Boyd Browning

A total of 240 selected yearlings have been catalogued for the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, with the 103rd edition of the boutique auction scheduled for Aug. 5 and 6 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Sessions will begin each evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion. "Our consignors have supported Saratoga with an outstanding group of yearlings once again this year," said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. "The sire power on offer is strong and diverse, and the depth of pedigree as good as we have had in recent...

by Christina Bossinakis & Stefanie Grimm Lexington, KY--The onset of the yearling season every summer can be a bit of a worrisome time for many. With the yearlings that have been so painstakingly selected by Fasig-Tipton's team for its first yearling sale of the season, it can often be a bit unnerving whether things will go off without a hitch or not. And at the conclusion of Tuesday's yearling session, it appeared that it had. "It was a fantastic start to the 2024 yearling sales season," affirmed Fasig-Tipton President and...

by Christina Bossinakis & Stefanie Grimm LEXINGTON, KY-Up until its final moments, the Fasig-Tipton July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale unfolded much like last year's edition of the summer auction. Consistent trade throughout, but with the majority of the bidding action leaning toward the more accomplished offerings. That was until Informed Patriot (Hard Spun), a last-minute supplement to the sale, blew the doors off proceedings when drawing a $1.55-million final bid from agent Ibrahim Rachid, acting on behalf of HRH Prince Saud bin Salman Abdulaziz. "Quite a way to...

As is the custom, the summer ushers in the yearling sales season, headed by Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton July Sale of Selected Yearlings at Newtown Paddocks. Beginning at 10 a.m., the sale features a trimmed-down catalogue of 286 yearlings, once again highlighted by a selection of first-crop sires, making up roughly a third of the catalog. Featuring 370 head one year ago, this season's offering of yearlings points not only to availability, but to the ongoing drive toward quality. "It's always a function of the type of horses that you're exposed to...

Informed Patriot (Hard Spun), third in Saturday's GIII Indiana Derby, has been added to the line-up for the Fasig-Tipton July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held Monday in Lexington. He is catalogued as hip 523 and consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Third in last year's GIII Street Sense Stakes, Informed Patriot opened his sophomore campaign with a third-place effort in the Smarty Jones Stakes. He won the Bathhouse Row Stakes at Oaklawn in April. Racing for J. Kirk and Judy Robison and trained by...

The 12th edition of the Fasig-Tipton July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale kicks off Monday with a single session consisting of 117 cataloged entries set to go under the hammer beginning at 3 p.m at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, KY. And despite several impactful withdrawals over the last week, the sale was reinforced with the addition of multiple quality supplements as late as Friday and looks to provide the perfect springboard into summer racing. In fact, Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning needed just two words to describe its appeal: "Instant...

Fasig-Tipton has released the initial catalogue for its July Selected Horses of Racing Age sale, to be held on Monday, July 8 in Lexington, Kentucky, beginning at 3 pm, the auction house said in a release on Thursday. In 2023 and 2024, July Selected Horses of Racing Age grads have notched 32 stakes wins to date, including current graded stakes winners Newgrange (Violence) and Fort Washington (War Front). Purchased at the 2022 sale, Newgrange has won three graded stakes for his new connections, pushing his earnings over $1 million. Fort...

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association will hold the 39th annual TOBA National Awards Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, Ky, the organization said in a release Wednesday. The National Awards Dinner honors owners and breeders from 21 states and Canada. Also recognized are the National Owner of the Year, National Breeder of the Year and a number of other honors will be handed out. "We are thrilled to showcase the TOBA National Awards Dinner at Fasig-Tipton again this year," said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA. "Thoroughbred...

The online catalogue for the upcoming July Sale has been posted and can be viewed at www.fasigtipton.com. A total of 286 selected yearlings have been catalogued for the sale, which will take place Tuesday, July 9 at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington. The sale will begin at 10 AM. "We look forward to kicking off yearling sales season with another strong group of well conformed, mature yearlings in July," said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. "The sale continues to produce remarkable performance numbers that cannot be overlooked by any serious buyer." This...

TIMONIUM, MD - The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale concluded its two-day run at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium Tuesday with a lively session of bidding led by a $1.25-million daughter of Bolt d'Oro. Through two sessions, 343 horses sold for $32,766,500. The average of $95,485--up 2.9% from a year ago--just ticked up from the sale's previous record average of $95,391 set in 2022, while the median of $50,000 tied the sale record set in 2021 and equaled again in 2023. "I thought we had two very...

Churchill Downs and Fasig-Tipton have formed a new three-year partnership where the sales company will be the official sponsor of the GI La Troienne S., the GII Fleur de Lis S. and the GII Locust Grove S., the track said in a release Friday. The $1 million Fasig-Tipton La Troienne will kick off the series on Kentucky Oaks Day. The Fasig-Tipton Fleur de Lis is scheduled for Saturday, June 29 during Stephen Foster Day. That race is part of the Breeders' Cup Dirt Dozen Bonus Series, which awards the top...

Enhanced medication policies will be in effect at all the major auctions in the U.S. beginning July 1, leading North American sales companies Keeneland Association, Fasig-Tipton Company and Ocala Breeders' Sales Company jointly announced Tuesday morning. The changes were made in an effort "to safeguard the welfare of the horse while creating greater clarity and consistency among the nation's three major U.S. Thoroughbred auction houses," according to the release, and are the result of meetings between the three companies begun last October at the behest of the Horseracing Integrity and...