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Looking Back: People Discuss F-T July Sale

Looking Back: People Discuss F-T July Sale

The Fasig-Tipton July select yearling sale, held July 20-21 in Lexington, ended with significant setbacks in gross revenue, average price, and median price, but managed to lower its buy-back rate from a year ago slighty. Read what sale company officials and sale participants had to say about the market. Monday, July 27, 2009

Sale Talk: Looking Back at Saratoga

Boyers and consignors discuss the market at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling auction, held Aug. 4 and 5 in New York. Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Saratoga Offers Boutique Yearling Market

Saratoga Offers Boutique Yearling Market

If the massive Keeneland September auction is the Wal-Mart of yearling sales, then Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga select auction is the stylish little boutique. There are only 195 horses in the Saratoga catalog, and some of their pedigrees are quite fancy. Horses by such top sires as A.P. Indy, Distorted Humor, and Storm Cat are scheduled to be offered during the sale's two-night run, Aug. 4 and 5, in New York. Saturday, August 02, 2008
High Buy-Backs and $330k Colt Open FTK

High Buy-Backs and $330k Colt Open FTK

A colt from the first crop of Unforgettable Max sold for $330,000, and the buy-back rate rose to 44.1% during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling auction July 14. The average price rose 5.4% and the median stayed steady at $75,000. The sale continues Tuesday. Monday, July 14, 2008
Graves: Safety Net Smaller at Keeneland September Sale, but Middle Market Will Be Strong

Graves: Safety Net Smaller at Keeneland September Sale, but Middle Market Will Be Strong

Brian Graves, director of public sales for Gainesway, said the market was good through the Keeneland September yearling sale's first four days, and he looks for it to be strong and more consistent over the weekend and early next week. Friday, September 14, 2007
Mr. Greeley Colt Brings $2.2 Million, But Saratoga Sale Suffers Setbacks

Mr. Greeley Colt Brings $2.2 Million, But Saratoga Sale Suffers Setbacks

Even with a $2.2-million Mr. Greeley colt, the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling auction experienced downturns. Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Looking Back: Buyers Pleased With Prices at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Sale

Looking Back: Buyers Pleased With Prices at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Sale

Many buyers were pleased with the prices they paid for yearlings at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky select sale, and some buyers were relieved the downturns weren't worse. Thursday, July 19, 2007

First Foal for Grade I Winner Forest Danger

The first offspring of grade I winner and record setter Forest Danger was born Jan. 13 at Needham-Betz Thoroughbreds near Lexington. The bay filly, bred by Needham-Betz Thoroughbreds, Dr. Chuck Kidder, Peter Lamantia, and Brian Graves, is out of the stakes-placed mare Gimme Some Love. Friday, January 26, 2007