NEWS: SALES

NY-breds contribute to strong finish at FT October sale

Friday, October 27th, 2023

Hip 1348, a daughter of Malibu Moon bred by Rockridge Stud, Ascendant Farms and Spendthrift Farm, sold for $225,000 Thursday at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale. Photo provided by Gainesway.

Five New York-breds sold for $100,000 or more – including a Malibu Moon filly for $225,000 – during Thursday’s final session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale.

Hip 1348, a daughter of Malibu Moon out of the Grade 3-placed Montbrook mare Stopspendingmaria, led the way on a $225,000 bid from Meridian Bloodstock. Bred by Rockridge Stud LLC, Ascendant Farms LLC and Spendthrift Farm, the filly previously sold at for $150,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale and was a $340,000 RNA at this year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings.

Consigned by Gainesway, agent, the filly is the seventh foal out of the 2010 Grade 3 Schuylerville Stakes runner-up, who is also the dam of stakes winner No Mo’ Spending and stakes-placed winners Blewitt and Security Code.

Hip 1521, a colt by Maclean’s Music, sold for $150,000 to Equinox, Inc., agent for George Sharp.

Bred by 3C Stables LLC, the colt is the fifth foal out of the winning Yes It’s True mare Ultimate Shopper. She’s the dam of a pair of winners, including the stakes-placed $109,412-earner Taylors Rap. The colt previously sold for $150,000 at this year’s Keeneland January horses of all ages sale and was a $190,000 RNA at the recent Keeneland September sale.

Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 29 of the 32 New York-breds during Thursday’s session for a total of $1,433,000, an average price of $49,414 and median of $31,000. Overall, 97 of the 120 New York-breds through the ring sold for $3,151,000, an average price of $32,485 and median of $17,000.

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