Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale Recap
- By Ian Tapp
Ian Tapp recaps the Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale, including comments from buyers and sellers, and from Reed Ringler of Fasig-Tipton. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales Agency. Watch Video
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Fasig-Tipton Kentucky: The July Sale Preview
Ian Tapp previews the Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale, including comments from Boyd Browning of Fasig-Tipton and Mark Taylor of Taylor Made Sales Agency. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales Agency Watch Video
F-T Kentucky July Sale Catalogs 332 Yearlings
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky announces its July Sale of selected yearlings will have a catalog of 332 yearlings. The July 9 auction will be followed by a sale of selected horses of racing age.
F-T Ky. Winter Sale Set for Feb. 8-9
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky's winter mixed sale will be held over two days, Feb. 8-9, in Lexington. The catalog features 534 entries, but Fasig-Tipton will accept selected entries on an approval basis for its supplemental catalog.
Cowboy Cal Colt Sells for $550,000
About 60% through the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale July 14 in Lexington, the auction saw a new high price when Alfredo Lichoa went to $550,000 to land a Cowboy Cal colt.
Unbridled's Song Colt Brings $400,000 at F-T
A colt by Unbridled's Song was purchased by Chuck Sandford for $400,000 to be the top-priced offering during the first half of the yearling portion of the Fasig-Tipon Kentucky July sale in Lexington July 14.
F-T July: Hip 110 Unbridled's Song Colt in Ring
Hip 110, Unbridled's Song colt in the ring at Fasig-Tipton. The colt sold for $400,000, the top price offering in the during the first half of the yearling portion of the Fasig-Tipon Kentucky July sale in Lexington July 14.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky: Hip 414 Bedford Land
Two-year-old filly, by Speightstown, in the Melnyk Racing Dispersal at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July sale. She won first time out and is being consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency.
Owner-Breeder Melnyk to Retire from Racing
Prominent U.S. and Canadian owner-breeder Eugene Melnyk announced June 11 his retirement from the sport of horse racing, with his racing and breeding stock to be dispersed July 14 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky.
Medaglia d'Oro Colt Sells for $440,000
A handsome gray colt by Medaglia d'Oro lit up the Fasig-Tipton auction ring Oct. 23 when he was purchased by Mark Casse for $440,000 on the third and last day of the fall yearling sale.
Dynaformer Era Comes to an End at F-T Sale
When Hip 408 went through the sales ring on the second day of the Fasig-Tipton fall yearling sale, it marked the end of an era as the colt is believed to be the final yearling sired by the late Dynaformer sold at auction.
Big Brown Tops FTK Freshman Sire List
Big Brown, the 2008 champion 3-year-old male and dual classic winner, took a major step up as a stallion at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling sale.
Heiligbrodts to Disperse Stock at July Sale
Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt will sell some of their racing and breeding stock July 12 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky auction, the sale company announced June 16.
Award for Design Work at Fasig-Tipton Ky.
Henkel Denmark, the landscape architectural firm that designed the renovated grounds at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky, was presented an award Oct. 30 for its work.
New F-T Office Will Have Three Levels
Construction is under way on a new office building at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks property near Lexington. The structure, which will be located in front of the sale pavilion, will have three levels (two above ground and a basement). A walkway will connect the second above ground level of the office building with the second story of the sale pavilion.
FTK Posts Gains Across the Board
As a snowfall befitting a winter sale began to whiten the ground at the Newtown paddocks in Lexington, the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale concluded Monday, Feb. 11, with solid gains in every category.
Six Norfields Horses in FTK Sale
Six horses from Joanne Nor's Norfields Farm have been added to the Feb. 11-12 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale in Lexington. The Norfields horses are consigned as hip numbers 504-509.
Buyer Analysis: Ferguson Boosts Fasig-Tipton November Sale
- By Ron Mitchell
Agent John Ferguson, who did not make any purchases at the 2006 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected mixed sale, emerged as the leading buyer this year with four horses purchased for a total of $15,750,000.
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.
Fasig-Tipton Kicks Off Yearling Selling Season in Kentucky
Fasig-Tipton officials are optimistic heading into the company's July select yearling auction, but the declining fortunes of yearling-to-juvenile pinhookers could reduce the demand for young horses.
Renovations Give Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Sale Pavilion More Modern Look
Fasig-Tipton will unveil its newly renovated sale pavilion during the Kentucky July select yearling auction that begins Monday.
Catalog Larger for Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Select Yearling Sale
Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky July select yearling sale has a catalog of 582 horses, up 22% from last year's book.
Dixieland Band Filly Brings Top Price as FTK Sale Ends
Dancing Band, a 4-year-old daughter of Dixieland Band, brought $250,000 to top Monday's concluding session of the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale at the Lexington pavilion.
Forestry Colt Leads Way as FTK Kicks Off Yearling Sale Season
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky kicked off the 2006 yearling sale season on a strong note Monday as a Forestry colt was purchased by agent John Ferguson for $1.2 million, the first seven-figure offering at the auction in Lexington, Ky., since 1983.
Santa Anita Derby Winner Buzzards Bay Sells for $725,000
Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Buzzards Bay was purchased by Gary and Wendy Broad for $725,000 Monday at the conclusion of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky yearling sale in Lexington, Ky.
Big Supply of Yearlings at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Auction Will Test Demand
The law of supply and demand will get a major test beginning Monday when the yearling selling season kicks off in Lexington with the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky select yearling auction.
