Saratoga Fall Sale to Showcase Empire-Breds

The sales grounds at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga | F-T photo

To say that the New York breeding program is on a roll would be an understatement of monumental proportions.

It has been a banner year at the races for horses bred in the Empire State, with the likes of 'TDN Rising Star' Diversify (Bellamy Road), Mind Your Biscuits (Posse), Voodoo Song (English Channel) and, most recently, Fourstar Crook winning top-level races here and abroad, and several of those will represent the program at the Breeders' Cup in three weeks' time. But in the meantime, a collection of in-foal mares and weanlings are set to go under the hammer at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Sale, beginning Monday morning at 10 a.m.

A total of 226 lots are catalogued for the single-session sale, including broodmares in and not in foal, broodmare prospects and racing/broodmare prospects that comprise hips 1-56. The remaining 170 hips are foals of 2018.

The Fall Sale takes place just over two months since Fasig-Tipton conducted its flagship yearling sales at the Spa, with both the Selected Yearling sale and the New York-sale posting record results. During the latter event, Fasig-Tipton sold nearly $18.5 million in horses for an average of $107,512, far surpassing the previous record of $89,088 set in 2017. Shortleaf Stable purchased a record $600,000 son of Pioneerof the Nile–Score (A.P. Indy) to top the sale.

While no such numbers will be put up on Monday, Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning, Jr. heads into the sale with high hopes.

“The New York-bred program is thriving in terms of results at the racetrack and the program continues to improve every year,” Browning, Jr. commented. “There is a whole army of horses being bred and raised in the state and the New York-bred product, both at the races and in the ring has never been so popular, so it should set things up for a really successful sale. There will be lots of interest and I expect a really good and vibrant marketplace.”

A weanling colt by Into Mischief fetched $170,000 to top last year's Saratoga Sale. High Pitch (Medaglia d'Oro), offered in foal to Hard Spun, was the most expensive of the broodmares, hammering for $150,000. Five horses fetched in excess of $100,000.

For the full catalogue, visit www.fasigtipton.com.

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