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The sale is scheduled for Feb. 7 in Lexington and will begin at 10 a.m. (EST).
Monday, January 17, 2011
Walt Robertson enjoyed his first day at a Keeneland auction in his new role as the Lexington company's vice president of sales.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Walt Robertson, who retired from Fasig-Tipton in November, will be going to work for that auction company's biggest rival, Keeneland, in the newly created position of vice president of sales.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Walt Robertson's retirement from the Thoroughbred auction business didn't last long. He'll go back to work Jan. 5 at Keeneland after leaving its biggest rival, Fasig-Tipton, in November.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011Canadian champion Too Late Now brought $50,000 to top the Fasig-Tipton Texas December mixed sale, which posted increases of 25.5% and 22.2% in its gross revenue and average price, respectively, from a year ago.
Monday, December 13, 2010Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 349 horses for its Midlantic December mixed sale and 125 horses for its Texas December mixed sale.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) winner Awesome Feather is the Kentucky auction's top seller, bringing $2.3 million.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
Playa Maya, the dam of 2010 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner Uncle Mo, sold for $1.65 million during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November breeding stock auction in Lexington.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
Broodmare prospect Careless Jewel, who captured the 2009 Alabama Stakes (gr. I), brought $1.95 million Nov. 7 during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
Dubai Majesty was in the news again, two days after she won the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
Two days after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), undefeated Awesome Feather sold for $2.3 million Nov. 7, early during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale in Lexington.
Sunday, November 07, 2010Shoppers probably will remain cautious even though Breeders' Cup runners and their close relatives will be available.
Friday, November 05, 2010
Some horses competing in the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 5 and 6 at Churchill Downs will be headed to the sale ring at Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland immediately afterward.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Auctions are scheduled for Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, and Texas.
Friday, October 29, 2010
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale, which ended its three-day run Oct. 27 in Lexington, generated results that were "totally expected," according to the auction firm's chairman Walt Robertson.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Median price declines 35.5% and the buy-back rate increases.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
A filly by Hard Spun is the highest-priced horse sold so far during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
A Tapit colt brought the most expensive price of $280,000 from Canadian-based trainer Mark Casse, agent.
Monday, October 25, 2010
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale bucked the generally negative trends in 2009, posting increases in gross, average price, and median price while many other auctions were suffering major setbacks.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Playa May, the dam of Champagne Stakes (gr. I) winner Uncle Mo, to sell as Hip No. 122 at Fasig-Tipton Ky. November sale as part of the Denali Stud consignment.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Daughter of Bernstein won Keeeneland's Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes Oct. 15; to be offered during F-T's The November Sale Nov. 7.
Monday, October 18, 2010
It's good news (I think) that Fasig-Tipton is moving its Florida sale of 2-year-olds in training to Palm Meadows, but it's bad news that Walt Robertson is retiring. I'll miss him.
Walt Robertson, a fixture in the auction stand at Fasig-Tipton sales for more than 30 years, will retire at the end of November.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Horses are scheduled to be sold during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale and the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
Monday, October 11, 2010
The auction formerly was conducted at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Thursday, October 07, 2010
The Fasig-Tipton Eastern fall yearling sale returned to more solid financial ground during its two-day run that ended Oct. 6 in Timonium, Md.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale, which suffered significant setbacks in its key business figures last year, got some good news during its opening session Oct. 5 in Timonium, Md.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Fasig-Tipon officials expect to see more stability based on other yearling sale results.
Monday, October 04, 2010English group I winner Serious Attitude will be offered as a racing or broodmare prospect during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale in Kentucky.
Thursday, September 30, 2010The auction will be held Oct. 25-27 in Lexington, with each session beginning at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010The auction will be held Nov. 7 in Lexington, beginning at 4 p.m. (EST).
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Retired trainer Hal Wiggins will serve as the honorary chairperson for Blue Grass Farms Charities' annual fundraiser at Fasig-Tipton Co. in Lexington on Oct. 22.
Friday, September 17, 2010The auction, which will begin on a Tuesday instead of a Monday, will be held Oct. 5 and 6 in Timonium, Md.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Once we can find the glass, we'd like to see it as half full heading into Keeneland's September yearling sale.
Blind Luck, whose nickname was Clover, survived a scare caused by a Great Pyrenees before going through the sale ring and becoming a famous racehorse.
The auction will be held Aug. 30 at Lone Star Park.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Better Than Honour, the 2007 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year, produced "an incredible" Street Cry filly earlier this year and she is back in foal to Street Cry and carrying another filly.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010Fasig-Tipton planning to sell a group of mares in foal on Southern Hemisphere covers during the Kentucky November select mixed auction.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The latest edition of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling auction suffered downturns after a strong performance in 2009. Read what buyers and sellers had to say about the sale.
Monday, August 09, 2010Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale posts 'similar' numbers as last year during two-day sale.
Sunday, August 08, 2010Gross, average, and median rise slightly; buy-back rate drops for New York-breds during first of two sessions Aug. 7 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Saturday, August 07, 2010
A little less uncertainty might make New York-bred yearlings more popular during the Fasig-Tipton preferred auction.
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Eric Mitchell, Editorial Director of The Blood-Horse, recaps the final day of the 2010 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearlings Sale. Presented by The New York Breeding & Racing Program.
The gross fell 38.3% during the select yearling auction, which had enjoyed upswings in 2009.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
A big bay colt by A.P. Indy out of grade I winner Maryfield sold for $1.2 million and began the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Select with a bang.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Eric Mitchell, Editorial Director of The Blood-Horse, recaps the sobering first day of the 2010 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearlings Sale. Presented by The New York Breeding & Racing Program.
"I think tonight reality has set back in," said consignor Mark Toothaker of Legacy Bloodstock after the average declined 13.8% from a year ago during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale.
Monday, August 02, 2010
Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock manager, John Ferguson, signs the sale ticket.
Monday, August 02, 2010Co-breeder Helen K. Groves purchases the bay yearling, buying out her daughters.
Monday, August 02, 2010
Eric Mitchell previews the 2010 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearlings Sale and sits down with Fasig-Tipton President, Boyd Browning. Presented by The New York Breeding and Racing Program.
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