Fasig-Tipton Tweaks July Sale Schedule
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As a result of an increase in the number of horses cataloged for its July 12 selected yearling sale, Fasig-Tipton has moved its selected horses of racing age sale to an evening session July 11.
With 347 horses cataloged, the yearling sale will begin at 10 a.m. EDT.
"The continued growth of the July yearling catalog, coupled with the popularity of the July selected horses of racing age sale has prompted the schedule change," Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning said. "We'll offer a quality group of horses of racing age on Monday evening as our opening act, and then the July selected yearling sale will take center stage the following morning."
The July yearling sale is coming off a 2015 edition that produced the highest average and median for the sale since 2007, resulting in a larger catalog for the third consecutive year, F-T said in a release.
"This year's catalog is up in numbers, but just as importantly, boasts increased quality—including yearlings by current top-ranked sires Tapit , Uncle Mo , Curlin , Congrats , City Zip , and Malibu Moon ," Browning said.
The July sale, which counts grade I winners Noble Bird, Dortmund, Birdatthewire, and Street Fancy as recent graduates, is the first of Fasig-Tipton's selected yearling sales to be conducted this summer. Statistics recently released by Blood-Horse MarketWatch once again rank the selected sales at the top of all major North American yearling sales by percentage of grade I winners, graded stakes winners, and stakes winners from horses sold.
The July sale catalogue may now be viewed online and via the Equineline catalog app. Print catalogs will be available by June 14.
Fasig-Tipton will continue to accept nominations for the July selected horses of racing age sale through the end of June.