Flameaway filly, Dialed In colt lead New York-breds at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale

A filly by Flameaway and a colt by Dialed In led the group of New York-breds that sold during Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale in Timonium, Maryland.

Cruz Diablo purchased Hip 152[2], a daughter of Flameaway out of the Mineshaft mare Chase the Light, for $42,000.

Bred by Chesapeake Farm and Three Times a Charm, foaled at Rockridge Stud in Hudson and consigned by Straight Line Equine Sales, agent, the filly is the first foal out of Chase the Light. Three Times a Charm Racing purchased Chase the Light carrying the Flameaway filly in utero for $20,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Chase the Light is out of the Grade 2-placed Lion Heart mare Hearts of Red, who is the dam of four winners including $196,076-earner Latin Casino.

A.J. Hawthorne purchased the colt by Dialed In, Hip 94[3], for $22,000.

Bred by and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds LLC in Saratoga Springs and consigned by Marshall W. Silverman, agent, the colt is the first foal out of the unraced Blame mare Sum One to Blame.

Bred in New York by Fred Hertrich III, Sum One to Blame originally sold as a yearling for $40,000 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October before bringing $90,000 at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-year-olds in training sale. She’s out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Princely Sum, who is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Maximova.

Sum One to Blame is also the dam of a McMahon-bred weanling filly by Bucchero.

Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 18 of the 21 New York-breds through the ring for a total of $234,900, an average price of $13,050 and median of $10,500.

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New York-breds contribute to record Keeneland September sale

The record-setting Keeneland September yearling wrapped up Saturday with New York-breds helping add to the more than $531 million in total receipts.

Fifteen New York-breds brought for $100,000 or more during the 12-session sale, including colts that commanded bids of $675,000 and $500,000 apiece. Keeneland reported sales on 91 of the 113 New York-breds through the ring or via private post-sale for a total of $6,099,500, an average price of $67,028 and median of $23,000.

Hip 207[2], a colt by Constitution bred by Kristen and Matt Esler’s Thirty Year Farm, brought the top price of $675,000 from Case Clay Thoroughbred Management during Book 1. Foaled at Thirty Year Farm in Saratoga Springs, the colt is the sixth foal out of Walking Miracle. He was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

Thirty Year Farm bought the mare carrying the Constitution colt in utero for $525,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November breeding stock sale. She delivered the colt about two months later, January 26, at the farm not far from Saratoga Race Course.

Walking Miracle, a half-sister to the Grade 3 winner and $279,052-earner Sound Money, is the dam of stakes winners Swill and Stitched. She’s also the dam of a New York-bred weanling colt by Good Magic, foaled March 12 at Thirty Year Farm.

The $500,000 colt, a son of leading second-crop sire and multiple Grade 1 winner Vekoma, sold during the first Book 2 session last week. Bloodstock agent Barry Berkelhammer, bidding on behalf of Albaugh Family Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds and Team Railbird, landed Hip 566[3].

Bred by and foaled at Sequel New York LLC in Hudson, the colt is out of the winning Yes It’s True mare True History. She’s the dam of the 3-year-old Violence gelding Rout, who sold for $280,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale; and the five-time winning New York-bred Destin mare True Destiny.

Consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent, the colt originally sold out of the Burleson Farms consignment for $180,000 to Cherry Knoll Farm at this year’s Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.

Thirty Year Farm also sold the sale’s top-priced New York-bred filly and fourth highest priced New York-bred yearling overall. Mike Repole’s Repole Stable landed Hip 231[4], a filly by Life Is Good and half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Casa Creed, for $350,000 during Book 1.

The filly is the eighth foal out of the unraced Bellamy Road mare Achalaya, who is the dam of five winners from five foals to race. Also foaled at Thirty Year Farm in Saratoga Springs, she was consigned by Paramount Sales, agent.

The five winners include Charlotte’s Heart, a New York-bred daughter of Authentic bred by Thirty Year Farm who sold for $ 725,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings. Campaigned by Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Plantation, Charlotte’s Heart won her debut in 2024 at Saratoga Race Course before a second in the Glorious Song Stakes at Woodbine. She’s 1-2-0 in six starts with $114,732 in earnings.

