PR Special Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase: Looking Back On The Turf Showcase Three Years Later

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The major yearling season kicks off today at the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase Sale, and the Paulick Report has the reading material you need in the PR Special.

If a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky sale in September feels like déjà vu, one needs to look back just three years to the Fasig-Tipton Turf Showcase for the last time it happened. Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills took a horse-by-horse look back at the unique sale's graduates, and where they stand today in the middle of their 4-year-old seasons. For a sale relatively small in population, the Turf Showcase's reach has proven to be global.

In today's Stallion Spotlight, Shadwell Farm's Kent Barnes discusses Mohaymen, a son of Tapit whose first foals are yearlings of 2020 and hitting the September sales for the first time this week. Dr. Brad Tanner of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital goes over the importance of having a veterinarian perform dental work on your horse in Ask Your Veterinarian, then we look at the emerging stallions in the Selected Yearlings Showcase in Second & Third Crop Sire Watch.

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First Crop Snapshot: Lord Nelson’s Debut Crop At Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase

The stud career of multiple Grade 1 winner Lord Nelson reaches its next major milepost this week when his first yearlings are offered at a major public auction, starting with the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase on Sept. 9-10.

The 8-year-old son of Pulpit has 17 horses cataloged in the Yearling Showcase, giving the Spendthrift Farm resident the third-most among this year's class of first-crop sires. Many of them are ones we watched grow up last year in previous editions of First Crop Snapshot.

In this edition of First Crop Snapshot, we'll take a look at three of Lord Nelson's youngsters on offer in the Yearling Showcase, and speak to their consignors about how they've developed, what makes them stand out, and what they see in their offerings that comes through from their sire.

Colt out of Love to Score, by Even the Score
Born March 13
Bred in Kentucky by Richard and Connie Snyder
Offered as Hip 220
Consigned by Denali Sud agent

What are your impressions of the colt?

Conrad Bandoroff, Denali Stud: “He's a big, well-balanced, beautiful horse. He's got a lot of bone, a lot of substance and strength to him. He's a colt that's got a really cool kind of attitude and disposition to him. He looks like a horse that's going to take to training, and mentally, he's a horse that loves to work. He's a very nice individual, and he's got a little more size and scope than you would think, being from a brilliant sprinter. He's got the influence of speed from Lord Nelson, but he's got the frame and physique to take that over a route of ground.”

How else has Lord Nelson stamped this one?

Bandoroff: “He's given him that substance from that Pulpit sireline, that strength and substance, and just a lot of athleticism coming through from Lord Nelson himself.”

We checked in on this colt back when he was a weanling. What were some of the discussions like with his breeder, the Snyders, about this colt?

Bandoroff: “Richard's comment to us was this horse loves to train, he loves to work. He relishes it. He's just a horse that when you give him a job, he excels at it and enjoys doing it – just kind of a professional colt that loves to work. That's obviously a great attribute for anyone looking to buy a racehorse.

“The Snyders have some of the best land in Woodford County. That's the same tract of land as WinStar and Buck Pond. Richard raises horses the right way, and he raises horses to become Saturday afternoon horses.”

Colt out of Southern Drifter, by Dixie Union
Born March 21
Bred in Kentucky by Machmer Hall
Offered as Hip 375
Consigned by Machmer Hall Sales, agent

This is one you've bred yourself. How has he come along?

Carrie Brogden, Machmer Hall: “He's a bigger version of what he was as a foal. He was born a spectacular baby, and he's just kind of gone the same way. He is a beast of a horse.”

What was the thought process behind the mating?

Brogden: “I felt like the mares from the foals we've seen from her female family – even though she's by Dixie Union, I felt like having some speed would be very beneficial for her. Obviously, he was a very, very fast horse. She's a big mare, and he 's a big stallion. I thought he was a really pretty stallion and she's a little bit on the coarse side, but we're very pleased with the mating. He's got bone and he's correct. He's a big, strapping horse.”

What else would be good for potential buyers to know?

Brogden: “He's a good-vetting, uncomplicated, good-eating, good-doing-type horse. The people that have come to our farm for visits have had a lot of good feedback about Lord Nelson, and how they're feeling about him.”

Colt out of Goldrush Girl by Political Force
Born March 21
Bred in Kentucky by Spendthrift Farm
Offered as Hip 624
Consigned by Four Star Sales, agent for Spendthrift Farm

What are your thoughts on the colt?

