The Richard Shultz homebred is a three-time winner and entered the sale off a second in the City of Laurel S. Nov. 26 for trainer Dale Capuano. He was consigned by Northview Stallion Station.

Trainer Mike Maker was very active, purchasing four racehorses, including the second highest-priced offering Heldish (Great Notion) (Hip 243), who summoned $160,000. His four purchases totaled $437,000 with an average of $109,250.

The highest-priced weanling was a $75,000 filly (Hip 139) from the first crop of Grade I winner Global Campaign, bought by Wellspring Stables LLC. The most expensive broodmare was In My Time (Scat Daddy) (Hip 113), who sold in foal to Practical Joke for $62,000. She was purchased by trainer Wayne Potts, acting as agent for Barak Farm.

In total, 172 horses grossed $3,233,600 with an average of $18,800 and median of $10,000. Fifty-six horses failed to meet their reserves for an RNA rate of 24.5%.

During last year's sale, which was bolstered by the 86-horse dispersal of Joseph Becker, 261 of the 332 horses on offer sold for $3,905,100. The average was $14,962 and the median was $10,000. Seventy-one horses failed to sell for an RNA rate of 21.38%. The 2021 renewal was topped by maiden 2-year-old Safalow's Mission (Mission Impazible), who brought $130,000 from New York-based trainer Linda Rice, acting on behalf of Thelma and Louise Stable.

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In addition to broodmares and broodmare prospects, the catalogue also has a number of weanlings and yearlings. A Horses of Racing Age supplement will be included for the sixth consecutive year, with horses of racing age entries accepted for another week.

“This is a quality catalogue, especially in terms of weanling sire power and covering sire power,” said Paget Bennett, Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic director of sales. “We also encourage owners and trainers to have a look through their stables for horses of racing age entries, as there is always strong demand for them in our racing-rich Midlantic region.”

The Midlantic December Mixed catalogue may now be viewed online and in the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogues are available at all Fasig-Tipton offices. Supplemental catalogues will be available later this month.

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The main catalog consists of broodmares, broodmare prospects, weanlings, and yearlings.

Fasig-Tipton will also offer a Horses of Racing Age supplement for the fifth consecutive year. There are currently more than 150 entries in the supplement, which will be posted online in the next seven to ten days.

“This year's catalog is larger than last year's, offering meaningful buying opportunities at this last mixed sale of 2021,” said Midlantic director of sales Paget Bennett. “We will also offer a large horses of racing age supplement once again, an element of this auction that has proved very popular with buyers and sellers.”

This year's catalog includes the complete dispersal of Angela B. Coombs, and fifteen entries from the Estate of Magalen O. Bryant.

The Midlantic December Mixed catalog may now be viewed online and in the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogs are now available from all Fasig-Tipton offices.

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Perhaps more importantly, the annual Midlantic sale will allow the Chesapeake City, Maryland-based farm the opportunity to show off stock from their growing stallion roster, including the first weanlings from Irish War Cry (Curlin) and Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday).

“Our game is to bring the best we can for the market in the Mid-Atlantic region and in Maryland and not to price ourselves out of the market,” said Northview’s Bloodstock Manager Paul O’Loughlin. “We try to go for sire power and horses with pedigree, and what’s affordable to the Maryland breeders.”

A New Jersey-bred and homebred for Isabelle de Tomaso, Irish War Cry shone as a juvenile, breaking his maiden on debut and then taking the Marylander S. On the Derby trail at three, he won the GII Holy Bull S. and GII Wood Memorial S., and later ran second to Tapwrit (Tapit) in the GI Belmont S. He came back at four to win the GIII Pimlico Special S.

O’Loughlin says that Irish War Cry’s first crop was popular with breeders from the beginning.

“It’s always a good sign when you see the first foals and people come back again. Then you know they’re good,” he said. “He’s giving them the Curlin stamp and they look pretty good from what I’ve seen. All the breeders are still interested in him and there have been inquiries already for the coming year.”

Northview will offer one Irish War Cry weanling, a colt out of the stakes-placed Pret Say Eye (Ready’s Image), selling as Hip 118.

Northview’s other first-crop weanling sire Hoppertunity began his career at stud as the richest stallion to enter stud in the Mid-Atlantic. The Bob Baffert trainee earned a pair of Grade I scores in the Clark H. at three and Jockey Club Gold Cup S. at five. In his 34 starts, he ran in the money 22 times, and was seven-times Grade I placed. At seven, he retired with earnings of over $4.7 million.

