Fasigt-Tipton 2yo sale by the numbers * The Racing Biz

FASIGT-TIPTON 2YO SALE BY THE NUMBERS

Goldencents — *Breezing at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton sale. Photo by George Adams / Housatonic Bloodstock.*

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

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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

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