1st-Woodbine, C$83,428, Msw, 10-29, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m (AWT) (off turf), 1:52.46, ft, 6 1/4 lengths.

LOOSE WIRE (c, 3, Street Sense–Dance With Doves, by A.P. Indy) topped the '21 Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale when he was purchased for $925,000 by Mike Repole and St. Elias Stable. Debuting around two turns as the 2-1 second choice here, the hooded bay colt with Lasix exited the outside gate cleanly, raced mid-pack into the first turn and traveled well up the backstretch. Given his cue before the far turn, Loose Wire took control, continued to accelerate and cantered home by 6 1/4 lengths over Giovannino (Into Mischief). Out of an extended female family which includes Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Dancethruthedawn (Mr. Prospector), GI Whitney S. hero Moreno (Ghostzapper) and Canadian Horse of the Year Dance Smartly (Danzig), the winner is a half-brother to Dance Again (Awesome Again), SW-Can, GSP-USA, $270,604 and Swoop and Strike (Smart Strike), GSP, $128,673. His dam is responsible for a yearling colt by Lookin At Lucky, foaled a filly by Nyquist Apr. 28 and was bred to Maclean's Music for next year. Sales History: $925,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $37,974.

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A total of 257 yearlings grossed $11,224,800 Monday. The session average of $43,676 was down 10.5% from last year's opening day and the median of $20,000 was down 25.9%.

“It was a solid opening session,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. “I think the results were basically in line with expectations and what we are seeing throughout the marketplace in 2023. There was strong demand on the upper-end horses and less demand than you would hope on some of the lower-end horses.”

The buy-back rate was 26.4%. It was 27.5% last year.

“There is selectivity amongst the buying group,” Browning said. “And it appears from talking to people that there is very close scrutiny on vetting. If you get a little ding here or a ding there, the buyers are basically just passing on your horse rather than offering you a discount.”

The session was topped by a son of Justify who sold for $500,000 to the bid of John Stewart. The Triple Crown-winning sire was also responsible for the day's second highest offering with De Meric Sales purchasing a colt for $300,000. In all, 10 yearlings sold for $200,000 or over. Eleven hit that mark during last year's opening session.

“It's always slow the first day,” said Peter O'Callaghan, whose Woods Edge Farm consigned the session topper. “You have to be a little bit lucky that you are catalogued a little bit into the day almost each day. But there is always a market here. I love this sale. I've had a lot of luck here. It's saved our bacon many times. Fasig-Tipton do such an amazing job here, accommodating everyone in this market. And they do a great job recruiting people to come in for it.”

The Fasig-Tipton October sale continues through Thursday with sessions beginning daily at 10 a.m.

Stewart Back in Action at Fasig October

John Stewart, who made a splash at last month's Keeneland September Yearling Sale when buying 13 yearlings for $8,425,000, got on the board during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton October sale when going to $500,000 to acquire a colt by Justify (hip 227) for $500,000 from Peter O'Callaghan's Woods Edge Farm consignment.

John Stewart, who purchased the opening night session topper, HIP 227 | Fasig-Tipton

“The horse looked like a beautiful specimen,” Stewart said after bidding for the yearling alongside bloodstock agent Gavin O'Connor and manager Chelsey Stone. “We actually have wanted to pick up a couple more horses at this sale before really coming out strong in November at the breeding stock sales where we have some things planned. We are just trying to balance out the portfolio of horses that we have right now. This Justify colt is a great addition. We just liked everything about the horse.”

The gray yearling is out of Champagne Royale (French Deputy) and is a half-brother to Grade I winners Majestic Harbor (Rockport Harbor) and Danza (Street Boss).

“As I've said, I am a buyer, not a bidder,” Stewart said. “So we were buying the horse regardless. I am happy with $500,000. I think we got a good deal. There is a lot of money left on the table for us.”

O'Callaghan purchased the colt for $250,000 as a weanling at the 2022 Keeneland November sale. He RNA'd for $325,000 at last month's Keeneland September sale.

“I think the six weeks made a difference,” O'Callaghan said. “He was a beautiful animal in September, but he was a 25th of May foal and maybe he just had a slightly young look about him. Even though he was a well-grown horse, he just hadn't got that rugged, robust look about him yet in September. We were just hoping to get our investment back today, but we are delighted with the $500,000.”

Stewart's September haul included a pair of seven-figure yearlings, led by a $2.5-million daughter of Uncle Mo (hip 337).

“Most of them are already broke,” Stewart said of his September yearlings. “Now we are talking with trainers to get the right fit for them. And our first horse, Shiloh's Mistress (Vino Rosso)–who was our first purchase at Keeneland last September [2022]–just ran last Sunday at Keeneland. She ran well.”

Stewart, who is founder and managing partner of the Lexington-based private equity firm MiddleGround, may soon have a new home for his horses.

“We put an offer in to buy Shadwell Farm['s Shadayid Stud],” Stewart said. “So we need to stock that up–800 acres that we've got to fill up with some horses. That's what we are trying to do.”

Stewart came back a little later in the session to acquire a filly by Good Magic (hip 266) for $150,000 from the Indian Creek consignment.

Barber Continues War of Will Buying Spree

Gary Barber watched War of Will carry his colors to victory in the 2019 GI Preakness S. and now the owner is supporting the stallion in his next career at Claiborne Farm. Barber purchased 14 yearlings by War of Will at the Keeneland September sale last month and he added a 15th yearling to his roster when going to $230,000 for a colt (hip 194) from the Denali Stud consignment.

“War of Will has been very good to both Gary and me,” said Mark Casse, who trained the Classic winner. “We are going to give him the best chance we possibly can. The good thing about the War of Wills is that they should be able to do anything–dirt or turf, short, long. We are excited about them.”

Barber and Pantofel Stables purchased a pair of colts by War of Will (hip 844 and hip 2508) for $200,000 to be his top-priced purchases by the stallion in September. Monday's purchase was the owner's most expensive yearling purchase by the stallion.

“I've been fortunate to be around some pretty good sires through my years and I think this horse has great potential,” Casse said. “Gary feels the same way and he is putting his money up to show it.”

