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keeneland november has something for everyone
fasig-tipton november offers star-studded lineup
john sparkman on strategies for buying broodmares
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No exact science to buying a broodmare
JOHN P.
SPARKMAN
Step 1: Get lots of money.
Step 2: Wave your hand repeatedly at a
sale.
If only it were that simple, life would
be far easier for hundreds of bloodstock
agents, farm managers, consultants of various types, and Thoroughbred breeders this
week in Lexington, Ky. If success in breeding Thoroughbreds were determined only
by who has the most money, the richest
people in the world would breed all the best
horses.
While the very rich do breed their fair
share or more of the world’s best racehorses, even the most casual perusal
of graded stakes results each week will
disabuse one of the notion that ultimate
wealth is all it takes to breed a top-level
horse. The super wealthy keep that army
of bloodstock agents, farm managers, and
consultants employed from sale to sale, but
that clearly is not the only way to do it.
Still, it would be foolish for the wealthy,
and indeed anyone who can afford it, not to
use all the tools that are available.
The first thing one must decide when
buying broodmares is whether you intend
to breed only for the commercial market,
purely for your own racing stable, or some
mixture of the two. As a general rule, buying
mares to breed for the commercial market
means paying more attention to pedigree,
while breeders supplying only their own
stock to their racing stable may not care
quite so much about whether a pedigree is
particularly fashionable as long as the mare
could run and is well conformed.
Buying broodmares is not the same as
buying weanlings, yearlings, or 2-year-olds
in training. Most obviously, in the weanling, yearling, and 2-year-old markets,
one is buying potential racehorses whose
ultimate ability to compete at any level is
a matter of conjecture, however expert.
That is why agents, trainers, consultants,
and others spend all those hours trooping
through the barns and, at 2-year-old sales,
watching horses train and recording their
every move on video.
When buying a broodmare, though, you
know precisely how much racing ability
the horse possessed – or, at least, actually
displayed on the racecourse. That is not to
say that at virtually every barn, one will not
hear the hard-luck story of the mare who
was, the seller assures, a much better racehorse than her record shows. Consignors,
after all, have a job to do as well.
The catalog displays the mare’s race
record at the bottom of the page, though not
necessarily in the most efficient and informative format. The most notable important
piece of information missing from the catalog page is number of starts, which appears
only when number of wins is 50 percent or
more of the total number of starts.
For more precise information, one must
purchase one or more of a variety of sources,
ranging from access to data through the
industry’s major publications and other
information providers to subscriptions to
various racehorse rating systems. All of
those resources offer ratings of a horse’s
absolute merit as a racehorse.
That information can be especially useful
in sorting through the sometimes bewildering array of notations in a sales catalog. In each merit rating system, a range
of ratings historically will be associated
with each level of racing accomplishment,
from Grade 1 all the way down to claiming level. Thus, one might indeed discover
that the consignor is right. According to
the chosen rating system, an allowance or
even a maiden winner might have run, for
example, a Ragozin number equivalent to
that of an average Grade 1 winner.
Of course, exactly what one should do
with that information is at the buyer’s
discretion. Ever since Blood Horse editor
Joe Estes first researched the question in
the 1930s, however, it has been abundantly
clear that on average, the best racemares
make the best broodmares. That is why
they bring more money. In the current
market, a young Grade 1 winner almost
automatically will bring $1 million or more.
Still, though, not every good racemare
produces stakes-winning offspring. The
question buyers want to answer is which
ones are most likely to do so. At least four
different biomechanics companies and
three different genetic testing companies
provide answers for that question on a probabilistic basis backed by scientific data.
DATATRAK International, EQB Inc.,
Equix, and Cecil Seaman & Co. all offer
analysis of broodmare potential based
on meticulous measurement of various
aspects of a horse’s physiognomy. The
underlying systems used for prediction of
future performance by broodmares vary
from company to company, and buyers
should familiarize themselves with and
understand the underlying logic and
science behind the predictions before using
those services. Given the amount of money
spent on an expensive prospective broodmare, however, the fees charged for the
analysis are comparatively trivial.
Similarly, genetic analysis companies,
including Equine Analysis, Performance
Genetics, and Ireland-based Equinome,
offer data based on analysis of a horse’s
genetic makeup derived from hair or blood
samples. Depending on the technique
used, some of those companies can provide
analysis of how a given horse’s genetics
compare to an extensive database of historical runners and whether certain sites on
their chromosomes indicate whether they
are more or less likely to pass on high-level
ability to their offspring.
The ultimate problem is that all Grade
3 winners, for example, are not created
equal. Racing-merit ratings, biomechanical ratings, and genetic tests are all ways
of attempting to sort out which mares truly
possessed that level of ability and which
may have, for example, gotten lucky and
encountered a weak field or perhaps may
have been the only runner to handle a wet
track. Conversely, one or more of the criteria may indicate that a Grade 3 winner was
just as good as the average Grade 1 winner.
Buyers always are looking for an edge,
and by definition, that kind of information, in addition to the recommendations
of conformation experts, pedigree experts,
trainers, farm managers, and others, can
constitute an edge that enables a breeder to
find a real bargain among the avalanche of
expensive prospects.
And make no mistake, the best prospects
are going to be very expensive this week
at the Fasig-Tipton November and Keeneland November sales. Last year, the 116
broodmares or broodmare prospects sold
at Fasig-Tipton’s boutique sale averaged an
astonishing $695,365. The average for 164
mares in Keeneland’s Book 1 was $434,331.
With mares of the quality of Grade 1
winners Princess of Sylmar, Judy the
Beauty, Stopchargingmaria, Turbulent
Descent, Believe You Can, Iotapa, Executiveprivilege, and Her Smile, among others,
available over the coming week, there are
bound to be plenty of buyers willing to pay
seven figures for a mare they hope can
produce runners of similar quality. Average
price should be in the same ballpark this
year as in 2013. No one would be surprised
if it climbed higher.
At that level of investment, mistakes are
expensive, and the smart buyer will use
all the resources at his or her disposal.
