New York-breds were in demand during this week’s record-breaking Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale. Fasig-Tipton Photo.
By Tom Law
A New York-bred colt from the first crop of Omaha Beach sold for $300,000 to highlight the final session of the record-breaking Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale Thursday in Lexington.
Donato Lanni, agent for SF/Starlight/Madaket, signed for Hip 1337. Bred by Deann Baer and Greg Baer DVM, foaled at Sugar Plum Farm in Saratoga Springs and consigned by Burleson Farms, agent, the colt is out of the stakes-producing Fusaichi Pegasus mare My Peg. A full-sister to Grade 1-placed sire Pegasus Wind, My Peg is the dam of multiple stakes winner and $246,310-earner Two Last Words and stakes winner and $117,879-earner Russian Influence.
My Peg is also the dam of the placed 2-year-old Goldencents gelding Mas Oro and a weanling colt by New York-based stallion War Dancer born May 15.
The Omaha Beach colt was one of six New York-bred yearlings to sell for six figures at the sale, along with Hip 984, a daughter of Flatter out of Hard to Stay Notgo bred by Chester and Mary Broman, that brought $260,000 during Wednesday’s penultimate session.
Hip 1417, a filly by Hard Spun out of stakes winner Pantsonfire bred by Richard Nicolai, sold for $115,000 Thursday. Photo courtesy of Bluewater Sales.
Fasig-Tipton reported 26 of 28 New York-breds through the ring Thursday sold for $1,198,500, an average price of $46,096 and median of $34,500. Overall, 75 of the 98 New York-breds offered were sold for $2,819,700, an average price of $37,596 and median of $20,000.
Hip 1417, a filly by Hard Spun, brought the second highest price Thursday on a bid of $115,000 from McMahon & Hill Bloodstock, agent. Bred by Richard Nicolai, foaled at Carlland Stables in Avon and consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent, the filly is the first foal out of the Grade 3-winning Irish-bred Sir Percy mare Pantsonfire.
Winner of the Grade 3 Astra Stakes in 2019 at Santa Anita Park and placed in three other stakes, Pantsonfire was purchased as a broodmare prospect by Nicolai’s Fortune Farm for $70,000 at the 2019 Keeneland November breeding stock sale. She is also the dam of a New York-bred weanling filly by Gun Runner born March 26.
Fasig-Tipton reported records for total sales ($55,426,500 on 1,100 yearlings), average price ($50,338) and median ($25,000).
