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Lynn Hancock is the fifth generation of her family to sell yearlings at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. We spoke with her about the Uncle Mo colt that brought $1.6 million this year and she shared a bit about her passion for the industry and her family's Stone Farm.

On the 100th edition of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale, the magic that is often associated with the town of Saratoga Springs was apparent throughout the two-day auction, which was delayed last year due to the pandemic. We spoke with a few consignors and buyers about the energy and atmosphere on the sales ground.

The highly-anticipated first crop of yearlings from Triple Crown hero Justify will hit the sales ring this summer, starting at the 100th edition of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. We visited a few cataloged for the annual showcase and spoke with Coolmore's Adrian Wallace on the trends he's seeing in the champion's young progeny.

Beautiful physical horses ruled the day at the 2021 July Sale, with Into Mischief taking home top honors with an $800,000 sale. Katie Ritz talks to the top buyers and sellers, as well as Fasig-Tipton's Boyd Brown, about the day which surpassed 2019.

This year, Essential Quality's victory in the Belmont S. gave Tapit his fourth winner in the Test of the Champion. One of the champion sire's other Belmont-winning sons Tapwrit will have his first crop of yearlings hit the market this year. Gainesway's Sean Tugel said that he believes Tapwrit is throwing his good-looking physical on to his first crops and that many of his yearlings reflect the balance and athleticism seen in their grandsire Tapit.

As the calendar reaches the midpoint of June and the summer heat starts to rise in the Bluegrass, yearling inspections for the 2021 Keeneland September Sale are well underway. Former bloodstock advisor and consignor Tony Lacy, who was named as Keeneland's Vice President of Sales this April, is in his element as his team travels across Kentucky and beyond inspecting the many young Thoroughbreds that will soon make up the massive catalog lineup come September. We tagged along with Lacy for an inspection of the yearlings at Three Chimneys Farm.

There's been a palpable good feeling all week at OBS for the auction house's marquee Spring 2-Year-Old Sale, and you need look no further than the full parking lot to explain why. Business is booming, but perhaps equally responsible for the positive vibes is the easing of coronavirus restrictions as the country rapidly becomes vaccinated, which means old friends seeing and hugging each other for the first time in a long time. Wednesday morning, Joe Bianca and Jon Green talked about that and much more with four consignors and buyers...

What a difference a year makes; last year's OBS March Sale was held under a cloud of uncertainty and fear as American racing came to grips with the Coronavirus pandemic. This year, as we see the end in sight, most of the consignors and buyers are breathing a big sigh of relief. Katie Ritz is on the OBS Sales grounds with the report.

The first session of the Keeneland November Sale featured eight seven-figure horses, including the Book 1 topper: four-time graded stakes winner Concrete Rose, who sold for $1.95 million to Larry Best's OXO Equine. OXO Equine's Larry Best took home the top two lots Monday during the lone Book 1 session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Early in the day he went to $1.9 million for Indian Miss (Indian Charlie) (hip 32), the dam of champion sprinter Mitole (Eskendereya) and last Friday's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile runner-up Hot Rod Charlie (Oxbow),...

It is almost hard to believe that Hazelwood Bloodstock is still relatively new among the consigning ranks. The company, owned and run by Adrian and Philippa O'Brien, was only established in 2016 and, since then, its name has been found annually at the head of a Tattersalls leaderboard. This year Hazelwood Bloodstock offers 12 yearlings through the first three books of the October Sale, six of which are destined for Book 1, with the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude winner One Last Dance featuring again via her Frankel (GB) colt. The...

This coming week at Tattersalls, Highclere Stud offer 18 yearlings including lot 55 who is a half-brother to dual Group 1 winner Palace Pier (GB)(Kingman {GB}). Carolyn Warren talks to Alayna Cullen about the colt by Highland Reel (Ire). G1 St James's Palace S. and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois victor Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}) will bid to keep his unbeaten record intact in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. on Champions Day at Ascot on Oct. 17. Palace Pier is among 39 entries for the QEII, and those...

Up-and-coming horsewoman Sabrina Moore is the co-owner and operator of GreenMount Farm in Glyndon, Maryland. This year, she's looking forward to taking 10 yearlings to the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale. Last year Knicks Go (Paynter), a colt she co-bred with her mother Angie Moore, was named Maryland-bred Horse of the Year after winning the 2018 edition of the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity and running second in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile behind Eclipse Award winner Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg}). Moore's interest in the industry was piqued early in...