Q&A: Machowsky Talks Harris and September Fasig-Tipton Sales

Q&A: Machowsky Talks Harris and September Fasig-Tipton Sales

On Wednesday came the news that Fasig-Tipton will offer a digital auction, to run Aug. 14 through Aug. 19, of 90 horses owned and bred by the late John Harris, who passed away in July aged 81. Harris leaves behind a towering legacy of Thoroughbred breeding and ownership in the state. The sale signifies a major reduction of Harris Farms' bloodstock and not a total dispersal, however, with the operation expected to continue with a smaller footprin…

Harris Farms will sell off 90 horses, downsize Calif. breeding

California’s already reeling breeding industry will take a big hit starting next Thursday when Harris Farms sells off 90 horses after last month’s death of legendary breeder John Harris. “The major reduction of Harris Farms, the Thoroughbred operation of leading California breeder and owner John C. Harris, will be conducted on Fasig-Tipton digital Aug. 14-19,” a news release said Wednesday. Prominent Calif. breeder Harris dies at 81. The 330-acr…