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Fasig-Tipton
22
May
  • Bobby Dodd
  • David Hayden
  • Dennis O'Neill
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton 2 year-olds in training sale
  • Kip Elser

Million-dollar horse lights up Fasig-Tipton sale

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

A Medaglia d’Oro colt who fetched $1.2 million highlighted the second day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-old sale.

Wise Gal
24
Nov
  • Christopher Elser S.
  • Donna Freyer S.
  • Kip Elser
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Laurel Park card spiced by SC residency races

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

Laurel Park will for the first time Saturday host a pair of stakes races restricted to horses who spent time in South Carolina; the races previously were run at Parx.

Hip 371
22
May
  • Cricket Goodall
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton 2 year-olds in training sale
  • Kip Elser
  • Kirkwood Stables
  • Maryland Horse Breeders Association
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale carries hopes for momentum

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

The growing sense of momentum in Maryland and throughout the mid-Atlantic may bolster this week’s Fasig-Tipton 2-year-old sale, market participants said.

17
May
  • Fasig-Tipton 2 year-olds in training sale
  • J.J. Crupi
  • Kip Elser
  • Kirkwood Stables
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Paget Bennett
  • Raul Reyes

Fasig-Tipton sale: Consignors hope for improved mid-market

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Consignors bringing horses to the Fasig-Tipton 2-year-old sale which takes place Monday and Tuesday are hoping for an improved middle of the market.

17
May
  • Fasig-Tipton 2 year-olds in training sale
  • Kip Elser
  • Kirkwood Stables

Kirkwood consignment offers top prospects

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Kirkwood Stables will be offering a mix of top sires and female families with depth at this week’s Fasig-Tipton 2-year-old sale.

25
Feb
  • Kip Elser
  • Kirkwood Stables

Kip Elser’s international currency: racehorses

  • Sponsored / 11 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Racehorses can take you anywhere in the world, says Kip Elser. They’ve taken him — repeatedly — to South Africa, among other places.

26
Jan
  • Kip Elser
  • Thoroughbred Charities of America
  • Thoroughbred retirement

Thoroughbred Charities of America to present Awards of Merit

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Thoroughbred Charities of America will present nearly 20 of the awards to individuals nominated by state Thoroughbred owners and breeders associations.

13
Nov
  • Kip Elser
  • Kirkwood Stables
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

For those who prep yearlings, busy season arrives

  • Sponsored / 11 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

With Breeders’ Cup done, it’s the quiet season in racing. For those – like Kip Elser – who prep yearlings for sales, though, now’s when it gets busy.

29
Sep
  • Kip Elser
  • Kirkwood Stables
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Kip Elser, turning gawky yearlings into sale toppers

  • Sponsored / 11 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Only a small percentage of horses succeed at the track. Kip Elser has been beating the odds — and turning yearlings into sale-toppers — for more than three decades.

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