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.
RNAs Drop at Fasig-Tipton, But So Do Gross and Average
After setting a record gross last year, Fasig-Tipton Kentucky's December mixed sale rebounded in the number of horses bought back but fell drastically in gross, average, and median as the public auction market of 2003 comes to an end.
Fasig-Tipton Officials Optimistic About November Mixed Sale
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky kicks off the breeding stock selling season in Central Kentucky Sunday with its November select auction, which begins at 7 p.m. (EST).
Cat Thief, Golden Missile Among Favorite First- Crop Sires at Fasig-Tipton
Here's what some buyers and consignors thought about the progeny of first-crop sires that were offered at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling sale.
Mr. Greeley Filly Tops During FTK Final Session
A chestnut daughter of Mr. Greeley who was one of the last horses through the ring during Thursday's Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale in Lexington, Ky. ended up bringing the session's top price of $500,000.
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.
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.
Seattle Slew Colt Among the Yearlings Generating Buzz at Fasig-Tipton
At $100,000, he was the least expensive Seattle Slew weanling sold at public auction last year. But this year, he's among the horses generating the biggest buzz at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale, which starts Wednesday in Lexington.
Cherokee Run Mare Sells For $270,000 as Fasig-Tipton Sale Concludes
Feathers, a broodmare prospect who was a graded stakes winner in Canada, brought $270,000 on Monday to top the final session of Fasig-Tipton Kentucky's winter mixed sale.
Distorted Humor Share Tops Stallion Access Sale
A share in 2003's leading first crop sire, Distorted Humor, brought $225,000 to top the Stallion Access February sale of seasons and shares on Monday at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky's Newtown Paddocks near Lexington.
Charismatic Filly Tops First Session Of Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Mixed Sale
A yearling filly by champion and dual classic winner Charismatic brought the top price of $64,000 Sunday during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale at the Newtown Paddocks near Lexington.
Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky, Saratoga Sale Dates Unchanged
Three days after rival Keeneland announced a one-year hiatus for its select yearling sale in July due to the effects of mare reproductive loss syndrome on the pool of early maturing foals of 2002, Fasig-Tipton Company said it was sticking to its traditional sale dates for Lexington in July and Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in August.
Ogygian Mare Tops Fasig-Tipton Sale as Average Soars
Gaye's Locket, a 7-year-old daughter of Ogygian, was purchased by Brereton C. Jones for $55,000 to top Monday's December Mixed Sale conducted by Fasig-Tipton Kentucky.
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.
Filly from Family of Dancethruthedawn Brings $300,000 at Fasig-Tipton
After 220 hips through the ring at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearlings sale, a filly from the family of Dancethruthedawn, hip #77, has brought the highest price of $300,000.
Fasig-Tipton Catalogues 774 Horses For Kentucky October Yearling Sale; Up 53.3% From Last Year
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky will catalogue 774 horses for its October yearling sale. The total is a record and represents a 53.3% increase over last year's total of 505.
More Was More at Fasig-Tipton July Sale
On Thursday, Fasig-Tipton sales official proved they could increase the catalog for the Kentucky select yearling sale without sacrifing quality. The two-day sale offered 37.1% more horses, and the average price still increased over last year.
Sales and Buy-Backs Climb at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Sale
Gross sales and buy-backs soared for opening day of the two-day Fasig-Tipton Kentucky select yearling sale that began Wednesday.
Fasig-Tipton Sale Starts Wednesday; Offers Largest Catalogue Ever
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky's July select yearling sale faces hurdles in trying to continue last year's success when Its average price of $96,671 increased by 26% from 2000, and reached its highest point since 1984.
Joying Sells For $190,000 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Auction
Joying, an 11-year-old daughter of Storm Cat, sold for $190,000 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky's winter mixed sale in Lexington on Monday with approximately one-third of the auction completed. Consigned by David and Ginger Mullins of Doninga, the mare was purchased by Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services, agent.
Tale of the Cat Colt Brings $100,000 at Fasig-Tipton Winter Sale
A bay colt by Tale of the Cat sold for $100,000 early during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale on Monday in Lexington. Only the third horse to step into the ring, the colt was purchased by Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey from Gainesway, agent.
Franks To Reduce Broodmare Stock at Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale
Fifty-three broodmares and broodmare prospects owned by Louisiana oilman John Franks will be sold during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale on Feb. 11. Dan Kenny Bloodstock will act as agent for Franks, a four-time Eclipse Award winner as outstanding owner. Franks periodically reduces the numbers in his broodmare band to accommodate fillies freshly retired from the racetrack to his farm in Ocala, Fla.
Business Declines at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Sale
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky December mixed sale experienced significant declines across-the-board on Monday. The number sold and gross revenue plunged by 38.6% and 55.1%, respectively, from a year ago. The average and median prices were down by 26.8% and 14.3%, respectively.
Fasig-Tipton reported that 121 horses were sold at the Newtown Paddocks in Lexington for a gross of $531,400, an average of $4,392, and a median of $3,000. Last year, the 197 horses sold grossed $1,182,400 and averaged $6,002. The median was $3,500.
Fasig-Tipton's Gross And Average Plunge, But Median Increases
Fasig-Tipton's November select mixed sale suffered significant declines in gross revenue and average price Sunday night in Central Kentucky. But not all the news was bad. The median increased, indicating a more healthy middle market. And the buy-back rate, while high, rose hardly at all from 2000.
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