Fasig-Tipton officials hope to keep the momentum going with their New York-bred yearling auction Sunday and Monday. There are 211 yearlings catalogued for the two sessions, which each begin at 7 p.m. (EDT) at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

 Friday, August 12, 2005

Saratoga Sale Could Provide More Answers About Yearling Market's Direction

There's a little bit more suspense than usual heading into the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale, which opens its two-night run Tuesday in New York.

 Monday, August 08, 2005

Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale Opens Tuesday With Smaller Catalogue

The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday nights in New York, has a smaller catalogue this year. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

 Friday, August 05, 2005

Fasig-Tipton July Sale Fails to Keep Up With Last Year's Hot Pace

Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky July yearling sale lost ground in the stretch Tuesday in Lexington, ending with small to moderate declines in gross revenue, average price, and median price. The buy-back rate increased significantly.

 Thursday, July 21, 2005

Fasig-Tipton July Catalogue Largest Ever

Fasig-Tipton will catalogue 679 horses for its Kentucky July select yearling sale.

 Monday, June 13, 2005

Perfect Timing: Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale Starts Two Days After Graduate Afleet Alex Wins Preakness

They say timing is everything. And the timing couldn't be more perfect for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile auction, which starts Monday at Timonium in Maryland.

 Sunday, May 22, 2005

Signs Positive for Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Juvenile Auction

Riding a wave of positive publicity, Fasig-Tipton officials are optimistic going into their Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training, which starts at Timonium on May 23, two days after Saturday's Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

 Thursday, May 19, 2005

Strong Market Expected at Fasig-Tipton Calder Auction

The skies were cloudy over south Florida on Feb. 28, but the outlook was bright for the Fasig-Tipton select sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Monday, February 28, 2005

Fasig-Tipton Juvenile Sale to Test Top of Market's Strength

The top of the market will get its biggest test of the 2-year-old selling season Tuesday during the Fasig-Tipton select auction at Calder Race Course.

 Friday, February 25, 2005

Fasig-Tipton Changes Format for Saratoga Select Yearling Sale

Fasig-Tipton is shortening its Saratoga select yearling auction from three nights to two because of changes in the auction environment.

 Friday, January 07, 2005

Smarty Jones' Dam, Toccet Highlight Fasig-Tipton Sale

The dam of dual Classic winner and Horse of the Year candidate Smarty Jones, I'll Get Along, and grade I-winning stallion prospect Toccet highlight the catalogue for the Nov. 7 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November mixed sale, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky's Newtown Paddocks. The one-day sale also includes a continuation of the reduction of broodmares and weanling from the estate of the late John Franks and the complete dispersal of Dan Borislow.

 Thursday, November 04, 2004

Late A. P. Indy Filly Tops Fasig-Tipton Fall Yearlings' Second Day

The 2004 Fasig-Tipton fall yearling sale concluded Tuesday, with figures for the second and final session of the two-day auction showing a slight increase when compared to sales tallies recorded for the final session of 2003.

 Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Richter Scale Colt Tops Fasig-Tipton Opening Session

Trainer Laura de Seroux went to $230,000 for a bay colt by Richter Scale in the final hour of Monday's opening session of the two-day Fasig-Tipton fall yearling sale at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington.

 Monday, October 25, 2004

KEMI and Race for Education to Hold Texas Hold' Em Tourney

Kentucky Equine Management Internship Program, Inc. (KEMI) and The Race For Education will hold the inaugural Horsemen's Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournament. The $1,000 per seat tournament will be held Nov. 6 at Sal's Italian Chop House in Lexington, Ky., and will accommodate 110 players.

 Thursday, October 14, 2004

Record-Setting Fasig-Tipton Sale in Maryland Topped By Silver Deputy Colt

A Silver Deputy colt set a record for a horse sold at public auction in Maryland when he brought $500,000 Tuesday during the second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale at Timonium.

 Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale Soars in Opening Session

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale got off to a rip-roaring start Monday in Maryland, with increases of 44.9% in gross revenue, 29.0% in average price, and 50.0% in median price.

 Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Outlook Bright for Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Yearling Sale

Even though it follows right on the heels of the highest-grossing yearling auction ever -- Keeneland September -- Fasig-Tipton officials are anticipating plenty of action at their Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale Monday and Tuesday in Maryland.

 Saturday, October 02, 2004

Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Auction Has Record Catalogue

Fasig-Tipton will catalogue a record total of 830 horses for its fall yearling auction Oct. 25 and 26 in Central Kentucky. The figure is up 7.2% from a year ago, when 774 horses were listed.

 Friday, September 24, 2004

Strong Yearling Market Expected to Continue at Saratoga

More of the same. That's what Fasig-Tipton executive Boyd Browning is predicting for the company's Saratoga select yearling sale, which begins its three-night run Tuesday in New York.

 Friday, August 06, 2004

Outlook Bright for Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Auction

Expectations are running high for the yearling selling season, which kicks off Monday in Central Kentucky with Fasig-Tipton's July auction.

 Friday, July 16, 2004

Midlantic 2-Year-Old Sale Has Largest Catalogue

The 2-year-old in training sales market that has been rolling like a steam roller through 2004 will hit the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale grounds at Timonium when the two-day sale gets underway on May 17 and concludes May 18. Both sessions begin at 10 a.m.