Grassroots Training & Sales LLC purchased the sale’s top-priced yearling by a New York-based sire, going to $55,000 for a colt by Mind Control. The colt also topped the final two sessions of the sale, leading the way for Book 5B.

Hip 4123[6], who is out of the unraced Flatter mare First Valentine, sold out of the Johnson Cross consignment. Bred by Rockridge Stud LLC, Animals in Motion and Chesapeake Farm, the colt is the third foal out of First Valentine. She’s the dam of the New York-bred 2-year-old Known Agenda gelding Chairmanoftheboard, who sold for $55,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale.

The colt is from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Mind Control, a 9-year-old son of Stay Thirsty who stands for $8,000 as part of a Rockridge Stud/Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Venture at Rockridge in Hudson.

The next major yearling market featuring New York-breds comes later this month with the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale September 30 in Timonium, Maryland.

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Colts by City of Light, Yaupon highlight start of Book 5 at Keeneland September

Colts by City of Light and Yaupon led the way for New York-breds sold during the first two Book 5 sessions of the Keeneland September yearling sale Wednesday and Thursday in Lexington.

Hip 2977[2], a colt by City of Light out of the unraced Blame mare Rose’ to Blame, led the way on a $95,000 bid from Arch Bloodstock, agent.

Bred by Lambholm South, foaled at Mill Creek Farm in Stillwater and consigned by Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck’s Summerfield, agent, the colt is the third foal out of Rose’ to Blame.

Rose’ to Blame is the dam of the unraced 2-year-old New York-bred Liam’s Map colt who sold for $200,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale, and the multiple placed 3-year-old Twirling Candy filly Mobula.

Hip 2911[4], a colt by Yaupon out of the Grade 3-winning More Than Ready mare More Than Love, commanded a final bid of $85,000 from HTC/Voric Stables.

Bred by Hidden Lake Farm LLC and 3C Stables LLC, foaled at Hidden Lake in Stillwater and consigned by Highgate Sales, agent, the colt is the seventh foal out of the Grade 3 Miesque Stakes winner More Than Love. She’s the dam of three New York-bred winners – $295,321-earner Bar Fourteen, $129,099-earner National Honor and Nicky Jolene.

Keeneland reported sales on 33 of the 38 New York-breds offered Wednesday and Thursday for $1,004,500, an average price of $30,440 and median of $23,000. Overall, 57 New York-bred yearlings have sold for $5,686,500, an average price of $99,764 and median of $40,000.

The sale continues with the final two sessions at 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

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Half-brother to Runaway Rumour brings six figures at Keeneland September sale

A colt from the first crop of Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun and half-brother to a trio of stakes winners led by multiple stakes winner Runaway Rumour sold for $105,000 to lead the New York-breds sold in Book 4 of the Keeneland September yearling sale Monday and Tuesday.

MHM Stables LLC purchased the colt, Hip 2772[2], out of the Indian Creek consignment. Bred by Lawrence Goichman – who also bred and raced $571,305-earner Runaway Rumour – the colt is the eighth foal out of the stakes-placed Elusive Quality mare Elusive Rumour.

Elusive Rumour is also the dam of three-time New York-bred stakes winner and $442,966-earner Myhartblongstodady, the New York-bred open-company stakes winner Scuttlebuzz, Grade 2-placed New York-bred Lachaise and one other winner. She’s also the dam of the 2-year-old Constitution filly Silly Season.

Keeneland reported sales on six of the eight New York-breds through the ring during the Book 4 sessions for a total of $357,000, an average price of $59,500 and median of $48,500. Overall, 24 of the 34 New York-breds offered have sold for $4,682,000, an average price of $195,084 and median of $145,000.

Brinco Bloodstock purchased the second most expensive New York-bred during Book 4, going to $75,000 for Hip 2701[3], a colt by Mo Donegal.

Bred by Caliburn Farm LLC and consigned by Four Star Sales, the colt is the sixth foal out of the stakes-placed Smart Strike mare Bennett Jean. Out of multiple stakes winner Pretty Meadow, Bennett Jean is the dam of four winners including $98,780-earner Cavendish.

The September sale continues with the first of four Book 5 sessions at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

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Six New York-breds sell for six figures during Book 3 of Keeneland September yearling sale

The record-setting Keeneland September yearling sale passed the midpoint Sunday and New York-breds continued to be in demand, with six selling for six figures during the Book 3 sessions over the weekend.

Keeneland reported sales on nine of the 13 New York-breds through the ring Saturday and Sunday sold for $1,690,000, an average price of $187,778 and median of $150,000. Through six of the 12 sessions, 18 New York-breds have sold for $4,325,000, an average price of $240,278 and median of $190,000.

Hip 1746[2], a colt by Nashville and half-brother to stakes winner Galactic Star, led the way for Book 3 when he sold Sunday for $425,000 to Mayberry Farm.

Bred by Beals Racing Stable LLC, foaled at Saratoga Glen Farm in Schuylerville and consigned by Betz Thoroughbreds Inc., agent, the colt is out of the unraced Pioneerof the Nile mare Stella’s Dream. She’s the dam of five winners, including the $147,232-earner Galactic Star, winner of this year’s Al Bastakiya at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.

Beals Racing Stable bought Stella’s Dream, who is a half-sister to New York-bred stakes winner Little Miss Zip, in foal to Nashville for $18,000 at the 2024 Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.

Book 3’s top-selling New York-bred filly, Hip 1700[4], also sold during Sunday’s session. Joe Migliore, agent for agent for Adelphi Racing and Chief Horse Futures, went to $335,000 to purchase the daughter of Violence out of the winning More Than Ready mare Rockin Ready.

Bred by Rockridge Stud LLC, Chesapeake Farm, Matthew Nestor and Three Times A Charm, foaled at Rockridge Stud in Hudson and consigned by Black-Albina Thoroughbred Services, agent, the filly is the second foal out of Rockin Ready.

Rockin Ready, the dam of an unnamed 2-year-old colt by Violence, is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Newgrange, who will enter stud in 2026 at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson.

Keeneland reported total sales of more than $417.6 million for the first six sessions of the September sale, a total that already exceeds last year’s total of $411 million for the entire 12-day auction. The sale continues with the first of two Book 4 sessions at 10 a.m. Monday.

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Sequel-bred Vekoma colt tops Book 2 at Keeneland September

A colt by leading second-crop sire and multiple Grade 1 winner Vekoma sold for $500,000 to top the New York-bred yearlings sold during the Book 2 sessions of the Keeneland September sale Wednesday and Thursday in Lexington.

Bloodstock agent Barry Berkelhammer, bidding on behalf of Albaugh Family Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds and Team Railbird, landed Hip 566[2] during Wednesday’s session.

Bred by and foaled at Sequel New York LLC in Hudson, the colt is out of the winning Yes It’s True mare True History. She’s the dam of the 3-year-old Violence gelding Rout, who sold for $280,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale; and the five-time winning New York-bred Destin mare True Destiny.

Consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent, the colt originally sold out of the Burleson Farms consignment for $180,000 to Cherry Knoll Farm at this year’s Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.

The Vekoma colt was one of seven New York-breds that sold during Book 2 for a total of $1,610,000, an average price of $230,000 and median of $200,000.

Wednesday’s session also included the sale of Hip 386[4], a colt by Horse of the Year Flightline that brought $350,000 from SBA Racing. Bred by and foaled at Thirty Year Farm in Saratoga Springs and consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, the colt is the first foal out of the Grade 3-winning Union Rags mare Lady Scarlet.

Lady Scarlet, winner of the Grade 3 Miss Preakness Stakes in 2022 at Pimlico Race Course, won four of 12 starts and earned $307,530. Thirty Year Farm purchased the mare carrying the Flightline colt in utero for $625,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Hip 615[5], a daughter of Good Magic out of the winning Arch mare Ardara, brought the top price for a New York-bred filly in Book 2 on a bid of $250,000 from Rich Emmett during Wednesday’s session.

Bred by Mill Creek Farm and Fortune Farm and foaled at Mill Creek in Stillwater, the filly originally sold as a weanling for $180,000 to No Money No Honey at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale. Consigned by Keeneland September by Hunter Valley Farm, agent, the filly is the ninth foal out of the Ardara and a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Miss Marissa, stakes-placed winner The X and four other winners.

Fortune Farm’s Richard Nicolai purchased the Ontario-bred Ardara carrying the Good Magic filly in utero for $105,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November sale.

The Keeneland September sale resumes Saturday with Book 3 after a scheduled dark day Friday.

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Thirty Year Farm yearlings highlight Book 1 at Keeneland September

Kristen and Matt Esler sent two yearlings from their Thirty Year Farm in Saratoga Springs to sell in Book 1 of this week’s Keeneland September yearling sale and came away with $1,025,000.

Case Clay Thoroughbred Management landed the first of the two yearlings, going to $675,000 for Hip 207[2], a colt by Constitution out of the unraced Into Mischief mare Walking Miracle. Bred by and foaled at Thirty Year Farm, the colt is the sixth foal out of Walking Miracle. He was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

Thirty Year Farm bought the mare carrying the Constitution colt in utero for $525,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November breeding stock sale. She delivered the colt about two months later, Jan. 26, at the farm not far from Saratoga Race Course.

The Constitution colt is the sixth foal out of Walking Miracle, who is a half-sister to the Grade 3 winner and $279,052-earner Sound Money. Walking Miracle’s first two foals – Swill and Stitched – are stakes winners.

Swill, a 7-year-old gelding by Munnings and a winner in 2025, sports a record of 7-4-3 in 28 starts with $406,924 in earnings. He won the 2023 Challedon Stakes at Pimlico Race Course and finished fourth in three other stakes, including the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club in 2020 at Churchill Downs.

Stitched, a 6-year-old by Mizzen Mast who made two starts in early 2025, has won six of 22 starts with $955,689 in earnings. He’s a three-time stakes winner, taking the Grade 2 Wise Dan in 2023 at Ellis Park and the Caesar’s Stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Mystic Lake Derby at Canterbury Park in 2022.

Walking Miracle is also the dam of a New York-bred weanling colt by Good Magic, foaled March 12 at Thirty Year Farm.

The second Thirty Year Farm yearling went through the ring about a half hour later, Hip 231[4], a filly by Life Is Good and half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Casa Creed, that sold for $350,000 to Mike Repole’s Repole Stable. The filly is the eighth foal out of the unraced Bellamy Road mare Achalaya, who is the dam of five winners from five foals to race. She was consigned by Paramount Sales, agent.

The five winners include Charlotte’s Heart, a New York-bred daughter of Authentic bred by Thirty Year Farm who sold for $725,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings. Campaigned by Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Plantation, Charlotte’s Heart won her debut in 2024 at Saratoga Race Course before a second in the Glorious Song Stakes at Woodbine. She’s 1-2-0 in six starts with $114,732 in earnings.

Achalaya’s seventh foal, a daughter of Curlin, sold for $500,000 to be the top-priced New York-bred and top overall filly at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale.

Thirty Year Farm purchased Achalaya, in foal to Charlotte’s Heart, for $725,000 at the 2021 Keeneland November breeding stock sale. She’s the dam of three other winners, including graded stakes winner and $238,908-earner Chess’s Dream.

Casa Creed, who stood his first breeding season in 2025 at Mill Ridge Farm in Kentucky, retired with nine wins in 36 starts and earnings of $2,691,308. He won back-to-back editions of the Grade 1 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga Race Course in 2022 and 2023, along with back-to-back renewals of the Grade 1 Jaipur Stakes at Belmont Park in 2021 and 2022.

Those were the lone New York-bred yearlings through the ring for the Book 1 sessions. Book 2, which features 19 New York-breds in the catalog, started at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

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Record-breaking New York-bred sale wraps up strong Saratoga sales season

The two-day Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale posted significant gains over last year, established records and concluded an extremely strong summer auction season in upstate New York for 2025.

Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 199 of the 254 yearlings through the ring over the two days for a record total of $23,870,000, up 23.9 percent from last year’s $19,273,000 for 185 sold. The sale’s average price of $119,950 also set a record and increased 15.1 percent from last year’s $104,178, while median held steady at a record $85,000. The sale’s buyback rate finished at 21.7 percent, down from 26.3 percent in 2024.

The New York-bred sale followed a blockbuster select sale, which saw total sales soar past $100 million and records across the board.

“Four spectacular days of sales in Saratoga. I don’t know any other way to describe it,” said Boyd Browning Jr., Fasig-Tipton president and chief executive officer. “Fantastic marketplace. We had a really, really strong group of horses on the grounds for the New York-bred sale as well as the main sale. And that’s what happens when you have quality horses. This New York-bred program is, I don’t think there’s any question, the best state-bred program in the United States.”

Browning praised the Empire State’s breeders and the New York Racing Association for continuing the build on past successes of the program and take it to the next level.

“There continues to be concerted and a collected effort to improve it with the breeders and with NYRA,” Browning said. “We also have to be cognizant and give some gratitude to the political arena, who have supported Thoroughbred racing in the state of New York. It’s thriving and that’s reflective in these sales results. Virtually everybody you talk to that’s involved in the New York-bred program is very optimistic about the future of it.”

Buyers combed the grounds all weekend and into Monday looking for future racing prospects that will compete in the lucrative New York-bred races and open-company events around the world.

Hip 502[2], a colt by Practical Joke out of the unraced Cherokee Run mare Cuello de Luna, commanded the top price Monday and finished as the co-leading seller on a $525,000 bid from Sallusto and Kimmel, agent for MWG.

Bred by and foaled at Stone Bridge Farm LLC in Gansevoort and consigned by Indian Creek, agent, the colt is the ninth foal out of the half-sister to stakes winner Neck of the Moon. Cuello de Luna is the dam of six winners, including $329,263-earner Sundaeswithsandy and $144,888-earner Crack Shot.

“We’d totally be lying through our teeth if we told you we expected it,” Indian Creek’s Sarah Sutherland said of the price. “I think we saw in the first sale and then again last night, the horses that people want, those (that have) really nice physicals with some sire power, the market is very strong behind them. Then you’re rewarded in multiples if you line up that way. Nice horses bring in a whole lot of money, and anything below that, it starts to get a little trickier.”

While Sutherland might not have expected the co-top price, she did know the colt would be in demand from his presale activity.

“He was well received from the get-go, just from our initial all shows all the way through, re-looks in the vetting process,” she said. “He was staying on lists for everybody. We had a great level of support from pinhookers and end users and trainers and everything else. We knew we were in good shape, but it takes a special horse for people to line up and spend that money on, and we’re just happy to be in that position for his breeder.”

Hip 522[4], a daughter of Street Sense out of the winning Galileo mare Evening Primrose, brought the top price of the day for a filly on a bid of $400,000 from Alan Quartucci, agent for Ed Swyer’s Hudson River Farm.

Bred by and foaled at Thirty Year Farm LLC in Saratoga Springs and consigned by Paramount Sales, agent, the filly is the second foal out of Evening Primrose. She’s also the dam of the New York-bred 2-year-old Twirling Candy filly Cosmic Candy Girl, a $130,000 purchase out of last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale. She finished second in her debut July 31 at Saratoga Race Course.

“We love the filly’s pedigree and she’s got a great walk,” Quartucci said. “I know Joe DiRico owns the half-sister who placed here at Saratoga, so I think the family’s young. We hope she can be a nice two-turn filly on the grass. Galileo mare, we like that. Street Sense is a very solid stallion and very good with fillies.”

Those two yearlings were among 11 who sold for $300,000 or more in the final session.

The final session also posted strong gains over last year. Fasig-Tipton reported 132 yearlings sold Monday for $15,172,000, an average price of $114,939 and median of $80,000. The total rose 26.9 percent and average increased 3.9 percent for the second session.

“Hopefully we’ll continue to see more and more activity, better and better quality horses, more stallions coming to New York and more racing in terms of New York-bred opportunities,” Browning said. “Particularly with the new Belmont coming on track. Lots of reasons for optimism for New York. … People are enthusiastic to own quality racehorses right now. We’re fortunate to that that’s what we bring to this area, have the ability to offer in Saratoga is quality racehorses. As I said, you’ve heard me describe it as the quinella. The gross is up, the average is up, the RNA rate in down, the medium is up.

Hip 552[5], a daughter of Bucchero and half-sister to stakes winner Kay Cup, commanded the top price for a yearling by a New York-based sire on a bid of $240,000 from Corbin Blumberg, agent.

Bred by Robert Cotran, foaled at Amsterdam Two Farm in Middleburgh and consigned by Denali Stud, agent, the filly is out of the winning Lemon Drop Kid mare Gypsy Jo. She’s the dam of two winners led by Kay Cup, winner of the Bouwerie Stakes during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival in June at Saratoga and most likely headed for the August 21 Fleet Indian Stakes. Cotran purchased Gypsy Jo in foal to Bucchero for $15,000 out of the 2024 OBS winter mixed sale.

Bucchero, a 13-year-old son of Kantharos out of the General Meeting mare Meetmeontime, stands for $10,000 at Ironhorse Stallions in Stillwater; Hip 552 was conceived in Florida before his move to the Empire State.

Hip 539[6], a daughter of four-time leading New York sire Central Banker out of New York-bred champion and stakes winner Frosty Margarita, sold for $160,000 to Whisper Hill Farm.

Bred by Gabrielle Farm and Saratoga Glen Farm, foaled at Saratoga Glen Farm in Schuylerville and consigned by C & S Thoroughbreds, agent, the filly is the third foal out of $599,876-earner Frosty Margarita. She earned New York-bred champion 2-year-old filly honors in 2015. Frosty Margarita is the dam of Power Dam, a New York-bred son of Yaupon who sold for $250,000 in the 2025 Fasig-Tipton February Digital sale and then for $700,000 in the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale of 2-year-olds in training.

Central Banker, a 15-year-old son of Speightstown out of the Go for Gin mare Rhum, stands for $7,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs.

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New York-bred sale wrap: What they’re saying

The Saratoga Special’s editorial team of Miles Clancy, Alec DiConza, Darby O’Brien and Julia Reedy covered Monday’s second session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grounds and talked with buyers, sellers and sales company officials about the results:

Boyd Browning Jr., Fasig-Tipton: “It was an improved sale, or an improved sales result. … It’ll be fun to start recruiting for next year. We always try to improve the selection process, we always try to improve the recruiting process. It’ll be a little tougher task to have significant meaningful improvement for 2026, but we’ll try. We’ll hope our game stays really healthy. We’ve been doing this since 1898, 127 years, so to say we’re invested in the Thoroughbred industry would be a pretty significant understatement.”

Sarah Sutherland, Indian Creek: “We love it. The New York-bred program is a really important part of what we do. We’re obviously based in Kentucky, but it’s a program that we have a lot of owner support and we’ve really enjoyed being a part of over the years. So to come up here with one that we didn’t necessarily foal but we raised, it feels neat to have that joint effort with the breeders.”

Buyer John Eaton, who purchased Hip 408, a Constitution filly, for $390,000: “Loved her pedigree, love the fact she’s supported by the owners of the mare. She’s got athletic ability, hope so. She’ll fit in my broodmare band very nicely. She checked all the boxes, as far as I’m concerned.”

Reiley McDonald, Eaton Sales: “We thought (Hip 400) would bring in the $300,000 to $400,000 range and she brought $390,000. At the top end of the market, it seems to be very strong. The middle end might be a little soft here. She’s by Constitution, who’s having a great year, and this is the first foal out of a stakes winning mare. I thought that was right in line with what she should’ve brought. Physically, a very nice filly. John Eaton followed her all along from Day 1 and he saw what we saw. Really lovely filly with a good pedigree. … It’s been a good sale. The middle is a little soft and the lower end is a little softer than it was last year.”

