Saratoga's Fall Mixed Sale Crowns a Dornoch Colt

A colt by Dornoch brought the highest bid of the day Monday at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale, the auction's fourteenth edition at the company's grounds in upstate New York. The sale came into the week with a hard act to follow, since last October's session had produced returns that set new marks for the event. For the buyers and breeders who make the drive north each fall, the sale-topper's appeal was plain: he is a New York-bred, and the state program's horses have a following of their own in this ring. That a colt from the Empire State's own breeding ranks led the day will sit well with the farms and owners who have invested in the program. The Dornoch colt's final bid stood as the headline of the afternoon by the time the last hip walked through.

With reporting from Thoroughbred Daily News.