 Thursday, May 06, 2004

Fasig-Tipton Hopes to Sustain Momentum Shown at OBSC Sale

Following the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's grand slam season opener, Fasig-Tipton steps to the plate next Tuesday, Feb. 24, for its sale of 2-year-olds in training at Calder Race Course in South Florida.

 Friday, February 20, 2004

Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale Concludes On High Note

A daughter of Deputy Minister led the closing session of the two-day Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed sale at the auction company's Newtown Paddocks. Graham J. Beck's Gainesway Farm purchased the mare for $180,000 from the Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency consignment of 200 mares from the estate of the late John Franks.

 Monday, February 09, 2004

Numbers Soar at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale

Garden Dance, a multiple stakes-placed daughter of El Prado, was sold for $59,000 to top Monday's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic winter mixed sale at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.

 Tuesday, February 03, 2004

Fasig-Tipton Calder Catalogue Has 301 Juveniles

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 301 horses for its Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training, which is scheduled for Feb. 24 at Calder Race Course.

 Thursday, January 15, 2004

Across the Board Gains at Fasig-Tipton Fall Sale

The yearling market continued to hold strong as the 2003 Fasig-Tipton Fall yearling sale concluded Tuesday night at the sale company's Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Ky. with across the board gains in each category.

 Tuesday, October 21, 2003

Not For Love Colt Brings $230,000 as Average Increases at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale closed out its two-day run in Maryland Tuesday with a 9.5% increase in average price as the top of the market strengthened.

 Tuesday, September 30, 2003

Saratoga Sale Provides First Look at Top of Yearling Market

Will the top of the yearling market rebound from last year's major adjustment downward or will it suffer more setbacks? We'll start getting some answers Tuesday when the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale opens its three-night run in New York.

 Monday, August 04, 2003

Fasig-Tipton July Sale 'Survives' With Small Losses; Buy-Back Rate Down

Fasig-Kentucky's July yearling sale experienced downturns in its two-day run that ended Thursday in Lexington. But auction company officials were satisfied with the results.

 Thursday, July 17, 2003

Fusaichi Pegasus Filly Brings $800,000 at Fasig-Tipton, But Gross and Average Suffer Setbacks

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling auction produced an $800,000 filly Wednesday during its opening session in Lexington, surpassing last year's highest price of $700,000.

 Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Fasig-Tipton Yearling Nominations 'Comparable' To Last Year

Nominations for Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky July select, Saratoga select, and New York-bred preferred yearling sales were "comparable" to last year's figures as of March 12, according to Fasig-Tipton executive Boyd Browning.

 Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Expectations For Kentucky November Sale 'A Little Muted;' Fasig-Tipton Hopes For Consistency

Hopes are not running high among consignors and sale company officials going into the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which kicks off its 10-day run Monday. But the mood in Central Kentucky is not gloom and doom either.

 Saturday, November 02, 2002

Texas Sale Off to Slow Start, Stronger Second Day Expected

The Fasig-Tipton Summer Texas yearling sale got off to a slow start Monday with 129 horses selling for an average of $10,373 and a median of $5,000.

 Monday, August 26, 2002

Summer Chill: All Indicators Fall at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale

The final session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling auction saw further declines in gross and average for the third straight session in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and overall the sale's average fell 34.7% from last year's record mark.

 Friday, August 09, 2002

Fasig-Tipton Officials Hoping For Solid Saratoga Sale

The Saratoga select yearling sale has enjoyed one of the most impressive business upswings in the Thoroughbred auction business.But the fireworks at the top of the market might not be as spectacular this year.

 Friday, August 02, 2002

TVG to Air Fasig-Tipton Under Tack Show

TVG announced that the network will be airing the under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton selected 2-year-olds in training sale from Calder Race Course in Miami, Fla.

 Friday, February 15, 2002

Adena Springs November Sale: SaleTrends Down

The annual sale of broodmares from Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm was held at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Thursday night, with the top price of $225,000 paid by J. S. McDonald for Twist a Lime, a 9-year-old Copelan mare in foal to Touch Gold.

 Friday, November 09, 2001

Fasig-Tipton October Sale has Upbeat End

Second-day momentum at Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky October yearling sale helped deliver some statistical gains over last year's significantly larger edition.

 Tuesday, October 23, 2001

Stallion-Season Market Not Immune to Crisis

Uncertainty stemming from mare reproductive loss syndrome, and the subsequent moratorium on prospective foal insurance that has been in effect since early May, are expected to impact the no-guarantee stallion-season market in 2002.

 Thursday, June 07, 2001

Fasig-Tipton Establishes Blue Horse Charities

Beginning with its July sale, Fasig-Tipton Company will offer consignors the opportunity to contribute to organizations benefiting retired racehorses through its Blue Horse Charities.

 Thursday, March 15, 2001

Strangles Cases Move Time, Site of 'Repo' Horse Sale

"Just when you think it can't get much worse, it got worse," said Boyd Browning, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fasig-Tipton, on Feb. 5. Browning was discussing complications involving the pending sale of 89 horses repossessed by Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland from the Maryland mystery buyer, Bernice L. Givens Sykes, who signed tickets for nearly $700,000 for 134 horses at the Keeneland November and Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December mixed sale and then failed to pay for them.

 Monday, February 05, 2001
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