Fasig-Tipton April Digital Sale

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...

Fasig-Tipton has adjusted the closing of it April Digital Sale to 2 p.m. Apr. 9, in an effort to avoid conflict with the rescheduled racing dates at Keeneland. Currently open for bidding, the online catalogue may be viewed at www.digital.fasigtipton.com. The April catalogue features 107 horses of racing age, breeding stock, 2-year-olds in training, yearlings, and a no-guarantee season to Nyquist (Hip 4), the sire of 2024 Eclipse Champion 2-year-old Filly Immersive. Also featured in the April Digital sale is the major reduction of Merriebelle Stable, handled by agent Bluegrass...

When the dust settled at the close of the Fasig-Tipton April Digital Sale Tuesday evening, the 15-year-old broodmare Eileen's Dream (Bernardini, hip 21) held the new record for a single offering on the digital platform when she sold for $660,000 to DJ Stable. Consigned by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, Eileen's Dream sold with her 2024 colt by Curlin at her side. She was bred back to Charlatan Mar. 27. The sale closed with 87 horses sold for $4,274,300, an average of $49,130. The clearance rate was 92.5% with 670...