Graded stakes winner Finite made an impression Nov. 9 at The November Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s premier breeding stock sale, when she was purchased for $2.2 million by Larry Best’s OXO Equine. The upstairs bar at the sales pavilion reverberated with cheers of “Thank you Finite” following the sale, as her former connections saluted the start of a hopefully fruitful second career.
“I fell in love with a Munnings filly,” said Best of Finite. “I have a lot of Into Mischief colts including Instagrand and Munnings in particular should be a great fit. So I expect to have a great fit between Instagrand and finite. This filly was very very impressive on the track one of the best specimens of a Munnings that Iv’e seen and I’m excited about breeding her for many years to come.”
Consigned by Gainesway, agent, the filly was offered as a broodmare prospect. She last raced in April of 2021, where she finished third in the La Troienne Stakes Presented by Twinspires.com (G1) at Churchill Downs. Educated by Steve Asmussen and campaigned by Winchell Thoroughbreds, Thomas Stay, William Dickson, and Deborah Easter, the filly retired with a 6-3-2 file from 14 begins with $849,869 in earnings.
Finite was bred in Kentucky by Winchell Thoroughbreds out of the Tapit mare Remit , who was a stakes winner in her own right. Remit is a daughter of the Olympio mare Free Spin, who produced multiple graded stakes winner and sire Darby Dan stallion Tapiture , grade 3 winner Rotation , and stakes winner and graded stakes-placed Retap .
“She’s a beautiful filly with a huge shoulder. Absolutely gorgeous,” said Brain Graves of Gainesway.
The successful ticket on Hip 169 was the primary large buy of the night for Greatest, who began off the evening on the facet of the sellers when he provided his Into Mischief colt out of Moi (by Medaglia d’Oro ) (Hip 75) to the sale. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, the weanling was purchased by Brookstone Farm for $570,000.
While he would not reveal his buying plans for the evening, Best remains ever stalwart in his willingness to spend big to bring home the best to his ever-expanding program.
“I was born bullish,” said Best. “I’ve been blessed so far on the breeding side. Hopefully the success continues,but it’s much easier than racing, which is really difficult. In breeding if you’re patient and listen to a lot of people that know a lot more than I do about bloodlines, you might break even.”
