Opening night of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale started with fireworks and continued popping all Tuesday night (Oct. 4) at the Fasig-Tipton sales facility in Lexington, KY. By the time the dust settled, Mission Brief’s full-brother had topped the session with a bid of $800,000, 17 yearlings sold for $200,000 or more and the average of $129,333 was up 18 per cent over 2015’s average of $109,531.

photo: It was a gangbusters night at Fasig-Tipton. The Lexington Selected Yearling Sale continues every night through Saturday. | Dave Landry