Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita 2-year-olds in training sale

Fasig-Tipton Puts Santa Anita 2-Year-Old Sale On Hiatus For 2022

Logistical issues and a limited supply of horses has led Fasig-Tipton to put its Santa Anita 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale on hiatus for 2022, BloodHorse reports.

The auction was initially scheduled to be held in June at Santa Anita Park.

Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning told BloodHorse that beyond lacking the equine numbers to make the catalog work, not having dedicated stalls at Santa Anita to house sale horses created some issues. Last year, some trainers had to be displaced from their barns to make room for the sale horses.

The auction company's California Fall Yearlings Sale is still scheduled for Sept. 27 at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.

Fasig-Tipton took over the mantle as California's primary auction company for 2-year-olds in training sales in 2019, following the closure of Barretts Equine Sales the prior year.

Catalog For Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale Now Online

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 105 entries for its Santa Anita 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, to be held on Wednesday, June 23 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. The sale will begin at 1 p.m. PDT.

The under-tack show will take place on Monday, June 21, and begin at 10 a.m. PDT.

“We are pleased to be bringing this auction back following a successful inaugural sale in 2019,” said Fasig-Tipton California representative Mike Machowsky. “We are receiving increased participation from Florida-based consignors this year, and the sale's sire power is much stronger, as well.

Leading national and California-based sires represented include Constitution, Curlin, Empire Maker, Grazen, Hard Spun, Into Mischief, Liam's Map, Malibu Moon, Medaglia d'Oro, Munnings, Nyquist, Pioneerof the Nile, and Square Eddie. Several exciting young sires with their first crop of 2-year-olds are also represented, including Arrogate, Classic Empire, Danzing Candy, Gormley, and Practical Joke.

The catalog primarily consists of California-breds and Kentucky-breds.

The catalog may now be viewed online and will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogs will be available beginning May 26.

Fasig-Tipton will continue to accept supplemental entries up until sale time.

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Santa Anita Boosting Purses For Closing Day Fasig-Tipton Debutante And Futurity

A pair of closing day juvenile stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., the Fasig-Tipton Debutante and the Fasig-Tipton Futurity, will now feature purses of $100,000 each, up from their original purses of $75,000, track officials announced on Saturday.

Both races, to be run on Sunday, June 20, will be contested at five furlongs on Santa Anita's main track and will serve as a prelude to Fasig-Tipton's 2-year-olds in training sale at Santa Anita. The only North American 2-year-old sale to be held on dirt in the month of June, the Fasig-Tipton sale will be conducted on June 23, with an under-tack preview on June 21.

“We've boosted the purses on both of these races to $100,000 because we want to continue to provide tangible incentives for those owners and horsemen that are investing in our future,” said Chris Merz, Santa Anita director of racing and rascing secretary. “We'll have all of these sales horses on the grounds here during our final week of the meet and this is going to attract a great deal of interest.

“It's important for everyone to know, they can come to the sale, inspect the horses and there will be opportunities to race not only here at Santa Anita in the fall, but at Los Alamitos and Del Mar as well.”

For additional information on the upcoming Fasig-Tipton 2-year-olds in training sale at Santa Anita on June 23, please visit santaanita.com or call the Santa Anita racing office at (626) 574-6352.

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