Fasig-Tipton's March Digital Sale closed March 24 with gross sales of $4,430,500 for 142 horses sold. The sale opened March 19. Offerings included horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, broodmares—including mares with foals at foot—2-year-olds in training, "short" yearlings, and a fractional interest in graded stakes winner Just Beat the Odds.
Maximum Bourbon (Hip 5), a multiple winner by Maximum Security , sold for $400,000 to Agave Racing Stable to top the sale. Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent consigned the 4-year-old gelding. A three-time winner in five starts, Maximum Bourbon boasts four 90+ Beyers in his campaign to date, including a career-best 103 Beyer finishing second in allowance company March 13 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. He has earned $124,824 to date.
"We are absolutely delighted to add a horse with this kind of potential to our stable," said Mark Martinez of Agave Racing. "While Maximum Bourbon is lightly raced, he's certainly not light on talent, and his impressive wins on dirt while yielding the kind of Beyer and Ragozin numbers he's posted certainly gives us optimism to believe he can compete with the upper echelon dirt sprinters in the country. The partnership of Agave Racing, Evan Trommer, and Rockin Robin Racing will ship him to Phil D'Amato and his team at Oaklawn Park to begin his campaign for the new connections."
Martinez added, "I can't say enough good things about the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform and the opportunity it gives to both buyers and sellers. I've found myself being more seller than buyer in the past, but today I'm happy to be on this side of the transaction."
Fee (Hip 191), carrying her first foal by Mindframe , sold for $310,000 to Frankfort Park Farm from the consignment of Wasabi Ventures Sales, agent. An Into Mischief half sister to Englishman, Fee was added to the sale late Friday after that colt's 7 1/2-length romp in allowance company March 19 at Fair Grounds.
"The Fasig-Tipton Digital platform is transforming the industry," said consignor TK Kuegler of Wasabi Stables. "It is allowing buyers and sellers to work in a fast-paced marketplace. The Fasig-Tipton staff was amazing. We contacted them, and they helped us move quickly to add Fee as a supplement. Anyone not selling on the platform is missing out."
Rounding out the top five offerings were:
• Ms. Bucchero (Hip 7), a multiple stakes winner, sold for $230,000 to Deputy from the consignment of Evergreen Equine, agent for the Morici Bankruptcy Estate Dispersal. The daughter of Bucchero was offered as a racing/broodmare prospect. A three-time stakes winner, Ms. Bucchero has earned $462,025 to date.
• Libero (Hip 2), a 3-year-old daughter of Justify , sold for $180,000 to Competitive Casual Thoroughbreds from the consignment of Heartwood Farm, agent. Offered as a racing/broodmare prospect, Libero was placed in her debut in February.
• A fractional interest (33%) in graded stakes winner Just Beat the Odds (Hip 23) sold for $150,000 to OG from the consignment of Highgate Sales, agent. Winner of the Elite Power Stakes (G3) in December, Just Beat the Odds was second in his most recent outing in the Riyadh Dirt Sprint (G2) in Dubai. The son of Munnings has earned $745,495 to date.
"The sale delivered a strong performance, achieving an 84% clearance rate and generating $4.4 million in gross sales—further reinforcing the continued strength and resilience of the digital racehorse market," said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton director of digital sales. "If it's better for the horse, it's better for the buyer and seller. Attention now turns to Maximum Bourbon, who will be an exciting horse to follow in the coming year."
Of the broodmare offerings, Aaron added, "Broodmares were equally well received, posting a high clearance rate and demonstrating sustained demand across the segment. Notably, Fee commanded a top price of $310,000 for broodmares, reflecting buyers' confidence in quality offerings with current and relevant updates. The sale continues to provide an efficient marketplace that delivers both value to buyers and immediate liquidity for sellers.
"The broodmare-with-foal-at-foot segment also delivered impressive results and continues to show strong upward momentum," Aaron continued. "With 9 of 11 offerings sold, this category achieved prices of up to $50,000, $48,000, and $46,000, underscoring its growing appeal and suggesting continued expansion in future sales."
Full results are available online.
The next digital sale is the April Digital Sale, to be held April 16-21. Entries close April 8.
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
