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06
Feb
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“He loved this game”: Owner-breeder Larry Johnson passes

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Larry Johnson, who put his stamp on the Thoroughbred industry on racetracks and in boardrooms in Maryland and Virginia, passed away Feb. 4.

Golden Lad
02
Oct
  • Andrew Motion
  • David Wade
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Northview Stallion Station

Adaptability leads to positive outcomes at Fasig-Tipton yearling sale

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

The top horses in the just-completed Fasig-Tipton yearling sale, which ended with a decline in gross sales but more horses finding homes, showed the value of adaptability.

Fasig-Tipton
03
Oct
  • Andrew Motion
  • Bill Reightler
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale
  • Larry Johnson
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Mike Pons
  • Rick Abbott

Some hips to watch at Fasig-Tipton yearling sale

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Yearlings sale brings together some with leading sires and flashy pedigrees and some with more regional bloodlines. A few to watch.

Bodemeister filly
30
Sep
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  • Bill Reightler
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale
  • Larry Johnson
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Mike Pons
  • Rick Abbott

Cautious optimism as Fasig-Tipton yearling sale nears

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Fasig-Tipton’s Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale takes place Tuesday, and several market participants said they were cautiously hopeful about the event.

08
Sep
  • Andrew Motion
  • Jonathan Sheppard
  • Lacey Gaudet
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Ray Handal
  • Saratoga
  • Spa Diary

Spa Diary: May it be ever thus

  • Teresa Genaro / 9 years
  • 6
  • 5 min read

In her final Spa Diary of 2016, Teresa Genaro recaps some happy (and not so) firsts and expresses an age-old desire for the Old Spa.

Andrew Motion
07
Aug
  • Andrew Motion
  • Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Saratoga
  • Spa Diary

Spa Diary: Andrew Motion “thrilled” to bring first one to Saratoga

  • Teresa Genaro / 10 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

For the first time , consignor Andrew Motion — trainer Graham’s brother — is selling one at the Saratoga select sale Tuesday. “Thrilled” is the word he uses.

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