ONCE again it was a night of highlights as Fasig-Tipton kicked off the November sale season in Kentucky. Though this year’s catalogue was smaller than that of 12 months ago, it produced an almost identical turnover, again in excess of $100 million, and an average and median that were both well ahead of their corresponding figures in 2022.

Gamine’s sale for $7 million to M.V. Magnier was the highlight last time, while this year’s high of $6 million was reached twice, firstly by Nest (Curlin) and then by the weekend’s Breeders’ Cup winner Goodnight Olive (Ghostzapper).