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Recent Grade 1 Winner Valiance To Sell At Fasig-Tipton November Sale

Valiance, winner of the Grade 1 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes this past weekend, will be offered at this year's Fasig-Tipton November Sale on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the company's Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Ky.

Bluewater Sales will consign the four-year-old old filly on behalf of owners Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Martin S. Schwartz, and CHC Inc.

Valiance, trained by Todd Pletcher, has won six of her eight career starts to date and earned $469,575. She has won her last three starts since this summer, including the Eatontown Stakes on Aug. 29, followed by the Juddmonte Spinster Stakes on Oct. 4. In the Spinster, she defeated a top-class field that included Grade 1 winner Ollie's Candy, and recent Kentucky Oaks victress Shedaresthedevil.

Valiance's next anticipated start is the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff on Nov. 7 in Lexington.

“Eclipse has been fortunate to sell several seven-figure mares, including a $3 million sales-topper, at Fasig-Tipton's Night of the Stars and it's only fitting for Valiance to be one of the next in line,” said Aron Wellman, President and Founder of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. “Our partnership, including Marty Schwartz and her breeder, China Horse Club, acquired Valiance at the Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale and she's been a joy to be associated with, taking us to the top of the mountain. Valiance is regally-bred, a gorgeous physical, and she's a top shelf performer on dirt and turf. We are hoping for another positive result in the Breeders' Cup Distaff and to then showcase her at the historic Newtown Paddocks.”

A daughter of leading sire Tapit, Valiance was purchased for $650,000 at the 2017 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale. Her dam Last Full Measure, by Empire Maker, captured the Grade 1 Madison Stakes on her way to career earnings of $293,245. Valiance's second dam, Lazy Slusan, was a multiple Grade 1 winning distaffer and millionaire.

“It is always exciting to offer fillies in top current form,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “A daughter of Tapit with a fantastic pedigree will be highly desirable to the sport's leading buyers and owners.”

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Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale Catalog Now Online

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 1,553 yearlings for its Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, to be held on Oct. 26-29, in Lexington, Ky.

The four continuous sessions, conducted on Monday-Thursday, will begin each day at 10 a.m.

“This is the strongest group of yearlings we have ever offered at Kentucky October,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “This spring, a significant number of sellers decided that they would target October with many of their top yearlings. Buyers will find tremendous quality here, no matter what their budget.”

This year's catalog cover features recent sale graduates British Idiom and Gretzky the Great, both Grade 1 winning 2-year-olds. British Idiom captured the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and Grade 1 Alcibiades Stakes on her way to being named Eclipse champion 2-year-old filly of 2019. Gretzky the Great recently won the G1 Summer Stakes on Sept. 20 — his second consecutive stakes win this year – to establish himself as one of the top 2-year-olds in the country.

The catalog may now be viewed online, and will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogs will be available on-site in Lexington approximately one week before the sale, as well as from Fasig-Tipton's regional offices and national representatives at that time.

Online bidding and phone bidding services will be available to buyers.

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Catalog For Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Now Online; Sale To Be Held At Los Alamitos

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 298 entries for its California Fall Yearlings Sale, to be held on Monday, Oct. 19, at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, Calif. The sale will begin at noon Pacific time.

The sale was initially to be conducted at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. on the same date. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings at Los Angeles County facilities, the auction has been relocated to Los Alamitos, in neighboring Orange County.

“We have a quality catalog with 298 entries, which is up slightly over our inaugural yearling sale in California last year,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “There is a good mix of both regional and national sire power, and graduates of last year's sale are off to a flying start.”

This year's catalog cover features Positivity, winner of this year's Graduation Stakes at Del Mar. Exchange Vows, third in the Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes, is also a graduate of last year's sale.

“This is an important sale for the California marketplace, and we are very appreciative of Dr. Allred and Los Alamitos for accommodating us when it became clear we could not hold the sale in Pomona,” Browning added.

The catalog may now be viewed online, and will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogs will be available by October 1.

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Multiple Grade 1 Winner Bast To Be Offered At Fasig-Tipton November Sale

Three-time Grade 1 winner Bast, in foal to Triple Crown winner Justify, will be offered at this year's Fasig-Tipton November Sale.

Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency will consign the 3-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo on behalf of owner Charles Chu's Baoma Corporation.

Bast is the only three-time Grade 1-winning filly of her crop in the U.S. She is also the only Grade 1 winning juvenile filly of that crop to add a graded stakes victory at three.

Trained throughout her career by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, she established herself as the West Coast's leading 2-year-old filly in 2019. Following a second-place finish in her career debut at two at Del Mar, Bast returned to the races three weeks later to break her maiden in the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante by a powerful 8 3/4 lengths.

Stretching out to 1 1/16 miles for her next start in the G1 Chandelier Stakes, she went-to-wire to notch her second career Grade 1 win.

Bast would next run in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita. Despite setting swift fractions over a tiring racetrack, she gamely held on to finish third, just two lengths behind eventual Eclipse champion British Idiom.

Bast would conclude her 2-year-old campaign with a victory in the G1 Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos, winning in impressive gate-to-wire fashion over an off racetrack.

Bast began her 3-year-old campaign in January, turning back in distance to seven furlongs in the G2 Santa Ynez Stakes. Despite spotting four pounds to her rivals, she delivered another effortless victory, increasing her earnings to $852,200 in what would be her final career start. All four of her career wins were in Grade 1 or graded stakes company.

“Bast's tremendous ability and gorgeous looks should make her an outstanding broodmare,” said Baffert. “I have only seen five yearling fillies at the sales that were a 'must buy' in my life, and she is one them. She is that beautiful.”

Purchased by Baffert and agent Donato Lanni on behalf of Baoma Corporation for $500,000 at Fasig-Tipton's 2018 Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale, Bast is a daughter of champion Uncle Mo. She is offered in foal to Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year Justify.

Her dam Laffina, by Arch, is a half-sister to graded stakes winner Mananan McLir, and stakes winners Big Sur and Charming N Lovable. Charming N Lovable is in turn the dam of Grade 1-winning female Fault. Laffina is also a half-sister to graded stakes performer Sandra's Rose, the dam of South Bend, a stakes winner and multiple graded stakes-placed 3-year-old colt this year.

“Bast was a fantastic racemare,” said John G. Sikura of consignor Hill 'n' Dale. “Selected and trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, in foal to Triple crown winner Justify, and by leading sire Uncle Mo. She is without fault and has everything a breeder desires – class, performance, and pedigree at the highest levels.”

Added Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning: “Bast is another tremendous racehorse campaigned by Charles and Susan Chu. Her brilliance on the racetrack and impeccable pedigree make her a broodmare with unlimited potential.”

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