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New York-Bred Cupid Colt Tops Opening Session Of Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale

The first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale concluded Monday evening in Timonium, Md., with figures comparable to the last year's edition.

In 2020, the sale opened with a dedicated New York-bred section to accommodate yearlings displaced by the cancellation of the Saratoga sales due to COVID-19.

The session's top hip came early when Hip 4, a New York-bred colt from the first crop of Cupid out of multiple stakes producer Gottah Penny, sold for $160,000 (video). Xtreme Racing Stables LLC purchased the chestnut colt from the consignment of Eaton Sales, agent.

Hip 4 is a half-brother to stakes-placed winners Brokered and Copper Gem, out of a winning Stravinsky half-sister to Grade 1 winner Run Man Run. The session-topper was purchased for $52,000 as a weanling at last year's Saratoga Fall Sale by Alan Quartucci, and was bred in New York by Christopher Shelli and Caliburn Farm LLC.

A daughter of Overanalyze accounted for the top price for a filly during Monday's session. Offered as Hip 6 by Hibiscus Sales, the leading filly was purchased for $120,000 by Cutair Racing (video).

Out of the multiple stakes winning Distorted Humor mare Heavenly Humor, the bay filly is a half-sister to eight winners from as many to race. Those include multiple stakes winner and recent Grade 2 Vosburgh Stakes runner-up Funny Guy and stakes winner Super Humor. Hip 6 was bred in New York by Hibiscus Stables.

During the first session, 112 yearlings sold for $2,983,000, for an average of $24,456. The median was $15,000.

The Midlantic Fall Yearlings sale continues Tuesday at 10 AM. Results are available online.

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Nearly 80 Head Consigned to Indiana Fall Mixed Sale, Catalog Now Online

The Indiana Thoroughbred Owner's and Breeder's Association is pleased to announce that the catalog for the ITOBA Fall Mixed Sale is now online with a total of 79 head, including 64 yearlings, one weanling, nine horses of racing age and five broodmares, all in foal.

Normally held at Indiana Grand Racing and Casino, this auction instead will be conducted at the nearby Smith Training Stables located at 8296 N. Michigan Road in Fountaintown, Ind. The sale is set for Oct. 31 at 1 p.m. and it will be run by Duane Swingley Auctioneers.

The majority of racing stock in the sale are Indiana-breds, with many also being Indiana-sired, making them eligible for the lucrative Indiana Thoroughbred Breed Development Program. Many leading Indiana stallions are represented, as well as top regional and national sires.

ITOBA has partnered with American Racehorse magazine to help promote the sale on social media, and in the coming weeks each hip will be individually profiled, with photos included when available. Updates will be posted on ITOBA's Facebook page and Twitter feed at @IndianaTOBA.

“We are very pleased with the quality of this catalog, and we think it offers something for just about anyone looking to breed or race in Indiana,” said ITOBA President Bruce Murphy. “There are so many opportunities for Indiana-bred and Indiana-sired horses at all levels, plus many in this sale are also eligible to be nominated to the ITOBA Stallion Season Auction Stakes.”

For more information and to view the online catalog, go to www.itoba.com/sales or www.duaneswingleyauctioneers.com.

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Expo Gold, Dam Of Preakness Winner Swiss Skydiver, To Be Offered At Keeneland November Sale

Expo Gold, whose daughter Swiss Skydiver made history yesterday by winning the $1 million Preakness Stakes, will be offered in foal to multiple Grade 1 winner Catholic Boy on Nov. 9 during the premier Book 1 of Keeneland's November Breeding Stock Sale.

The 12-year-old daughter of Johannesburg will be consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

“Swiss Skydiver's Preakness win puts her in rarified air alongside other iconic fillies like Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra and Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors,” said Mark Taylor, Taylor Made's Vice President of Marketing and Public Sales Operations. “We are excited to offer her dam, Expo Gold, at Keeneland in November. Her mating to Catholic Boy follows the same cross as Swiss Skydiver and as Expo Gold's 4-year-old stakes-placed filly, Miss Hot Legs.”

