The July sale went well through July 12th.
The last time of longing, a son of Curlin out of Lookin At Lucky mare Four Sugars, strutted into the ring in Fasig-Tipton and won $600,000 to rank as the top product of the day. The Kentucky pony, half-brother to Belmont Stakes in 2018 was featured by NYRA Bets (G1) runner-up and raised over $3.1 million Gronkowski sold to Jon Green of DJ Stable and consigned by Gainesway as a Hip 302 to breeder Diamond Creek Farm.
“It’s been a long day, but it’s worth it. When you come to a sale like this, you want to try and capture a promising stallion, which is him,” Green said at the close of the bid. “Being half to Gronkowski and by Curlin, that’s the kind of family we’re looking for. We paid a higher price than half-sisters, Ms. Greervia Nyquist a short while ago.
“Today, we wanted to give our best shot with a horse like this; these ponies don’t often go with the box like this pony.”
DJ Stables picked up two other annuals early Tuesday; a $50,000 Preservationist colt (Hip 227) and a $100,000 Mucho Macho Man (Hip 292). The foal, from the Airdrie Stud consignment, is a Brereton Jones cross in addition to the deposited Yankee Gentleman mare. Yankee Union . The puppy was sold by breeder/shipper Frankfort Park Farm and is no longer available Sightstown Discovery Bay mare, from a family of high school winners Harmony Hostel dam of Armistice Day .
“We bought a few more today, but this one is always on our radar. The foal is the last horse in the sale and we’ll stay until the bitter end. $600,000 was our last bid, so I’m glad we got him,” Green said. “Whenever you raise your hand to a four-legged animal of this level, it’s always tense, but we felt if it reached its full potential, it would turn out to be a stallion, and That’s why we’re doing this. We strive to race great people on the first Saturday in May.”
Jon Green at Fasig-Tipton
After resting and relaxing, the foal will head to trainer Mark Casse in Florida to bid farewell to the other DJ Stable yearlings.
“Now we just need to come up with a good name for the stallion,” says Green.
Numbers increase on the board
A total of 189 horses were sold out of 248 horses Tuesday for a total of $21,763,500, with a 10.8% increase in average price to $115,151 and a median of $90,000, shows a $10,000 increase over last year’s version. The average is the second-highest in history for this sale, just surpassing the $115,954 average in 2006. The median price was last seen in 2006 and holds the record for this sale. The 59 horses that failed to meet their reserves represent an RNA ratio of 23.8%
“Today is a great start to the 2022 season,” said Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning Jr. said. “We’re thrilled with the overall performance today. The mid-range and mid-range are both up and we have a respectable RNA ratio for our first sale of the year.”
In 2021, 208 277 crosses sold for a total of $21,608,500, with an average price of $103,887 and an average product of $80,000. Sixty-nine horses failed to meet their reserves, representing an RNA ratio of 24.9%.
“I think there’s a sense of relief,” Browning said. “When you start the season, there’s always a bit of uncertainty. We’ve seen changes in the financial markets over the last six months, so there was some anxiety in the stomach today.”
A quality catalog successfully opened up Tuesday, Browning said, and can be traced back to the avid testing team and owners and shippers who trusted Fasig-Tipton to get their products out. market.
“The inspection team is 90% responsible, and we have a great group of people,” he commented. “When you go for a walk on a farm and tell someone what you think their horse is worth, we take that personally. It’s our livelihood and the people’s livelihood. sell horses.
“There is a time and a place where you can maximize the sale of your horses. All of them are not suitable in July or Saratoga. The inspection process is a great pride and hopefully distinguishing. get why we’ve had some select sales success Selective selling is part of our culture and has been for the past 30 years; Bill Graves started it in the early 90’s “.
Boyd Browning Jr.
Longtime top shipper Taylor Made Sales Agency closed the sale as the lead after selling 27 of the 32 recommended tops for a total of $2,973,000 at an average price. average is 110,111 dollars.
Gainesway came in second with a total of $2,335,000 for nine horses that sold for an average of $259,444. Gainesway signed two session highs on Tuesday (Hip 302 and 153).
“We were very hopeful; we knew we had a chance to be at the top of the sale with the Curlin puppy. We came here to try and be one of the best ponies in the sale,” Brian said. Graves, general manager of Gainesway said.
(LR): Jon Green and Brian Graves share moments after selling Hip 302
Pete Bradley of Bradley Thoroughbreds bought six horses with $1,275,000 in sales to be the top buyer of the day. Trainer Kenny McPeek bought eight goji berries for $1,125,000 to be the top buyer of the day.
“I think the market is very solid,” said Bradley. “Fasig-Tipton has assembled a good group of horses today. I don’t think there’s anything more difficult than having healthy looking horses mature enough to sell in July. Looking back, that’s for the sake of those horses. shippers and owners select suitable horses to then have Fasig-Tipton pass through and assemble into a group suitable for this time of year.As a group, these horses have sufficient depth in terms of pedigree and DNA to create racehorses. Hats off to Fasig-Tipton for these horses together.”
“The reality is that the sales exceeded our expectations,” Browning said. “You love seeing increases in key stats categories, but you also love seeing the energy that’s been on the premises since Saturday morning and continuing to the last horse in the sale. It’s great. when there’s a main horse at the end of the sale.”