Hip 194, bred by Michael Hernon, is out of Callista (Tapit) and is a half-brother to Diamond City (Shackleford). Callista is a daughter of Grade I winner Sweet Talker (Stormin Fever) and a full-sister to stakes winner and graded placed Sweet Tapper.

“The horse that we bought today looks as much like dad as anybody,” Casse said. “But I can tell you they are all really good sized, for the most part they have vetted really well. We've already started breaking. We've got 15 or 20 that are in the early stages of breaking. And they have been extremely smart. They are doing everything right. He was a brilliantly smart horse and could do anything. And so far, that's what we are seeing in the babies.”

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“The first horse through the ring this morning brought six figures and the last horse through the ring brought six figures,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “There was brisk activity and great trade, literally from start to finish today. It was very similar to yesterday.”

Midway through the four-day auction, 524 yearlings have sold for $28,232,900. The average of $53,880 is up 19.5% from the same point a year ago and the median is up 25% to $25,000. The 2021 auction produced records for gross, average and median and, through two days, the 2022 renewal remains well ahead of those marks.

“Quality sells,” Browning said. “There is a great demand for quality and there is great competition for what are perceived to be the quality offerings. But you are also seeing depth of the market. I thought today was a little bit stronger in the middle market than yesterday. It was a very, very vibrant marketplace and great participation, not only from American buyers, but international purchasers as well. It was a very, very healthy marketplace today.”

The day's top 10 yearlings were purchased by 10 different buyers and were sold by 10 different consignors.

The Green family's DJ Stable made the biggest purchase of Tuesday's session, going to $600,000 to acquire a filly by Tapit from the Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services consignment.

The two-day results continued a season of strong returns at the yearling auctions, according to Hanzly Albina.

“I think all of the yearling sales this year have been super strong,” Albina said. “They have exceeded expectations on all fronts. If you had the right horse in the right sale, you got more money than you would have estimated if you put reasonable estimates on your horses. I think Maryland was terrific, Keeneland was terrific and July was great. The mixed sale they just had up in Saratoga was unbelievable. And then this sale has been great as well.”

The Fasig-Tipton October Yearlings Sale continues through Thursday with sessions beginning daily at 10 a.m.

DJ Stable Strikes Again

The Green family's DJ Stable, which purchased three yearlings during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton October Sale, was back in action again Tuesday in Lexington, going to $600,000 to acquire a filly by Tapit (hip 629) from the Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services consignment.

“Between Kim Valerio and Mark Casse, we looked at almost every single horse in the sale,” Len Green said. “If you have faith in your trainer, like we do with Mark Casse, and you beat the bushes, then all you have to do is put your money where your mouth is. And that's what this basically is.”

The gray filly is out of multiple graded-stakes winner Carolyn's Cat (Forestry) and is a full-sister to graded winner Mufajaah. She was bred by Newtown Anner Stud, which purchased the mare for $210,000 at the 2018 Keeneland November sale.

The yearling was making her second trip through the sales ring this fall after RNA'ing for $425,000 at last month's Keeneland September sale.

“We couldn't be happier with that result,” said Hanzly Albina. “We really thought a lot of her. That's why we didn't let her go the first time. I think she is a beautiful Tapit filly with pedigree. The mare has been very generous to us. I think she warranted the $600,000 and we are very happy that she is in good hands. Mr. Green has a great racing operation and it's good for us because hopefully our mare will get another stakes winner.”

Asked about the difference in sales results, Albina said, “It's hard to say–maybe a month of growth. You can't say the buyers weren't there. The buyers were there. So I don't know why she was overlooked. Maybe she just needed a little more time to grow.”

McCrocklin Swings for Into Mischief Colt

Tom McCrocklin took a big swing to acquire a colt by Into Mischief (hip 752) for $560,000 on behalf of a pinhooking partnership late in Tuesday's second session of the Fasig-Tipton October sale. The bay yearling was bred by John Oxley, who campaigned his dam, Canadian champion Delightful Mary (Limehouse). He was consigned by Gainesway.

“He's a beautiful, beautiful horse,” McCrocklin said. “All the usuals: a beautiful horse, athletic, by Into Mischief, out of a really good female family. He was bought for a partnership and is going to go to a 2-year-old sale. We are going to do the high wire act and we will see how it works out. Check with me in the spring.”

It was the second time of the yearling sales season that McCrocklin stretched to acquire a pinhooking prospect. He went to a sales-topping $700,000 to purchase a colt by Arrogate on behalf of Michael Sucher's Champion Equine at the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearlings Sale just days after the yearling's 2-year-old full-brother Cave Rock broke his maiden at Del Mar. Since then, Cave Rock solidified his position at the top of his division with wins in the GI Del Mar Futurity and GI American Pharoah S.

McCrocklin confirmed that colt remains on track for the 2-year-old sales.

“Obviously, we are on the Cave Rock bandwagon,” the Ocala horseman said.

Asked the value of purchasing high-priced pinhook prospects, McCrocklin laughed and said, “There is zero value in buying these horses to resell, but there is a continued desire for people to have the best and we are trying to acquire those horses to resell. It's up to me to get the job done for people that are very eager to try to hit the home run.”

McCrocklin added there are options for the partnership if the pinhooking route doesn't prove successful.

“We're not opposed to keeping horses to race,” he said. “It's not like they are on a one-way ticket and we have no other options. We certainly have the option to race. We understand the more a horse costs, the more the market shrinks on the other end. So it's not like we are going into it uninformed, but it's a conscious decision to try and sell some of the very best horses that go to auction. So we will give it a go.”

Through two sessions, McCrocklin has signed for six yearlings. He went to $190,000 to acquire a filly by Good Magic (hip 283) and went to $145,000 to take home a son of Maclean's Music (hip 23).

Of the market in Lexington this week, McCrocklin said, “Selective and strong, as usual. Very little middle and almost no bottom. So it's difficult. These people I am competing with are very smart and they are very experienced and very saavy. It's a lot of fun competing with them.”

He paused and added with a smile, “You just want to beat their ass every chance you get.”