In the Preakness, Swiss Skydiver outdueled Kentucky Derby winner Authentic in a thrilling stretch battle and won the 1 3/16-mile race by a neck in 1:53.28 – second only to Secretariat's stakes record of 1:53 from 1973. Only the sixth filly to win the Preakness, Swiss Skydiver showed that same grit against males in Keeneland's Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, when she led male rivals through zippy fractions before settling for the runner-up spot in a field of 13.

Swiss Skydiver is a headliner of her generation, and she has drawn comparisons to Hall of Fame fillies for her gallantry against male rivals. This year, Swiss Skydiver also has won the G1 Alabama, G2 Santa Anita Oaks, G2 Gulfstream Park Oaks and G3 Fantasy, and she was second in the Kentucky Oaks and the Toyota Blue Grass.

“The 2020 Preakness showcased the heart and tenacity of two great Thoroughbreds, and we'll never forget their stretch battle,” Keeneland President-Elect and Interim Head of Sales Shannon Arvin. “Keeneland is so proud that our September Yearling Sale produced both Swiss Skydiver and Authentic, and now we are especially honored to be able to offer Swiss Skydiver's dam, Expo Gold, at the November Sale.”

Expo Gold is in foal to the promising young stallion Catholic Boy, who, like Swiss Skydiver's sire, Daredevil, is a son of the internationally acclaimed More Than Ready. Catholic Boy was a Grade 1 winner on turf and dirt before launching his stud career in 2020.

While Swiss Skydiver is becoming a racehorse for the ages, Expo Gold boasts a lineage rich with quality. Her sire, Johannesburg, is the broodmare sire of such additional standouts as Grade 1 winners Basin and Collected. Her graded stakes-placed dam is a reliable producer of winners, one of which is already a stakes producer.

In addition to Expo Gold, two other members of Swiss Skydiver's family are cataloged to Book 1 of the November Sale:

Half-sister Is It Gold, a winning daughter of Indygo Shiner in foal to Nyquist, is consigned by South Point Sales Agency, agent.
Hunter Valley Farm agent, consigns the aforementioned Miss Hot Legs, a daughter of Verrazano (another son of More Than Ready), as a broodmare prospect.

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OBS October Sale Supplemental Catalog Now Online

The supplemental catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2020 October Sale is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com and available in printed form at the OBS sales grounds on or about Wednesday, Oct. 7. The two-day sale is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 13 and 14.

Three 2-year-olds and two Horses of Racing Age have been supplemented to the two-day sale, and will sell as Hip No.'s 55 – 59. Twenty-seven selected yearlings have been supplemented and will sell as Hip No.'s 243 – 269. Twenty-eight horses have been added to the Open Yearling Sale, selling as Hip No.'s 694 – 721.

The sale begins Tuesday, Oct. 13 at noon with the 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age section, cataloged as Hip No.'s 1 – 59. The Selected Yearling Sale begins immediately following the horses of racing Age, selling as Hip No.'s 101 – 269. The open yearling sale, now cataloged as Hip No.'s 301 – 721, is set for Wednesday, Oct. 14 and will begin at 10:30 a.m.

The under tack show for the 2-year-olds and horses of racing age is set for Sunday, Oct. 11 and will start at 10 a.m.

The under tack show and sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the DRF, TDN and BloodHorse websites.

OBS will again offer online bidding during the October Sale. Buyers will be able to go to the OBS website and register to gain bidding approval, then access the OBS Bidding Screen with their credentials. For complete information on registration and online bidding please go to the OBS website: obs-online-bidding

The online catalog's main page contains a link to a sortable master index providing searchable pedigree and consignor information as well as access to pedigree updates occurring since the catalog was printed.

The sortable master index has advanced search and filter capability and allows shortlist creation. A link to instructions for using these features can be found in the index header and a step by step tutorial is available in the index as well.

The iPad version of the catalog can be accessed via the equineline Sales Catalog App. The App allows users to download and view the catalog, receive updates and results, record notes and also provides innovative search, sort and rating capability. For more information and downloads go to: equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/

To view the supplemental catalog, click here.

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