The Classic Empire colt topped the session when sold for $310,000 to Mike Ryan, agent from the consignment of St George Sales, agent (video).

Offered as Hip 1398, the bay colt is out of the winning Bernardini mare Delay of Game, whose first foal, Spa Ready (Street Sense), was a 3 1/4-length winner on debut last month at Belmont Park. The immediate family includes U.S. and European champion 2-year-old colt Johannesburg. The session-topper was bred in New York by EKQ Stables Corp.

Four other yearlings sold for $200,000 or more during the final session, including:

• Hip 1173, a colt by Empire Maker out of Bagatelle Park (Speightstown), sold for $200,000 to Tonja Terranova, agent from the consignment of Gainesway, agent. From the immediate family of Grade 1 winner Seattle Slew, the colt was bred in Kentucky by D. H. Steve Conboy & Empire Maker Syndicate.
• Hip 1372, a filly by Empire Maker out of Curlin's Mistress (Curlin), sold for $200,000 to X-Men Racing LLC from the consignment of Gainesway, agent. Out of a full sister to multiple Grade 2 winner Curlin's Approval, the filly was bred in Florida by Happy Alter and Empire Maker Syndicate.
• Hip 1422, a filly by Constitution out of Distinct Sparkle (With Distinction), sold for $200,000 to Shepherd Equine Advisors, agent for Sanders and Hirsch from the consignment of Bluewater Sales, agent. From the immediate family of Breeders' Cup winner Very Subtle, the filly was bred in Pennsylvania by Roberta L. Schneider MD.
• Hip 1534, a filly by Nyquist out of Four Sugars (Lookin At Lucky), sold for $200,000 to Oracle Bloodstock, agent from the consignment of Eaton Sales, agent. A half-sister to multiple Grade/Group 1 placed stakes winner Gronkowski, the filly was bred in Kentucky by Diamond Creek Farm.

During the final session, 235 yearlings sold for a $7,290,900, good for an average of $31,025. The session median was $15,000. Over the course of four days of selling, 961 yearlings changed hands for $32,743,000. The average was $34,073. The four-day median was $15,000, a 15 percent increase over the median posted during the 2019 sale.

Results are available online.

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A son of record-breaking champion freshman sire of 2015 proved most popular on Wednesday, fetching a top price of $600,000 from Donato Lanni, agent (video).

The dark bay or brown colt was offered as Hip 1131 by Lane's End, agent. The session topper is a half-brother to English stakes winner Wind Fire (Distorted Humor) out of a winning full-sister to Grade 1 winner Majestic Warrior and stakes winner and multiple stakes producer Crystal Current. Hip 1131 was bred in Kentucky by Kinsman Farm.

The second-highest price of the day was paid for a colt by leading sire Into Mischief, purchased by Spendthrift Farm from the consignment of Paramount Sales, agent (video).

Offered as Hip 1147, the bay colt is a half-brother to Grade 2 winner Yara, dam of undefeated 2-year-old stakes winner of 2020 Moon Swag. Hip 1147 was bred in Florida by Bulldog Racing and Gabriel Duignan.

Nine other yearlings sold for $200,000 or more during the sale's third session, including:

• Hip 844, a colt from the first crop of multiple Grade 2 winner Mohaymen, sold for $315,000 to Trade Winds Farm from the consignment of Hunter Valley Farm, agent. A half-brother to multiple Grade 1 winning millionaire Got Stormy, Hip 844 was bred in Kentucky by Mt. Joy Stables, Pope McLean, Marc McLean, and Pope McLean Jr. The colt was a $145,000 selected weanling purchase by Redly Bloodstock at last year's Fasig-Tipton November Sale, where he was consigned by Pope McLean, agent.
• Hip 1040, a filly by successful young sire Maclean's Music, sold for $280,000 to JCM Racing from the consignment of Eaton Sales, agent. A half-sister to four winners from the immediate family of multiple Grade 1 winner Code of Honor, Hip 1040 was bred in Kentucky by Athens Woods LLC.

Wednesday's session saw 237 yearlings change hands for a total of $9,062,300. The average was $38,238 and the median was $17,000. Through three days of selling, 726 yearlings have sold for $25,800, good for an average of $35,059. The three-day median is $15,000.

The Kentucky October Yearlings sale resumes Thursday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m.

Results are available online.

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A Quality Road half-brother to Grade 1 winning juvenile Gretzky the Great topped the session when he sold for $560,000 to Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (video).

Offered as Hip 498 by Anderson Farms, agent, the bay colt is out of the multiple stakes placed Bernardini mare Pearl Turn. The purchase marks a return to the source for Eclipse, which owns runaway Grade 1 Summer Stakes winner Gretzky the Great – a graduate of last year's Kentucky October Yearlings sale – in partnership with Gary Barber. Both Hip 498 and Gretzky the Great were bred in Ontario by Anderson Farms.

