Building on a stellar 2026 racetrack campaign with six graded stakes winners, Nyquist extended his dominance to the sales ring during Day 1 of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale Aug. 10. Hip 83 commanded $3.2 million from Boyd Racing.
Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, flanked by owner Amr Zedan and trainer Bob Baffert, nailed the first seven-figure yearling to sell at this year's Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale Aug. 10.
Boyd Racing lands the Day 1 topper after going to $3.2 million for a bay son of Nyquist out of grade 2 winner Slammed at Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale.
Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, flanked by owner Amr Zedan and trainer Bob Baffert, nailed the first seven-figure yearling to sell at this year's Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale Aug. 10.
The strapping bay colt (Hip 83) by Nyquist rose quickly into seven-figure territory, with each early bid jumping by $100,000 increments. Soon the colt owned the top price of $3.2 million during the opening session of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale.
Scott Mallory sold his first million-dollar yearling Aug. 10 when Hip 40, a Determined Stud-bred daughter of Candy Ride, sold for $1,075,000 to Legion Bloodstock and Gracie Bloodstock at Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale.
HISA plans to investigate multiple horses and races following concerns raised on social media about some dramatic form turnarounds along with some odd betting patterns in several races Aug. 9 at Saratoga Race Course and Monmouth Park.
The Gun Runner colt (Hip 78) out of the grade 1-placed Shook Up was purchased by trainer Wesley Ward and becomes the seventh seven-figure yearling at that point in the opening session of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale.