Three $150,000 offerings top Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga Fall Sale

A vibrant weanling market bolstered the 2022 edition of the Saratoga Fall Sale, Fasig-Tipton's fall mixed sale held on Monday in Saratoga Springs. The single-session sale yielded across-the-board gains, led by a bevy of six-figure weanlings.

A trio from the New York-bred class of 2022 topped the sale when sold for $150,000 each throughout the session. The first of these through the ring was a filly (hip 14) from the final crop of Malibu Moon, purchased by Willow Brook Stables from the consignment of Vinery Sales.

Out of the Graded-placed Montbrook mare Stopspendingmaria, the chestnut filly is a half-sister to three winners, including 2020 Joseph A. Gimma Stakes winner No Mo' Spending (Uncle Mo). Hip 14 was bred by Rockridge Stud, Ascendant Farms, and Spendthrift Farm.

Vinery Sales sold a total of 31 individuals from their 41 horse draft to be the days leading consignor by gross, collecting gross receipts of $913,200 at an average price of $29,458.

Trainer Christophe Clement, agent, went to $150,000 to secure a filly (hip 167) by leading third-crop sire Not This Time, which was consigned by Stuart Morris. The bay filly is the first foal out of the winning Lookin At Lucky mare Lookin Sharp, herself a half-sister to three stakes winners. Hip 167 was bred by Drumkenny Farm, Springhouse Farm and Magnolia Mares.

A colt from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Vekoma sold for $150,000 to Glencrest Farm and Dailey Bloodstock, to complete the top three.

The chestnut colt was consigned by Stuart Morris, agent for breeders Constance Wickes, Amy Rabanal and Highclere. Hip 196 is the first foal out of Nice Smile, a Smiling Tiger half-sister to multiple Grade 1-placed stakes winner Red Vine and stakes winner Breakthrough.

The Saratoga Fall Sale in full swingCredit: Skip Dickstein

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing purchased back-to-back six-figure weanlings to round out the sale's top five prices. They first went to $140,000 for a filly (hip 96) by Maclean's Music from the consignment of RFHF Bloodstock.

That filly is out of Downdraft, a winning Warrior's Reward half-sister to multiple Graded-winning millionaire Neck 'n Neck. Hip 96 was bred in New York by Rhapsody Farm and Rebecca Coleman-Provo.

Reeves struck again on the sale's next offering, going to $130,000 for a filly from the first crop of stakes winner King For A Day (Uncle Mo) consigned by Saratoga Glen Farm. Out of the winning Sky Mesa mare Downtown Daria, hip 97 is a half-sister to New York-bred multiple stakes winner Dream Bigger and stakes placed Downtown At Noon. The filly was bred by Saratoga Glen Farm and Beals Racing Stable.

Purchasing a total of six horses on Monday, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing was the leading buyer by gross, spending $500,000 at an average price of $83,333.

The sale's top broodmare offering came in the form of Ventriloquist (hip 38), sold for $90,000 to MWG from the consignment of Stuart Morris. The four-year-old daughter of Nyquist was offered carrying her first foal by Frosted and is a half-sister to three winners, including the Group 1-placed, Graded winner Conquest Tsunami.

Overall, 142 horses changed hands of the 182 on offer for a gross of $4,599,700, up 25.7 per cent from when 163 horses sold for $3,657,800 in 2021. The average rose to $32,392, an increase of 44.3 per cent from $22,440 last year, while the median doubled to $20,000.

Thirty-two horses sold for $50,000 or more, up 39 per cent over last year, including nine which sold for $100,000 or more. There were 40 individuals who failed to meet their reserve to represent an RNA rate of 21.9 per cent.

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