Because of the ice storm currently forecast for the area around Lexington, Fasig-Tipton officials are pushing back the start date of next week’s Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale to February 8.
The two-day auction was originally scheduled to take place on February 7-8, Monday and Tuesday, but will now be held on February 8-9, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hips 1-300 will now be offered in the third session. Hips 301 through an additional catalog (now moving over to Hip 606), which will be made available on Wednesdays. Both sessions will begin at 10 a.m. ET.
Fasig-Tipton President and CEO, Boyd Browning Jr. “Our area is currently on an ice storm warning from tomorrow morning to Friday morning, and in the interest of safety we have decided to push back on sales for a certain date,” said the statement. ensure that horses and those involved in the sale will have ample time to get to the sales area and initiate an inspection when conditions are safe to do so. ”
On January 31, Fasig-Tipton announced 35 additional additions to the sale, including staking Road to Romance (Hip 592), Agree intelligently (Hip 594), Regal Retort (Hip 598), and Taylor Avenue (Hip 599). Other additions include Maggi O’Prado (Hip 597), half-sister from the same mother as the student who won the first prize apricot tree and Gypsy Angel (Hip 600), bet winner Mrs. Orb .
