2024 Yearling Sales Guide: The Saratoga Sale

SELECTED YEARLINGS

T H E C R OW N J E W EL O F A M ERI CA N Y E A RL IN G SA L ES, SA R ATO G A S E T N E W SA L E REC O RD S FO R T H E S EC O N D C O N S EC U T I V E Y E A R W I T H A S IZ ZL IN G M A RK E T P L AC E IN 202 3.

August 5-6, 2024 Saratoga S prings , NY

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2023 SARATOGA SALE STATS RECORD GROSS

RECORD AV ER AG E

RECORD MEDIAN

$75,055,000

$487,370

$375,000

+12% OVER 2022

+4% OVER 2022

TIED WITH 2022

10 YEARLINGS SOLD FOR $1,000,000 OR MORE

164

% R AT E O F R E T U R N ON STUD FEE*

EASILY #1 IN NORTH AMERICA! *Per The BloodHorse (Based on 2021 Stud Fees)

HIG H ES T P RI C E Y E A RL IN G S O L D IN T H E WO RL D IN 2023 WAS S O L D AT SA R ATO G A

$4,000,000 CURLIN – BEHOLDER C. Breeder: Spendthrift Farm (KY ) Buyer: Donato Lanni, agt for Zedan Racing Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency, agt for Spendthrift Farm * Most expensive yearling sold at The Saratoga Sale since 2000 * 3rd most expensive yearling sold in the history of The Saratoga Sale

TOP SIRES SHINE BRIGHTER AT SARATOGA SARATO GA PRO D U C ED TH E H I G H EST- PR I C E YEAR LI N G C O LT O R FI LLY FO R 27 S I R ES I N 2023 : *North America • AUTHENTIC (TIE)

• CONSTITUTION

• GOOD MAGIC

• BLAME

• CURLIN

• GUNNEVERA

• CITY OF LIGHT

• ENGLISH CHANNEL

• HARD SPUN

9 S I R ES AVERAG ED $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 O R M O R E (2 O R M O R E S O LD)

SIRE

OFFERED

SOLD

GROSS

CURLIN

7

6

$7,400,000

INTO MISCHIEF

11

9

$9,310,000

TAPIT

5

4

$3,300,000

QUALITY ROAD

7

5

$3,005,000

GUN RUNNER

12

9

$5,050,000

TWIRLING CANDY

5

3

$1,625,000

CITY OF LIGHT

2

2

$1,050,000

AUTHENTIC

15

11

$5,620,000

CONSTITUTION

6

5

$2,500,000

• IMPROBABLE

• OMAHA BEACH

• TAPIT

• INTO MISCHIEF

• OSCAR PERFORMANCE

• TOM’S D’ETAT

• JUSTIFY

• PRACTICAL JOKE

• TWIRLING CANDY

• KANTHAROS

• QUALITY ROAD

• VIOLENCE

• MIDNIGHT LUTE

• SPEIGHTSTOWN

• WAR FRONT

• MUNNINGS

• STREET BOSS

• WAR OF WILL

22 D I FFER ENT B UYI N G ENTITI ES S PENT $1 M I LLI O N O R M O R E .

AV E R AG E

MEDIAN

HIGH

$1,233,333

$750,000

$4,000,000

$1,034,444

$800,000

$3,200,000

$825,000

$875,000

$1,200,000

$601,000

$650,000

$1,100,000

$561,111

$650,000

$1,000,000

$541,667

$385,000

$1,000,000

$525,000

$525,000

$650,000

$510,909

$450,000

$875,000

$500,000

$425,000

$900,000

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“The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale of Selected Yearlings, which looked to have a tough task to live up to its record-smashing 2022 renewal, proved more than equal and, when a fast and frenetic session concluded Tuesday night, the auction had once again set high-water marks for gross and average and tied its record median.”

- Thoroughbred Daily News, 8/9/23

“This is definitely my top sale from a breeding standpoint. I’ve only got about five or six mares, and we primarily sell [the foals].”

- Scott Dilworth, Breeder of $1,050,000 Curlin filly

“This sale has been very good to us. We walked away from here with a Classic winner [in 2021] [subsequent 2023 Preakness S. (G1) winner National Treasure]. We are excited about [G1 winning 2YO of 2023] Prince of Monaco [purchased in 2022].

- Tom Ryan, SF Racing

“…with a pedigree like that you have to take a swing at it if you want to play at that top level, which is where Mr. Zedan wants to be. It’s a lot of money for a horse who hasn’t run, but he looks like an athlete and hopefully everything goes well. He’s an outstanding individual.

We loved him at the barn and we are excited to get him.”

- Bob Baffert, Buyer of Sale-Topping $4,000,000 Curlin-Beholder colt

“We always aim to bring as high a caliber as we can here… and we usually end up with a really select group.”

- Brian Graves, Gainesway

“It was a beautiful day and a beautiful night, very electric.

Fasig-Tipton did a very good job bringing a lot of good horses here.

Everybody is here and there are plenty of good horses. It’s good to see the market be as strong as it is.”

- Donato Lanni, Leading Buyer as Agent in 2023

WHERE THE PLAYERS PLAY!

BARBARA BANKE & JOHN MOYNIHAN

BOB BAFFERT & AMR ZEDAN

LARRY BEST

PETER BRANT

CHUCK SONSON

DAVID REDVERS

TERRY FINLEY

GUS KING

HIDEYUKI MORI

DAVID INGORDO

JOSEPH O’BRIEN

MV MAGNIER & PAUL SHANAHAN

MATT DORMAN

DONATO LANNI

MASAHARU TOKUNAGA & NAOHIRO HOSODA

MANDY POPE

TOM RYAN

CHARLOTTE WEBER

SHEIKH FAHAD AL THANI

ARON WELLMAN