Tony Lacy, Four Star Sales: “This is an outstanding colt. He's a real specimen. I would say that after seeing quite a few Lord Nelsons over the past few years, I think they'll impress a lot of buyers when they see the yearlings this year. They have really blossomed from weanling to yearling. I'm extremely impressed with his stock, and this colt is very much a showcase individual.

“He's got a very active family underneath. I bought a filly out of (third dam) Chasethewildwind a few years ago for European clients, and it's a family that has mass appeal. It might seem a little unorthodox straight out of the gate, but it actually was very appealing to a European buyer, and if you look at the family, it has a lot of crossover. You have runners in Germany, I know King Charlemagne was an extremely talented racehorse, as was Meshaheer. Down in the deeper ends of the family, it was a very European family that has sort of transformed over here, and has been very effective. Obviously, Daredevil is having his moment in the spotlight right now as a sire.”

How has Lord Nelson left his presence on him physically?

Lacy: “He's an extremely good-looking colt, and a lovely, balanced mover. He's got a great attitude, and when you see him in person, I think he's even more impressive than he is on film. I saw this consistency through the Lord Nelsons: leg, scope, length, balance, class. They exude a lot of the attributes you'd love to see in a nice racing prospect. I think Lord Nelson always exhibited that, and he was a lovely racehorse.”

This is another Lord Nelson foal we caught up with last year. What kind of conversations have you had with the Spendthrift Team about him?

Lacy: “We saw this colt very early on in the year. We went out and saw a number of horses on our routine cycle, and they allotted this horse to us. Obviously, we were extremely happy to get him. This is one of the top horses in their crop, and we were delighted to have the opportunity to represent them.”

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Fasig-Tipton Catalogs 662 For Selected Yearlings Showcase

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 662 yearlings for The Selected Yearlings Showcase, the company's 2020 selected yearling sale.

The sale will be conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 9-10, after the Kentucky Derby at the company's Newtown Paddocks facility in Lexington, Ky. Each sale session will begin at 10 a.m.

Hips 1-330 will be offered on Wednesday, and Hips 331-662 will be offered on Thursday. The sale will begin with a group of New York-bred yearlings, which are cataloged as Hips 1-164.

“We have been overwhelmed with the support we have received for this sale from our consignors, and that support is reflected in both the quality – and quantity – offered in this catalog,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning.  “This is a very exciting catalog, loaded with strong sire power and quality individuals at a variety of price levels.  Any serious yearling buyer needs to make plans to participate in this sale.”

All yearlings cataloged for the sale have been approved on pedigree and conformation by Fasig-Tipton's inspection team.

“Our selection process is proven, and the results speak for themselves,” noted Browning. “Our traditional selected yearling sales annually produce the highest percentage of Grade 1 winners and graded stakes winners of all major North American yearling sales. All yearlings in this catalog were inspected via that same process and meet our traditional standards.”

Browning also expounded on how the Selected Yearlings Showcase concept came into being, and the makeup of the catalog.

“We have all had to adjust our lives in 2020 as we deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Fasig-Tipton was forced to cancel its three traditional selected yearling sales – July, Saratoga, and the New York-Bred Sale – and regroup by putting together this single selected yearling sale to be held after the Derby in Lexington. This sale combines the best of our traditional selected yearling sales.”

The catalog's front and back covers feature recent graduates of these traditional Fasig-Tipton selected yearling sales. Presented on the front cover are Kentucky Derby contenders Tiz The Law (Belmont Stakes-G1) and Honor A. P. (Santa Anita Derby-G1); Kentucky Oaks contender Speech (Ashland Stakes-G1); Breeders' Cup winners Sharing and Four Wheel Drive; leading female turf horse Rushing Fall; as well as Grade 1 winning 2-year-olds Bast and Perfect Alibi.

The Selected Yearling Showcase will also mark the debut of Fasig-Tipton's newly updated Enhanced Catalog platform – historically utilized for the company's November and July Horses of Racing Age sales. The Enhanced Catalog will be available beginning in late August. Walking videos will be featured for all yearlings and available for viewing beginning Sept. 2.

Online bidding, successfully utilized at Fasig-Tipton's recent Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training and July Horses of Racing Age sales, will also be available for the Selected Yearlings Showcase.

The catalog for the Selected Yearling Showcase may now be viewed online. It will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogs will be available this week.

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