FASIG-TIPTON: 2020 YEARLING SALE BY THE NUMBERS
Frank Vespe- October 5, 2020
The annual Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale takes place Monday and Tuesday in Timonium. As with, well, everything else, things are different. Among them: this year’s yearling sale takes place immediately after the rescheduled Preakness Stakes, won in thrilling fashion on Saturday by Swiss Skydiver.
We’ve crunched some of the numbers to give you a (statistical) sense of what’s happening in the sale. If you’re looking for a more narrative take:
MARYLAND STATE OF MIND
Prior to outs, there are more yearlings bred in Maryland in the sale than in any other state. Indeed, Maryland-breds account for more than 36% of the hips on offer, followed by New York, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. The list:
| STATE | HIPS ON OFFER |
| FLORIDA | 9 |
| IOWA | 1 |
| KENTUCKY | 64 |
| LOUISIANA | 5 |
| MARYLAND | 207 |
| NEW JERSEY | 5 |
| NEW YORK | 159 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 98 |
| VIRGINIA | 19 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 6 |
- Sea Dancer gets valuable stakes win in CarouselSea Dancer, a younger half-sis to one of the top turf horses in the country, earned her first stakes win in Saturday’s Carousel at Laurel Park.
SIRE POWER
As the Mid-Atlantic goes, so goes the yearling sale. Or something like that. Of the top 11 sires by progeny offered (prior to outs), all but one stand in the Mid-Atlantic. That one is the promising Laoban, who’s in New York.
The list also includes some who haven’t had runners yet — like Divining Rod and Holy Boss — as well as others with runners, including the veteran Maryland-based sire Great Notion.
| SIRE | HIPS OFFERED |
| DIVINING ROD | 27 |
| HOLY BOSS | 20 |
| UNCLE LINO | 17 |
| GREAT NOTION | 13 |
| PEACE AND JUSTICE | 13 |
| GOLDEN LAD | 13 |
| MOSLER | 10 |
| LAOBAN | 9 |
| STREET MAGICIAN | 9 |
| WEIGELIA | 9 |
| IMAGINING | 9 |
WHO’S YOUR MOMMY’S DADDY?
The list of damsires includes numerous names familiar for their national exploits: Stormy Atlantic, Mineshaft, Giant’s Causeway, and old friend Malibu Moon among them. But the king of ’em all remains longtime Maryland stalwart Not for Love, who is the damsire of 19 on offer here (prior to outs).
| DAMSIRE | HIPS OFFERED |
| NOT FOR LOVE | 19 |
| MALIBU MOON | 12 |
| STORMY ATLANTIC | 9 |
| MINESHAFT | 8 |
| GIANT’S CAUSEWAY | 7 |
| DANCE WITH RAVENS | 7 |
| FORESTRY | 7 |
| MEDAGLIA D’ORO | 7 |
| JUMP START | 6 |
| TALE OF THE CAT | 6 |
| STREET CRY (IRE) | 6 |
| LEMON DROP KID | 6 |
| TIZNOW | 6 |
| MORE THAN READY | 6 |
COLOR ME BAY
Bay is the most popular color at the sale, while grey/roan is by far the least. No surprise there.
| COLORS | HIPS OFFERED |
| B | 232 |
| CH | 124 |
| DKB | 183 |
| GRR | 34 |
- “Miracle” horse All Caps wins first in two yearsAll Caps nearly died from an infection two years ago. So how did she get to the winner’s circle at Charles Town Saturday? “A miracle,” says her owner.
HIPS BY MONTH BORN
| MONTH BORN | HIPS OFFERED |
| Jan | 29 |
| Feb | 103 |
| Mar | 157 |
| Apr | 203 |
| May | 81 |
HIPS BY SEX
| SEX | HIPS OFFERED |
| C | 281 |
| F | 286 |
| G | 6 |
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