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'Outstanding group of yearlings' to be offered at Saratoga early next month

Sale produced Grade 1 heros Rushing Fall, Sippican Harbor and Stormy Liberal

Stormy Liberal (checked sleeves) clocks the fastest ever time in the BC Turf Sprint, at Del Mar last year
Stormy Liberal (blue cap) is one of the star graduates of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling saleCredit: Edward Whitaker

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 223 selected yearlings for the 99th Saratoga Sale, to be held on Monday and Tuesday, August 5 and 6.

"We have an outstanding group of yearlings to present to buyers once again this August," said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. "Sire power, depth of pedigree, and quality conformation will all be on display once again at Saratoga."

The BloodHorse MarketWatch has again designated Saratoga as the top ranked North American yearling sale by percentage of Grade 1 winners and graded stakes winners produced from horses sold.

This year's catalogue cover features Saratoga's most recent collection of Grade 1 winners in Rushing Fall, Sippican Harbor and Stormy Liberal.

A Grade 1 winner at two and three, eFive Racing Thoroughbreds' Rushing Fall has continued her brilliant career this year at four with victories in the Coolmore Jenny Wiley Stakes and Longines Just A Game Stakes.

Lee Pokoik's Sippican Harbor captured Saratoga's most prestigious race for two-year-old fillies last year, the Spinaway Stakes, in dominant fashion.

Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen LLC's Stormy Liberal successfully defended his 2017 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint crown with another impressive victory in that race last year at Churchill Downs.

"The Saratoga Sale is statistically proven as North America's leading source of Grade 1 winners and graded stakes winners," continued Browning. "Special horses are sold at Saratoga."

The catalogue can be viewed online and will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app.

DON'T MISS! In this Friday's Racing Post: Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Sale of Yearlings pullout, with all you need to know about the boutique auction in upstate New York

Andrew ScuttsBloodstock editor

Published on 10 July 2019inNews

Last updated 12:14, 11 July 2019

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