Fasig-Tipton has already hosted three yearling sales to start the season, including its marquee Saratoga selected sale. The highly anticipated Keeneland September yearling sale has cataloged 4,692 yearlings, accounting for supplements through Aug. 18, and accounts for more than 28 percent of the foal crop, according to estimates from The Jockey Club. However, the season will by no means be over when the hammer falls on Sept. 20. Among the nation’s major auction houses, Fasig-Tipton will host three more yearling sales and the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. one – and many of these are key markets for regional stables and pinhookers. Here is a look at the season’s remaining calendar and the recent history of these auctions. Fasig-Tipton California fall yearling sale Sept. 23, Pomona, Calif. 2024 renewal: There are 266 entries cataloged for this year’s renewal of the sale, with the majority of those California-breds. Kentucky-, Arizona-, and Washington-breds also are represented in the catalog. According to sale company statistics, 163 yearlings sold for a gross of $4,781,400 at last year’s auction, and the average was $29,334. While both of those figures declined, and fewer horses were sold overall as California grapples with the contraction of its circuit and other issues, the median, at $15,000, and the buyback rate were both equal to 2023. Last year’s topper: A California-bred colt by Stay Thirsty, a Kentucky transplant who has become a leading sire in his adopted state, was purchased for $250,000 by John Moroney. He was named Fionello and now races for a partnership including Moroney, trainer Steve Knapp, breeder Terry Lovingier, who stands his sire, and Sandra Lee Grey. Fionello won his debut in May at Santa Anita, then was fourth in the Graduation Stakes for California-bred or -sired horses in early August at Del Mar. Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale Sept. 29-30, Timonium, Md. 2024 renewal: Last year’s sale, which often has strong representation from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, and other nearby state programs, dropped from its usual two sessions to one and had declines in gross sales. Fasig-Tipton reported that 180 yearlings sold for gross receipts of $4,287,700. Other figures were solid, with the average price dropping less than $1,000 and the median even with 2023. This year's sale, also a single session, has 220 yearlings cataloged. Last year’s topper: A Maryland-bred City of Light filly, now named Project Maximus, was purchased for $165,000 by LC Racing. In the care of trainer Butch Reid, she won her debut by seven lengths on Aug. 20 at Parx Racing. Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s October yearling sale Oct. 7-8, Ocala, Fla. 2024 renewal: A total of 459 horses are currently cataloged for this sale, with supplemental entries still being accepted this month. OBS reported that 297 horses sold last year – 87 fewer than in 2023 – for gross receipts of $5,724,600. The average dropped only $701 from 2023, to $19,275, while the median was $10,000, compared to $13,000. Local pinhookers who focus on OBS’s signature 2-year-old marketplace often fuel this sale, as seen in last year’s results. Last year’s topper: A Complexity filly was purchased for $150,000 by Top Line Sales, which then pinhooked her for $385,000 to Steven Rocco and Adelphi Racing at this year’s OBS March sale of 2-year-olds in training. Named Intricity, the filly breezed sporadically earlier this year before settling into a steady work pattern in August at Belmont Park. Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale Oct. 20-23, Lexington, Ky. 2024 renewal: The final stop on the North American calendar has expanded to four sessions in recent years to meet market demand, fueled by this sale’s premium results on the racetrack. Sale graduates include reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna and champions Goodnight Olive and Soul of an Angel. Last year, four yearlings sold for $500,000 or more as the sale finished with a record gross of $58,940,500, a record average of $52,392, and a median of $20,000, fourth-highest in sale history. The buyback rate also was the lowest at the sale in more than a decade. Last year’s topper: Alistair Roden, as agent for Mark Breen, purchased a $550,000 Curlin colt. Now named Sassmaster, he was based at Saratoga for the summer with trainer Todd Pletcher and finished fourth on debut Aug. 9.