Franco Named Jockey of the Week
Hot riding at Saratoga Race Course, resulting in 12 victories, earns Manny Franco the honor of Jockey of the Week....
Explora Loves to Sprint, Her Family is Rich in Stamina
In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, Explora is victorious in back-to-back races for the first time after winning the Test Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. She is best as a sprinter, an aptitude that de...
Podcast Playback: Quotes of Interest From Aug. 5-11
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore weighs in on the Triple Crown, Tom Ryan discusses a new idea for the Belmont Stakes (G1), and Hugo Palmer talks about plans for Glacius, his first North American winner....
F-T Saratoga Sale Shatters All Records With $118M Gross
At the end of trade Aug. 11, 152 yearlings had changed hands for $118,215,000, including private sales. The boutique auction followed up its first $100 million auction with a 17% gross increase from $...
LNJ Foxwoods Sells at Fasig-Tipton for First Time
A prolific presence at yearling sales as buyers for years, LNJ Foxwoods made some headlines this year for a different reason: It was represented by its first offering at The Saratoga Sale, and the res...
A Record-Breaking F-T Saratoga Sale
Night 2 of the Saratoga Sale delivered a record-breaking evening, led by a powerhouse group of Into Mischief yearlings. Hear from Fasig-Tipton president and CEO Boyd Browning Jr. as he recaps the hist...
Heartwood Farm Makes Stellar Debut at F-T Saratoga Sale
Heartwood Farm kept the Into Mischief express rolling after it sold Hip 136, a full brother to multiple graded stakes winner Barnes, for $4.2 million early in the second session of Fasig-Tipton's The ...
Elloree Training Center's Franklin Smith Sr. Dies at 82
Franklin Smith Sr. founded the Elloree Training Center in 1976, developing a nationally renowned site for breaking and training young Thoroughbreds. He also ran a small breeding operation at the cente...
Full Brother to Barnes Sells for $4.2M at Saratoga
Heartwood Farm kept the Into Mischief express rolling after it sold a full brother to multiple graded stakes winner Barnes for $4.2 million early in the second session of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga S...
Two Into Mischief Yearlings Go Early for Combined $4.1M
Multiple leading sire Into Mischief had two yearlings roar into seven-figure territory eight hips into Day 2 of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale. A colt (Hip 121) sells for $2.6 million, while a filly...