The session's top filly was a daughter of Quality Road offered as Hip 389, the first horse through the ring on Tuesday.

Knights Bloodstock purchased the bay filly for $230,000 from the consignment of Claiborne Farm, agent. The filly is the first foal out of the stakes placed Sky Mesa mare Moonlight Sky, a half-sister to Eclipse champion Abel Tasman and a full sister to G3 Dogwood Stakes winner Sky Girl. Hip 389 was bred in Kentucky by China Horse Club International.

Hip 680, a colt by the late Pioneerof the Nile, also brought $230,000 during the session. Bruce N. Levine purchased the bay colt out of Savvy Supreme, a graded stakes-winning full sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Commentator, from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Hip 680 was bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm & JSM Equine.

During Tuesday's session, 241 yearlings sold for $7,996,700, good for an average of $33,181. The session median was $15,000. Through two days of selling, 489 yearlings have changed hands for a total of $16,390,500. The running average is $33,518.

The Kentucky October Yearlings sale resumes Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m.

Results are available online.

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The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale rolls on, and the Paulick Report has the reading material you need to go along with it in the latest PR Special.

In this edition, bloodstock editor Joe Nevills speaks to the decision-makers at some of Kentucky's top stallion operations about their processes for setting stud fees – a number that can have ramifications on a stallion's entire career.

Darley's Australian shuttle stallion Astern is the focus of this issue's Stallion Spotlight, with Darren Fox discussing what makes the son of Medaglia d'Oro an attractive prospect for breeders. In the Breeders' Cup Buzz, Nevills asks participants in the upcoming Breeders' Cup to recall their most vivid memories of the 2015 renewal, the last time the event was at Keeneland.

Dr. Maria Schnobrich of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital covers why some years are worse than others for placentitis in Ask Your Veterinarian, and finally, we dive through the Fasig-Tipton October catalog to spotlight some of its young stallions in Second-Crop Sire Watch.

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A well-related filly by Into Mischief topped the session when sold for $300,000 to Willis Horton Racing (video).

The bay filly, offered as Hip 202 by Wynnstay Sales, agent, is out of the stakes placed Lemon Drop Kid mare Kid Majic, making her a full-sister to two-time Canadian champion Miss Mischief. Hip 202 is also a half-sister to current stakes-placed winning filly Mind Out (Tapit) and to Rosemonde (Indian Charlie), dam of current multiple Grade 1 placed winner Rowayton, also by Into Mischief. Kid Majic herself is out of stakes winner Call Her Magic, who produced Grade 1 winner J P's Gusto and Magic Appeal, dam of champion and graded stakes winner Letruska. Hip 202 was bred in Kentucky by H. Allen Poindexter.

The session's top colt, also by into Mischief, sold for $260,000 to Juddmonte Farms from the consignment of Lane's End, agent (video).

Offered as Hip 24, the bay colt is the second foal out of the More Than Ready mare Golden Cropper (AUS). That mare's first foal Tete a Tete (Malibu Moon) is a winner this year at two. Golden Cropper is out of Australian group stakes winner Sliding Cube, making her a half-sister to Group 2 winner Rubick. The immediate family includes champion and three-time leading sire Redoute's Choice and additional Group 1 winners Manahattan Rain, Platinum Scissors, and Shoals. Hip 24 was bred in Kentucky by Mt Brilliant Farm & Ranch.

Four other yearlings sold for $200,000 or more during the session, including:

• Hip 342, a colt by Maclean's Music out of Microburst (Awesome Again), sold for $240,000 to Mike Ryan, agent from the consignment of St George Sales, agent. Out of a half-sister to 2018 Grade 1 Champagne Stakes winner Complexity, Hip 342 was bred in Kentucky by Susan Moulton.
• Hip 282, a colt from the second crop of Liam's Map out of Locked On (Bodemeister), sold for $220,000 to Ten Strike Racing/Rick Kueber from the consignment of Castle Park Farm (Noel Murphy), agent. From the immediate family of champions Weekend Trip and Heavenly Prize, Hip 282 was bred in New York by Loch Grove Farm.
• Hip 324, a filly by record-breaking champion first-crop sire Uncle Mo out of Manda Bay (Empire Maker), sold for $200,000 to Nice Guys Stable from the consignment of Denali Stud, agent. A half-sister to Grade 1 placed Voting Control was bred in Kentucky by Three Chimneys Farm.
• Hip 91, a colt from the first crop of champion Arrogate out of Hero's Amor (Street Hero), sold for $200,000 to Marc Tacher from the consignment of Woods Edge Farm (Peter O'Callaghan), agent. The first foal out a multiple stakes-winning full-sister to stakes winner Threefiveindia, Hip 91 was bred in Kentucky by Elevated Bloodstock and Raxon Cho.

During Monday's session, 248 yearlings sold for $8,393,800, good for an average of $33,846. The median was $15,000.

The Kentucky October Yearlings sale resumes Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m.

Results are available online.

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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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