Catalog for Fasig | Whispering Winds Group

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 370 selected yearlings for The July Sale, to be held July 11, at the company's Newtown Paddocks in Lexington. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. ET.

"Sellers have shown increased interest in July this year, resulting in a catalog that is 23% larger than last year's," said Fasig-Tipton president and CEO Boyd Browning Jr. "We will kick the sale off with the Freshman Sire Showcase—offering a flashy group of individuals by this year's first-crop yearling sires—before transitioning into the more proven sire-populated segment of the catalog. There is a healthy mix of first-crop sires and leading general sires, which should draw good interest."

According to statistics from The BloodHorse Marketwatch, July is the top-ranked major North American yearling sale by percentage of stakes winners, stakes horses, and 2-year-old winners. It is ranked third by percentage of graded stakes winners, trailing only Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga Sale and 2020 Selected Yearlings Showcase.

This year's front catalog cover features recent grade 1-winning July graduates Faiza and Chocolate Gelato . Faiza, a four-time graded stakes winner at 2 and 3, captured the Starlet Stakes (G1) in December. Chocolate Gelato won the prestigious Frizette Stakes (G1) at 2 this past fall. Featured on the back cover are grade 1 winner and multiple graded stakes winner Kimari as well as recent graded/group stakes winners Boardroom , Danse Macabre , Frosted Over , Fun and Feisty , Manny Wah , and Mimi Kakushi .

"We focus on recruiting precocious and athletic yearlings to July," Browning said. "This approach results in very impressive performance statistics."

Nominations are also now open for Fasig-Tipton's July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held the day prior to The July Sale, July 10. Fasig-Tipton will accept nominations up until sale time; however, to make the initial catalog release, entries should be finalized by June 16.

The July Sale catalog may now be viewed online and will also be available via the Equineline sales catalog app. Print catalogs are now available.

The 2022 catalog of 302 yearlings saw 189 of the 248 through the ring sold for a gross of $21,763,500, carrying an average price of $115,151 and a median of $90,000. The 59 horses who failed to meet their reserve represent a low buyback rate of 11.7%.

During last year's single session of selling, a colt by Curlin out of the Lookin At Lucky mare Four Sugars commanded top honors after selling to D.J. Stable for $600,000. The 2-year-old, now named Apex, has been turning in recent works at the Casse Training Center. He was bred in Kentucky by Diamond Creek Farm and consigned by Gainesway as Hip 302 last year.