Trainer Chad Brown, representing Klaravich Stable on its four purchases Monday along with Mike Ryan, including Hip 403, a Nyquist filly that sold for $370,000: “That’s about where we appraised her. We’ve had luck with Nyquist before with Randomized, particularly the fillies. Mike and Mary Ryan do all the work for us, and they both graded the horse very high. When I relayed that to Mr. Klarman, he said ‘Make this one of our top choices.’ It’s right exactly where we appraised her. …We’re familiar with what the best Nyquist fillies look like, and you have to pay for them. The sire is doing fabulous, and she’s got a little bit of an extra bonus being a New York-bred, in case we need to do that.”

Browning: “Everyone always says how do you all put together the catalog? New crops, new sires … We’re not smart enough to do any of that stuff. We had Mind Control that came on board this year that was strongly represented in the catalog. We’ll have some Americanrevolution coming on board with some other interesting horses. We try to be supportive and recognize that there’s a time and a place for all the horses. And we want good Mind Controls and we want good Americanrevolutions. And we also want good New York-bred Practical Jokes and good New York-bred Nyquists and things of that nature. We’re striving. We’re a physicals-first sales company and that’s in our DNA and will continue to be our DNA.”

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Strong gains at Saratoga New York-bred sale opener

The momentum from last week carried into Sunday night’s opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale.

Fresh off a record-setting Saratoga sale of selected yearlings, the first session of the New York-bred sale saw gains in total sales, average price and median, along with a slight increase in buyback rate.

Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 64 of the 84 offered for $8,338,000, up 21.5 percent from last year’s opening session when 66 yearlings sold for $6,860,000. The opening night average price came in at $130,281, up 25.3 percent from last year’s $103,939, while median rose 18 percent from $89,000 in 2024 to $105,000 this year.

“An outstanding opening session of the 2025 New York-bred yearling sale,” Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning Jr. said. “The positive momentum from the Saratoga Sale last week clearly continued tonight. It really is a result of having an improved quality of horses on the sales grounds in terms of pedigrees and physical conformation. The quality of the New York-breds that we’re exposed to in our inspection process continues to improve each and every year and it’s indicative of the results tonight. The sale started off very, very strong and ended very, very strong. It was a very good night.”

Six yearlings commanded bids of $350,000 or more, including a pair of fillies that sold for $525,000 and $500,000.

Hip 331[2], a filly from the first crop of 2022 Preakness winner Early Voting, landed the top price of the session from a group that included trainer Danny Gargan, bloodstock agent Megan Jones and Hal Mintz of Sabby Racing.

“Beautiful filly, best one of the sale,” Mintz said. “Didn’t really want to get into a bidding contest with Mr. (Tom) McCrocklin, but that’s what happens. The market is really hot and when people see a really nice filly it can get a little out of control. Even at the New York-bred sale. I’m happy to have her. There will be a couple partners that Danny (Gargan) will bring to the table. Hopefully next year we’ll be excited come summertime with her.”

Bred by Sequel Thoroughbreds LLC and Tuscany Bloodstock and foaled at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson, the filly is out of the winning Ghostzapper mare Owl Moon. She was sold by a pinhooking partnership by Thorndale Farm, agent, after originally bringing $150,000 as a weanling at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale.

“The market is bullish,” Jones said. “We thought she was the best filly in the sale. Amazing body, great physical. She had a lot of Gun Runner in her, I thought. We just loved her. She’s very smart. We just liked her all the way, and now we’re going to take her home. One of the best New York-breds that we can celebrate.”

Hip 329[4], a daughter of Practical Joke who sold as a weanling at last year’s Saratoga fall mixed sale for $62,500, commanded a $500,000 bid from bloodstock agent Jacob West for Mike Repole’s Repole Stable. Bred by Dutchess Views Farm, SGO Thoroughbred LLC and Winding Road Thoroughbreds, foaled at Irish Hill Century Farm in Stillwater and consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent, the filly is out of the Gemologist mare Our Hope Diamond.