Of course, none of the methods described
provides guarantees of success. Mares
whose genetic tests resemble those of Grade
1 winners may never produce a winner,
while conversely, those with genetics
equivalent to an average allowance winner
could throw a succession of graded stakes
winners. The same is true of the analysis
available from biomechanics companies,
conformation experts, pedigree mavens,
you name it.
In the information age, however, information is power. The more you have, the
better chance you have to win … if you
know how to use it.
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Something for everyone at keeneland sale
By Joe Nevills
The Keeneland November breeding
stock sale is designed to appeal to a wide
cross section of bidders, with a catalog as
diverse as its buying bench.
The 11-day auction is North America’s largest platform of the mixed-sale
season, making it a top destination for
broodmares, weanlings, horses of racing
age, and stallions. It also has garnered a
reputation as a marketplace that attracts
players from a wide spectrum of buying
levels and parts of the globe.
This year’s auction begins Tuesday
and runs through Friday, Nov. 14. The
two sessions that comprise Book 1 start
at 11 a.m. Eastern, while sessions in later
books start at 10 a.m.
A total of 4,026 horses have been cataloged for this November’s sale, growing
12 percent from last year’s sale, where
3,602 horses were cataloged over 10
sessions.
“The November sale is a great sale,”
said Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland’s director of sales. “It’s a different side of the
market from the September [yearling]
sale, so we get to sit down and meet and
greet a lot of our Southern Hemisphere
and international buyers. We’re looking
forward to it as we look forward to all our
major sales.”
Further appealing to international
buyers will be a special offering of mares
bred to Ashford Stud’s stallion Scat
Daddy on Southern Hemisphere time,
which will close the auction’s second
session Wednesday.
“Keeneland has cultivated an international market, with people from all over
Asia, all over South America, and that
has been an incredibly strong sector
of the yearling market and the broodmare market,” said Reiley McDonald of
consignor Eaton Sales. “I expect that the
lower-end broodmares will be strong as
well.”
The November sale, like many of the
major North American auctions, has
experienced a rapid resurgence since
the doldrums of the late 2000s. While
the broodmare market is usually the
slowest to react to change, Russell said
that observing other aspects of the
auction landscape, such as the recently
completed yearling sale season, can help
predict the performance of this year’s
edition.
“I think you need to look at it as a
three-year review,” Russell said. “We
saw a significant growth over the last two
September sales, and then this year, we
saw a nice, solid September sale, which I
think bodes well for the industry. I hope
it keeps expenses in check, and that the
breeders make some money that they
can invest into the game in buying some
broodmares and expanding.”
The roster of racing or broodmare prospects scheduled to go through the auction
ring includes Grade 1 winners Iotapa
and Miss Serendipity as well as Grade 2
winners Concave, Fiftyshadesofhay, and
My Wandy’s Girl.
Among the young in-foal broodmares
are Grade 1 winners Egg Drop (in foal to
Tapit) and Executiveprivilege (in foal to
Midnight Lute). The list of veteran broodmares features Collect Call, the dam of
Grade 2 winner Old Fashioned; Heatherdoesntbluff, the dam of Grade 1 winner
Killer Graces; Maggies Storm, the dam of
Grade 1 winner Comma to the Top; Spice
Island, the dam of Florida Derby winner
Ice Box; Miss Puzzle, the dam of multiple
Grade 1 winner Fashion Plate; Sage Cat,
the dam of Grade 2 winner and freshman
sire Desert Party; and Winning Call, the
dam of Grade 1 winner Tapizar.
The November sale will be the bellwether auction for the weanling market,
with 1,589 cataloged to go through the
ring.
“There’s always demand for good foals,”
said Archie St. George of consignor St.
George Sales. “There always seems to
be quite a lot of depth in the foal market
from the high end to the low end, from
end users to pinhookers. It seems like
there’s some quality foals in the catalog with good pedigrees, by decent stallions. I would imagine it’s going to be as
competitive as always.”
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, the auction will
feature its horses-of-racing-age segment,
anchored by the annual consignment
from WinStar Racing. Among the familiar names selling in that portion of the
sale are Vinceremos, Daddy Nose Best,
Jimmer, King Cyrus, and Laugh Track,
as well as stallions Cowtown Cat and
Harlington.
The racing-age portion of the Keene-
KEENELAND NOVEMBER
BREEDING STOCK SALE
KEENELAND NOVEMBER BREEDING STOCK SALE,
2004-2013
WHEN: Nov. 4-5, 11 a.m. Eastern (Book 1);
Nov. 6-14, 10 a.m. (Books 2-6)
YEARSOLDAVERAGEMEDIANGROSS
RECENT HISTORY: The 2013 sale posted overall increases while
selling 2,457 horses for $197,189,000 (up 38 percent), an
average price of $80,256 (up 35 percent), and a median price
of $35,000 (up 59 percent). M.V. Magnier bought Grade 1
winner Awesome Maria, consigned by Lane’s End, agent for the
complete dispersal of E. Paul Robsham Stables, for $4 million to
top the sale.
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
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2,414
2,549
2,929
2,779
3,019
3,381
3,146
2,816
2,873
$80,256 59,248 80,632 50,322 57,477 61,462 100,821 99,745 102,842 97,348 $35,000 22,000 24,000 17,000 20,000 20,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 32,000 $197,189,000
143,025,600
205,531,700
147,392,900
159,727,800
185,552,300
340,877,200
313,798,800
289,602,900
279,680,200
Internet: Live streaming at www.keeneland.com
2003
2,614
90,310 32,000 236,070,900
WHERE: Keeneland sales pavilion, 4201 Versailles Rd.,
Lexington, Ky. 40510
PHONE: (859) 254-3412
CATALOG: 4,027 horses, up 12 percent from 3,602 last year
2013
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land November sale picked up what could
be its most notable graduate last year in
Hardest Core, who sold for $210,000 and
went on to win the 2014 Arlington Million.
“It adds an interesting aspect to the
sale,” Russell said. “Horses of racing age
and horses close to racing are always of
great interest to buyers because they
want the action.”