Another Gun Runner for Winchell

Looking to continue the success it is having with offspring of Gun Runner, Winchell Thoroughbreds acquired a son of the operation's champion (hip 685) for $550,000 during Tuesday's second session of the Fasig-Tipton October sale. Out of the stakes-placed Classy Dancer (Speightstown) and from the family of Paynter, the yearling was bred by Andrew Warren and was consigned by Lane's End.

“We have obviously enjoyed the run that Gun Runner has put us on and the only the way to continue that is to get more of them,” trainer Steve Asmussen said after signing the ticket on the yearling. “We felt this one was as similar to [Grade I winner] Gunite as anything that we've seen in a public auction.”

Of the wide variety of successful racehorses by the sire, Asmussen said, “I am extremely pleased with the variety of types that have a good amount of success. We felt [with this yearling] the cross was along the lines and that we could compare this one to Gunite. Obviously, with Wicked Halo and Echo Zulu and several of the others, he has other physical types and crosses that work extremely well as well.”

Winchell Thoroughbred pre-entered four horses in the upcoming Breeders' Cup, led by Epicenter (Not This Time) in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic and including a trio by Gun Runner: Wicked Halo, Echo Zulu and Gunite.

After adding another yearling by the stallion to the roster Tuesday, Winchell manager David Fiske said, “There is nothing like it, but more of it.”

Of the operation's four Breeders' Cup pre-entries, Fiske said, “The two that worked Sunday came out of the works well. And now we just cross our fingers.”

Speedway Makes Some Late Magic

Peter Fluor and K.C. Weiner's Speedway Stables made its lone yearling purchase of the season when bloodstock agent Marette Farrell went to $400,000 to acquire a colt by Good Magic (hip 778) from the Hunter Valley Farm consignment Tuesday in Lexington.

“He was a stunning physical,” Farrell said. “We thought he was the most athletic horse we'd seen in a long time. What struck me the most about him was, the very first time we saw him, he came out and he moved like a cat. And every time I came back to see him, it was like he was bigger and he was more horse. And he was so composed. I love to see a horse that has class like that because the horses you see in stakes races act like that and move like that.”

The chestnut colt is out of Divine Escapade (A.P. Indy) and is a half to stakes winner King of the Court (Speightstown). His second dam is Grade I winner Madcap Escapade (Hennessy).

He was bred by Sun Valley Farm and was acquired by Hunter Valley Farm for $150,000 at last year's Keeneland November sale.

Tuesday's positive return was the result of good timing, according to Hunter Valley's Fergus Galvin.

“He was a really good-looking, good-moving colt,” Galvin said. “We had him in the Keeneleand [September] sale, but we took the view early on that he would mature a lot for this sale. And he has really matured in the last six weeks. We had a lot of faith in the stallion and he's come on a lot in the last month as well. That was a big help.”

This fall, Good Magic has been represented by Blazing Sevens, winner of the Oct. 1 GI Champagne S., as well as Curly Jack, winner of the Sept. 17 GIII Iroquois S. His daughter Vegas Magic won the GII Sorrento S. in August.

Uncle Mo Joins BSW/Crow Colts Group

The BSW/Crow Colts Group and partners Spendthrift Farm and Gandharvi continued to add to its 2022 roster with the purchase of an Uncle Mo colt (hip 425) for $350,000 Tuesday in Lexington.

“Obviously, the sire power is there,” Jake Memolo said after signing the ticket on the yearling. “Uncle Mo is as good a sire as you could ask for. And this yearling is a strong, fast-looking horse. We were happy to get him at that price.”

Out of stakes-placed Adore You (Tactical Cat), the yearling is a half-brother to multiple stakes winner and multiple Grade I-placed Piedi Bianchi (Overanalzye). The gray colt, who RNA'd for $320,000 as a weanling at last year's Keeneland November sale, was bred by Deann and Greg Baer and was consigned by Wynnstay Sales.

During Monday's first session of the sale, the group purchased a colt by City of Light (hip 249) for $260,000.

“We maybe will add a couple more throughout the week,” Memolo said. “We are at 15 now, so we will be hoping to add maybe two or three more and see where we go.”

The BSW/Crow Colts Group purchased 11 yearlings for $4,840,000 at the Keeneland September sale.

Liz Crow's long history of success buying out of the Fasig-Tipton October sale has continued this year with Grade I winners Goodnight Olive (Ghostzapper) and Jack Christopher (Munnings) and the plan was always to shop for colts for the group at the last yearling auction of the year, according to Memolo.

“Liz has done so well at this sale and it's a sale she likes to target,” Memolo said. “This sale presents a lot of quality, so it's always nice to come here with a little bit of money to spend.”

Main Line Finds Some Fillies

Trainer John Servis and his partners in Main Line Racing worked the barns at Newtown Paddocks en masse over the weekend and enjoyed the fruits of their labors when securing three fillies during the first two sessions of the Fasig-Tipton October Sale. The group made its biggest purchase Tuesday when going to $300,000 to acquire a filly by City of Light (hip 578) out of Boodles (Mr. Greeley) from the Eaton Sales consignment.

“I just thought she looked awesome,” Servis said of the filly. “We chased a couple of other fillies that we didn't get, but we were really saving for this filly.”

The Main Line team got off to a quick start Monday morning when going to $220,000 for a daughter of first-crop sire Audible (hip 6). Consigned by Eaton Sales, the dark bay filly is out of Safwah (Medaglia d'Oro), a half-sister to GI Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming (Bodemeister) and to Grade I winner Hot Dixie Chick (Dixie Union).

“I always try to look at the younger stallions because we are breeding some now, so I pay attention to who the up-and-coming stallions might be and try to get lucky and get to them before they get too popular. I've seen quite a few Audibles that I really liked,” Servis said of the young WinStar stallion who has been popular in the sales ring all fall. “He seems to put a really good hip on all of them. But they all look athletic. I don't know that I've seen one that hasn't looked athletic.”

Rounding out the Main Line trio of October purchases was a filly by Not This Time (hip 203) purchased for $125,000 from the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment.

The group intentionally focuses on purchasing fillies.

“It's just for residual value,” Servis explained. “Hopefully, if they do some good, we have a shot to get our money back.”

