My Heaven On Earth

Early August brings the Fasig-Tipton Yearling Select Sales at Saratoga Springs, NY.  Here one can get up early and go to the old Oklahoma track to observe the top trainers in the world working their horses on the dirt track or the grass.

One can then go to the Yearling Barns of Fasig-Tipton with their neat rows of stables with mature trees down the middle for shade where the best bred and conditioned yearlings in North America are  readied for this prestigious sale. Horses are paraded and walked for all interested parties in preparation for the sales nights. 

With evening comes anticipation, excitement and nerves as years of breeding and careful selection are paraded for the elite buyers who can afford to play in this million dollar game.  The rest of us just watch on in wonderment and enjoy every minute.