Fasig-Tipton 2019 Mixed Sale: By the numbers
by Frank Vespe
Tuesday, December 10 brings the 2019 edition of the Fasig-Tipton mixed sale, with the first hip slated to go through the ring at 10:00 a.m.
Featuring the disperal of owner Joseph Besecker’s stock, the catalog offers some some 364 hips, including a big group of horses of racing age added as a supplement after the main book came out. Those horses are included in the online catalog.
Next week’s sale by the numbers:
RANDOM FACTS
- Missing in action The 364 hips on offer (prior to outs) are numbered 1 through 367. Hips 176 and 212 are missing.
- It’s an age thing Weanlings — horses born in 2019 — account for the largest group of horses in the sale, with 89 on offer. There are also 41 two-year-olds and 41 three-year-olds on offer, along with 37 four-year-olds. There are 18 yearlings in the sale.
- Girl Power Of the 364 hips in the catalog, 237 — just over 65% — are female. There are 129 mares and 108 fillies. Of the boys, there are 77 colts and 45 geldings.
- Not quite an alphabet’s worth Alphabetically speaking — many of the youngsters are unnamed — the sale goes from A to Y. The first of the group is A Poni Box, while the last is Yes My Love.
HIPS BY TYPE
- Weanlings 89
- Broodmares 120
- Horses of racing age 100
- Yearlings 18
- Racing/broodmare prospects 31
- Broodmare prospects 4
- Racing/stallion prospects 2
HIPS BY STATE
| ARKANSAS | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA | 1 |
| FLORIDA | 29 |
| INDIANA | 2 |
| KENTUCKY | 97 |
| LOUISIANA | 4 |
| MARYLAND | 118 |
| MINNESOTA | 1 |
| NEW JERSEY | 5 |
| NEW YORK | 19 |
| OHIO | 2 |
| ONTARIO | 5 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 58 |
| TENNESSEE | 1 |
| VIRGINIA | 12 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 7 |
Also, Argentina and Ireland contribute one horse each.
SIRES WITH THE MOST HIPS
| JUMP START | 12 |
| NOT FOR LOVE | 12 |
| GOLDEN LAD | 8 |
| PIONEEROF THE NILE | 6 |
| GREAT NOTION | 6 |
| EL PADRINO | 6 |
| MOSLER | 6 |
| UNCLE LINO | 5 |
| FED BIZ | 5 |
| TIZNOW | 5 |
| FRIESAN FIRE | 5 |
| IMAGINING | 5 |
| CUPID | 4 |
| SUPER SAVER | 4 |
| TWO PUNCH | 3 |
| BROKEN VOW | 3 |
| BANDBOX | 3 |
| DAREDEVIL | 3 |
| GHOSTZAPPER | 3 |
| DIVINING ROD | 3 |
| DIXIE UNION | 3 |
| BODEMEISTER | 3 |
| ORIENTATE | 3 |
| INTO MISCHIEF | 3 |
| RUN AWAY AND HIDE | 3 |
| SOCIAL INCLUSION | 3 |
| TEMPLE CITY | 3 |
| AFLEET ALEX | 3 |
| CITY ZIP | 3 |
| MIDSHIPMAN | 3 |
| FREEDOM CHILD | 3 |
| MORE THAN READY | 3 |
| KITTEN’S JOY | 3 |
TOP CONSIGNORS BY HIPS OFFERED
| NORTHVIEW STALLION STATION | 178 |
| MARSHALL W SILVERMAN | 54 |
| WILLIAM S REIGHTLER | 52 |
| BECKY DAVIS | 12 |
| CLOVIS CRANE | 10 |
| SABRINA MOORE | 10 |
| PHILIP J ARNOLD | 8 |
| HARRY L LANDRY BLOODSTOCK LLC | 6 |
| MORGAN’S FORD FARM | 6 |
| WALNUT GREEN LLC | 5 |
| DARK HOLLOW FARM | 4 |
| WES CARTER | 4 |
| ROBERT T MANFUSO | 3 |
COVERING SIRES WITH THE MOST HIPS
| GOLDEN LAD | 9 |
| IRISH WAR CRY | 8 |
| GREAT NOTION | 7 |
| MOSLER | 6 |
| HOPPERTUNITY | 6 |
| DIVINING ROD | 5 |
| UNCLE LINO | 4 |
| PEACE AND JUSTICE | 4 |
| CLOUD COMPUTING | 3 |
| LONG RIVER | 3 |
| MADEFROMLUCKY | 3 |
| REDESDALE | 3 |
| ALDRIN | 3 |
| IMAGINING | 3 |
| BLOFELD | 3 |
