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Fasig-Tipton Restructures Management

Fasig-Tipton Restructures Management

Fasig-Tipton has restructured its senior management team, it was announced Sept. 2. The changes include the addition of one of Sheikh Mohammed's key employees in America, Dan Pride, to the auction firm's executive ranks.

 Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Major Changes Announced for 2YO Sales

Major Changes Announced for 2YO Sales

Officials of Barretts, Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland, and the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. have agreed to institute major changes relating to the under tack shows for their sales of 2-year-olds in training.

 Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Even the Score Colt Tops Texas Sale

Even the Score Colt Tops Texas Sale

A Louisiana-bred colt by Even the Score brought the top price of $120,000 on a good opening day at the Fasig-Tipton Texas yearling sale in Grand Prairie.

 Monday, August 25, 2008
Texas Sale Has 'Lot of Energy'

Texas Sale Has 'Lot of Energy'

After a record-breaking top price in 2007, the Fasig-Tipton Texas summer yearling sale will return Aug. 25 to the Texas Thoroughbred sale pavilion on the grounds of Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie. The sale concludes after its second session Aug. 26. Both sessions begin at 10 a.m. (CDT).

 Saturday, August 23, 2008

Two Elected to Jockey Club Board

Dell Hancock and D.G. Van Clief Jr. have been elected to the board of stewards of The Jockey Club, filling the positions vacated by Donald R. Dizney and John C. Oxley at the expiration of their four-year terms of office.

 Saturday, August 16, 2008
Data Digest: FT Saratoga Preferred

Data Digest: FT Saratoga Preferred

The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga NY Bred Preferred Yearling 2008 Data Digest Results Edition is a FREE download, presented by Denali Stud! An in-depth review of the auction.

 Tuesday, August 12, 2008
F-T's Future: Bigger and Better

F-T's Future: Bigger and Better

Fasig-Tipton will pay the nomination and entry fees for the horses sold at its recent Saratoga select yearling auction that are pointed to any of the six graded stakes for juveniles at Saratoga in 2009. It's just one of what could be many initiatives as the company attempts to reinvent itself.

 Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Saratoga Open Sale's Gross Drops

A daughter of Red Bullet brought the top price of $30,000 during the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga open yearling sale Aug. 12 in New York.

 Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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 Yearlings: No Steroid Positives

Fasig-Tipton officials reported Aug. 11 that there were no positives for exogenous anabolic steroids among horses sold during the company's Saratoga select yearling auction that were tested at the request of their buyers.

 Monday, August 11, 2008
Better Than Honour to Be Sold

Better Than Honour to Be Sold

Better Than Honour, the dam of Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winners Jazil and Rags to Riches, is scheduled to be offered at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November mixed sale as part of a dispersal of the joint holdings of Southern Equine and Hill 'n' Dale Farms.

 Monday, August 11, 2008
NY-Bred Sale Finishes Strong, Avg. Up 5%

NY-Bred Sale Finishes Strong, Avg. Up 5%

While the second-session figures weren't as lofty as the numbers from Aug. 9, Fasig-Tipton's sale of preferred New York-breds finished it's two-night run Sunday evening with an overall average price that was 5.4% higher than last year.

 Monday, August 11, 2008
Average Up, Buy-Backs High for NY Sale

Average Up, Buy-Backs High for NY Sale

The Fasig-Tipton New York-bred preferred sale opened with mixed results Aug. 9. The average rose 19.4% and the median jumped 40%, but more than half the horses offered went unsold.

 Sunday, August 10, 2008
Steroid Tests Increase at Saratoga Sale

Steroid Tests Increase at Saratoga Sale

Fasig-Tipton officials reported buyers requested steroid tests on 30 of the 122 yearlings (24.6%) that sold during the two-day Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale Aug. 4-5 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Results of the tests are expected early in the week of Aug. 11.

 Friday, August 08, 2008
Data Digest: FT Saratoga Preferred

Data Digest: FT Saratoga Preferred

The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Preferred Yearling 2008 Data Digest Preview Edition is a FREE download, presented by Denali Stud! An in-depth preview of the upcoming auction.

