Jessica Martini

Fasig-Tipton Kentucky
Record Crusher: Fasig-Tipton October Sale Concludes with Massive Gains

LEXINGTON, KY – Demand continued high right to the very end of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, which concluded Thursday in Lexington with new records for gross, average and median. Through four sessions, 1,097 horses sold for $71,843,500, dwarfing the previous record gross of $58,575,500 set just last year. The 2025 auction average of [...]

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Candy Ride colt at Fasig-Tipton
Momentum Builds as $850K Candy Ride Colt Tops Fiery Penultimate Fasig-Tipton October Session

LEXINGTON, KY – The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale blazed through its penultimate session Wednesday in Lexington with frenetic bidding from start to finish producing a $72,127 average that was nearly 47% higher than the figure from the corresponding session a year ago. At the conclusion of the session, the three-day average of $64,772 is [...]

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Life Is Good colt at Fasig-Tipton
$500K Colts on Top as Fasig-Tipton October Sale Maintains Record Pace

LEXINGTON, KY – The four-day Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale reached its halfway point in Lexington Tuesday and continued to produce figures significantly ahead of its record-setting 2024 edition. Through two sessions, 540 yearlings have grossed $33,091,000 for an average of $61,280 and a median of $30,000. At the same point last year, 544 horses [...]

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'Great Start': Fasig-Tipton October Sale Opens With a Bang

LEXINGTON, KY — The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale powered through its opening session in Lexington Monday, with figures up significantly from its record-setting 2024 renewal. “It was a great start to the October Yearling Sale in Kentucky,” Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning said at the close of business Monday. “All of the statistical categories produced [...]

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Final Stop: Fasig-Tipton October Yearlings Sale Starts Monday

The yearling sales season, which set records from summer to fall, makes one final stop for the year with the four-day Fasig-Tipton October Yearlings Sale which gets underway Monday at 11 a.m. in Lexington. The remaining three session begin at 10 a.m. The October sale, which expanded to four days a decade ago, has made [...]

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'Welcome to England': Dorman Enjoys First Taste of Tattersalls

Matt Dorman went from zero to 60 when starting his broodmare band with the purchase of 20 mares in 2020, but five years later, the native Marylander is happy to take a long-term approach to building his Determined Stud breeding operation. Dorman made his first in-person trip to the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale last week [...]

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New York Magic: Records Fall at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Mixed Sale

The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale, not to be outdone by its yearling sale counterpart which broke records in August, set its own highwater marks for gross, average, median and top-priced lot Tuesday in upstate New York. During the one-session auction, 133 horses grossed $6,177,500, for an average of $46,447 and a median of $22,000. [...]

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Optimism Abounds Ahead of Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale

Bidding returns to the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in upstate New York for the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale, which begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. A total of 281 horses, including weanlings, broodmares, and broodmare prospects, have been catalogued for the one-session auction. Lili Kobielski saw plenty to be optimistic about as she oversaw her [...]

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Venosa Scores in Fasig-Tipton Digital Debut

Steve Venosa's SGV Thoroughbreds, a regular consignor on the 2-year-olds in training sales circuit, made its debut on the digital auction scene and came away with the sale-topper at the Fasig-Tipton October Digital Sale which closed Wednesday. Venosa and partners sold the broodmare Stifled Heiress (Munnings) (hip 242) for $470,000 to Bryant Prentice's Pursuit of [...]

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Mo Donegal Filly Tops OBS October Opener

A filly from the first crop of GI Belmont Stakes winner Mo Donegal (hip 177) brought top price of $240,000 during the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's October Yearlings Sale Tuesday in Central Florida. The bay filly–one of three to bring $200,000 or more during the session–was bred by Peter E. Blum [...]

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OBS October Yearlings Sale Opens Tuesday

What has been a competitive yearling sales season makes a two-day stop in Central Florida with the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's October Yearlings Sale to be held Tuesday and Wednesday in Ocala. A total of 507 horses, including 48 supplemental entries, have been catalogued for the sale, with Tuesday's opening session featuring hips one through [...]

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Nyquist colt at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic
$370K Nyquist Colt Tops 'Strong' Renewal of Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Sale

TIMONIUM, MD – The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale produced strong returns at the Maryland State Fairgrounds Tuesday, with numbers up across the board from its 2024 renewal. In all, 161 yearlings grossed $4,978,100, while the average of $30,920 rose 30.4% from a year ago and the median increased 33.3% to $20,000. A year ago, [...]

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