Citizen Judy

From his home in Fenton, Michigan, some 60 miles northwest of Detroit and 40 miles due north of Ann Arbor, 87-year-old Fred Allor paid a top price of $230,000 for Citizen Judy (American Freedom) during the Fasig-Tipton Digital April Sale, which closed on Tuesday, Apr. 21. Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent, the 4-year-old filly--offered on a Mar. 4 cover and believed to be in foal to Girvin--is something of a poster child and a terrific advertisement for the Fasig-Tipton digital platform, which offers the buying public ready access to bloodstock...

The 2026 Fasig-Tipton April Digital Sale closed Tuesday evening with gross sales of $2,056,000 for 94 horses sold and a clearance rate of 83%. The auction topper was the half-sister to GISW Percy's Bar (Upstart), Fasig-Tipton said in a press release Tuesday evening. The online sale opened Thursday, Apr. 16. Offerings included horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, broodmares--including mares with foals at foot--2-year-olds in training, and 'short' yearlings. Citizen Judy (hip 15), a half-sister to recent GI Central Bank Ashland Stakes winner and GI Kentucky Oaks hopeful Percy's Bar,...

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 143 offerings for its April Digital Sale, which includes a pair of broodmares closely related to Derby and Oaks contenders. Bidding is now open through Tuesday, Apr. 21, when the online event begins to close at 2 p.m. ET., the auction company said in a press release on Thursday. "With more than 140 catalogued, up more than a third from last year's catalogue, the April Digital Sale catalogue shows the continued strength and popularity of our digital platform," Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales Leif Aaron said. "Offerings...