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Fasig-Tipton Catalogs 662 For Selected Yearlings Showcase

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 662 yearlings for The Selected Yearlings Showcase, the company's 2020 selected yearling sale.

The sale will be conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 9-10, after the Kentucky Derby at the company's Newtown Paddocks facility in Lexington, Ky. Each sale session will begin at 10 a.m.

Hips 1-330 will be offered on Wednesday, and Hips 331-662 will be offered on Thursday. The sale will begin with a group of New York-bred yearlings, which are cataloged as Hips 1-164.

“We have been overwhelmed with the support we have received for this sale from our consignors, and that support is reflected in both the quality – and quantity – offered in this catalog,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “This is a very exciting catalog, loaded with strong sire power and quality individuals at a variety of price levels. Any serious yearling buyer needs to make plans to participate in this sale.”

All yearlings cataloged for the sale have been approved on pedigree and conformation by Fasig-Tipton's inspection team.

“Our selection process is proven, and the results speak for themselves,” noted Browning. “Our traditional selected yearling sales annually produce the highest percentage of Grade 1 winners and graded stakes winners of all major North American yearling sales. All yearlings in this catalog were inspected via that same process and meet our traditional standards.”

Browning also expounded on how the Selected Yearlings Showcase concept came into being, and the makeup of the catalog.

“We have all had to adjust our lives in 2020 as we deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Fasig-Tipton was forced to cancel its three traditional selected yearling sales – July, Saratoga, and the New York-Bred Sale – and regroup by putting together this single selected yearling sale to be held after the Derby in Lexington. This sale combines the best of our traditional selected yearling sales.”

The catalog's front and back covers feature recent graduates of these traditional Fasig-Tipton selected yearling sales. Presented on the front cover are Kentucky Derby contenders Tiz The Law (Belmont Stakes-G1) and Honor A. P. (Santa Anita Derby-G1); Kentucky Oaks contender Speech (Ashland Stakes-G1); Breeders' Cup winners Sharing and Four Wheel Drive; leading female turf horse Rushing Fall; as well as Grade 1 winning 2-year-olds Bast and Perfect Alibi.

The Selected Yearling Showcase will also mark the debut of Fasig-Tipton's newly updated Enhanced Catalog platform – historically utilized for the company's November and July Horses of Racing Age sales. The Enhanced Catalog will be available beginning in late August. Walking videos will be featured for all yearlings and available for viewing beginning Sept. 2.

Online bidding, successfully utilized at Fasig-Tipton's recent Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training and July Horses of Racing Age sales, will also be available for the Selected Yearlings Showcase.

The catalog for the Selected Yearling Showcase may now be viewed online. It will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogs will be available this week.

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Japanese Star, Veteran U.S. Sire Hat Trick Dies In Brazil At Age 19

Hat Trick, a champion in Japan and veteran sire in North and South America, died in his stall shortly after covering a mare Monday at Haras Springfield in Brazil, the South American publication Turf Diario reports.

The 19-year-old son of Sunday Silence was just kicking off the Southern Hemisphere breeding season, which begins in August. He had resided in Brazil since 2017.

Born in Japan, out of the Grade 2-winning Lost Code mare Tricky Code, Hat Trick raced for four seasons, primarily in his native country, where he took the Group 1 Mile Championship and was named Japan's champion miler of 2005. His international sojourns included a successful trip to Hong Kong for the G1 Hong Kong Mile.

Hat Trick retired to Walmac Farm in Lexington, Ky., for the 2008 breeding season, making him the first son of North American Horse of the Year and Japanese breed-shaper Sunday Silence to stand stateside. His first runners took off quickly, led by Dabirsim, who was named Europe's champion 2-year-old and France's Horse of the Year in 2011.

The fast start caught the attention of the Gainesway operation, which bought in heavily on the stallion and moved him across Paris Pike to its own farm for the 2012 breeding season. Hat Trick resided at Gainesway until the conclusion of the 2017 season, when he was sold to stand in Brazil.

Though Dabirsim was by far Hat Trick's standout runner during his time at stud in the U.S., he was also represented at the highest levels domestically by King David, winner of the G1 Jamaica Handicap at Belmont Park.

Also noteworthy was the achievement of Bright Thought, who set a world record for a mile and a half in the G2 San Luis Rey Stakes at Santa Anita Park in 2013, covering the distance in 2:22.72. The record stood for just a week before being surpassed by Twilight Eclipse in the G2 Pan American Stakes at Gulfstream Park, where he stopped the clock in 2:22.63.

Hat Trick's reputation in South America preceded his arrival in Brazil, having shuttled to Argentina for three Southern Hemisphere seasons in 2009, 2010, and 2012.

His Southern Hemisphere-born runners are led by Hat Puntano, who won the G1 Gran Criterium and Argentine 2,000 Guineas before moving to South Africa, where he became a Group 2 winner and sire.

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Deadline: Jockeys Riding In Kentucky Derby Required To Arrive In State By Aug. 24

Any jockey expecting to ride in the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5 or Kentucky Oaks on Sept. 4 at Churchill Downs must arrive in Kentucky by Aug. 24, according to regulations first reported by Horse Racing Nation.

All riders, not just those shipping in from out of state, must pass two separate coronavirus tests, one by 6 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 24, and a second by noon on Monday, Aug. 31. Jockeys testing positive will be required to quarantine for 10 days, the report states.

In addition, all individuals with access to the jockeys' room will be required to test by Aug. 31.

Del Mar Adds Aug. 31 Card to Schedule

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has added a 10-race make-up date to its calendar Aug. 31. First post on the added day will be 2 p.m. The oceanside track had been forced to cancel a weekend of racing in July when several jockeys tested positive for coronavirus. The 2020 summer meet will now have 27 live race dates. It had been scheduled to have 28 days.

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