“Hoppertunity doesn’t need any introduction,” O’Loughlin said. “He ran all over the world and danced every dance with every horse around the country. He’s stamping his progeny pretty well. They’re big, strong, and have plenty of bone. They look very racey.”

The son of Any Given Saturday stood his first two seasons at Northview’s Pennsylvania location, but upon the farm’s recent consolidation, he will stand his first year in Maryland in 2021.

“He bred over 100 mares in his first two seasons, so especially now being in Maryland, it looks like he’ll continue to be popular,” O’Loughlin noted.

Northview will consign Hip 132, a son of Hoppertunity out of the Silvikova (Badge of Silver) at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton sale, while two additional weanlings by the young sire will be offered as Hip 94 with Becky Davis and Hip 127 with Bill Reightler.

In addition to watching the development of the progeny from Hoppertunity and Irish War Cry, Northview also anticipates seeing the first crop of 2-year-olds hit the track next year for three-time graded stakes winner Madefromlucky (Lookin at Lucky).

“He didn’t have huge books, but he had enough to sustain a good 2-year-old season,” O’Loughlin said. “The yearlings are pretty sharp-looking for a horse that was a distance horse, so we’re excited.”

Founded in 1989 by Richard Golden, Northview Stallion Station has since been home to several of Maryland’s leading sires including Not For Love (Mr. Prospector), who topped the state’s sire list on 14 occasions, as well as Great Notion, Maryland’s leading sire by earnings since 2018.

While restricted to a smaller book nowadays at the age of 20, Great Notion is still producing winners. During this year’s Maryland Million program at Laurel Park, his progeny accounted for four of the eight winners on the stakes card.

“He’s loved by everybody in Maryland,” O’Loughlin said. “Outside of Maryland, they show up everywhere. He’s even had runners at Royal Ascot. It’s an honor for Northview to have the best active stallion in the Mid-Atlantic at the minute.”

O’Loughlin said that Golden’s son Michael oversaw the operation’s consolidation process this year and has additional plans to better the farm moving forward.

“Michael is very enthusiastic. He’s serious and plans to do a lot of remodeling. We’re going to make it a powerhouse moving forwarding, bringing new stallions and rebuilding the farm–what Maryland needs.”

O’Loughlin said he is confident in Maryland’s breeding program, and has high hopes for Northview’s growth in the coming years.

“The Maryland Horse Breeders’ Association is doing a great job in getting people to stay and breed here,” he said. “Northview Stallion Station is doing their utmost best to bring in the best stallions they can and afford people to keep them in Maryland. It’s encouraging for the future. To have better horses, we need better mares and we need more people to stay here. But it’s working.”

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Hips 205-210 in the supplemental catalogue consist of yearlings, weanlings, and in foal mares.  Hips 211-283 are all horses of racing age.

Daily Racing Form past performances, Ragozin figures, and race replays are now available for all horses of racing age entries at fasigtipton.com.

“This sale's supplemental catalogue annually offers one of the largest groups of horses of racing age on the North American Thoroughbred auction calendar,” said Midlantic Director of Sales Paget Bennett.  “With more than 70 horses of racing age, there are tremendous 'ready to run' opportunities at all levels for both regional and national racing stables.”

These new entries may now be viewed online and will also be available in the equineline sales catalogue app.  Print versions of the supplemental catalogue will be available on the sales grounds at sale time.

The Midlantic December Mixed and Horses of Racing Age Sale will begin at 11 am.  Online bidding and phone bidding will be available.

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The main catalog consists of broodmares, weanlings, and yearlings.

“As the last mixed sale of the calendar year, Midlantic December annually provides quality buying opportunities for both regional and national breeding and racing operations,” said Midlantic director of sales Paget Bennett. “This year's catalog offers large groups of in-foal mares and weanlings that should be attractive draws to prospective buyers.”

The sale will also offer a horses of racing age supplement for the fourth consecutive year. Fasig-Tipton currently has 50 horses of racing age entered and will continue to accept entries for the supplement through Nov. 13.

“The Horses of Racing Age supplement has become an exciting component of this sale, providing buyers and sellers a proven venue to trade racehorses in our Midlantic-rich racing region,” noted Bennett.

The Midlantic December Mixed catalog may now be viewed online and in the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogs will be available by the end of this week. Online bidding and phone bidding will be available.

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