Fasig-Tipton Saratoga

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Chukyo and Niigata Racecourses: Sunday, August 31, 2025 6th-NII, ¥14,250,000 ($97k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m MATENRO DA VINCI (c, 2, Uncle Mo--Spring Eclipse, by Unbridled's Song) was sold to trainer Mitsumasa Nakauchida for an even $1 million at last year's Keeneland...

3rd-Del Mar, $81,000, Msw, 8-16, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:03.64, ft, 3/4 length. LITMUS TEST (c, 2, Nyquist--Study Hard, by Malibu Moon) took plenty of pari-mutuel support as the 11-10 favorite while making his career debut over 5 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar on Saturday, and ran to the money, earning a hard-fought victory over his once-raced stable companion Falcon Jet (Justify). Off fairly from gate two, the $875,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling purchase was beaten for speed, as Sendit Mo (Yaupon) sped to the front from an outside draw. Driven along...

6th-SAR, $100k, Msw, 2yo, 6f, post time: 3:19 p.m. ET SASSMASTER (Curlin) was purchased by Alistair Roden on behalf of his client Mark Breen for a sales-topping $550,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton October Sale and the early April foal has drawn widest in a field of eight for this first visit to the races. Bred by Stonestreet, the bay is kin to a pair of winners, including 2019 GII Prioress Stakes and GIII Victory Ride Stakes heroine Royal Charlotte (Cairo Prince), who is in turn the dam of the 3-year-old...

by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - The record-smashing Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale steam rolled to its conclusion Tuesday night, setting highwater marks for every metric and culminating with a head-turning gross of $100,715,000. At the close of business, 160 yearlings had sold for an average of $629,469 and median of $450,000--numbers which dwarfed records set just last year when 154 yearlings grossed $82,160,000 for an average of $533,506 and a median of $425,000. It was the third straight year of across-the-board statistical records at the Saratoga sale....

Spendthrift Farm, the stallion home of the all-conquering Into Mischief, gave a sales-leading $2.6 million for a son of treble Grade I winner I'm A Chatterbox (Munnings) at about the midway point of Tuesday's second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale in upstate New York. Spendthrift also owns the year-older full-sister, named Bad Manners, after paying $700,000 for the filly during last year's Saratoga sale. Hip 163 is the 14th million-dollar seller over the course of the first session and a half and was the fifth of the...

by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale had its first million-dollar yearling when the two-day auction was just 13 hips old Monday evening and bidding stayed strong throughout the session, with the very last horse through the ring bringing $1 million. In all, nine yearlings reached seven figures Monday, led by a colt by Gun Runner, bred by Bobby Flay and consigned by Stone Farm, who sold for $2.7 million to Winchell Thoroughbreds. Twelve hit the million-dollar mark during the entire 2024 auction....

A Good Magic colt out of a half-sister to the dam of dual Canadian champion Are You Kidding Me (Run Away and Hide), GSW & GISP Kehoe Beach (Omaha Beach), and SW & GSP Core Values (Honor Code) sold for $1.6 million to the Hudson family's Hoolie Racing Monday night at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. Sold as hip 36 and signed for by Legion Bloodstock as agent, the dark bay colt out of the winning Alpha Zulu (Shanghai Bobby) was bred by Mesingw Farm, LLC in Kentucky and consigned to the...

The past few months have been a rollercoaster of emotions for Liliana Solari, Carlos Heller and their team at Don Alberto. In April, the farm's homebred superstar Journalism (Curlin) scored the first of three Grade I victories in the Santa Anita Derby. Three weeks later, his dam Mopotism (Uncle Mo) foaled a picture-perfect Flightline filly. Journalism finished second, first, then second again in the Triple Crown series, taking his ownership group on an unforgettable journey on racing's biggest stage. Then suddenly, the highs gave way to heartbreak when Mopotism passed...

A total of 47 sires will be represented at next week's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. Here's a breakdown of how many yearlings each stallion has cataloged, along with a closer look at some of the individuals boasting Grade I pedigrees.     First-Crop Yearling Sires: 29% of Catalogue Corniche: 2 Cyberknife: 3 Drain The Clock: 1 Epicenter: 4 Flightline: 9 Golden Pal: 8 Idol: 1 Jack Christopher: 3 Jackie's Warrior: 7 Life Is Good: 9 Mandaloun: 2 Mystic Guide: 1 Olympiad: 5 All eyes will be on the first crop of...

Much as he did in winning the GI Santa Anita Derby and when managing to win the GI Preakness Stakes six weeks later, Journalism (Curlin) made sure Saturday's $1-million GI NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes was another cliffhanger. The athletic bay colt started slowly, but found his best stride when it appeared that the race had possibly slipped through his fingers and he crossed the wire with a half-length to spare over Preakness runner-up Gosger (Nyquist). 'TDN Rising Star' Goal Oriented (Not This Time) led inside into the final furlong and...

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Tokyo and Hanshin Racecourses: Saturday, June 21, 2025 6th-TOK, ¥14,250,000 ($98k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400m ARCADIA CAFE (c, 2, Into Mischief--Mary's Follies, by More Than Ready) is a half-brother to seven winners from eight to race and is a half-brother to...

The promising Poulsen (Into Mischief) snapped a baby two-race losing streak in the Seiryu Stakes (allowance) over the Tokyo one-turn mile on May 10, accounting for the talented filly Promised Gene (Jpn) (Nadal) in a tight finish. The colt, bought back as a weanling at Keeneland November and pinhooked for $925,000 at OBS April after fetching $350,000 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga, made the most of three appearances at two, scoring on two occasions, and was not beaten far when fourth in his two tries this season, including a 1400-meter test at...