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Full Brother to Sottsass on Sale at Arqana

West Point's Terry Finley discusses the phenomenal Flightline and how they went back to the same well to purchase another colt bred at Summer Wind Farm, this one a son of Uncle Mo who they purchased in partnership for $1.5 million at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale.

Blue Diamond Stud is by no means a new name in the industry, and it has been in the news plenty this season courtesy of the dual Group 1 winner Nashwa (GB) (Frankel {GB}), but where it has not been seen before is on the list of yearling consignors. Ted Voute tells us about the draft heading to Arqana this week.

Omaha Beach set the bar high for this year's class of first-crop yearlings stallions at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale, where five of his progeny sold and averaged $236,000. He sends six yearling through the ring at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, and we looked at a few pointing for the elite auction.

GI Florida Derby winner Audible was the most popular new sire in WinStar's history in 2020. This year, his first yearlings take on the sales ring.

Yearlings from the first crop of champion Vino Rosso sold for top dollar at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale. In just a few weeks, the next round of progeny by the Breeders' Cup Champion will head to Saratoga.

A Curlin half-brother to graded stakes winner Gronkowski topped the Fasig-Tipton July Sale, selling to DJ Stable for $600,000.

A filly by the late Arrogate from the Wynnstay consignment brought $400,000 at the Fasig-Tipton July sale.

A son of Gun Runner out of stakes winner Perfect Wife sells for $430,000 to de Meric Sales at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale.

Hip 90, a daughter of first-year sire Omaha Beach out of GIIISW Gas Station Sushi, sold for $410,000 at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale. We talk to Spendthrift's Ned Toffey here.

Buyers and sellers on site at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks this week may have noticed signage for a rising company called EquiTrace. Launched in 2019, the EquiTrace App not only identifies horses with the use of a microchip scanner, but also provides management and traceability solutions for horse farms and equine organizations.