The ultimate North American yearling public sale of 2024 is ready to begin as Fasig-Tipton’s Kentucky October Yearlings Sale takes place Oct. 21-24 in Lexington. A complete of 1,614 yearlings have been cataloged to promote in the course of the four-day sale with classes starting every day at 10 a.m. ET.
“I feel at this level within the yr with the yearling gross sales season, we’ve got a fairly good thought of what to anticipate,” stated Boyd Browning Jr., president and CEO of Fasig-Tipton. “I feel that we’ll have a really sturdy market in lots of, many locations. The exercise on the bottom has been very constructive. Loads of lookers on Saturday and Sunday.
“There’s some very good horses on the grounds, we all know what the market is, it may be selective at occasions, however there nonetheless appears to be an actual demand within the trade for what appear to be the higher high quality horses.”
The catalog options a number of offspring out of graded-stakes producing mares, together with producers of grade 1 winners and stallions. Hip 456, consigned by Gainesway, agent, is by Gun Runner and is a half brother to Unstable , winner of the Alfred H. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1) and an thrilling younger stallion who stood the 2024 season at Three Chimneys Farm for an marketed charge of $15,000. Hip 1195 is a Curlin filly who’s a half sister to Casa Creed , winner of back-to-back editions of the Fourstardave Handicap (G1) in 2022 and 2023 and additionally a two-time winner of the Jaipur Stakes (G1) in 2021 and 2022. Casa Creed will stand his first yr at Mill Ridge Farm close to Lexington for an marketed charge of $10,000 in 2025.
There’s quite a lot of sires all through the catalog, together with yearlings by such standard stallions as Triple Crown winner Justify , five-time main sire Into Mischief , red-hot Darley stallion Nyquist , Gainesway’s promising younger stallion McKinzie , and Taylor Made’s stalwart Not This Time .
“It is a very sturdy catalog, we’re more than happy with the standard of horses and the sire energy that we’ve got,” stated Browning. “We have some good pedigrees and a few very good people on the grounds. We have some very constructive suggestions from individuals who have been out trying to this point.”
The October Sale continues to provide graded stakes-winning graduates every season, together with this yr’s Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Thorpedo Anna . The daughter of Quick Anna was bought by coach Kenny McPeek for $40,000 on the 2022 sale from the Grovendale consignment. Along with her heroics within the Oaks, Thorpedo Anna has captured three different grade 1 races in 2024, her most up-to-date being a victory within the Cotillion Stakes (G1) at Parx Racing Sept. 21.
Thorpedo Anna wins the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs
One other latest gross sales graduate is Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) hopeful Might Day Prepared , winner of the Jessamine Stakes (G2T) Oct. 4, who was bought ultimately yr’s sale for $60,000.
Different notable alumnae embody champion Goodnight Olive , who received consecutive editors of the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Dash (G1) in 2022-23, Breeders’ Cup Turf Dash (G1) winner Nobals , and Nakatomi , winner of this yr’s Vanderbilt Handicap.
“The standard of horses on this sale continues to enhance yearly,” Browning stated. “Consignor’s confidence degree continues to develop, and so they’re prepared to convey high quality horses right here. Because of this, the success of the graduates continues to enhance.”
Final yr’s sale produced complete gross receipts of $51,120,000, together with personal gross sales, from 1,064 head bought. The common got here in at $48,045 with a median of $24,000. Total, 291 horses failed to satisfy their reserve, leading to an RNA charge of 21.5%.
The best-priced horse bought in the course of the 2023 sale was a colt by Justify out of Palace Princess , who went for $725,000 to Jessie Longoria, agent for Kiehne and Brunson, from the Hunter Valley Farm consignment. The best-priced filly was a daughter of Curlin out of the stakes-placed mare Munchkin Cash . Donato Lanni bought the Denali Stud-consigned filly for $460,000 on behalf of Michael Lund Petersen.
Mike Ryan was the main purchaser with 10 purchases totaling $2,195,000. McPeek secured 14 head for $1,059,000. Taylor Made led all consignors with 80 yearlings bought for $5,414,500.
“The consumers now take into account it a really legit sale, a sale that almost all of them cannot afford to overlook,” stated Browning. “Once you see most of the main outfits represented with the house owners themselves right here, trainers and brokers right here; we might count on to have a catalog filled with excellent horses from 2024 sale graduates in 2026 and 2027. It is a perform of individuals gaining extra confidence within the sale, which continues to enhance yearly, and it actually seems to be that method once more this yr.”
Hips 1-404 will head to the ring Monday, Oct. 21 beginning at 10 a.m. As of Sunday night, Fasig-Tipton has reported 184 outs.