The Fasig-Tipton October Digital Sale closed Oct. 9 with 226 horses offered for $3,516,300. Bidding opened Oct. 3 and commenced to shut Oct. 8. After a technical difficulty suspended promoting midafternoon Tuesday, promoting resumed Oct. 9. The catalog featured horses of racing age, breeding inventory, which included mares with foals at foot, weanlings, and yearlings. The sale drew greater than 830 registered bidders.
Commuted (Hip 47), a 3-year-old son of Gun Runner , topped the sale when offered for $150,000 to Willowbrook Stables, agent, from the consignment of Gainesway, agent for A part of the Strolling L Dispersal. Commuted broke his maiden going 1 1/4 miles on the Churchill Downs dust Sept. 29. Provided as a horse of racing age, Commuted has earned $81,429 to this point.
“I wish to say an enormous thanks to all individuals for working by means of some sudden technical points with us,” mentioned Fasig-Tipton director of digital gross sales Leif Aaron, referencing Tuesday’s sudden service outage on the platform. “We had been capable of promote (226) horses at a 75% clearance price. Our impromptu Day 2 had strong motion. We’re wanting ahead to an incredible December Digital Sale.”
Seventy-two horses of the 298 supplied did not promote for an RNA price of 24%. The 226 head offered averaged $15,558 with a median of $5,750.
Rounding out the highest three choices had been:
- Lambeth (Hip 16), a colt from the ultimate crop of the late Arrogate, offered for $135,000 to Bigman from the consignment of Juddmonte. Provided as a horse of racing age, Lambeth is a winner at 2 and three, with earnings to this point of $85,250.
- Northern Flame (Hip 360), a grade 2-placed son of Flameaway , offered for $125,000 to G.O.A.T. Racing Steady from the consignment of Gainesway, agent. A winner at 2 and three, Northern Flame was third on this yr’s Insurgent Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park on the Kentucky Derby (G1) path. Provided as a horse of racing age, Northern Flame has earned $349,057 to this point.
Full outcomes can be found on-line.
The following Fasig-Tipton Digital Sale would be the December Digital Sale, which opens Dec. 5 and closes Dec.10. Nominations shut Nov. 20.
This press launch has been edited for content material and magnificence by BloodHorse Employees.
