Multiple grade 1 winner Scottish Lassie (Hip 147) was back in Fasig-Tipton's The November Sale auction ring Nov. 2 and this time she found a new home, selling for $3 million to Spendthrift Farm.
The 4-year-old daughter of McKinzie was offered at this sale last year but was bought back by her partners on a final bid of $3.8 million. Some partners were still reluctant to sell this year because fillies of her quality don't come around that often, yet in the end they knew it was the right choice.
"Really, the only thing I am sad about is that she did not get to run in the Breeders' Cup," said Steve Weston, who races as Parkland Thoroughbreds and owned 25% of Scottish Lassie. "I am extremely happy for (trainer) Jorge Abreu because he is a smaller trainer, he was an owner in the horse, and this money is life-changing for him. He is the reason she is who she is. He did a marvelous job."
After returning to racing this year, she added an allowance optional claiming win and runner-up performances in the Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) and Shuvee Stakes (G2) to her résumé. She was being aimed for this year's Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) but was scratched three days before the race.
Scottish Lassie retired with a 3-2-3 record from 10 starts and earned $954,510. Her best performances were wins in the 2024 Frizette Stakes (G1) and the 2025 Coaching Club American Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1).
At Fasig-Tipton in the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment, Scottish Lassie became the fourth-highest-priced purchase at The November Sale and the highest-priced purchase among six bought by Spendthrift Farm for a total $6.03 million.
"She is a very nice physical, has a wonderful race record, is a classic-type of mare, and a wonderful pedigree. She is the whole package," said Ned Toffey, Spendthrift's chief operating officer and general manager. "We have a variety of options of who to breed her to."
Among those options is Spendthrift's multiple leading sire Into Mischief . Toffey said Spendthrift has a nice mare by Street Sense who has been a successful mating with their farm's sire Authentic . Scottish Lassie's sire McKinzie is a son of Street Sense, and Authentic is a son of Into Mischief.
"So there are a lot of reasons that mating would work, but we have options," he said.
Scottish Lassie is out of the Bodemeister winner Bodebabe, who is also the dam of stakes-placed winner Scot's Law (Tiz the Law ). The immediate family also has produced grade 1 winners Tara's Tango and Visionaire.
Spendthrift bought another seven-figure filly during the sale, another daughter of McKinzie named Cash Call. The 4-year-old won the 2025 Summertime Oaks (G3) at Santa Anita Park and this year placed in three other black-type stakes. Cash Call is a half sister to graded-placed stakes winner Strategic Dreams, who is the dam of stakes-placed winner Twirling Beauty.
