Yaupon colt sparks Fasig-Tipton Kentucky finale

Three New York-bred yearlings sold for six figures – led by a colt by Yaupon that brought $300,000 – during the final session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale Thursday in Lexington. That trio brought the overall haul of six-figure New York-breds sold to 10 over the four sessions.

Winchell Thoroughbreds purchased the Yaupon colt, named Whiskey Point and offered as Hip 1430[2]. Bred by Danzel Brendemuehl and Colleen Smith and foaled at The New Hill Farm in Hoosick Falls, Whiskey Point is the first foal out of the winning Bernardini mare Capable.

Whiskey Point, originally sold as weanling for $80,000 to Rexy Bloodstock at last year’s Keeneland November breeding stock sale, was consigned at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky by Hunter Valley Farm, agent.

Capable, the winner of three of 22 starts and $52,839, is out of the Grade 1-placed stakes-winning City Zip mare Achiever’s Legacy and is a half-sister to stakes winner Tone It Up.

Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 18 of the 21 New York-breds in the final session for $897,000, an average price of $49,833 and median of $20,000. Overall, 88 New York-breds sold for $3,818,000, an average price of $43,386 and median of $17,500.

White Oak Stable purchased the final session’s second highest-priced New York-bred yearling, going to $145,000 for Hip 1345[4], a colt by Vekoma out of the winning Big Drama mare Big Thrill.

Bred by Annemarie Toomey and consigned by Fort Christopher’s Thoroughbreds LLC, agent, the colt is the fifth foal out of Big Thrill. She’s the dam of three New York-bred winners – Capital Gal, Thethrillofvictory and Big Prankster – and the 2-year-old Vino Rosso filly Aperitif that sold for $62,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale.

Rich Schulhoff landed the session’s final six-figure New York-bred, going to $130,000 for Hip 1451[5], a filly by Tiz the Law from the family of Hall of Famer Azeri.

Bred by Winter Creek Farm and consigned by Indian Creek, agent, the filly is the first foal out of the Uncle Mo mare Celestia. She’s out of the Grade 2-placed Giant’s Causeway mare Arienza, a daughter of Horse of the Year, multiple Eclipse Award winner and $4,079,820-earner Azeri.

The Tiz the Law filly was a $27,000 RNA at this year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. Celestia is also the dam of a weanling filly by Charlatan born March 8 in New York.

The final session also saw the sale of the most expensive New York-bred by a New York-based sire. Pedro Cevano went to $60,000 to purchase Hip 1272[6], a colt by Honest Mischief out of the winning More Than Ready mare Ascent.

Bred by Cypress Creek Equine LLC and consigned by C & S Thoroughbreds, the colt is a half-brother to three winners.

Honest Mischief, an 8-year-old son of Into Mischief out of the Grade 1-winning Seattle Slew mare Honest Lady, stood the 2024 season for $6,500 at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson. Honest Mischief leads the New York freshman sire list with four winners and progeny earnings of more than $412,000 through Thursday.

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