Last year’s Keeneland November sale
finished with 2,457 horses sold over 10
sessions for receipts of $197,189,000,
growing 38 percent from the 2012 gross
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of $143,025,600 from 2,414 sold over 11
days. The average sale price improved 35
percent, rising from $59,248 to $80,256,
while the median tied the Keeneland
November record of $35,000, rising 59
percent from $22,000 the previous year.
The buyback rate was a very moderate 15
percent.
The dispersal of E. Paul Robsham
Stables contributed many of the auction’s
highest-priced offerings, including the
sale-topper, Awesome Maria, who sold
in foal to Giant’s Causeway. The Grade 1
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winner was purchased by M.V. Magnier
on behalf of the Coolmore partnership for
$4 million.
Aisling Duignan, another Coolmore
associate, signed the ticket on the toppriced weanling, an $800,000 War Front
colt out of the Pulpit mare Treasure
Trail. The dam is a half-sister to Horse
of the Year Zenyatta as well as multiple
Grade 1 winner Balance.
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Creative Cause
Dialed In
Dominus
Gemologist
Get Stormy
Hansen
Jersey Town
Maclean’s Music
Mission Impazible
Noble’s Promise
Shackleford
Soaring Empire
Stately Victor
Stay Thirsty
Tapizar
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Taylor Made Stallions (Ky.)
Shamrock Farm (Md.)
Oak Lodge USA (Ky.)
Woodford Thoroughbreds (Fla.)
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Darby Dan Farm (Ky.)
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Keeneland November: Hips to Watch
By Joe Nevills
The following are horses to watch in
Book 1 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale based on their pedigrees,
produce records, race records, and past
auction performance of notable family
members. Conformation, physical characteristics, veterinarian records, and
late pedigree updates were not taken into
consideration. This list reflects catalog
updates through last Tuesday.
Hip No. 49, Color Me Flying, ch. f., 2011, by
Distorted Humor—With Flying Colors, by A.P. Indy,
consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
The first foal out of the stakes-placed
A.P. Indy mare With Flying Colors, who
is one of the latest producers from the
Phipps family broodmare line that tracks
back to Grade 1 winner My Flag and
champion and Broodmare of the Year
Personal Ensign. Color Me Flying, who
sells as a racing or broodmare prospect,
has placed once in three starts for earnings of $12,060.
Hip No. 65, ch. f., 2014, by Distorted Humor—Easterette, by Hard Spun, consigned by Hunter Valley
Farm, agent.
The first foal out of the unraced Hard
Spun mare Easterette, who is a half-sister
to Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.
Breeders’ Cup Classic contender Tonalist is one of this filly’s many accomplished
family members.
Hip No. 106, Iotapa, dk. b. or br. f., 2010, by Afleet
Alex—Concinnous, by El Corredor, consigned by
Lane’s End, agent.
Hip No. 202, Spice Island, dk. b. or br. m., 1999,
by Tabasco Cat—Crown of Sheba, by Alysheba,
consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent.
Hip No. 128, Maggies Storm, b. m., 2001, by Stormy
Atlantic—Maggies Pistol, by Big Pistol, consigned by
Hunter Valley Farm, agent.
Hip No. 208, Graeme Hall, ch. h., 1997, by Dehere—
Win Crafty Lady, by Crafty Prospector, consigned by
Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Melnyk Racing
Stables dispersal.
A racing or broodmare prospect who
has won 6 of 13 starts for earnings of
$832,796. Two of those victories came in
Grade 1 competition – the Vanity Stakes
and the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes. Iotapa
was entered in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
The dam of Grade 1 winner Comma to
the Top will go through the ring carrying
a foal from the final crop of Street Cry.
Hip No. 132, Stanwyck, b. m., 2009, by Empire
Maker—Set Them Free, by Stop the Music, consigned
by Lane’s End, agent.
This Grade 3-winning racing or broodmare prospect is a half-sister to Kentucky
Derby winner Giacomo and multiple
Grade 1 winner Tiago, out of the multiple
stakes-winning Stop the Music mare Set
Them Free. She has won 3 of 17 starts for
$474,250 and was entered in the Breeders’
Cup Distaff.
Hip No. 144, Miss Puzzle, b. m., 1998, by Citidancer—Miss Tree, by Oregon, consigned by Taylor
Made Sales Agency, agent.
This Australian-bred mare is the dam
of four winners from six foals to race,
including multiple Grade 1 winner Fashion Plate. She is offered in foal to Graydar.
This Grade 2-winning dam of Grade 1
winner Ice Box hails from the family of
Horse of the Year Spend a Buck. She won 7
of 28 starts and $487,376. Her weanling colt
from the second-to-last crop of Street Cry
sells as Hip No. 201.
One of three stallions to sell as part of
the dispersal of owner-breeder Eugene
Melnyk during the Keeneland November
sale. He is the sire of nine crops of racing
age, with progeny earnings of more than
$24 million. His best runners include this
year’s Indiana Derby and Ohio Derby
winner, East Hall.
Hip No. 208A, Last Full Measure, b. m., 2008, by Empire Maker—Lazy Slusan, by Slewvescent, consigned
by Lane’s End, agent.
A late addition to the Keeneland November catalog, selling in foal to War Front
after producing a Tapit colt in 2014. Last
Full Measure retired with 4 wins in 11
starts for $293,245, highlighted by a win in
the Grade 1 Madison Stakes.
Hip No. 226, Vacare, b. m., 2003, by Lear Fan—
Appealing Storm, by Valid Appeal, consigned by
Gainesway, agent for Middlebrook Farm.
Hip No. 66, Egg Drop, gr. or ro. m., 2009, by Alphabet Soup—Rehocracy, by Adhocracy, consigned by
Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
Hip No. 153, My Happy Face, gr. or ro. f., 2010, by
Tiz Wonderful—Summer Star, by Siberian Summer,
consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
Egg Drop won 6 of 13 starts and $534,020,
highlighted by the Grade 1 Matriarch
Stakes. She is offered in foal to Tapit.
