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01
Feb
  • Bill Reightler
  • Carrie Brogden
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale
  • Larry Johnson
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Mike Pons
  • Paget Bennett

Analysis: Box-checkers and buybacks at Fasig-Tipton Mixed

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

Good horses found buyers Sunday at the Fasig-Tipton mixed sale, but the market remains “polarized” — and there’s a need for regional “sire power.”

27
Jan
  • Becky Davis
  • Bill Reightler
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale
  • Glenn Brok
  • Larry Johnson
  • Marshall Silverman
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Some hips to watch at Fasig-Tipton sale

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

We talked to five consignors bringing sizable contingents to Sunday’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale. Here are their horses to watch.

Fasig-Tipton sale
26
Jan
  • Bill Reightler
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale
  • Glenn Brok
  • Larry Johnson
  • Marshall Silverman
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Paget Bennett

Sellers hoping for the best in Fasig-Tipton mixed sale

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

Sunday’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale has a much larger book than in 2016, and consignors are hoping for the best even as the national market has lately struggled.

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
  • Andrew Motion
  • 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.

03
Feb
  • Bill Reightler
  • Carrie Brogden
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale
  • Larry Johnson
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Paget Bennett

Analysis: Declining buybacks at Fasig-Tipton

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

The number of buybacks at Sunday’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale fell dramatically. The questions: Why, and what does it mean for the future?

16
Oct
  • Classy Coco
  • Larry Johnson
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million
  • Maryland Million 2015
  • Maryland Million Distaff
  • My Magician

Maryland Million Distaff: Two champs, one owner

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

Saturday’s Maryland Million Distaff will see defending champ Classy Coco and ’14 Lassie winner My Magician square off — both running for the same owner.

13
Oct
  • Country Life Farm
  • Friesan Fire
  • Josh Pons
  • Larry Johnson
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million
  • Maryland Million 2015
  • Street Magician

Maryland Million: “Signature day” can boost young sires

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

For young sires in particular, Maryland Million success can catch the eyes of the region’s breeders and help propel a stallion.

08
Oct
  • Bill Reightler
  • Bob Manfuso
  • Chanceland Farm
  • Cynthia McGinnes
  • Dark Hollow Farm
  • David Hayden
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale
  • Larry Johnson
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Phil Schoenthal
  • Street Magician

Theories abound on declines at Fasig-Tipton yearling sale

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 3
  • 8 min read

The numbers for Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton yearling sale continued a decline that’s been going on for years. Participants offered several theories on why.

06
Nov
  • Alan Foreman
  • Ferris Allen
  • Graham Motion
  • Larry Johnson
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Michael Horning
  • Michael Trombetta
  • New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Terry Finley
  • Tim Keefe

New York election riles Mid-Atlantic horsemen

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 1
  • 6 min read

The contentious battle for the presidency of New York’s horsemen’s group is now causing similar discord among mid-Atlantic horsemen.

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