Of the partnership, Servis said, “We have been together since, I'm going to say, 2005. It's Dr. Louis Bucky out of Philadelphia, William Schwartz, who owned a construction company that he sold a few years ago, and his son Drew, who lives in D.C. and does commercial real estate and myself. It's the four of us.”

The Main Line team won the 2019 GIII Dr. James Penny Memorial S. with Notapradaprice (Paddy o'Prado) and has been represented this year by stakes winner Love in the Air (Constitution).

Servis agreed competition at the October sale remained strong.

“I think we got lucky with the Audible filly on the first day because she was so early in the sale,” he said. “I knew it was going to be a strong sale because the pinhookers didn't get a lot accomplished at the September sale, so I knew a lot of those guys would be there, which they were. And I think we got really lucky. I think we did really well.”

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“This is our strongest Kentucky October catalogue to date,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “We have outstanding representation from all current top 20 ranked sires, and quality yearlings at all price levels. With 200 stakes wins or placings so far this year, sale graduates continue to achieve tremendous success on the racetrack at the highest levels.”

Recent Fasig October graduates include last weekend's GI Pennsylvania Derby victor Taiba (Gun Runner), MGISW Jack Christopher (Munnings) and GI Ballerina H. victress Goodnight Olive (Ghostzapper).

The catalogue may now be viewed online, and will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogues will be available on-site in Lexington. Online bidding and phone bidding services will be available.

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A colt by last year's leading first-crop sire Nyquist topped the final session when sold for $500,000 to St. Elias Stables from the consignment of St George Sales, agent (video).

Offered as Hip 1281, the dark bay or brown colt is the second foal out of Froyo Star, a winning Rockport Harbor half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Sweet Reason; graded stakes winner Don't Forget Gil; stakes winner Battle Girl; and the dam of this year's Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen winner Zenden. The session topper was bred in Kentucky by Southern Equine Stable, and was a $270,000 selected weanling at last year's November Sale.

“Day four was another outstanding day for the October sale,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “It was kind of a fitting conclusion to an exceptional horse sale. The numbers have been tremendous all four days, across the board.”

The session's top filly came in the form of a daughter of current leading first-crop sire Gun Runner, sold for $335,000 to Donato Lanni, agent for Glen Hill Farm. The bay filly was offered as Hip 1584 by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. The filly is the first foal out the stakes placed Malibu Moon mare Lunar Gaze, from the immediate family of multiple Grade 1 winner Ello Luv. Hip 1584 was bred in Kentucky by Waymore LLC.

“(There was) tremendous depth overall in the bidding activities,” continued Browning. “A very diverse group of buyers stayed 'til the bitter end. We saw two or three very high priced horses sold in the last 20 to 30 minutes of the sale. We really could not be any more pleased that (the sale) exceeded our most optimistic expectations.”

Rounding out the top five prices of the final session were:

• Hip 1580, a colt by Street Sense out of Lucky Cover (Medaglia d'Oro), which sold for $290,000 to Cash Is King from the consignment of Burleson Farms, agent. The bay colt is the first foal out of a daughter of multiple Grade 2 winner Teammate, from the immediate family of War Front. Hip 1580 was bred in Kentucky by Nice Guys Stable.
• Hip 1201, a filly by Speightstown out of Elusive Wave (Mizzen Mast), which sold for $240,000 to Maverick Racing and Siena Farm from the consignment of Four Star Sales, agent. The gray or roan filly is out of a full sister to two-time Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Mizdirection). Hip 1201 was bred in Kentucky.
• Hip 1338, a filly by Ghostzapper out of Handwoven (Indian Charlie), which sold for $240,000 to Jump Around Stables from the consignment of Baccari Bloodstock, agent. The dark bay or brown filly hails from the immediate family of millionaire and multiple graded stakes winner Scott's Scoundrel. Hip 1338 was bred in Kentucky by Vision Racing and Sales.

“In recent years, the trajectory of the sale has continued to improve,” added Browning. “The consignors are bringing us better horses (every year), and the buyers are supporting them.”

During Thursday's session, 297 yearlings sold for $13,095,900, good for an average of $44,094 and a median of $25,000. Thirty-four horses sold for $100,000 or more.

Over the course of the four days, 1153 horses sold for $52,607,500, surpassing by 37.5 percent the previous sale record gross of $38,258,900 set in 2019. The average was $45,627, a 20.2 percent increase over the established benchmark of $37,955 (also set in 2019). The median rose to $22,000, a new sale record 18.9 percent higher than the previous record median of $18,500 set in 2014. The RNA rate was 17.8 percent, the lowest at the Kentucky October Yearlings Sale since 2013.

The sale topper (Hip 1107), a colt by Street Sense sold for $925,000 during Wednesday's session, tied the sale record originally set in 1999, while establishing a new record price for a colt at this sale. In addition, a pair of colts sold for $750,000 – a colt by Empire Maker (Hip 513) on Tuesday and a colt by Gun Runner (Hip 870) on Wednesday – to match the previous record price for a colt at Kentucky October Yearlings, which was established in 2000.

Full results for the Kentucky October Yearlings sale are available online.

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A colt by Street Sense lit up the board shortly after 6 p.m. when sold for a sale record $925,000 to West Bloodstock, agent for Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable (video).

The price matched that paid for a Storm Cat filly at the 1999 edition of the sale and set a new highwater mark for a colt in the sale's history.

Offered as Hip 1107 by Sam-Son Farm, the bay colt is out of the winning A.P. Indy mare Dance With Doves, whose four winners to date including Grade 2 winner Dance Again (Awesome Again) and graded stakes placed Swoop and Strike (Smart Strike). The colt's second dam is champion 3-year-old filly Dancethruthedawn, a Grade 1 winner in the United States and winner of the prestigious Queen's Plate Stakes in Canada.

His third dam is 2003 Hall of Fame inductee Dance Smartly, whose list of accomplishments include: Sovereign Horse of the Year, Sovereign champion 3-year-old filly, Eclipse Champion 3-year-old filly, Sovereign champion 2-year-old filly, Breeders' Cup Distaff winner, and Canadian Broodmare of the Year. This exceptional family includes two-time leading sire Smart Strike, champion Say the Word, and Grade 1 winners Moreno and Full of Wonder. Hip 1107 was bred in Ontario by Sam-Son Farm.