A Grade 3-winning racing or broodmare
prospect who has notched three victories
in 15 starts for $581,175. She has placed in
six graded stakes races, including three
Grade 1 races.
A Grade 1 winner who brought $2.8
million at the end of her 3-year-old season
at the 2006 Fasig-Tipton November sale.
Since then, she has become the dam of
two winners from as many foals to race,
and she will go through the ring in foal to
Giant’s Causeway. She is a half-sister to
Grade/Group 3 winners Single Solution
and Abtaal.
Hip No. 177, Renee’s Titan, b. m., 2010, by Bernstein—Titan Queen, by Tiznow, consigned by Taylor
Made Sales Agency, agent.
Hip No. 232, dk. b. or br. f., 2014, by Medaglia
d’Oro—Violent Beauty, by Gone West, consigned by
Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent
The winner of the Grade 2 Santa Ynez
Stakes in 2013 is offered in foal to Kentucky
Derby winner Orb. Renee’s Titan won 2 of
12 starts for $168,171.
A full sister to Grade 1 winner and
young stallion Violence, from the family
of champion Sky Beauty.
Hip No. 75, Fierce Boots, b. f., 2011, by Tiznow—
Shop Again, by Wild Again, consigned by Bluewater
Sales, agent.
This stakes-winning Tiznow filly hails
from a family that is picking up steam. She
is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Power
Broker, and her page includes Grade
2 winner and popular young stallion
Trappe Shot. Fierce Boots sells as a racing
or broodmare prospect.
Hip No. 96, Heatherdoesntbluff, dk. b. or br. m.,
2003, by Old Trieste—Michigan Bluff, by Skywalker,
consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent.
This winning mare’s three winners
from as many foals to race include Grade
1 winner Killer Graces. She is offered in
foal to Arch.
Hip No. 187, Scarlet Strike, b. f., 2010, by Smart
Strike—Scarlet Tango, by French Deputy, consigned
by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
This racing or broodmare prospect won
2 of 20 starts for $421,530, highlighted by
a win in the Grade 3 Providencia Stakes
and placings in three Grade 1 races. She is
a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Visionaire.
Hip No 236, Winning Call, b. m., 1998, by Deputy
Minister—Call Now, by Wild Again, consigned by
Gainesway, agent.
The dam of Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
winner and young stallion Tapizar. She
sells in foal to Trappe Shot and had a
foal by the same sire bring $600,000 at
this year’s Keeneland September sale.
Continued on page 10
Brilliantly consistent, consistently brilliant.
Tale of the Cat – Chipeta Springs by Alydar
29 lifetime starts
19 lifetime G1 starts, 14 times 1st or 2nd
2 times Rag of 2 1/4
11 times Beyer of 100 or better
Retired sound
2013 freshman weanling average $102,167
2014 yearlings realized
$500,000, $450,000, $200,000 . . .
SOUND PROGR AM.
First Samurai – Ava Knowsthecode by Cryptoclearance
32 lifetime starts
23 lifetime graded starts, 12 times placed
3 times Rag of 2 1/4
9 times Beyer of 100 or better
Retired sound
Find first crop in foal mares
at fall and winter sales
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Winning Call is the dam of six winners
from as many foals to race and is from a
very accomplished female family whose
members include Untapable, the 2014
Kentucky Oaks winner and Breeders’ Cup
Distaff contender.
Hip No. 242, Adopt Me, b. m., 2011, by Street
Cry—Precious Kitten, by Catienus, consigned by Mill
Ridge Sales, agent.
An unraced first-time broodmare
offered in foal to Animal Kingdom.
Adopt Me is out of multiple Grade 1
winner Precious Kitten and has a page
that includes champion and leading sire
Kitten’s Joy, champion Dreaming of Anna,
and several other graded stakes winners.
Hip No. 255, b. f., 2014, by Medaglia d’Oro—Belva,
by Theatrical, consigned by Paramount Sales, agent.
A half-sister to champion turf horse
and prominent sire English Channel. Her
dam, the unraced Belva, is a full sister
to Grade 1 winner Pharma and Grade 2
winner Hap, all out of English and French
champion Committed.
Hip No. 267, Captivating, b. m., 2002, by Arch—
Andrea Ruckus, by Bold Ruckus, consigned by Eaton
Sales, agent.
Captivating, Canada’s 2013 Broodmare
of the Year, is the dam of Uncaptured, who
was named Canada’s Horse of the Year the
previous season. She also is the dam of
stakes winner Dancing Raven. Captivating is offered in foal to Tapit.
Hip No. 294, Executiveprivilege, b. m., 2010, by First
Samurai—Refugee, by Unaccounted For, consigned by
Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent.
A multiple Grade 1 winner offered
carrying her first foal, by Midnight Lute,
Executiveprivilege won 5 of 10 career
starts, highlighted by the Grade 1 Del
Mar Debutante and Chandelier Stakes, for
earnings of $999,000. She is a half-sister to
recent Grade 2 winner Hoppertunity and
is from the family of champion Davona
Dale.
Hip No. 297, Fiftyshadesofhay, b. f., 2010, by
Pulpit—Quiet Kim, by Real Quiet, consigned by Hill
‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent.
This multiple Grade 2 winner sells as
a racing or broodmare prospect with a
record of 5 wins in 20 starts for $1,097,951.
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Hip No. 302, dk. b. or br. f., 2014, by Harlan’s
Holiday—Golden Works, by Banker’s Gold, consigned
by Ashview Farm, agent.
Hip No. 361, My Wandy’s Girl, ch. m., 2009, by
Flower Alley—Unbridled Secret, by Unbridled’s Song,
consigned by Denali Stud, agent.
A closely bred half-sister to Grade 1
winner Goldencents, from the final crop
of sire Harlan’s Holiday.
Puerto Rico’s champion imported 3-yearold filly of 2012 moved north in the midst
of that campaign and has hit the board in
six graded stakes races, including a win
in the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie Handicap
this year. My Wandy’s Girl has won 15 of
25 starts for earnings of $638,710. She is
offered as a racing or broodmare prospect.
