Fasig-Tipton: 2020 yearling sale by the numbers * The Racing Biz

FASIG-TIPTON: 2020 YEARLING SALE BY THE NUMBERS

full brother to Crabcakes — *At the 2019 yearling sale. Photo by The Racing Biz.*

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

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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

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