“Honestly, the sales topper's a little bittersweet,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “(Sam-Son has) had a wonderful program. They've (brought) wonderful horses to us here in October. Tom Zweisler and Dave Whitford are true professionals in every sense of the word… It was a great tribute to them and to the Samuel family to set the record here in October.”

Rounding out the top five prices of the third session were:

• Hip 870, a colt by current leading first-crop sire Gun Runner out of Archstone (Arch), which sold for $750,000 to St. Elias Stables, from the consignment of Eaton Sales, agent (video). The chestnut colt is a half-brother to multiple Grade 2 winner Proctor's Ledge (Ghostzapper). Hip 870 was bred in Kentucky by Patricia L. Moseley.
• Hip 893, a colt from the first crop of Triple Crown hero Justify out of Back to Love (Street Cry-IRE), which sold for $450,000 to John Fahey, agent, from the consignment of Hunter Valley Farm, agent. The bay colt is out of a half-sister to the graded stakes winner Necessary Evil and to the dam of group stakes winner Sergei Prokofiev, and hails from the immediate family of multiple Grade 1 winner Over All. Hip 893 was bred in Ontario by Peter A. Berglar Racing Interests LLC and Anderson Farms.
• Hip 890, a colt by three-time leading sire Tapit out of six-time stakes winner Awesome Flower (Flower Alley), which sold for $300,000 to BSW/Crow Colts Group from the consignment of Gainesway, agent. The chestnut colt is a half-brother to Zia's Song (Kitten's Joy), a winner at three this year, and to promising juvenile Cyberknife (Gun Runner). The immediate family includes champion and Dubai World Cup victor Well Armed and Grade 1 winner American Patriot. Hip 890 was bred in Kentucky by Kenneth L. Ramsey, Sarah K. Ramsey, and Tapit Syndicate.
• Hip 1063, a colt from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Bolt d'Oro out of Colby Cakes (Scat Daddy), which sold for $300,000 to Donato Lanni, agent for Michael Lund Petersen, from the consignment of Timber Town, agent. The bay colt is out of a half-sister to stakes winner and stakes winner-producer Lucky Copy, and hails from the immediate family of Grade/Group 1 winners Golden Pheasant and Henley's Joy. Hip 1063 was bred in Kentucky by Timber Town Stable and Wood Duck Stable.

“It's nice to see people walk around smiling, even the buyers,” added Browning. “It feels really good to be involved in a marketplace that's active and healthy… It's been a great three days and we hope to finish off strong tomorrow.”

During Wednesday's session, 302 yearlings changed hands for a gross of $14,534,500, setting a single-session record for the third day in a row. The day's average was $48,127 and the median was $22,000. Thirty-six horses sold for $100,000 or more.

Over the course of the first three sessions, 856 horses have sold for $39,511,600, surpassing last year's three-session gross of $25,452,800 paid for 726 horses by 55.2 percent. The running average is $46,158, up 31.7 percent from $35,059 at a comparable moment in 2020. The running median rose 40 percent to $21,000 from $15,000 after last year's third session. The RNA rate through three sessions stands at 16.6 percent.

The final session of this year's Kentucky October Yearlings sale begins Thursday at 10 a.m. Results are available online.

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A colt by the late Empire Maker topped the session when sold for $750,000 to St. Elias Stables from the consignment of Machmer Hall Sales, agent (video).

The colt's price tag matched that of the most expensive colt – and third most expensive yearling – in the sale's history. Offered as Hip 513, the dark bay or brown colt is out of the Street Cry (IRE) mare Stop Time (GB), a daughter of G1 French One Thousand Guineas winner Musical Chimes. The immediate family includes five-time Grade 1 winning millionaire Music Note, dam of this year's Dubai World Cup victor Mystic Guide. Hip 513 was bred in Kentucky by the late Tom Conway and Calvin Crain.

“It was a great session, record-breaking in all regards,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “More important than that was… the continued level of activity. (It was an) energetic crowd. It's a pretty fun time to be selling horses right now.”

The session's top filly came in the form of an Ontario-bred daughter of Uncle Mo which sold for $450,000 to West Bloodstock, agent for Repole and St. Elias (video).

Breeder Sam-Son Farm consigned the filly as Hip 469. She is a half-sibling to five winners out of the winning Seeking the Gold mare Song of the Lark, including Canadian Horse of the Year Up and champion colt With the Birds (Stormy Atlantic), who won Belmont's G1 Jamaica Handicap and earned $1,379,841. The filly's second dam is Canadian champion Wilderness song, also a millionaire and Grade 1 winner in the U.S.

Rounding out the top five prices of the session were:

• Hip 545, a colt from the first crop of Breeders' Cup champion Mendelssohn out of Super Girlie (Closing Argument), which sold for $400,000 to BlackRidge Stables from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. The bay colt is a half-brother to five winners from as many to race, including this year's G1 Arkansas Derby winner Super Stock (Dialed In) and Grade 1 placed Boujie Girl (Flashback). Hip 545 was bred in Kentucky by Pedro Gonzalez and P. J. Gonzalez.
• Hip 705, a filly from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winning juvenile Bolt d'Oro out of Urloveisasymphony (Forest Wildcat), which sold for $375,000 to St. Elias Stables from the consignment of Wynnstay Sales, agent. The bay filly is out of a half-sister to the dam of this year's G2 Mac Diarmida Stakes winner Phantom Currency, from the immediate family of champion 2-year-old colt Bayford and Group 1 winner Northern Baby. Hip 705 was bred in Kentucky by Deann Baer and Greg Baer DVM.
• Hip 554, a filly from the first crop of Triple Crown champion Justify out of Susie's Baby (Giant's Causeway), which sold for $325,000 to On the Rocks Racing from the consignment of Eaton Sales, agent. The gray or roan filly is a half-sister to stakes winner Family Way, who is also a multiple winner in France, out of a half-sister to Group 1 winner Caravaggio, who is currently leading first-crop sires in North America by winners. Hip 554 was bred in Kentucky by Diamond Creek Farm.