Hip No. 312, Hooh Why, ch. m., 2006, by Cloud Hopping—Magic Merger, by Corporate Report, property
of James B. Keogh.
Hooh Why won 12 of 54 starts for
$1,244,809, highlighted by the Grade
1 Ashland Stakes in 2009. She sold for
$550,000 in foal to Leroidesanimaux at last
year’s Fasig-Tipton November sale and
will go through the ring this year carrying a foal by Tapit.
Hip No. 325, Lacadena, b. m., 2005, by Fasliyev—
Butterfly Blue, by Sadler’s Wells, consigned by Stone
Farm, agent.
This stakes-placed mare is the dam of
Grade 1-placed America. Lacadena’s second
dam is Grade 1 winner Blush With Pride,
placing her in the family of Broodmare of
the Year Better Than Honour and Belmont
Stakes winners Rags to Riches and Jazil,
among many other stakes winners. She is
offered in foal to Malibu Moon.
Hip No. 332, gr. or ro. c., 2014, by Tapit—Lovely
Regina, by Deputy Minister, consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale
Sales Agency, agent.
A half-brother to Grade 3 winner Thiskyhasnolimit, one of five winners from six
foals to race out of the unplaced Lovely
Regina. The colt’s second dam is Broodmare of the Year Cara Rafaela, making
him from the family of champion and
prominent sire Bernardini and multiple
Grade 1 winner Love and Pride.
Hip No. 346, Mini Chat, ch. m., 1999, by Deputy
Minister—Phone Chatter, by Phone Trick, consigned
by Royal Oak Farm, agent.
Unraced Mini Chat is the dam of Grade 1
winner Dixie Chatter and Grade 3 winner
Rumor. She brought $600,000 at the 2012
Fasig-Tipton November sale and is offered
in foal to Union Rags.
Hip No. 350, Miss Serendipity, dk. b. or br. m.,
2008, by Not For Sale—Marca Registrada, by Candy
Stripes, consigned by Gainesway, agent.
A Group 1 winner in her native Argentina, this racing or broodmare prospect
won the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes at Santa
Anita this year. She has won 7 of 27 starts
for $493,858. Miss Serendipity is from
the family of several Argentine Group 1
winners.
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Hip No. 394, Sage Cat, b. m., 1998, by Tabasco
Cat—Lady Sage, by Lord Gaylord, consigned by
Brookdale Sales, agent.
The dam of Grade 2 winner and young
sire Desert Party. Her Tapit filly topped
this year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall
yearling sale at $410,000. She is offered in
foal to Union Rags.
Hip No. 403, b. f., 2014, by Giant’s Causeway—
Shandra Smiles, by Cahill Road, consigned by
Warrendale Sales, agent.
A half-sister to champion She’s a Tiger
and multiple Grade 1 winner Smiling
Tiger, bred on a similar Storm Cat-line
cross. Shandra Smiles’s filly by Gio Ponti
brought $500,000 at this year’s FasigTipton Saratoga select yearling sale.
Hip No. 411, Sluice, dk. b. or br. m., 1998, by Seeking the Gold—Lakeway, by Seattle Slew, consigned
by Denali Stud, agent.
Stakes winner Sluice has been party to
many seven-figure transactions, including her own, going for $1.5 million at the
1999 Keeneland July yearling sale. She is
the dam of Grade 1 winner Mushka, who
sold as a yearling for $1.6 million, then as
a racing or broodmare prospect for $2.4
million before going on to be a producer of
million-dollar horses on her own. Sluice is
offered in foal to Animal Kingdom.
Hip No. 424, b. c., 2014, by Distorted Humor—Supercharger, by A.P. Indy, consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale
Sales Agency, agent.
A half-brother to Kentucky Derby
winner and leading freshman sire Super
Saver and a full brother to Grade 3 winner
Brethren, out of the prominent commercial mare Supercharger. The dam’s last
three foals to go through the ring have
sold for more than $500,000 each, and
two of them have brought seven figures.
This colt’s family includes champion
Rhythm and Grade 1 winners Imagining,
Girolamo, and Bluegrass Cat.
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Fasig November offers star-studded lineup
By Joe Nevills
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected fall
mixed sale is known as a marquee destination for potential seven-figure auction
prices, and the 2014 edition boasts a particularly strong catalog.
The 195 horses that comprise the November sale catalog include two Kentucky
Oaks winners, the top two finishers of last
year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, and a
parade of Grade 1 winners and producers.
Those ranks could become even stronger
with late updates following the Breeders’
Cup.
“We’re very, very pleased with the quality of the catalog,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning Jr. “I think we’ve
got an outstanding group of foals and an
outstanding group of in-foal mares and
an outstanding group of mares on the
racetrack and coming off the racetrack
between now and Nov. 3. We’re very proud
of the catalog, and I think it’s a tremendous opportunity for buyers from around
the world to come buy some of the finest
horses in America.”
The one-day sale will be held Monday at
the auction company’s Newtown Paddocks
base in Lexington, Ky., beginning at 4 p.m.
Eastern. Fasig-Tipton is once again accepting late supplemental entries for the sale,
which will bring the catalog closer to the
221 offerings at last year’s renewal.
“The quality of mares that Fasig-Tipton
has put together is incredible,” said Andrew
Cary of consignor Select Sales. “I give them
a ton of credit for the hustling that they do.
They’re always on top of everything, sending texts and calling when things happen.
It’s definitely a phenomenal catalog. It’s a
great credit to them, and they deserve to
reap the benefits from it.”
The fruits of Fasig-Tipton’s efforts
include Kentucky Oaks winners Princess
of Sylmar and Believe You Can (in foal to
Tapit); champion She’s a Tiger; and Breeders’ Cup winners Ria Antonia and Stephanie’s Kitten. Dual champion Beholder
would have given the catalog even more
luster, but B. Wayne Hughes withdrew his
star filly from the sale Oct. 24 due to illness
and announced plans to race her next year
at age 5.
