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Colt by Speightstown tops action on day one selling for US$165,000 while figures increase slightly from 2020
A short-yearling colt by WinStar Farm resident Speightstown (Gone West) topped the first day of trade at the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale after Calumet Farm went to US$165,000 for the Stuart Morris-consigned yearling on Monday.
Catalogued as Lot 128, the colt is out of the unplaced mare Royal Ancestry (Distorted Humor), making him a half-brother to stakes-placed More Royalty (More Than Ready).
Royal Ancestry herself is out of stakes winner Horns Gray (Pass The Tab) - the dam of Grade 1 winner Awesome Humor (Distorted Humor) and stakes winner Thetrashmanscoming (Take Charge Indy).
Horns Gray is also the grandam of Grade 1 scorer Emcee (Unbridled’s Song), Grade 2 winner Surfer (Distorted Humor) as well as Grade 3 winner Spring Party (Smart Strike).
The session’s top broodmare was two time winner Shippy (Midshipman), who sold to St Elias Stables for US$130,000.
Catalogued as Lot 166 and consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, the mare is from the immediate family of elite winners Wild Rush (Wild Again), Hayil (Dayjur), and Arrowfield Stud shuttler Shalaa (Invincible Spirit).
The opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale saw overall numbers slightly up over last year's opening session as 207 horses from the 264 offered were sold.
Trade closed for the day with an aggregate of US$3,956,300. The average was US$19,113 and the median was US$8,000. During the 2020 opening session, 180 horses grossed US$3,369,200. The average was US$18,718 and the median was the same at US$8,000.
"I thought the activity today was very encouraging," said Fasig-Tipton president and CEO Boyd Browning.
"Lots of horses got moved at fair prices. There was good activity at all price ranges from the less expensive horses to the better offerings today. I thought it was a very legitimate market. Certainly the RNA rate was acceptable and the average is hard to tell from year to year with a mixed sale. I would say it was a fairly consistent marketplace—no real surprises.
"We had good pre-sale activity on the grounds Saturday and Sunday and that translated to bidding today.
The good news is we've got a really, really nice group of horses to sell tomorrow as well. A lot of the higher-quality offerings came in the supplement. I think we will have some fireworks tomorrow."