“The beauty of it was that she’s a very nice filly, but she’s also a New-York-bred,” West said. “It gives you a little bit more confidence that you can bid away, knowing that you’ve got a strong New York-bred program behind you. Physically she was very nice. She’s out of a family that seemed precocious and could run and she seems like it.”

Hunter Valley also sold the third highest-priced yearling, Hip 393[5], a daughter of Medaglia d’Oro that went to $410,000 to Phil Hager’s Taproot Bloodstock, agent, for Lee Lewis. Bred by and foaled at Rockridge Stud, LLC in Hudson, the filly is out of stakes winner and Grade 3-placed Archarcharch mare Strategic Dreams.

“Really pretty Medaglia filly; the owner loves Megdalias,” Hager said. “There are some updates in the pedigree, which was nice. The New York-bred is always good, too. We liked some Medaglias in the last sale, and I would put her up with some of those as well. It’s nice to get one for a little bit less than what some of those were bringing.

“We were feeling like (it would be in) that range. The average price for Medaglias so far has been $415,000 for the year. I told him it was going to be around there.”

The final yearling through the ring, Hip 400[7], brought the highest price of the session for a colt. Kenny McPeek, bidding on the phone, went to $400,000 to purchase the son of Life Is Good out of the unraced Tapit mare Tapas.

Bred by Sequel Thoroughbreds LLC and Magnolia Mares LLC, foaled at Sequel Stallions New York and consigned by Sequel New York, agent, the colt is a half-brother to three winners, including the stakes-placed Editor in Chief and Tawaret, a daughter of Pioneerof the Nile that sold in foal to Life Is Good for $175,000 at last year’s Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

The first yearling through the ring, Hip 301[8], a colt from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Mind Control, sold for $110,000 and ended the night as the leading seller by a New York-based stallion.

Mike Ryan, agent for e Five Racing Thoroughbreds, signed for the first foal out of the winning Ghostzapper mare Madera. Bred by James Hogan and Harry Landry and foaled at Hebert Farm in Saratoga Springs, the colt sold as a weanling for $25,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale. He was consigned at this year’s sale by Paramount Sales, agent.

Mind Control, a 9-year-old son of Stay Thirsty out of the Lightnin N Thunder mare Feel That Fire, stands for $8,000 at Rockridge Stud in Hudson for the Rockridge Stud/Irish Hill Dutchess Views Venture.

Sackatoga Stable went to $80,000 to purchase the session’s second highest price for a yearling by a New York-based sire – Hip 327[10], a colt by Honest Mischief and half-brother to Grade 1 winner Haveyougoneaway.

Bred by Andy and Susan Beadnell, foaled at Bead Land & Cattle Co. in Pottersville and consigned by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, agent, the colt is out of the unraced Wiseman’s Ferry mare One Wise Cowgirl. She’s the dam of 11-time winner and $907,425-earner Haveyougoneaway, who sold for $1.1 million at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November mixed sale. One Wise Cowgirl is also the dam of five other winners, including the Central Banker gelding and $127,750-earner Top of the Mint and the Girolamo mare and $116,698-earner She’sakittykat.

Honest Mischief, a 9-year-old son of Into Mischief out of the Grade 1-winning Seattle Slew mare Honest Lady, stands for $7,500 at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson.

The sale continues with the final session at noon Monday. The catalog features 204 yearlings and Browning knows the true test of the market comes on the final day of the Saratoga summer sales season.

“We’re not even at halftime. In hockey terms, we’re not through the first period. We’ve got two more periods to go, there’s a third of the catalog tonight and two-thirds of the catalog tomorrow,” Browning said. “But a very, very encouraging start. It gives continued confidence in the marketplace, to not only say that this is a very elite level like we saw last week. Very encouraging results. Our July yearling sale had encouraging results. It should provide confidence to the marketplace as we continue throughout the yearling process, which should translate into the mixed sales beginning in October and November. It’s fun selling horses right now.”

– Reporting by The Saratoga Special’s Julia Reedy, Darby O’Brien and Miles Clancy

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