The November sale has been a launching
point for many high-profile racing/broodmare prospects, and this year’s edition
boasts a strong lineup, including Grade 1
winners Fashion Plate, Judy the Beauty,
Rosalind, Stopchargingmaria, Turbulent
Descent, Belle Gallantey, Dayatthespa, and
Discreet Marq. Also cataloged as a racing
or stallion prospect is Grade 1 winner Capo
Bastone.
“What I’m hoping is that Fasig-Tipton
FASIG-TIPTON KENTUCKY SELECTED FALL MIXED SALE, 2004-2013
YEAROFFEREDSOLDNOT SOLDAVERAGEMEDIANGROSS
2013
163
2012
134
2011
109
2010
133
2009
111
129
34
$572,550 $250,000 $73,859,000
87
47
79
30
692,184
190,000
60,220,000
414,494
200,000
89
32,745,000
44
314,567
130,000
27,996,500
80
31
361,313
170,000
28,905,000
2008
150
91
59
772,297
250,000
70,279,000
2007
144
107
37
486,318
180,000
52,036,000
2006
224
170
54
377,235
175,000
64,130,000
2005
163
112
51
287,348
86,000
32,183,000
2004
239
201
38
102,914
27,000
20,685,800
November is going to have the same effect
on the market that a big dispersal like Ned
Evans’ [Spring Hill Farm in 2011 at Keeneland November] had a few years ago,” said
Mark Taylor of consignor Taylor Made
Sales Agency. “Even though there’s not one
entity that’s providing all the horses in the
market, it’s an unusual depth of quality in
one place. That usually brings new buyers
out of the woodwork, and I think there’s a
distinct possibility that could happen this
year.”
The November sale will feature a new
format, offering 75 cataloged weanlings
at the start of the sale before moving to
older horses. Weanlings previously were
interspersed with their older counterparts
and sorted alphabetically by their dams’
names.
“We’ve done it both ways in previous
years,” Browning said. “A lot of the weanling buyers, from the feedback they gave,
seemed to like having them organized and
clustered together. They can work through
them a little more efficiently and effectively, and as a result, we made that change
this year.”
Taylor said the setup could help focus
buyers that came to the sale specifically for
the weanlings or broodmares, giving each
their own time.
“I think the thing about it is that it’s
really two totally different markets for
the most part,” Taylor said. “You’ve got a
few end-users but a lot of resellers that are
looking at these weanlings. A lot of times
when they’re interspersed throughout the
whole catalog, the sale gets late. The people
get worn out. I’ve seen it where we’ve got a
weanling going through, and it’s just not
the same feel or as much action around the
back ring.”
At last year’s November sale, 129 horses
sold for total receipts of $73,859,000, up 23
percent compared to the 2012 edition, when
87 horses brought $60,220,000. The average
FASIG-TIPTON KENTUCKY
SELECTED FALL MIXED SALE
WHEN: Nov. 3, 4 p.m. Eastern
WHERE: Newtown Paddocks, 2400 Newtown
Pike, Lexington, Ky. 40511
PHONE: (859) 255-1555
CATALOG: 197 horses, down 11 percent from
221 last year
RECENT HISTORY: The 2013 sale posted mixed
results while selling 129 horses for $73,859,000
(up 23 percent), an average price of $572,550
(down 17 percent), and a median price of
$250,000 (up 32 percent). Whisper Hill Farm
bought the Group 3-placed mare Betterbetterbetter, consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency,
agent, for $5.2 million to top the sale.
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sale price fell 17 percent from $692,184 to
$572,550, while the median rose 32 percent
from $190,000 to $250,000. The buyback rate
was 21 percent.
Mandy Pope of Whisper Hill Farm
secured last year’s sale topper, going to
$5.2 million to secure Betterbetterbetter, a Group 3-placed Galileo mare. Bred
in Ireland by Premier Bloodstock and
consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency,
agent, Betterbetterbetter continued Pope’s
run of purchasing the November saletopper after she bought Horse of the Year
Havre de Grace for $10 million in 2012.
The highest-priced weanling of last
year’s sale was a Tapit filly who went to
Stonestreet Stables for $500,000. The chestnut filly, bred in Kentucky by Twin Creeks
Farm and George Saufley, is out of the
stakes-winning Mr. Greeley mare Miss
Catalyst and was consigned by Taylor Made
Sales Agency, agent.
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FASIG-TIPTON NOVEMBER: HIPS TO WATCH
By Joe Nevills
The following are horses to watch at the
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky select fall mixed
sale based on their pedigrees, produce
records, race records, and past auction
performance of notable family members.
Conformation, physical characteristics,
veterinarian records, and late pedigree
updates were not taken into consideration.
Hip No. 50, b. c., 2014, by War Front—Shared Hope,
by Gone West, property of R.S. Evans, Sweezey and
Partners, agent.
The young, unraced dam Shared Hope
has had one winner from two runners.
Shared Hope is a half-sister to Breeders’
Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Cash Run, out
of Grade 1 winner Shared Interest.
Hip No. 65, ch. c., 2014, by Street Cry—Winter
Memories, by El Prado, consigned by Darby Dan
Farm, agent.
This colt represents the latest generation from Darby Dan Farm’s cornerstone
female family, tracing back to fourth dam
Java Moon, who was bred by Darby Dan
founder John W. Galbreath. He is the first
foal out of Grade 1 winner Winter Memories and is from the second-to-last crop
of the late Street Cry. His second dam is
Grade 1 winner Memories of Silver.
Hip No. 78, Fashion Plate, dk. b. or br. f., 2011, by
Old Fashioned—Miss Puzzle, by Citidancer, consigned
by St George Sales, agent.
Fashion Plate will go through the ring
as a racing or broodmare prospect. She
has won 3 of 8 starts for $471,250, highlighted by Grade 1 wins in the Santa Anita
Oaks and Las Virgenes Stakes.
Hip No. 95, Judy the Beauty, ch. m., 2009, by
Ghostzapper—Holy Blitz, by Holy Bull, consigned by
VanMeter Sales, agent.
The morning-line favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, Judy the
Beauty entered that race with 8 wins in
17 career starts for earnings of $1,112,122,
with wins in Canada and France and a
Grade 1 victory in the U.S.