“I sound like a broken record after every good session or every good sale,” added Browning. “It's because people give us better horses that it goes so well. We're in a market that's strong, but it's strong because men and women are trusting us, bringing better quality horses to the sale both in terms of pedigree and in terms of conformation. It's a combination of factors that's leading to these results and we're thankful and we're going to do our best to continue this momentum for the next two days.”

Tuesday's sales once again set a record single-session gross, with proceeds of $13,960,200 eclipsing the previous record of $11,016,900 yesterday during the sale's vibrant opening session. During the second session, 280 horses sold for an average of $49,858 and median of $25,000. Fifty-two yearlings sold for $100,000.

Over the course of the first two days of selling, 554 yearlings changed hands for a total of $24,977,100, up 52.4 percent from $16,390,500 paid for 489 yearlings during last year's first half. The two-session average was $45,085, up 34.5 percent over $33,518 for the same period last year. The first-half median rose 33.3 percent to $20,000 from $15,000 in 2020. The RNA rate through the first two sessions was 18.4 percent.

The Kentucky October Yearlings sale resumes Wednesday at 10 a.m.. Results are available online.

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“It was a great session,” Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning said Tuesday night. “It was record-breaking in all regards: gross, average and co-highest price ever for a colt. But more important than that was the continued level of activity. There is a great RNA rate overall with people walking in there with reserves that were getting doubled and tripled. It was an energetic crowd. It's a pretty fun time to be selling horses.”

Through two sessions, 554 yearlings have grossed $24,977,100. The two-day average of $45,085–up 34.5% from the same point in 2020–is ahead of the record figure of $37,955 that was set in 2019. The median is $20,000, up 33.3% from the halfway point of the 2020 sale and above the sale record of $18,500 set in 2014.

The buy-back rate is 18.4%. It was 21.4% a year ago.

The auction is also on track to set a record gross. The all-time high of $38,258,900 was set in 2019.

“There is a sense of optimism,” Browning said of the strength of the market. “People need horses and virtually everybody you talk to is trying to upgrade the quality of the horses that they are training and they are racing. That's a very positive sign for our industry, short-term and long-term. It's really encouraging and we are thrilled with the results today.”

Jacob West, acting on behalf of Vinnie Viola's St Elias Stable, made the day's highest bid when going to $750,000 to acquire a colt by Empire Maker from the Machmer Hall Sales consignment. It was the co-highest priced colt in sale history, matched by a Saint Ballado colt sold in 2000.

While West signed the ticket solely in the name of St Elias, the agent admitted Mike Repole could join the ownership line on the colt. West purchased the day's top-priced filly, a $450,000 daughter of Uncle Mo, for the Repole and St Elias partnership which was the leading buyer at last month's Keeneland September sale.

“It's been totally insane–in a good way,” Gainesway's Brian Graves said of activity on the sales grounds this week. “It's just full of action and it seems like more people are showing up every day. We are busy into the third day of the sale showing horses. I think people are getting shuffled back and just trying to find something they could make a case for. It's been a feeding frenzy.”

The Fasig-Tipton October sale continues through Thursday with sessions beginning each day at 10 a.m.

Empire Maker Colt Shares October Record

Jacob West did his bidding out back to secure an Uncle Mo filly for Mike Repole and Vinnie Viola's partnership, but was in action on the internet a few hips later to acquire a colt by Empire Maker (hip 513) for a co-sale record $750,000. West had to fend off Donato Lanni and SF Bloodstock's Tom Ryan, who were bidding from the balcony in the sales pavilion.

“He was kind of the pick of the litter here at the sale,” West said. “I went over and saw him on the first day of inspections and immediately texted those guys to let them know. He was a representative of the big, two-turn looking colt that those guys have been trying to buy.”

West signed the ticket on hip 513 in just the name of Viola's St Elias Stables, but indicated the yearling would likely become part of the partnership.

“As of this second, no [he's not part of the partnership],” West said of Repole. “But I have a pretty good feeling. There was some discrepancy on what they were going to end up doing partnership-wise, so as of right now, no, but I would say Mike will invest in him.”

The result was an emotional one for Carrie Brogden, whose Machmer Hall Sales consigned the yearling on behalf of co-breeders Tom Conway and Calvin Crain. Conway, a longtime owner and breeder, passed away in September.

“Tom was so excited about this colt,” Brogden said. “I am just sorry he can't be here. Because this is what we do, what we live for, to have the big sales days and the big race days. If I had passed away, like he did in September, boy I hope there is a heaven because I would want to watch this. He was so passionate about the game and he was such a lovely man. He wanted to talk about his horses all the time and he knew this one could be really special.”

The dark bay colt is out of Stop Time (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}), a daughter of Group 1 winner Musical Chimes (In Excess {Ire}). Conway purchased Stop Time for $75,000 at the 2014 Keeneland November sale.

“We've lost a lot of good people lately,” Brogden said. “And all it does is remind me to live every day.”

Uncle Mo Filly Draws a Crowd

Partnerships went to the fore again at the Fasig October sale Tuesday when bloodstock agent Jacob West went to $450,000 to acquire a filly by Uncle Mo (hip 469) on behalf of Mike Repole and Vinnie Viola's St Elias. The bay yearling was bred and consigned by Sam-Son Farm.

“She is a beautiful filly with a great pedigree,” West said of the yearling's appeal. “They kind of turned the page down based on the pedigree when the catalogue came out. She is a big-framed filly and we hope she grows up into her body.”

Hip 469 is out of Song of the Lark (Seeking the Gold) and is a half-sister to Canadian champion Up With the Birds (Stormy Atlantic). As part of the on-going Sam-Son dispersal, Song of the Lark sold for $145,000 while in foal to Uncle Mo at this year's Keeneland January sale.

Repole and Viola were the leading buyers at the Keeneland September sale where West signed the ticket on 43 yearlings for $16,045,000 on behalf of the partnership.

