A $2.6 million Nyquist colt led a trio of seven-figure horses as the boutique Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale of 2-year-olds in training returned with a solid edition that continued the early season momentum for the North American juvenile sales market. Fasig-Tipton reported 67 horses sold Wednesday evening at Gulfstream Park for gross receipts of $25,360,000. The sale's average price finished at $378,507, while the median was $300,000. There are no truly comparable year-to-year figures for this sale. Last year's Gulfstream auction was canceled near the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The most recent renewal of the sale in 2019 was held in a vastly different environment. But, in placing this year's sale figures in context, the average price stacks up favorably with other renewals of Fasig-Tipton's Florida sale in its current location at Gulfstream. The sale finished with an average of $225,792 in 2015, its first year at the track, before climbing in the ensuing three years to $327,121, $339,392, and $385,164, respectively. The average was a record $493,475 in 2019. Wednesday night's buyback rate was 36 percent, a fairly typical figure for an elite sale representing the upper end of the market. Upper-level buyers who were already highly selective have become even more so in the past year. Meanwhile, sellers may be more willing and able to retain and race horses themselves. The buyback rate at the Gulfstream sale in 2019 was 41 percent, and in 2018 was 33 percent. :: DRF BREEDING LIVE: Real-time coverage of breeding and sales The sale-topping Nyquist colt was purchased by Jamie McCalmont, as agent for M.V. Magnier of the Coolmore group. The colt, consigned by Ciaran Dunne's Wavertree Stables, as agent, distinguished himself during Monday's pre-sale under-tack show by working a furlong in 9 4/5 seconds to hold the bullet at that distance. The colt is the first foal out of the winning Smart Strike mare Spinning Wheel, who is out of Grade 2-placed Magical Ride, the dam of classic-placed Ride On Curlin and stakes winner Space Mountain. Spinning Wheel's second dam is Grade 1 winner Victory Ride. Grade 1 winner River Flyer, Brazilian Group 1 winner Mais Que Bonita, and graded stakes winners Admiral's Cruise, Don Cavallo, and Worldly Manner also appear on the catalog page. This is the second crop of 2-year-olds for 2015 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, a champion who finished as last year's leading freshman sire for Darley. The sale-topping colt keyed a big night for the young stallion and for his own sire, Coolmore's Uncle Mo. Together, the two accounted for four of the top five lots of the sale; Nyquist's six lots sold averaged a smashing $841,667, while Uncle Mo averaged $745,000 from three sold. Uncle Mo was represented by the third-highest price of the sale, as a colt by the stallion sold for $1.3 million to West Bloodstock and McCalmont, as agent for Magnier. The colt, also consigned by Wavertree, had breezed a furlong in 10 seconds flat at the under-tack show. He is out of the winning Afleet Alex mare Afleet Maggi, making him a full brother to Grade 1 winner Dream Tree. Uncle Mo was also represented by the highest-priced filly of the sale, an $825,000 purchase by West Bloodstock for Robert and Lawana Low. She had also breezed in 10 flat for the consignment of Sequel Bloodstock, as agent. The filly is out of the Bernardini mare Michelle d'Oro, dam of stakes winner Pico d'Oro. Michelle d'Oro is out of multiple Grade 1 winner Champagne d'Oro, a half-sister to Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice. Nyquist's second highest-priced horse behind his sale topper was a $900,000 colt purchased by Spendthrift Farm and West Point Thoroughbreds. The colt, who breezed a furlong in 10 2/5 seconds, was consigned by Eddie Woods as agent for the estate of the late Paul Pompa Jr. A dispersal of the owner's stock continues after his death late last year. This colt is out of the Malibu Moon mare Spirit of the Dawn, a half-sister to graded stakes winner Javerre. In a post on its official Facebook page, West Point called Nyquist "the hottest young sire in America." Along with Nyquist's $2.6 million colt and Uncle Mo's $1.3 million filly, the other seven-figure horse of the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale was a $1.7 million colt from the first crop of 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner, who stands at Three Chimneys Farm. The colt was purchased by bloodstock agent Gary Young, on behalf of Zedan Racing Stables. "Zedan Racing is excited to secure this standout colt," the operation posted on Twitter. The colt, consigned by Hartley/de Renzo Thoroughbreds, is out of the Flatter mare Needmore Flattery, an Ohio-bred who earned more than $700,000 while winning nine stakes in her home state. He had breezed in 10 1/5 seconds. For hip-by-hip results from the Gulfstream sale, click here.