All Equine All The Time

The first yearling sale of the year in Kentucky is in the books and it was a history maker. Numbers were up and for the first time since 2006, a seven figure yearling was seen in the Fasig-Tipton July Sale ring. Medaglia d’Oro was the king of the sale, but more than one young sire made their presence known here as did a few buyers. Read on for some observations made at the sale and some horses and people you should watch out for later in the year. Medaglia d'Oro Medaglia d’Oro – Days after New Money Honey gave him another Grade 1 victory to add to his stallion resume, Medaglia d’Oro was back in the headlines as the sire of the first $1-million yearling at the Fasig-Tipton July sale since 2006 and first filly to bring that price since 1982. The filly, out of the stakes placed Malibu Moon mare Hung the Moon, helped create fireworks at the end of the sale when she went through the ring with less than 10 hips left. The filly, consigned by Bluewater Sales, is one of five ye...

We travel to Kentucky for the fourth edition of this series where the Kentucky yearling sales season is quickly approaching with Fasig-Tipton’s July sale taking place on July 11. This blog, we look back and see what the top 10 most expensive horses at this sale every year from 2013 to 2015 are up to. The 2016 graduates are not included in this blog as they are 2-year-olds and many 2-year-olds have not yet made a start. 2015 Fasig-Tipton July Sale So Fancy (Tapit x French Dip – Speightstown filly) – The $500,000 sales topper, So Fancy has raced five times in her career, breaking her maiden in her fourth start at the end of December. She last raced on Feb. 18 and hasn’t had any works since that seventh place finish in the Wide Country Stakes. Our Souper Star (Scat Daddy x Starbourne (IRE) – Sadler’s Wells colt) – Selling for $385,000, Our Souper Star was a $400,000 pinhook at the Fasig-Tipton Select 2-Year-Olds In Training sale last year. He has not yet raced and has no re...

A month after the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, another top day of racing takes place at the track on Saturday with the Stars and Stripes festival. With five graded stakes being run for a combined $3.7-million in purses, including two $1-million+ races, it has attracted horses from both sides of the Atlantic. Before you sit back and enjoy the show, here are some facts to enjoy as you warm up (or cool off for those of you in hot areas) for the races. By the Numbers – Forty-one horses are entered to run in Belmont Park’s five graded stakes on Saturday with three of the races open only to 3-year-olds and the biggest purses offered to 3-year-old turf horses with the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks and Grade 1 Belmont Derby. Thirty-nine different stallions have runners with Claiborne’s War Front having the most at three. Thirty-eight different damsires will have runners as well with three having two entries each. Northern Dancer leads all sirelines with 17 stallions siring runners here ...