New York-bred results keep pace with record-breaking F-T October yearling sale

[1]by Sarah Mace

New York-bred yearlings put in another strong showing at this week’s record-breaking Fasig-Tipton October sale, managing to pace with all major indicators and featuring six individuals who sold for at least $100,000.

While the October sale rolled along through three sessions posting new records in overall gross, average and median prices, New York-bred yearlings kept in step. The average price for a New York-bred was $32,974, compared to the sale average of $34,117 which saw an increase of 31 percent over last year. The New York-bred median of $17,000 was identical to the sale median, which rose 33.3 percent from 2012, and New York-bred buy-back rate of 17 percent was on a par with 16 percent RNAs overall, which improved on last year’s 20 percent.

Of the six New York-bred yearlings who brought at least $100,000, the top seller was a $250,000 colt by Harlan’s Holiday[2], who turned out to be the sixth highest-priced yearling overall and third top-selling colt.

Other standouts included the top-selling New York-bred filly (Hip 804[3]), a daughter of Medaglia d’Oro who sold to Sarazen & Talus Stable for $170,000 in Wednesday’s closing Session 3. Bred by Gallagher’s Stud[4] where she was foaled on January 30, 2012, and consigned by Craig and Holly Bandoroff’s Denali Stud, the bay filly is the second foal produced by Hostess (Chester House), a multiple graded stakes winner who set the current course record for 1 3/8 miles over the Saratoga inner turf course in the 2008 Grade 3 Glens Falls Handicap ($383,918). A $650,000 purchase by Gallagher’s at the 2008 Keeneland November sale, Hostess’ first foal, Z Maitre D (Awesome Again), won on debut at two. She did not produce a foal in 2013 and was bred this year to War Front.

The standout of Session 2 and third highest priced New York-bred at the sale was Hip 431[5], a chestnut colt by Sky Mesa who is a half-brother to champion New York-bred 3-year-old filly Ava K. (Dixie Union). Purchased by Mark Casse, Agent, from the consignment of St George Sales, Agent II, for $165,000, the March colt was bred by Sugar Maple Farm[6] in partnership with H. Lewis Rapaport. The partners campaigned his stakes-winning New York-bred dam Bedside Manner (Dr. Blum), who was bred by Sugar Maple’s owner Howard Kaskel and went undefeated in her first five starts ($262,223). Her daughter Ava K., who began her career by winning three straight, is a multiple stakes winner and graded stakes-placed ($201,467). Bedside Manner has produced six winners from eight starters and currently has a weanling colt by Bluegrass Cat. She was bred to Posse this year.

 

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