Fasig-Tipton has released its catalogue for The November Sale, billed as the “Night of the Stars,” to take place Sunday, Nov. 8, the day after the Breeders' Cup World Championships across town at Keeneland.
The Sunday afternoon and evening sale, which is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks location near Lexington, features an exceptional group of broodmares, racing prospects, and weanlings among its 264 entries. The first 159 horses through the ring will be weanlings, with 105 mares following.
A stellar group of mares has been assembled, including such standout stars as triple Grade I winner Bast (Uncle Mo), carrying her first foal by Justify; 2019 Eclipse champion older female and five-time Grade I winner Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute); champion and six-time Grade I winner Monomoy Girl (Tapizar); champion and quadruple Grade I winner Uni (GB) (More Than Ready), who was last seen winning Saturday's GI First Lady S.; and six-time Grade I winner Rushing Fall (More Than Ready).
In addition, nine of the highly anticipated first weanlings by Horse of the Year Justify are in the sale, giving North American buyers their first opportunity to secure a foal by the Triple Crown winner. His first year as a covering sire in 2019 resulted in 22 mares sold for an average of $796,418. Included among his weanling offerings are a half-brother to GI Frizette S. winner Nickname (Scat Daddy); a half-sister to triple Grade I winner and young stallion Lord Nelson (Pulpit); and a filly whose granddam is Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour (Deputy Minister), producer of GI Belmont winners Rags to Riches (A.P. Indy) and Jazil (Seeking the Gold).
“The Fasig-Tipton November Sale has become an important event in the industry, showcasing the best of our sport in an electric atmosphere,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “We are pleased to have once again assembled a very special catalogue to present to buyers the afternoon and evening following the Breeders' Cup.”
Browning continued, “The sale will begin with 159 selected weanlings, our largest group in recent memory. We will then move into a deep collection of racing and broodmare prospects and in foal mares. Forty-five graded stakes winners or producers are catalogued, 24 of which are Grade I winners, Grade I producers, or Champions.”
Some of the racing and/or broodmare prospects on offer include dual Grade I winners Got Stormy (Get Stormy) and She's a Julie (Elusive Quality); Sunday's GI Juddmonte Spinster S. winner Valiance (Tapit); GI La Brea S. winner Hard Not to Love (Hard Spun), who is also a half-sister to Canadian Horse of the Year Wonder Gadot (Medaglia d'Oro); additional Grade I winners Street Band (Istan), Abscond (Blame), Competitionofideas (Speightstown), and Perfect Alibi (Sky Mesa); Canadian champion Desert Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}); and Positive Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile), a GII Demoiselle S. winner who is a half-sister to GI Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming (Bodemeister) and GI Spinaways S. winner Hot Dixie Chick (Dixie Union).
Included among the proven broodmares are GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf S. winner Shared Account (Pleasantly Perfect), dam of last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf S. victress Sharing (Speightstown). She is sold back in foal to Speightstown. Melody Lady (Unbridled's Song) is a daughter of MGISW Lady Tak (Mutakddim) and the dam of new 2021 stallion Volatile (Violence), winner of this summer's GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H., in addition to SW & GSP Buy Sell Hold (Violence) from her first two foals. She is back in foal to Violence. Unicorn Girl (A. P. Five Hundred) is the dam of undefeated 2-year-old GI Runhappy Hopeful S. winner and GII Saratoga Special S. winner Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music). She is sold in foal to 2020's leading sire, Into Mischief. Also offered is Flirt (Kitten's Joy), a half-sister to GISW Decorated Invader (Declaration of War) and the dam of Fire at Will (Declaration of War), winner of Saturday's GII Pilgrim S.; Paris Bikini (Bernardini), dam of this summer's GI Coaching Club American Oaks winner Paris Lights (Curlin) and bred back to Uncle Mo; Day of Victory (Victory Gallop), dam of GISW Finley'sluckycharm (Twirling Candy), in foal to Medaglia d'Oro; Cara Marie (Unbridled's Song), dam of last month's GIII Pocahontas S. winner Girl Daddy (Uncle Mo) and back in foal to that sire; and Tensas Wedding Joy (Broken Vow), dam of GISW Big World (Custom for Carlos) and in foal to War Front.
Also among the offerings are GI Rodeo Drive S. winner Mirth (Colonel John), carrying her first foal by Constitution; GI Darley Alcibiades winner Dancing Rags (Union Rags), in foal to Curlin; Tizn'tshebeautiful (Uncle Mo), a half-sister to GI Belmont S. and GI Runhappy Travers S. winner Tiz the Law (Constitution), sold in foal to Constitution; and Achieved (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}), a half-sister to G1 Investec Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and New Zealand champion Bounding (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}), in foal to American Pharoah.
The chance to get in on some hot families continues with Boyne Beauty (Giant's Causeway), a half-sister to champion Arrogate (Unbridled's Song) and in foal to Into Mischief, and Benvenutta (Tapit), a half-sister to leading second-crop sire Constitution and in foal to Omaha Beach.
Half-sisters Wicked Whisper (Liam's Map), GISW and winner of Saturday's GIII Miss Preakness S., and Point of Honor (Curlin), GSW & MGISP as well as runner-up in Sunday's GII Beldame S., will both be sold as racing or broodmare prospects, while their half-sister Velvet Mood (Lonhro {Aus}) will be offered in foal to Into Mischief.
In addition to the first weanlings by Justify, there are five first-crop weanlings by GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. winner City of Light, including a filly out of a half-sister to GI winner and young stallion Klimt. First-crop sire Accelerate, a champion and GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner, is represented by a colt out of a daughter of GISW Harmony Lodge (Hennessy). Other first-crop weanlings include those by champion and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic; GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winners Mendelssohn and Oscar Performance; champion West Coast; GI Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming; dual Grade I winner Bolt d'Oro; and GI Pacific Classic victor Collected.
Other weanling highlights include an American Pharoah half-brother to MGSW & MGISP Daddy is a Legend (Scat Daddy); an American Pharoah half-brother to undefeated juvenile Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music), winner of the GI Runhappy Hopeful S. and the GII Saratoga Special S.; and an Uncle Mo half-brother to Canadian champion Global Access (Giant's Causeway) and MGSW March to the Arch (Arch) from the family of champion and GI Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}).
The current top three leading sires in North America all have weanlings on offer at Fasig-Tipton: Into Mischief, Speightstown, and Uncle Mo. So do the two leading first-crop sires, Not This Time and Nyquist. The leading second-crop sire, Constitution, is also represented.
The November Sale catalogue can be found online. There is also an enhanced version. Print catalogues will be available Oct. 14.
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