Jake Memolo

LEXINGTON, KY - The Fasig-Tipton October Yearlings Sale opened Monday with a session which tracked right on par with the auction's 2023 renewal and with a pair of colts sharing top billing when selling for matching $350,000 bids. A total of 265 yearlings sold Monday for a gross of $13,198,000. The average was $49,804 and the median was $20,000. The buy-back rate was 24.5%. During last year's opening session, 264 yearlings grossed $11,339,800 for an average of $42,954 and a median of $20,000. At the conclusion of the 2023 auction,...

Elite Sales, the Thoroughbred consignment business of Liz Crow and Bradley Weisbord, will begin selling yearlings in 2023, adding to their existing business of breeding and racing stock, according to the pair. "Elite Sales launched in 2017 with the goal of being the number-one consignor of horses of racing age and broodmares/broodmare prospects," said Weisbord. "With six years under our belts, we have experienced a wide range of success including selling 21 off-the-track broodmare or racing prospects for $1 million or more." The addition of yearlings to their lineup is...