Central Banker filly highlights Midlantic yearling sale

A filly by multiple leading New York sire Central Banker sold for $82,000 to top the New York-bred offerings at Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale in Timonium, Maryland.

Matthew T. Groff purchased the filly, sold as Hip 230[2] by Scott Mallory, agent. Bred by BHMFR, LLC and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, the filly is out of the winning Spring At Last mare Calidez.

Calidez is the dam of two winners – the 2-year-old Caravaggio filly Mascara who won her debut in July at Saratoga Race Course and the 3-year-old Sky Mesa filly For Love and Honor, a winner in late August at Kentucky Downs and earner of $118,220. The winner of four of 17 starts and $47,201, she’s also the dam of a weanling New York-bred filly by Central Banker born April 28.

Central Banker, a 14-year-old son of Speightstown, stands for $7,500 at McMahon of Saratoga. He topped the New York general sire list the last three seasons and currently ranks second and just behind fellow McMahon of Saratoga stallion Bucchero.

Scott Mallory also consigned one of the co-top-selling colts, Hip 117[3], a son of Beau Liam that brought a final bid of $65,000 from Kieran Norris.

Bred by Scott Pierce and foaled at Stonegate Stables in Fort Edward, the colt is out of the winning Into Mischief mare Okbyecya. A full-sister to stakes-placed Into Oblivion and half-sister to stakes winner Balmaran, Okbyecya is the dam of the 4-year-old Classic Empire filly Classic Farewell, who sold for $100,000 at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale; and the 2-year-old Honor A.P. colt Skull Honor who recently made his debut.

Hip 13[4], a colt by Volatile from the family of graded stakes winners Cutting Humor, Irish You Well and Zensational, also sold for $65,000 to Sallusto & Kimmel, agent.

Bred by Harry L. Landry, foaled at Blue Chip Stock Farm in Fort Edward and consigned by Harry L. Landry Bloodstock LLC, agent, the colt is out of the winning Political Force mare Farce. She’s the dam of three-time winner Class Riot and a 2-year-old filly by Enticed.

Landry purchased Farce, in foal to Volatile, for $16,000 out of the 2022 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 23 of the 34 New York-breds offered Tuesday for a total of $593,700, an average price of $25,813 and median of $20,000.

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