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Fasig-Tipton's Gulfstream Sale was held in the sunny paddock at Gulfstream Park on Wednesday. A catalog of selected 2-year-olds in training yielded a bevy of fireworks, including competitive bidding on a record-setting filly from the first crop of Bolt d'Oro and a regally-bred colt from the first crop of Justify.

A filly from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Bolt d'Oro sold for $1.2 million to Spendthrift Farm to top the sale (video).

Tom McCrocklin, agent, consigned the sale topper as Hip 48. The filly is a half-sister to four winners from as many to race out of the winning Not For Love mare Rich Love. She hails from the immediate family of Grade 1 winner Bounding Basque. Hip 48 worked a quarter of a mile in :20.1 during Monday's under tack show (video), the fastest quarter posted at the sale since its move to Gulfstream Park in 2015.

“I was pleased with the group of buyers that was in attendance and the level of activity,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning.

Triple Crown champion and freshman sire Justify was responsible for the sale's top colt, which sold for $1.1 million to J. McCalmont, agent for M.V. Magnier from the consignment of Wavertree Stables, agent (video).

Consigned as Hip 84, the bay colt is out of Grade 1 winner Appealing Zophie (Successful Appeal), making him a half-brother to six winners, including Belmont Stakes and Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby winner Tapwrit (Tapit); Grade 2 winner and multiple graded stakes winner Ride A Comet (Candy Ride-ARG); and stakes winner and graded stakes placed Inject (Frosted). Hip 84 worked an eighth in :10.0 during the under tack show (video).

A quartet of colts rounded out the top five prices, including:

• Hip 88, a colt by Medaglia d'Oro, sold for $900,000 to West Point and Lane's End from the consignment of Hartley/de Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent (video). The dark bay or brown colt is out Baffled (Distorted Humor), making him a half-brother to G1 Florida Derby and G1 Donn Handicap winner Constitution (Tapit), who is a graduate of the 2013 Florida Sale. Hip 88 worked an eighth in :10.0.
• Hip 21, a colt by Uncle Mo, sold for $800,000 to Spendthrift Farm from the consignment of Tom McCrocklin, agent (video). The bay colt is the second foal out graded stakes placed winner Lady Tapit (Tapit), herself a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Gozzip Girl. Hip 21 worked a quarter in :20.3 (video)
• Hip 62, a colt by inaugural Gulfstream Sale grad Nyquist, sold for $700,000 to Gary Young, agent for Zedan Racing from the consignment of Classic Bloodstock, agent. The bay colt is out of the winning Fusaichi Pegasus mare Soul Crusader, whose three winners from as many to race include stakes placed There Goes Harvard (Will Take Charge). The immediate family includes Grade 1 winners Killer Graces and Killer Ability. Hip 62 worked an eighth in :9.4 (video)
• Hip 64, a colt by Runhappy, sold for $700,000 to Donato Lanni, agent for Frank Fletcher Racing Operation from the consignment of Niall Brennan Stables, agent. The bay colt is out of graded stakes winner Sue's Good News (Woodman), making him a half-brother to Grade 1 winner and stakes producer Tiz Miz Sue (Tiznow) and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint victor Bulletin (City Zip). The immediate family includes Grade/Group 1 winners Serape, Hawkbill, and Free Drop Billy. Hip 54 worked an eighth in :10.1 (video).

“Overall, the market was very similar to what we experienced in 2021,” added Browning. “I think if we could lock in this market across the Thoroughbred industry through the rest of (the year), we would all say, 'Yes.'”

In total, 35 2-year-olds sold for $13,155,000. The average was $375,857, on par with last year's average of $378,507. The median was identical to 2021 at $300,000. Eighteen horses sold for $300,000 or more, including eight sold exceeding $500,000.

Full results are available online.

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Graded stakes winners As Time Goes By and Merneith have been retired from racing to begin their broodmare careers, Daily Racing Form reports.

Both mares are 5-year-old daughters of American Pharoah who were trained by Bob Baffert, and they finished their careers after scoring graded victories in what would be their farewell starts.

As Time Goes By went out with a victory in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile Stakes on March 5 at Santa Anita Park, capping off a three-race winning streak that also included the G3 La Canada Stakes and the G3 Bayakoa Stakes. She also notched Grade 2 victories in the Santa Maria Stakes and Santa Margarita Stakes, and she retires with seven wins in 14 starts for $955,600.

As Time Goes By raced as a homebred for the Coolmore partnership, out of 2014 Broodmare of the Year Take Charge Lady. She is slated to visit Spendthrift Farm's Into Mischief for her initial mating.

