F-T Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale Entices Buyers

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale held at the Timonium Fairgrounds saw buyers in force over the weekend looking for Maryland-bred stock and pinhook prospects for next year ahead of the two-day sale, Oct. 2-3. This year, the catalog offers 412 individuals heading through the ring beginning at 3 p.m. ET Monday and 11 a.m. Tuesday. "This sale always proves there is something here for everyone; whatever your taste or pocketbook, there is something here," Paget Bennett, Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sales director, commented. "Today brought a lot of lookers, and the consignors felt good about the foot traffic. With the nice weather, they have been showing all day, and with the later start time tomorrow, we will get another wave of local people and trainers before the 3:00 kick-off. The people who believe in this market and have had successes out of this sale are back." Recent graduates of the Midlantic sale include 2022 Spinaway Stakes (G1) winner Leave No Trace. Vinery Sales sold the son of Outwork during the 2021 sale to Wellspring Stables for $40,000. Consignor Becky Davis sold Field Pass, by Lemon Drop Kid, in 2018, when Owls Bloodstock purchased the Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) winner for $37,000. Maryland-bred Cordmaker, by Curlin, sold during the 2016 edition for $150,000 to Hillwood Stables from consignor Chanceland Farm before winning the 2022 General George Stakes (G3). The same year, Walnut Hill Racing sold Queen Nekia for $22,000 to Steve Epley Jr. en route to winning the Royal Delta Stakes in 2021. Bennett added: "We have gotten a lot of updates from stakes winners, stakes placed, or increased in earnings for horses. There are a lot of active families, which is very timely. We added 20 horses to our supplement, which we feel good about as well." Exciting updates to this year's catalog include the Bucchero brother to Hip 3, Book'em Danno winning the Smoke Glacken Stakes Sept. 9. Gracie Bloodstock consigns the Classic Empire colt out of Adorabella, producer of stakes winner Girl Trouble. The Paynter brother to stakes winner Coffeewithchris will be sold as Hip 15 by his Maryland breeder Shamrock Farm (Thomas Rooney). The Ride On Curlin colt sits on earnings of $256,600 and most recently finished third in the Star De Naskra Stakes at Laurel Park. The Maclean's Music filly, Hip 103, got a nice update when her juvenile sister, Determined Driver, by Dialed In, picked up a win on first asking Aug. 11 and followed that up with being stakes placed in the Timonium Juvenile Sept. 2. Harry L. Landry Bloodstock offers the Heart to Heart brother (Hip 218) to the New York Stallion Series third Vacation Dance. The 3-year-old by The Lieutenant added another win to his tally Sept. 1 and now sits on a bankroll of $239,390 in 10 starts. On Tuesday, the full sibling to July 29, Miss Disco Stake's winner, Talk to the Judge, by Great Notion, will be offered as Hip 337 by Becky Davis. Yearlings by Maryland-based stallions on offer include Barbados, Blofeld, Bourbon Courage, Divining Rod, First Mondays, Friesan Fire, Golden Lad, Great Notion, Holy Boss, Hoppertunity, Imagining (deceased), I'm Steppin' It Up, Irish War Cry, Madefromlucky, Mosler, Street Magician, Super Ninety Nine, and Uncle Lino. The two-day sale concluded last year with 386 yearlings traded of the 465 on offer for a $10,266,200 gross. An average price of $26,596 and a $15,000 median was recorded. An RNA rate of 16.9% represents the 79 yearlings who failed to sell. During the first session last year, an Uncle Mo filly, consigned as Hip 158 by Scott Mallory, agent for Determined Stud, took top billings after Legion Bloodstock, agent went to $320,000 to acquire the filly out of the grade 2 placed stakes winner Andina (IRE). The now-named Mo Fina is half sibling to three graded winners. Juvenile consignor/pinhooker Cary Frommer purchased six yearlings last year for gross receipts of $702,000, at an average of $117,000 per head, to be the leading buyer at the Timonium sale. Consignor Marshall W. Silverman sold 42 of his 52 horse draft for final figures of $1,206,200 and an average of $28,719 to be the leading seller. The sale begins tomorrow with Hips 1-124 heading through the ring, beginning at 3 p.m. There have been eight yearlings withdrawn from tomorrow's session.