 Friday, August 08, 2008
Data Digest Results: FT Saratoga Select

Data Digest Results: FT Saratoga Select

The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale Data Digest Results Edition is a free download, presented by Denali Stud! All the results of the auction.

 Thursday, August 07, 2008
Average Up and Median Steady at Saratoga

Average Up and Median Steady at Saratoga

Boosted by an impressive-looking son of Storm Cat, which fetched a final bid of $2 million, the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale ended its two-night run in New York Aug. 5 with an increase in average price. The median price held steady whle the gross revenue dipped slightly compared to last year's figures.

 Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Legends Racing Makes Big Saratoga Splash

Legends Racing Makes Big Saratoga Splash

Legends Racing made a powerful debut as a Thoroughbred buyer at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling auction, which ended its two-night run Aug. 5 in New York.

 Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Son of Storm Cat Brings $2 Million

Son of Storm Cat Brings $2 Million

An impressive looking son of Storm Cat fetched a final bid of $2 million from Michael Vincent Magnier of Coolmore Stud during the second session of the 2008 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale Aug. 5.

 Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Day 1 Results

Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Day 1 Results

For complete coverage of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale , including Hip-by-Hips and cumulative sale results, visit the new enhanced Auctions section on BloodHorse.com. Updated auction leader lists include top sires, consignors, buyers, and more!

 Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Average, Median Rise at Saratoga Sale

The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale, a small boutique auction that offers quality horses, got off to what the company's chairman, D.G. Van Clief Jr., termed "a solid start " Aug. 4 in New York.

 Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Strong Market Opens FT Saratoga Sale

Strong Market Opens FT Saratoga Sale

If the close of the opening session of the 2008 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale is any indication, the upper level of the Thoroughbred marketplace is alive and well.

 Monday, August 04, 2008

Storm Cat Filly Brings $1.5 Million

Barry Irwin of Team Valor Stables went to $1.5 million to secure a lovely daughter of Storm Cat as the opening session of the 2008 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling came to a close Aug. 4.

 Monday, August 04, 2008
Son of A.P. Indy Brings $1.2 Million

Son of A.P. Indy Brings $1.2 Million

A strapping son of A.P. Indy, named Pyramid Indy, brought $1.2 million to kick off the opening session of the 2008 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.

 Monday, August 04, 2008
Unbridled's Song's Progeny Shine

Unbridled's Song's Progeny Shine

The Aug. 5 second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling auction includes the offspring of such successful sires as Storm Cat, Unbridled's Song, Awesome Again, and A.P. Indy.

 Monday, August 04, 2008
Ghostzappers Standing Out at Saratoga

Ghostzappers Standing Out at Saratoga

Horse of the Year has offspring from his first crop in the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale.

 Sunday, August 03, 2008

Action Jackson: Crusader Is a Consignor

Jess Jackson, a leader in the push for integrity in the Thoroughbred marketplace, has his own consignment for the first time at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale, which begins its two-night run Aug. 4.

 Sunday, August 03, 2008
Paragon Name New Among Saratoga Sellers

Paragon Name New Among Saratoga Sellers

Brandon and Diannah Perry are offering their first Thoroughbred yearling consignment in the name of their Kentucky-based Paragon Farms at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select sale, which starts its two-night run Aug. 4 in New York.

 Sunday, August 03, 2008
Foreign Spending: Will It Help Again?

Foreign Spending: Will It Help Again?

Many foreign countries are suffering the same economic woes as America.

 Sunday, August 03, 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

Adena Springs Cancels Juvenile Sale

Adena Springs has canceled its juvenile sale for 2009, but is selling 217 yearlings this year at sales conducted by Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland, and the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.

 Saturday, August 02, 2008

Plan for Saratoga Stakes Fees Announced

Fasig-Tipton will pay the nomination and entry fees for any of the six 2009 graded stakes for 2-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course on horses sold at its upcoming Saratoga select yearling sale, it was jointly announced Aug. 2 by the sales company and the New York Racing Association.

 Saturday, August 02, 2008
Can Market Rebound at Saratoga?