Asked what impact partnerships like Repole and Viola's, as well as the SF Bloodstock/Starlight/Madaket axis which purchased the $700,000 son of Tapit Monday at Fasig-Tipton, West said, “I can only speak for myself, but Mike and Vinnie have spent almost $20 million on horses. Are we going to say that is bad for the game? They are putting a lot of money through these sales companies. I know some people are complaining that it's two big titans teaming up, but they are good friends and they grew up together, their families are family. They still own horses fully on their own, but they didn't see a reason to compete against each other. It is a partnership that works. They are putting a lot of money through the sales and I think everybody needs to be excited that they are doing it. Really wealthy people in this industry and in this world can find a bunch of other stuff to put their money into. Anybody who is signing a ticket on a horse, I applaud. I think what gets lost in the shuffle, is that good horses always bring good money regardless. This year we didn't have an Arab presence in our sales, so everybody should be thanking God that Mike and Vinnie stepped up the way they did–and the other partnerships, too. It did create a little bit of a feeding frenzy, but at the end of the day I think it was a good thing.”

Mendelssohn Colt to BlackRidge Partners

Will Daugherty, bidding on behalf of the BlackRidge Partners, went to $400,000 to acquire a colt from the first crop of Mendelssohn (hip 545) from the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment. The yearling is out of Super Girlie (Closing Argument) and is a half-brother to this year's GI Arkansas Derby winner Super Stock (Dialed In). He was bred by Pedro and P.J. Gonzalez.

“We will bring in a couple of partners and syndicate him out just a little bit,” Daugherty said. “He's a nice Mendelssohn colt, one of the best we've come across, and you have to love the page. If he's anything like his half-brother, he'll be pretty successful.”

Daugherty operates BlackRidge with his father Bill and partner Bill Barr. Their BlackRidge Resource Partners is an investment firm specializing in the oil and gas industries. The group bought into California Chrome shortly before his win in the G1 Dubai World Cup and began building a broodmare band to support the stallion. Breeding has remained their primary focus.

“We don't race a whole lot, we mostly breed,” Daugherty explained. “We just come in on a special horse. We have a little-to-some of five or six [horses in training].”

Tuesday's result was no surprise to Taylor Made's Duncan Taylor.

“He was one of the most popular colts we had up at the barn,” Taylor said. “And with Super Stock running so good, we knew he would sell well. We didn't know quite how well, but we are very happy with that result.”

Bolt d'Oro Filly Pays for Hamlins

Nancy and Tim Hamlin's Wynnstay Sales, consigning only since 2018, sold the top-priced filly at last year's Fasig-Tipton October sale and continued its strong returns Tuesday at Newtown Paddocks when selling a filly by Bolt d'Oro (hip 705) for $375,000 to St Elias Stables. Out of Urloveisasymphony (Forest Wildcat), the filly was bred by Deann and Greg Baer and was raised at the Hamlins' Wynnstay Farm near Winchester.

“She was out all day for three days in a row,” Tim Hamlin said of the yearling's popularity on the sales grounds. “She was a trooper all through it and never turned a hair.”

Hamlin continued, “Good horses are hard to come by. You can lose people when you bring them to the sale if they act stupid in the back ring. Everything has to go right, all the boxes have to be checked. When they check all the boxes you get paid. And she checked all the boxes.”

Bolt d'Oro's first yearlings have proven popular in the sales ring this summer and fall and Hamlin admitted he was a fan of the young Spendthrift stallion.

“We just like them mentally,” Hamlin said of the yearlings by Bolt d'Oro he has dealt with. “They are all so easy. They do whatever you want them to do. They are willing and athletic. They are just happy horses. I tried to get two more breedings tonight. The minute she sold, I got on the phone with [Spendthrift's] Mark Toothaker and he said, 'I can't get you any more. He's full.' But I tried. We love him.”

Miami Date for Curlin Colt

Randy Hartley, one of a group of Florida-based pinhookers bundled up against the suddenly chilly temperatures in the back walking ring at Fasig-Tipton, went to $300,000 to acquire a colt by Curlin (hip 437) from the Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency consignment Tuesday.

“He just looks like he is going to get better and better,” Harley said after signing the ticket on the yearling. “He is good now, but he looks like one of those colts who, over this training period, is just going to develop into a spectacular colt. He looks like he has tons of speed, along with the distance. He reminded me a lot of Khozan when I bought him, a smaller type with that shoulder and walk. Of all the horses, he was my pick of the sale.”

The yearling is out of the unraced Silverbulletway (Storm Cat), a daughter of champion Silverbulletday (Silver Deputy) and the dam of graded winner Govenor Charlie (Midnight Lute) and stakes winner Crisis of Spirit (Vindication). He was bred by Mike Pegram.

Hartley and Dean DeRenzo have narrowed their pinhooking focus this year and hip 437 is expected to head to next year's Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale as part of a select consignment of colts.

“I have just a small really good group of colts this year and I am going to try to go down there and go to one place and get it done in one place,” Hartley said. “I bought a City of Light, a Good Magic and a West Coast and an Uncle Mo, but I needed something more with a proven pedigree. So if everything does go well, there is a lot of upside to him. If it doesn't, I don't have far to fall.”

Of the October market, Hartley said, “The good ones are bringing good money. They have been hard to buy. It's been a pretty strong sale if you really like something. So I've been waiting on this one.”

Empire Maker Filly to Rutherford

Mike Rutherford, whose broodmare Sluice (Seeking the Gold) produced Grade I winner Mushka (Empire Maker), went back to the cross when acquiring a filly by the late Gainesway stallion (hip 457) for $230,000 at Fasig-Tipton Tuesday. The yearling was consigned by Gainesway and was co-bred by Best a Luck Farm and the Empire Maker syndicate in Florida.

The yearling is out of Slew's Quality (Elusive Quality)–a granddaughter of Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew–and she is a half-sister to champion female sprinter and GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint winner Shamrock Rose (First Dude).

“She had a beautiful neck and shoulder and I loved the sire,” Rutherford said of the yearling. “Mushka won over a million dollars and she was by the same sire out of a Lakeway daughter, who was Seattle Slew, so I liked the cross.”

The yearling will be trained by Bill Mott.