Hip No. 117, My Miss Sophia, ch. f., 2011, by
Unbridled’s Song—Wildwood Flower, by Langfuhr,
consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
My Miss Sophia has won 2 of 6 starts and
earned $418,300 in 2014, highlighted by the
Grade 2 Gazelle Stakes. She also finished
second in the Kentucky Oaks.
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Hip No. 125, Princess of Sylmar, ch. f., 2010, by Majestic Warrior—Storm Dixie, by Catienus, consigned
by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
Princess of Sylmar won four Grade
1 races in 2013, including the Kentucky
Oaks and Saratoga’s two marquee events
for 3-year-old fillies, the CCA Oaks and
Alabama Stakes. She won 9 of 15 career
starts and earned $2,017,200 and sells as
a broodmare prospect. Her dam, Storm
Dixie, is offered in foal to Tapit as Hip
No. 148.
Hip No. 131, Ria Antonia, b. f., 2011, by Rockport
Harbor—Beer Baroness, by Mr. Greeley, property of
Loooch Racing Stables, Three Chimneys Farm, agent.
Ria Antonia won the 2013 Breeders’
Cup Juvenile Fillies via disqualification
and was entered in this year’s Distaff.
She earned honors as Canada’s champion 2-year-old filly last year. Ria Antonia has placed twice in Grade 1 events at
3 and is offered as a racing or broodmare
prospect.
Hip No. 138, She’s a Tiger, b. f., 2011, by Tale of the
Cat—Shandra Smiles, by Cahill Road, consigned by
Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent.
The champion 2-year-old filly of 2013
sells as a broodmare prospect. She won
3 of 7 starts and $727,657. She’s a Tiger is
out of the stakes-winning Cahill Road
mare Shandra Smiles and is a half-sister
to multiple Grade 1 winner Smiling Tiger.
Hip No. 141, Stephanie’s Kitten, b. m., 2009, by
Kitten’s Joy—Unfold the Rose, by Catienus, property
of Ramsey Farm.
One of the leading runners by Kitten’s
Joy, Stephanie’s Kitten has won three
Grade 1 stakes and took the Grade 2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in 2011. The
racing or broodmare prospect has won 8
of 18 starts for earnings of $2,274,104. She
was entered in the Breeders’ Cup Filly
and Mare Turf.
Hip No. 142, Stopchargingmaria, dk. b. or br. f.,
2011, by Tale of the Cat—Exotic Bloom, by Montbrook, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
This filly took a step forward in her
sophomore campaign, winning the Grade
1 Alabama Stakes and CCA Oaks last
summer at Saratoga. The racing or broodmare prospect has won 6 of 11 starts and
earned $1,494,000.
Hip No. 155, Turbulent Descent, b. m., 2008, by
Congrats—Roger’s Sue, by Forestry, consigned by
Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent.
A four-time Grade 1 winner with at least
one victory at that level each year from
ages 2 to 4, Turbulent Descent won 8 of 14
starts and $1,211,640. She will be offered
carrying her second foal, by War Front.
Hip No. 161, Wine Princess, ch. m., 2009, by Ghostzapper—Azeri, by Jade Hunter, consigned by Hill ‘n’
Dale Sales Agency, agent.
A Grade 2-winning daughter of 2002
Horse of the Year Azeri who will go
through the ring carrying her first foal,
by War Front. Wine Princess won 5 of 13
starts and $461,561.
Hip No. 170, Believe You Can, dk. b. or br. m., 2009,
by Proud Citizen—El Fasto, by El Prado, consigned by
Brereton C. Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent.
The winner of the 2012 Kentucky Oaks
will sell carrying her first foal, by Tapit.
Believe You Can retired with 8 wins in 14
starts, including two additional graded
stakes scores, for earnings of $1,280,324.
Hip No. 171, Belle Gallantey, ch. m., 2009, by After
Market—Revealed, by Old Trieste, consigned by
Lane’s End agent.
Belle Gallantey has come into her own
at age 5, winning the Grade 1 Delaware
Handicap and Beldame before being
entered in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
She has won 9 of 43 career starts, earned
$1,111,270, and will be offered as a racing
or broodmare prospect.
Hip No. 178, Champagne Royale, gr. or ro. m.,
2001, by French Deputy—All Tanked Up, by Tank’s
Prospect, property of Brandywine Farm.
The stakes-placed French Deputy mare
has been represented by a pair of Grade
1 winners in 2014: Danza and Majestic
Harbor. The latter was entered in the
Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Hip No. 184, Dayatthespa, ch. m., 2009, by City
Zip—M’Lady Doc, by Doc’s Leader, consigned by
Lane’s End, agent.
A two-time Grade 1 winner who was
entered in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare
Turf. She entered that race off a victory in
the Grade 1 First Lady Stakes at Keeneland,
which improved her career record to 10
wins in 17 starts for earnings of $1,188,892.
The New York-bred Dayatthespa is offered
as a racing or broodmare prospect.
Hip No. 185, Discreet Marq, gr. or ro. f., 2010, by
Discreet Cat—To Marquet, by Marquetry, property of
Patricia Generazio, Christophe Clement, agent.
A New York-bred Grade 1-winning racing
or broodmare prospect, Discreet Marq has
won 7 of 19 starts and earned $1,067,900,
highlighted by the 2013 Del Mar Oaks.
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BC entrants prominent in sales catalogs
By Nicole Russo
Breeders’ Cup Distaff contenders Iotapa
and Belle Gallantey were both astute claims
by their current owners, as they have
combined to bankroll nearly $1.5 million
and win four Grade 1 events this year.
Belle Gallantey, who raced primarily in
the claiming and optional-claiming ranks
for more than 30 starts, was claimed for
$35,000 by Michael Dubb last December and
emerged as a star of the East Coast female
handicap division, winning the Delaware
Handicap and romping in the Beldame.
Iotapa, claimed for $50,000 out of her debut
win by Hronis Racing back in June 2012, has
been one of the best of the West, winning the
Vanity Handicap and Clement L. Hirsch.
