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Laffit Pincay III & Sara Elbadwi look ahead at the Jim Dandy Stakes and the Lake George Stakes at Saratoga Source link

The South American leg of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In continues June 22 with the Grande Premio Brasil (G1), led by group 1 winner Sinsel, at Hipodromo da Gavea in Rio De Janeiro, and the Gran Premio Pamplona (G1) at Hipodromo de Monterrico in Lima, Peru, headlined by Clasico Republica Argentina…

Fasig-Tipton is raising the upset price for all the company’s live and digital auctions going forward, the auction house announced March 12. The upset price, or minimum bid that can be made for a Thoroughbred offered at Fasig-Tipton auctions, will now be $2,500. The company’s previous upset price of $1,000 had been in place since 2000….

Fasig-Tipton will award a bonus of $25,000 to the trainer that purchases the highest number of yearlings at its upcoming July Selected Yearling Sale July 8. To receive the bonus, the trainer will need to be in attendance at the sale and sign the ticket for each yearling purchased personally. The auction, scheduled for Tuesday,…

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 97 entries for its June Digital Sale, which may be viewed online at digital.fasigtipton.com. Bidding is now open and will close June 3, beginning at 2 p.m. ET. The catalog offers horses of racing age, breeding stock—including mares with foals at foot—2-year-olds in training, and yearlings. “We have a diverse catalog with…

Handicapping a 2-year-old stakes based on results of an earlier stakes for older horses might not seem logical. But consider the similarities between Goodwood Stakes (G1) winner Nevada Beach  and American Pharoah Stakes (G1) contender Desert Gate : Both are sons of rising stallion star Omaha Beach   trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. Mike Pegram,…