THE CROWN JEWEL OF NORTH AMERICAN YEARLING SALES, THE SARATOGA SALE SHATTERED EVERY RECORD IN ITS 101 YEAR HISTORY LAST YEAR.
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SELECTED YEARLINGS
2022 SARATOGA SALE STATS
14 YEARLINGS
RNA Rate: Only 20%
SOLD FOR $1,000,000 OR MORE …AND ON THE 2ND NIGHT, A REMARKABLE 10 OF 74 YEARLINGS SOLD BROUGHT $1,000,000 OR MORE!
133 % RATE OF RETURN
ON STUD FEE AT THE SARATOGA SALE COMPARED TO 75% AT KEENELAND BOOK 1
$468,217 $66,955,000 $375,000 +7% OVER 2021 +21% OVER 2021 +15% OVER 2021
RECORD GROSS RECORD MEDIAN RECORD AVERAGE
SALE TOPPER AND TOP PRICE COLT
$2,300,000
GUN RUNNER - HEAVENLY LOVE C.
Breeder: Debby M. Oxley
Consignor: Gainesway, Agent
Buyer: White Birch Farm & M.V. Magnier
PROMINENT BUYERS IN 2022
M.V. MAGNIER
BOB BAFFERT
TERRY FINLEY
PETER BRANT
D. WAYNE LUKAS
HIDEYUKI MORI
CHARLOTTE WEBER
ERIC GUSTAVSON & NED TOFFEY (SPENDTHRIFT FARM)
TOP SIRES SHINE BRIGHTER AT SARATOGA
SARATOGA PRODUCED THE HIGHEST-PRICE YEARLING COLT OR FILLY FOR THESE LEADING SIRES IN 2022:
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CURLIN QUALITY ROAD GUN RUNNER INTO MISCHIEF MEDAGLIA D’ORO TAPIT WAR FRONT UNCLE MO SPEIGHTSTOWN JUSTIFY
CURLIN
GHOSTZAPPER
GUN RUNNER
10 SIRES AVERAGED $500,000 OR MORE (2 OR MORE SOLD) MUNNINGS
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QUALITY
SPEIGHTSTOWN
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UNCLE MO SIRE OFFERED SOLD GROSS MEDIAN 20 DIFFERENT BUYING ENTITIES SPENT $1 MILLION OR MORE 8 5 9 14 4 3 2 13 4 9 8 4 8 11 4 3 2 8 3 8 AVERAGE $8,575,000 $3,055,000 $5,635,000 $7,485,000 $2,675,000 $1,875,000 $1,150,000 $4,240,000 $1,550,000 $4,125,000 $950,000 $525,000 $325,000 $525,000 $512,500 $650,000 $575,000 $437,500 $315,000 $437,500 $1,071,875 $763,750 $704,375 $680,455 $668,750 $625,000 $575,000 $530,000 $516,667 $515,625
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“It’s our spot for buying horses… We are going to try to recreate that magic (of 2019 Saratoga Sale graduate Flightline).”
- Terry Finley, West Point Thoroughbreds, Buyer in Partnership of $1,500,000 Uncle Mo colt
“You are defying the odds when you become a Saratoga yearling.
- Hanzly Albina, Blake-Albina, Consignor of $1,000,000 Into Mischief colt
“Elated doesn’t begin to describe it... We talk about Saratoga magic and this is the definition of that.”
- Conrad Bandoroff, Denali Stud, Consignor of $1,400,000 Gun Runner colt
“This filly has so much class. We came in here thinking she might bring between $700,000 and $800,000. She was so great.”
- Greg Goodman, Mt. Brilliant, Breeder of $1,800,000 Quality Road filly
“As the horses at The Saratoga Sale have been all selected, the quality of them are very good. I visited Saratoga for the first time and enjoyed staying there. It was quite a nice place to stay.”
- Hideyuki Mori, Leading Japanese Trainer and Purchaser of 3 Yearlings for $2,400,000 in 2022
