Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 1,601 yearlings for its Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, scheduled for October 20-23 in Lexington, Kentucky. The four-day auction will run Monday through Thursday with sessions beginning daily at 10 a.m.
“Kentucky October is one of the most important yearling sales in the nation,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “The quality on offer continues to rise each year, as evidenced by the sire power and strength of pedigree in this year’s catalogue.”
The sale features offspring from elite stallions including Constitution, Candy Ride (Arg), Curlin, Flightline, Gun Runner, Justify, Quality Road, Into Mischief, Not This Time, Nyquist, Practical Joke, Tapit, Twirling Candy, and Uncle Mo.
Browning highlighted the sale’s growing reputation for producing champions.
“The sale’s honor roll of graduates grew in 2024, with Thorpedo Anna named Horse of the Year and Champion Three-Year-Old Filly, and Soul of an Angel named Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter,” he said. “Their wins in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff and Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, respectively, were remarkably the fourth and fifth Breeders’ Cup wins for October grads in the last three years.”
The auction’s recent success extends well beyond these headliners.
“The sale has produced 17 graded stakes winners so far in 2025, including several household names like Chunk of Gold, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Nysos, Fondly, Margie’s Intention, May Day Ready, Swift Delivery, The Queens M G, Thought Process, and ‘Rising Star’ Tip Top Thomas,” noted Browning.
Recent graded stakes victories continue to bolster the sale’s reputation for producing quality runners.
“Two new graded stakes winners in the past couple of weeks—Taken by the Wind and Ready for Candy—show that there are plenty more in the pipeline,” Browning added.
The catalog is now available online and through the equineline sales catalogue app, with print editions to be available on-site in Lexington.
The auction will offer online and phone bidding services for remote participants.
