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Sales –Continued from page 12ond sold at public auction in history.Boyd Browning Jr., the presidentand chief executive officer ofFasig-Tipton and set for his 27th Saratogasale, summed it up while sittingon a bench on the edge of the salesgrounds. The question from a soonto-befirst-time attendee centered onwhat makes the whole event special.“What makes this the greatestgame in the world is you can lookon this catalog cover and (AmericanPharoah); he was essentially not soldfor $300,000,” said Fasig-TiptonPresident Boyd Browning Jr., beforeflipping his catalog over and pointingto pictures of other top graduates.“He brought 400, he brought385, she brought 40. 140. 350. 250,and was an RNA. No matter howmuch evaluation we all go through,no matter how much evaluation theconsignors go through and the buyersgo through, nobody really knows untilthey open those gates on Saturdayand Sunday afternoon.“Everybody tries to improve theirchances but one thing nobody canmeasure is the desire of that horse toget to the finish line first. That’s whatmakes the sales process the greatestthing in the world. You’ll be surroundedby a lot of people who thinkthey’re experts and you’ll think, ‘Ohmy God I’m never going to figure thisout.’ Well the good news for all ofus is no one has ever figured it out.I mean that in all sincerity. If somebodyfigured it out the richest manor the richest woman would have allthe good ones. And it would destroythe whole fabric of the racing game ifsomeone had all the good ones.”Sorting through the 182 yearlingsset to sell over the two sessions – 209were originally cataloged but therewere 27 scratches by Sunday night –and picking the good ones is the jobof the buyers.They were out in force over theweekend and traffic around the barnswas extremely busy. All the majorplayers were on hand, the ones mentionedabove and plenty more.Expectations from consignorswere typically optimistic, thanks to acontinually improving overall economyand five consecutive years of rela-See SALES page 16Hip 34 is a Tapit colt out of Grade 1 winner Appealing Zophie.Tod MarksIRELAND IS THE BEST PLACETO SPEND YOUR DOLLARSGoffs Champions Sale at Leopardstown12th SeptemberTattersalls Ireland September Sale22nd - 24th SeptemberGoffs Orby Sale29th - 30th SeptemberGoffs Sportsman’s Sale1st OctoberPLEASE CONTACT ITM ON +353 45 443060, EMAIL INFO@ITM.IE OR VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.ITM.IE14 The Saratoga SpecialMonday, August 10, 2015
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