Fasig-Tipton has 407 for July sale

The Fasig-Tipton auction house has cataloged 407 yearlings to its July select yearling sale in Lexington, Ky. The auction will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, July 13-14, at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks facility.

The sale will open with a freshman sire session, featuring 144 yearlings by first-crop sires only, on July 13. Catalogs will be available online and in company offices starting June 7.

European representative named

Fasig-Tipton has appointed Blandford Bloodstock co-owner Richard Brown of Newmarket, England, as its European representative. Bloodstock Media Solutions, also based in Newmarket, will continue to handle Fasig-Tipton's European catalog distribution and media relations, and Brown will focus on buyer and seller relations. he also will remain in his capacity with Blandford.