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Amr Zedan's team went to the mat again late during the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, prevailing in a protracted bidding battle for Hip 228, a colt by leading sire Into Mischief out of the American Pharoah mare…

Zedan Racing owner Amr Zedan prevailed in a bidding war for the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale's highest-profile offering, a colt by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin out of multiple champion Beholder, landing him for an eye-popping $4 million.

Highlights from Day 2 of the Saratoga Sale

On the second day of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale Aug. 8, agent Donato Lanni went to $4M on behalf of Zedan Racing's Amr Zedan to secure Hip 165, a Curlin colt out of Champion Beholder. The chestnut colt was bred…

Amr Zedan set his sights on two individuals at The Saratoga Sale Aug. 8 and wasn't going to leave New York until they were part of his stable with trainer Bob Baffert. The duo propelled Fasig-Tipton to another record-breaking session.

Dean DeRenzo's view of Tapit as close as is possible to a sure bet proved true when Hip 129, a colt pinhooked during the second night of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, sold for $1.2 million.

Amr Zedan and Bob Baffert helped to propel Fasig-Tipton to another record-breaking session, shattering the record-setting sale of 2022, but the "must-have" attitude was contagious among all buyers on both nights.

Take two for the $500,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2T) is set for Aug. 11 at Saratoga Race Course as horsemen and New York Racing Association officials are hoping Mother Nature will not interfere again.

It's not every day one comes across a mare who is three-quarters sister to her own sire. That, however, is the case with Catch My Fancy, a daughter of Yes It's True who is out of a half-sister to the…