FASIGT-TIPTON 2YO SALE BY THE NUMBERS
The Biz- May 16, 2021
The annual Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of two-year-olds in training returns to its traditional spot immediately following the Preakness. The sale, for which breezes were held last week, takes place May 17-18 at the Timonium fairgrounds.
Below, our breakdown of the sale by the numbers (all before outs):
SIRE POWER
Practical Joke was a three-time Grade 1 winner on the racetrack, and he’s a son of top sire Into Mischief out of a Distorted Humor mare. That’s a pretty solid resume to be a stallion, and his eldest are two-year-olds this year. He leads the pack with 16 entered. Here are all the sires with 10 or more entered:
| SIRE | 2yo ENTERED |
| PRACTICAL JOKE | 16 |
| CLASSIC EMPIRE | 16 |
| STREET SENSE | 15 |
| KLIMT | 13 |
| GORMLEY | 13 |
| CUPID | 12 |
| UNIFIED | 10 |
| NOT THIS TIME | 10 |
| INTO MISCHIEF | 10 |
| AMERICAN FREEDOM | 10 |
STATE BY STATE
This year’s sale is all about the Kentucky-breds; nearly 350 of them are scheduled to be offered. Midlantic-breds play a much lesser role here than they do in the company’s yearling and mixed sales, with Pennsylvania and Maryland one-two among the home team.
| STATE | NUMBER ENTERED |
| FLORIDA | 31 |
| IOWA | 1 |
| KENTUCKY | 349 |
| LOUISIANA | 5 |
| MARYLAND | 35 |
| NEW YORK | 98 |
| OHIO | 1 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 |
| ONTARIO | 8 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 48 |
| VIRGINIA | 5 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 1 |
- Road to Kentucky Derby, Oaks to go through New KentThe road to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks will make stops in New Kent in 2025, when the Virginia Derby and Oaks become points races.
DAMSIRES
It’s all about lineage in the breeding game, and even though he’s been dead eight years, Unbridled’s Song continues to play an outsized role. He’s the co-leading damsire — tied with Malibu Moon — with 14 entered. Here are the damsires represented by eight or more hips.
| DAMSIRE | NUMBER ENTERED |
| UNBRIDLED’S SONG | 14 |
| MALIBU MOON | 14 |
| BERNARDINI | 12 |
| TIZNOW | 11 |
| TALE OF THE CAT | 11 |
| SPEIGHTSTOWN | 11 |
| GIANT’S CAUSEWAY | 9 |
| CITY ZIP | 9 |
| MEDAGLIA D’ORO | 8 |
| CONGRATS | 8 |
BY SEX
| SEX | NUMBER OFFERED |
| Colts | 310 |
| Fillies | 266 |
| Geldings | 7 |
- The story of Post Boy, the great Maryland horseIn the nation’s early days, horse racing was its only organized sport, and one of its biggest stars was Post Boy, called “the great Maryland horse.”
BY COLOR
| COLOR | NUMBER ENTERED |
| Bay | 256 |
| Chestnut | 115 |
| Dark bay or brown | 155 |
| Gray/roan | 57 |
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