Filly from Cyberknife's first crop tops F-T Saratoga fall sale

A filly from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Cyberknife sold for $230,000 to lead the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale on Tuesday.

Fasig-Tipton reported 146 horses sold for $3,933,000 in the single-session sale, compared to 157 for $4,597,200 last year.

The average price was $26,938, dropping eight percent from $29,282 last year. The median dropped 25 percent, to $15,000 from $20,000. The buyback rate was 41 percent, compared to 35 percent in 2023.

The sale-topping weanling filly was purchased by an entity with the moniker Diamond I. The filly, bred in New York by Dr. Jerry Bilinski, was consigned by Gracie Bloodstock, as an agent for his Waldorf Farm. The filly is out of the winning D’wildcat mare D’fashion, who has produced five winners, led by Grade 3-placed multiple winner Strategic Dreams.

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