First-crop weanling sires were responsible for seven of the top eight prices Oct. 15 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Hip 301, a filly from the first crop of multiple grade 1 winner Cyberknife , sold for $230,000 to Diamond I to top the sale. The dark bay or brown filly was consigned by Gracie Bloodstock, agent for Waldorf Farm. Out of the winning D'wildcat mare D'fashion, Hip 301 is a half sibling to five winners, including graded stakes-placed multiple stakes winner Strategic Dreams (Archarcharch). The filly was bred in New York by Dr. Jerry Bilinski.
Other top hips included:
- Hip 252, a filly by Good Magic out of Ardara, sold for $180,000 to No Money No Honey from the consignment of Vinery Sales, agent. The bay filly is a half sister to six winners, including multiple grade 2 winner Miss Marissa (He's Had Enough). Hip 252 was bred in New York by Mill Creek Farm & Fortune Farm.
- Hip 125, a filly from the first crop of Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Early Voting , sold for $150,000 to Mandalay Stables from the consignment of Sequel New York, agent. The bay filly is out of the winning Ghostzapper mare Owl Moon, dam of four winners, including stakes-placed Blue Strike (Smart Strike) and hails from the immediate family of grade 1 winner Stormy Lucy. Hip 125 was bred in New York by Sequel Thoroughbreds & Tuscany Bloodstock.
- Hip 6, a colt from the first crop of multiple grade 1 stakes winner Jack Christopher , sold for $140,000 to Mad Dog from the consignment of The New Hill Farm. The chestnut colt is out of stakes winner and 100% winner-producer Fairway Road, whose six winners include graded stakes winner Just Grazed Me (Grazen). Hip 6 was bred in New York by The New Hill Farm.
- Hip 28, a filly from the first crop of 2-year-old champion Corniche out of Happy As You Go, sold for $137,000 to Mad Dog from the consignment of The New Hill Farm. The bay filly is the first foal out of her multiple stakes-winning dam, from the immediate family of grade 1-winning millionaire Boisterous. Hip 28 was bred in New York by The New Hill Farm.
Overall, 148 horses changed hands for $3,939,500, good for an average of $26,618. The median was $15,000. One hundred two horses were not sold. The numbers were down from last year's sale, when 157 head sold for $4,597,200, an average of $29,282. The median was $20,000, and 86 horses went unsold.
Full results from Tuesday's sale are available online.
