Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Sale

Stay Thirsty Colt On Top At Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Sale

A colt by Stay Thirsty topped the 2020 edition of the Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings sale, held Monday at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, Calif.

Stay Thirsty led all California-based sires in earnings in 2018 and 2019 and is the state's leading sire by blacktype stakes winners in 2020. The Grade 1 Travers Stakes-winning son of Bernardini sired two of the sale's top three offerings.

Hip 79, a colt by Stay Thirsty out of stakes winning Ghostzapper mare My Fiona, sold for $200,000 to top the sale. The dark bay or brown colt was purchased by Naseer Fasihuddin from the consignment of Lovacres Ranch, agent. The colt was bred in California by Terry C. Lovingier.

Fasihuddin went to $110,000 to purchase the second most expensive colt of the day in Hip 51, a colt by Stay Thirsty out of the winning Malibu Moon mare Moon River Gal. That mare is a half-sister to nine other winners, including last year's G3 Charles Town Oaks winner Lady T N T. Hip 51 was also consigned by Lovacres Ranch, agent for California breeder Terry C. Lovingier.

Nyquist, current leading first crop sire by Grade 1 winners, was responsible for the sale's top filly, which sold for $135,000 as Hip 75. The dark bay or brown filly out of G2 Santa Monica Stakes winner Lost Bus was purchased by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners from the consignment of Fairview LLC. Hip 75 was bred in California by Thomas W. Bachman.

Overall, 166 yearlings sold for $3,735,700. The average was $22,504 and the median was $10,000.

Full results are available online.

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Fasig-Tipton Announces COVID-19 Protocols For California Fall Yearling Sale

In advance of its upcoming California Fall Yearlings Sale at Los Alamitos, Fasig-Tipton has announced the following COVID-19 protocols will be in place in accordance with California regulations:

Screening measures, including temperature checks and health screening questions, will be in place to gain admittance to the sales grounds for all staff, participants and attendees;
Cloth face coverings are required in accordance with U.S. CDC recommendations;
Participants will not be allowed to congregate. At least six feet of distance must be maintained between people;
No indoor food service will be available;
Valet parking will not be available;
Increased cleaning and disinfection procedures will be implemented with regular sanitation of high touch surfaces at least every two hours;
Frequent hand washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is recommended for all attendees;

The health and safety of sale participants is of paramount importance. These guidelines are intended as a supplement to assist with safe operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and are subject to change.

The California Fall Yearling Sale will be held on Monday, Oct. 19, at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, Calif.

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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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