Can Market Rebound at Saratoga?

Lower supply of horses will make it easier for Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga select yearling sale to keep pace with last year' results.

 Thursday, July 31, 2008

Can Market Rebound at Saratoga?

Lower supply of horses will make it easier for Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga select yearling sale to keep pace with last year' results.

 Thursday, July 31, 2008
F-T Texas Sale Features 506 Horses

F-T Texas Sale Features 506 Horses

A total of 506 horses have been cataloged for the Fasig-Tipton Texas summer yearling sale at Lone Star Park, Texas, which is scheduled for Aug. 25-26.

 Monday, July 28, 2008
Interest in Registry Low at  F-T Sale

Interest in Registry Low at F-T Sale

If what happened at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling auction is any indication, disclosure of the ownership of sale horses might not be a priority for consignors or buyers.

 Friday, July 25, 2008

Van Clief: Monitoring Sales Integrity

Sales Integrity Program Monitoring Committee will use a survey later this year to determine the effectiveness of the Sales Integrity Task Force's 2007 recommendations.

 Thursday, July 24, 2008
F-T Review: What Happened to the Market?

F-T Review: What Happened to the Market?

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select auction got the yearling selling season off to a sobering start in Central Kentucky. The buy-back rate rose while the number of horses sold, gross revenue, average price, and median price all declined.

 Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Zero Positives for Steroids at FT Sale

Terence Collier, Fasig-Tipton director of marketing, reported that all 22 yearlings tested for exogenous levels of anabolic steroids at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale, tested negative for the substances.

 Friday, July 18, 2008

Van Clief New Sales Integrity Chairman

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced July 18 the appointment of D.G. Van Clief, Jr. as the chairman of the Sales Integrity Program Monitoring Committee.

 Friday, July 18, 2008
Fasig-Tipton: 22 Tests for Steroids

Fasig-Tipton: 22 Tests for Steroids

The 2008 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale marked the first sale in which the auction company offered buyers the opportunity to have their horses tested for exogenous anabolic steroids.

 Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Figures Drop at FT Kentucky

Figures Drop at FT Kentucky

Despite registering across the board declines, the results of the 2008 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale, held July 14-15 at the sale company's Newtown Paddocks near Lexington, did not overly disappoint sale company officials.

 Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Economy Squeezes F-T July Yearling Sale

Economy Squeezes F-T July Yearling Sale

Perhaps Mark Toothaker of Legacy Bloodstock said it best during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling auction: "The bull's-eye is getting smaller on what the marketplace is wanting. It's gone from about the size of a quarter to the size of a dime."

 Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Exchange Rate Filly Leads Way at FT

Exchange Rate Filly Leads Way at FT

A daughter of Exchange Rate named Wicked Exchange, purchased for $375,000 by Zayat Stables, is the top-priced offering to pass through the sale ring on day two of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale. The $375,000 price tag established a new high price for the sale. The previous top price was $330,000 for a son of first-crop sire Unforgettable Max, purchased by Hidden Brook Farm, agent for Paul Pompa Jr.

 Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Market Steady During New Sire Showcase

Opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale holds steady under new sire showcase, despite questionable economic times.

 Monday, July 14, 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
F-T Day 1: Ghostzapper Filly Shines

F-T Day 1: Ghostzapper Filly Shines

A filly from the first crop of Horse of the Year Ghostzapper is among the yearlings in the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton July select yearling auction.

 Sunday, July 13, 2008
F-T July Day 2: Mr. Greeleys Stand Out

F-T July Day 2: Mr. Greeleys Stand Out

Mr. Greeley offspring are among yearlings that buyers and consignors believe could sell well.

 Sunday, July 13, 2008
Nafzger Ready for Hall of Fame Induction

Nafzger Ready for Hall of Fame Induction

Trainer calls his latest honor "a hell of a lot of responsibility."

 Saturday, July 12, 2008
Barns Busy at Fasig-Tipton

Barns Busy at Fasig-Tipton

Consignors say they have plenty of prospective buyers interested in their yearlings even though the news about the Ameican economy isn't good.

 Saturday, July 12, 2008
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