Iotapa and Belle Gallantey meet for the
first time in the $2 million Distaff on Friday
at Santa Anita – and could continue to pay
dividends with strong performances. The
two mares are among several Breeders’
Cup starters, highlighted by four Distaff
entrants, entered to sell at Kentucky’s
premier breeding stock auctions the week
following the Breeders’ Cup. The one-night
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected fall mixed
sale is Nov. 3, with the Keeneland November breeding stock sale kicking off its
11-day run on Nov. 4.
The winner’s circle-to-sales ring angle
has been very profitable in the last four
years, with six horses to sell immediately
following a Breeders’ Cup win averaging
$3.36 million in the sales ring. That group
is highlighted by Royal Delta, who sold to
Besilu Stables for $8.5 million at Keeneland November following her 2011 Distaff
victory, as part of the dispersal of her late
breeder. The second-highest price of that
group came last year, when champion
Groupie Doll sold for $3.1 million to Whisper Hill Farm following her second win in
the Filly and Mare Sprint.
“A successful effort or meaningful
performance by a horse or one of their
offspring or close relations in the Breeders’ Cup certainly creates another level
of excitement and energy, coming into the
sale just two days later,” Fasig-Tipton’s
Boyd Browning said. “We all love current
news and current information, and it can
oftentimes mean a dramatic difference in
the sale price of a horse if you’re fortunate
enough to sell a Breeders’ Cup winner, or
the dam of a Breeders’ Cup winner, or a
sibling to a Breeders’ Cup winner. We’ll
have our fingers crossed, and we’ll have
lots of rooting interest in the Breeders’ Cup
and hope for the best.”
Belle Gallantey, who is consigned by
Lane’s End, as agent, is among the standouts in a star-studded catalog for this year’s
Barbara D. Livingston
Dayatthespa will be offered at Fasig-Tipton after her BC Filly and Mare Turf start.
Fasig-Tipton November sale. The mare’s
dam, Revealed, and weanling half-brother
by Gio Ponti are scheduled to sell on the
same evening.
Also cataloged at Fasig-Tipton is Ria
Antonia, who won the 2013 Breeders’ Cup
Juvenile Fillies via disqualification, and
who enters this year’s Distaff off a runnerup effort in the Spinster at Keeneland.
The Rockport Harbor filly, a champion in
Canada, will be consigned by Three Chimneys, as agent for owner Loooch Racing.
Iotapa will be among the headliners
at the Keeneland November sale after
running in the Distaff. The Afleet Alex filly
is consigned by Lane’s End, agent. Also in
line for a payday pending Iotapa’s Breeders’
Cup performance is her dam, Concinnous,
cataloged at Fasig-Tipton.
Distaff entrant Stanwyck also will be
consigned by Lane’s End at Keeneland
November on behalf of owner-breeders
Jerry and Ann Moss. Multiple Grade
1-placed this year, Stanwyck sports a
strong catalog page, as the mare is a halfsister to Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo
and to Grade 1 winner Tiago.
Other Breeders’ Cup races the sales
companies and consignors will be watching closely are the Filly and Mare Turf and
Filly and Mare Sprint, each of which has
three entrants cataloged at Fasig-Tipton.
Stephanie’s Kitten, winner of the 2011
Juvenile Fillies Turf, has bankrolled more
than $2.2 million for owner Ramsey Farm.
She and millionaire Dayatthespa – the latter
consigned by Lane’s End – both enter the
Filly and Mare Turf off Grade 1 victories,
scoring in the Flower Bowl at Belmont and
the First Lady at Keeneland, respectively.
They are joined in the Filly and Mare Turf
starting gate by Grade 2 winner Parranda, to
be consigned at Fasig-Tipton by Taylor Made
Sales Agency, agent.
Grade 1 winner Judy the Beauty, runnerup in the 2013 Filly and Mare Sprint, Grade
2 winner Leigh Court, and Grade 1-placed
Little Alexis are cataloged at Fasig-Tipton
after their scheduled starts in this year’s
Filly and Mare Sprint. Leigh Court is
consigned by Taylor Made as part of the
dispersal of prominent owner-breeder
Eugene Melnyk’s stock, while Judy the
Beauty and Little Alexis are consigned by
VanMeter Sales and Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales,
respectively.
Also selling at Fasig-Tipton is Grade 2
winner and Juvenile Fillies entrant Cristina’s Journey, consigned by her trainer Dale
Romans’s Romans Racing and Sales.
The Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland sales
both include connections to starters in the
Breeders’ Cup Classic, North America’s
richest race. Most notably, three halfsisters to unbeaten champion Shared
Belief, who could lock up Horse of the Year
honors with a Classic victory, are on offer.
Double Major and Multitasker, both in foal
to Shared Belief’s sire, Candy Ride, are both
cataloged at Fasig-Tipton, while Common
Truth, in foal to Congrats, is cataloged for
Keeneland.
Champagne Royale, the dam of Grade
1 winner and Classic entrant Majestic
Harbor, will be offered at Fasig-Tipton.
Keeneland has another Classic connection
in Don’t Surprise Me, a half-sister to Bayern
who will sell in foal to Awesome Again.
Breeders’ Cup Champion
Stephanie’s Kitten
Kitten Kaboodle (G3)
3-time Grade 1 Winner and Breeders’ Cup Champion
Stephanie’s Kitten, by Champion Sire Kitten’s Joy,
sells as Hip#141 at Fasig-Tipton November
Millionaire and Ramsey homebred Stephanie’S Kitten, a Grade 1 Winner at 2, 4, and 5,
easily won the $600,000 Grade 1 Flower Bowl invitational at Belmont last month.
She sells as a Racing / Broodmare prospect this november at Fasig-tipton,
along with Kitten KaBoodle, a Graded Stakes-winning 2Yo, who sells as hip#96.
In 2014, Kitten’s Joy is the #1 Turf Sire, the #1 Sire of Stakes Winners with 23,
and ranks #2 on the General Sire List behind only Tapit ... World Class.
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Statistics through October 28, 2014