The Fasig-Tipton October Digital Sale closed Tuesday afternoon with 100 horses sold for $1,820,000. Offerings included breeding stock, horses of racing age, yearlings, and a stallion.
Racing prospect Witwatersrand (Hip 8) topped the sale when sold for $230,000 to Deputy from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for DJ Stable Graduate.
A 2-year-old daughter of Connect, Witwatersrand broke her maiden on debut at Woodbine on Sept. 1 for owners DJ Stable and Quintessential Racing Florida and trainer Mark Casse. The chestnut filly was offered and sold from her trainer's barn at Woodbine.
America's Thoroughbred Investors LLC went to $115,000 to secure the sale's second highest-priced offering, Managing Mischief (Hip 121), a 2-year-old racing prospect consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Managing Mischief is a daughter of current leading first-crop sire Maximus Mischief out of a winning Midshipman half-sister to two-time Canadian champion and millionaire Essence Hit Man.
Rounding out the top three prices of the sale was Glider (Hip 12), a 3-year-old gelded son of Quality Road purchased for $100,000 by YMT Farm from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for DJ Stable Graduate. A winner at 2 and 3, Glider has won or placed in half of career starts to date and earned $167,006 for DJ Stable and trainer Mark Casse. Glider was offered and sold from his location at Casse Training Center in Ocala, Fla.
“These results represent real growth for the Digital platform,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton's Director of Digital Sales. “We offered nearly four times as many horses as we did in last October's digital sale and the gross rose accordingly. Our clearance rate this week was nearly 80 percent and we had nearly 450 bidders registered.”
Overall, 100 horses sold for $1,820,000.
The next Fasig-Tipton Digital will be the December Digital Sale, which opens for bidding on Thursday, Dec. 7 and closes on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Nominations are now being accepted.
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Hip No. 353, a daughter of Bolt d'Oro consigned by Kaizen Sales (Richard Kent), Agent, was sold to de Meric Sales, Agent for $135,000 to top the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2023 October Yearling Sale.
The bay filly is out of Final Reward, by Arch, and is a half sister to newly stakes placed Yatta, third in the recent Selima Stakes at Laurel.
– Hip No. 193, a son of Omaha Beach consigned by Stuart Morris, Agent, went to Brown Water Stables for $100,000. The bay colt is out of Courageous Cajun, by Treasure Beach (GB), a half-sister to graded stakes placed stakes winner Cajun Delta Dawn.
– Hip No. 279, a son of Gormley consigned by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent for Spendthrift Farm LLC, was purchased by Shepherd Equine Advisors, Agent for Larry Hirsch, for $100,000. The bay colt, a half-brother to graded stakes winner Bye Bye, is out of Garnet, by Smart Strike.
– Thorostock LLC & Seth Morris Thoroughbreds paid $82,000 for Hip No. 341, a daughter of Good Magic consigned by RSVP Sales, Agent. The chestnut filly is out of Grade 1-placed Antonina (PER), by Awesome Twist, a half-sister to champion Azucena.
– Hip No. 171, a son of Honor A. P. consigned by Jose Munoz, was sold to NRClub, LLC for $80,000. The bay colt is out of stakes winner Calamity Jane, by Cowboy Cal, from the family of champion OBS graduate Groovy.
– Eduardo Pulgar went to $75,000 for Hip No. 157, a son of Volatile consigned by Beth Bayer, Agent. The gray or roan colt is out of Boom Boom Boom, by More Than Ready, from the family of Grade 1 winner Runup the Colors.
For the session, 175 horses sold for a total of $3,308,500. The average price was $18,906; the median price was $12,000. The buyback percentage was 41.5 percent.
The sale continues Wednesday at 10 a.m. Hip No's 401 – 739 plus supplements 740 – 755 will be offered for sale.
To view the session's full results, click here.
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Coming late in the proceedings, Hip 353, a daughter of Bolt d'Oro, realized the top price of $135,000 during the opening session of the OBS October Yearling Sale in Ocala Tuesday. Offered by agent Richard Kent's Kaizen Sales, the half-sister to recently stakes placed Yatta (Yoshida {Jpn}) is out of Final Reward (Arch), a half-sister to MSW Leadem in Ken (Sky Mesa), SW Prissy (Unbridled's Song) and GSP Hint of Roses (Tapit). The filly was purchased by de Meric Sales, who also led the session as its leading buyer.
An Apr. 9 foal, the Kentucky-bred filly is a great granddaughter of Kitten's First (Learn Fan), dam of champion turf horse and leading sire Kitten's Joy, Grade I winner Precious Kitten and SW Justenuffheart, most notably the dam of champion juvenile filly Dreaming of Anna.
Heading the colts Tuesday were a pair of yearlings who realized co-session leading $100,000 final bids. First through the ring was Hip 193, by Omaha Beach, and later in the session, Hip 279, who is by Gormley, also hit the six-figure mark. The top three yearlings of the session were by Spendthrift stallions.
Consigned by agent Stuart Morris, Hip 193, a Florida-bred son of Courageous Cajun (Treasure Beach {GB}), was secured by Brown Water Stables. The Feb. 22 foal's dam is a half-sister to Sws Cajun Delta Dawn (Kantharos) and Mom'z Laugh (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}). Selling later Tuesday, Hip 279 is out of 10-year-old Garnet (Smart Strike), a granddaughter of dual Grade I winner and millionaire Dream Supreme, who in turn is responsible for GI Hopeful scorer Majestic Warrior. Sold by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck, agent for Spendthrift Farm, the colt was purchased by Shepherd Equine Advisors, Agent for Larry Hirsch.
For the session, 175 horses sold for a total of $3,308,500. The average price was $18,906 while the median was $12,000. The buyback percentage was 41.5%. Leading all consignors during the first session, Beth Bayer sold 17 head for a total of $374,700, highlighted by Hip 157, a colt by Volatile who realized $75,000.
The sale continues Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Hip 401 – 739 plus supplements 740 to 755 will be offered for sale. The sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the TDN.
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