“[Rutherford] only buys the really pretty ones,” Gainesway's Brian Graves said. “And she was. She was just a really well-balanced filly and very athletic. She's already a half to a Grade I winner. She'll have a lot of broodmare potential one day.”

English Channel Filly Scores for Fallbrook Team

Jared Hughes purchased a filly by English Channel for $13,000 at this year's Keeneland January sale as a thank you to the team at Fallbrook Farm. The yearling (hip 596) duly rewarded the group when selling for $112,000 to Magnolia Racing Syndicate Tuesday at Fasig-Tipton.

“Jared Hughes helps at Fallbrook Farm, he advises and helps manage the farm,” said Joe Seitz of Brookdale Sales, which consigned the filly. “He bought her for the employees of Fallbrook. They called her the bonus baby, that was her nickname all year long. It's been nice watching her develop. She's really come on all summer and fall.”

English Channel was represented by the one-two in the GIII Sycamore S. at Keeneland Saturday when Spooky Channel scored a narrow victory over Two Emmys and the sire's momentum continued on into the Fasig sale.

“She started to heat up yesterday,” Seitz said of action on the yearling. “People were coming back for her and she started to get vetted. English Channel has done so well this year and he's finally starting to get the respect that he deserves. And she was very attractive. She kind of stuck out here. And especially having the first and second in the Sycamore, the timing was perfect. The stars started lining up.”

Asked if the Fallbrook team had plans to reinvest their profits, Seitz smiled and said, “We haven't gotten that far. I just gave Jared a high five and I had to sell another one. But I am sure they will. I am sure those guys will be keen to reinvest.”

Soup for a Cause

Proceeds of soup sales made in the Kentucky Room between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. during each session of the Fasig-Tipton October Sale this week will go to support the family of the late bloodstock agent Mike 'Soup' Recio, who passed away in September.

Donations can also be made directly to the 529 College Funds of Recio's children, Wesley and Addison, by clicking the links below:

Wesley Recio: https://gift.my529.org/8TSDXZ

Addison Recio: https://gift.my529.org/TD0IEM

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A colt by three-time leading sire Tapit topped the session when sold for $700,000 to Donato Lanni, agent for SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and Madaket Stables (video).

Bedouin Bloodstock, agent, consigned the colt as Hip 22. The bay colt is the first foal out of the stakes winning Shanghai Bobby mare March X Press, a half-sister to stakes winner and stakes producer Harlan's Honor. Bred in Kentucky, Hip 22's price tag matched the second-highest paid for a colt in the history of the Kentucky October Yearlings sale.

“I'm very pleased with the opening session of the October sale,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “(There was) spirited bidding at all levels, lots of competition, and a very diverse crowd that was here to buy horses… It's very encouraging.”

Rounding out the sessions top five prices were:

• Hip 21, a Justify colt out of multiple stakes winner Maple Forest (Forestry), purchased for $350,000 by John P. Fort from the consignment of Blue Heaven Farm (video). The chestnut colt is a half-brother to multiple graded stakes-placed multiple stakes winner Heartwood. Hip 21 was bred in Kentucky by Blue Heaven Farm.
• Hip 266, a Union Rags colt out of graded stakes winner Purely Hot (Pure Prize), purchased for $235,000 by Redwings from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. The bay colt is a half-brother to two winners, including 2019 Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes winner Eight Rings (Empire Maker). Hip 266 was bred in Kentucky by Orpendale, Cheslton, & Wynatt.
• Hip 273, a colt by the late Malibu Moon out the stakes-placed Unbridled's Song mare Queenie's Song, purchased for $200,000 by Cypress Creek LLC from the consignment of Timber Town, agent. The dark bay or brown colt is a half-brother to two winners, including multiple stakes winner Oliviaofthedesert (Bernardini). Hip 273 was bred in Kentucky by Timber Town Stable LLC and Jane Winegardner.
• Hip 302, a filly by successful young sire Liam's Map out of the winning Indian Charlie mare Recoupe, purchased for $190,000 by West Bloodstock from the consignment of St George Sales, agent. The gray or roan filly stakes-placed winner Compensate. Hip 302 was bred in Kentucky by Westpoint Stables.

“I don't think it was any surprise that there was a lot of demand,” added Browning. “We've seen strength in the yearling sales (this year)… We've got a lot of real quality horses still to sell in the next three days, and we're looking forward (to it).”

Overall, 341 yearlings sold for $11,016,900 with 32 yearlings sold for $100,000 or more. Compared to last year's opening session, the gross rose 31.3 percent from $8,393,800. The average rose 18.8 percent to $40,208 from $33,846, while the median increased 13.3% to $17,000 from $15,000. The session RNA rate was 19.6 percent.

The Kentucky October Yearlings sale resumes Tuesday at 10 AM. Results are available online.

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• Bye Bye Baby (Hip 268): Young daughter of Galileo was a group stakes winner at three and classic placed in the Group 1 Investec Oaks. She was also a stakes winner and group stakes placed at two. She is a full sister to four stakes winners, three of which are group stakes winners, and include G1 Investec Derby winner Serpentine. Her dam, who also placed in the G1 Epsom Oaks, is a half-sister to European champions Dylan Thomas and Queen's Logic. Bye Bye Baby is in foal to Tapit, North America's all-time leading sire by progeny earnings.

• 2021 War Front x Bye Bye Baby colt (Hip 269): Weanling colt by War Front out of group stakes winning Galileo mare Bye Bye Baby. War Front, already the sire of eight champions and 23 Grade 1 winners, has crossed well with Galileo mares. That cross has produced Grade 1 winners U S Navy Flag, Fog of War, and Roly Poly.
• Ivyetsu (Hip 270): Daughter of Tapit was a winner at two and graded stakes placed at three, narrowly beaten in the G3 Sweetest Chant Stakes at Gulfstream by the likes of Micheline and Cheermeister. She is a half-sister to French group stakes winner Last Kingdom and to the dam of Dubai Honour, a multiple group stakes winner in France this year.  Most recently, Dubai Honour finished second in the G1 QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot.  This 4-year-old filly is catalogued as a broodmare prospect.

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

The Fasig-Tipton November Sale will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 9 in Lexington, Ky., and begins at 2 p.m.

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