While the Fasig-Tipton summer selected horses of racing age sale lacked the high-level fireworks of previous editions, Thursday’s renewal showed strength among its blue-collar offerings with the highest median price in the sale’s three-year history.
The North American yearling calendar got off to a good start on Thursday, with the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July selected yearling sale posting across-the-board gains in the strongest renewal in nearly a decade.
Live video streaming of the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic winter mixed sale.
The Keeneland September yearling sale will feature a slightly different format in 2015, with a shorter Book 1 and an earlier break in the schedule.
Interest in horses-of-racing-age sales has been on the rise as the bloodstock market rebuilds from the recession of the late 2000s and early 2010s, providing instant gratification for owners and an avenue for sellers to cull stock or profit from a high-profile win. All four major North American auction companies – Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton, Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co., and Barretts – have at least one segment dedicated to horses in training, if not an entire sale, and each puts a unique spin on the format to play toward their strengths and spot on the calendar.
The North American auction calendar will make its transition into the yearling season with the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July selected yearling sale, carrying with it the momentum of a solid 2-year-olds in training season now in the books.
The catalog for the inaugural Barretts select yearling sale is now online, with 68 horses on offer.
The catalog for the 2015 Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale is now available online, featuring 284 selected horses.
The catalog for the 2015 Fasig-Tipton summer selected horses of racing age sale is now available online, with an initial offering of 102 horses. The one-day sale will be held Thursday, July 9 at Fasig-Tipton’s Newtown Paddocks location in Lexington, Ky., beginning immediately after the auction company’s July yearling sale.
The catalog for the 2015 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale is now available online, featuring 209 horses on offer.
