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Fasig-Tipton’s Saratoga Sale to Celebrate 100 Years

By Natalie Moore

July 9, 2021

In 1917, Fasig-Tipton, North America’s oldest Thoroughbred auction house, formed an alliance with Kentucky breeders to sell their yearlings during the Saratoga meet. The Saratoga Sale returned in 1918—the year that saw the sale of future Triple Crown winner Man o’ War—and every year after that, save for a handful of mid-century wartime years and, of course, during COVID in 2020. This year’s sale, happening August 9–10, will not only mark the return of the Saratoga Sale after two years, but also the 100th anniversary of the sale itself. We don’t know about you, but we’re sold!

The Saratoga Sale, By the Numbers

8: Kentucky Derby winners sold as yearlings at The Saratoga Sale to date

4: Belmont Stakes winners between 2012-17 that were products of The Saratoga Sale

41: Yearlings sold at the 2019 Saratoga Sale for $500,000 or more

110: Percentage of returns on stud fee at The Saratoga Sale in 2019

17: Sires whose highest-priced (or co-highest-priced) yearling of 2019 sold at The Saratoga Sale

Natalie Moore

Natalie Moore is the editor of Saratoga Living and Capital Region Living magazines. A native of Ballston Lake, she began her career as an editorial intern at Saratoga Living, and, essentially, never left. In addition to overseeing the creation of the print magazines, she is the main contributor to Saratoga Living After Hours, a Substack newsletter that covers the Spa City’s social scene. In an alternate reality, she is a professional pickleball player.