Merneith won five of 12 starts and earned $493,620 for owner Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud. She finished her career with a win in the G2 Santa Monica Stakes on Feb. 5, defending her victory in the same race in 2021.

Mating plans are still to be determined for Merneith.

Read more at Daily Racing Form.

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The catalog for the 2022 Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up and Horses in Training Sale can now be viewed online at www.tattersalls.com.

Numbering 206 breeze up 2-year-olds and 120 horses in training, the sale will take place April 26 – 28 with the 2-year-olds breezing at Newmarket's Rowley Mile Racecourse on Tuesday, April 26 starting at 9 a.m.

Graduates of the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up Sale enjoyed an excellent year on the racecourse in 2021 with international Group success in Britain, France, Germany and the U.S. led by Grade/Group 1 winners Shantisara and Trueshan, purchased for just 10,000 guineas and 31,000 guineas respectively. The sale has produced a remarkable 46 individual Group/Listed performers since 2017 with five Group/Listed performers already from last year's sale including Hierarchy, beaten only a head when runner up in the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes.

No less than 46 of the stallions with 2-year-olds cataloged have already sired classic or Group/Grade 1 winners, including Acclamation, Australia, Exceed and Excel, Iffraaj, Invincible Spirit, Kodiac, Make Believe, Mehmas, New Bay, Night of Thunder, No Nay Never, Oasis Dream, Sea the Moon, Showcasing, Starspangledbanner, Wootton Bassett, Zoffany, and Zoustar. A strong contingent of overseas sires are represented including the French-based duo Galiway and Zelzal, American stallions Astern, Caravaggio, First Samurai, and Stormy Atlantic and German three-time Champion sire Soldier Hollow.

Several sires who made a favorable impression with their first crop of runners in 2021 feature prominently with a total of 32 lots cataloged by Ardad, Caravaggio, Chirchill, Cotai Glory, Galileo Gold, Profitable, Time Test, and Zarak. In addition there are 18 first crop sires with 2-year-olds catalogued including Group 1 winners Cracksman, Expert Eye, Harry angel, Havana Grey, Hawkbill, Lightning Spear, Roaring Lion, Saxon Warrior, U S Navy Flag, and Sioux Nation, who has already produced an impressive debut winner. They are joined by exciting U.S.-based contemporaries Accelerate and Bolt d'Oro.

Owners and trainers looking to benefit from additional incentives will be well catered for with 18 fillies registered for the Great British Bonus Scheme and 14 2-year-olds qualified for French Owners' Premiums. Three juveniles are entered in the 2022 Swedish Derby and Oaks Series and three are entered in the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes, with one lot additionally entered in the £100,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes.

The Horses in Training section of the Guineas Sale has been a consistent source of high-class performers and the 2022 renewal features several promising 3-year-olds led by the progressive Belardo colt My Little Tip. Timeform rated 95 following wins in his last three starts, he will be consigned by George Boughey's Saffron House Stables. The listed placed More Than Ready colt Kaboo is another highly rated 3-year-old colt to feature with a Timeform rating of 101, he will be consigned from Karl Burke's Spigot Lodge Stables. He will be joined by Grenoble and John the Baptist, rated 96 and 93 and consigned by Somerville Lodge and the Castlebridge Consignment respectively.

Several highly-rated older performers with recent winning form are catalogued including Night on Earth, Sanaadh, and Whittle Le Woods. The consignment of five lots from Juddmonte Farms looks certain as always to attract interest, including the 3-year-old War Front colt Fraction out of Group 1 winner Proportional, who ran with promise on his only start at Deauville. The draft also features several well-bred unraced colts, including Winterscape, a Frankel full-brother to Group 1 Nassau Stakes winner Winsili, and Polemon, a Frankel half-brother to Group 1 placed Weekender.

Commenting on the catalogue, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said:

“The Guineas Breeze Up enjoyed yet another outstanding year on the racecourse led by the Champion stayer Trueshan and U.S. Grade 1 winner Shantisara, both of whom illustrate the quality, diversity and value for money that buyers have come to expect from the sale. This year's Guineas Breeze Up has been very well-supported by consignors and we are confident the selection of 2-year-olds will appeal to domestic and international buyers in all sectors of the market, alongside the second largest horses in training section in the sale's history.”

Catalogs will be available from Tattersalls and Tattersalls overseas representatives from Monday, April 11. The breeze for the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up will take place at Newmarket's Rowley Mile Racecourse on Tuesday, April 26 starting at 9 a.m. The breeze will be shown live on the Tattersalls website via Sale Day Live and on the Tattersalls Facebook page.

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