Uncle Mo offspring stand out at Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream under-tack preview

Young classic sire Uncle Mo, who is represented by what is expected to be a strong group of juveniles this year, had workers tie for both the fastest furlong and fastest quarter-mile at the under-tack preview show for the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale of 2-year-olds in training on Monday.

An Uncle Mo filly tied with a colt by Sky Kingdom for the fastest furlong on Gulfstream's fast main track at 9 4/5 seconds as juveniles worked in advance of Wednesday's single-session sale. An Uncle Mo colt worked a quarter-mile in 20 3/5 seconds, tying with a filly by Into Mischief.

Uncle Mo, who stands at Coolmore's Ashford Stud, was himself an Eclipse Award champion juvenile, and produced a divisional champion from his first crop in 2015 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Nyquist. That colt, of course, went on to take the following year's Kentucky Derby. Led by Nyquist, Uncle Mo established an earnings record for a North American freshman sire. His current juveniles represent those conceived the following spring, presumably with an increased quality in mares.

Uncle Mo's fastest-furlong filly is the second foal out of the Irish-bred Montjeu mare Coin Broker. That mare is out of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Cash Run, the dam of stakes winner Great War Eagle. Cash Run is out of Grade 1 winner Shared Interest, making her a half-sister to Grade 1 winner and sire Forestry, as well as two additional stakes producers.

This filly is consigned by Hartley/de Renzo Thoroughbreds, as agent.

Uncle Mo's colt tied for the best quarter is consigned by Hoby and Layna Knight, as agents. He is out of the Grade 1-placed Vindication mare Modification, dam of three winners from four starters, including Grade 2-placed Sawyer's Hill. Modification is a half-sister to Grade 3 winner Sky Alliance and stakes winners Classic Alliance and Prime Ruler. Another half-sister, Swiftly Classic, is the dam of Grade 3 winner Sky Mom, while Sky Alliance produced a stakes-placed runner.

Tied for the fastest furlong was a colt from the first crop of the long-winded Sky Kingdom. The colt, consigned by Ciaran Dunne's Wavertree, as agent, is out of the unplaced Yes It's True mare Truelladeville.

Sky Kingdom, an Empire Maker horse standing at Darby Dan, blossomed as an older horse at long distances, winning the winning the Grade 3 Tokyo City Cup at 1 1/2 miles as a 4-year-old, and also finishing second in the Grade 3 Cougar II Handicap at 1 1/2 miles and third in the Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup at 1 1/4 miles that season. At age 6, he won another edition of the Tokyo City and finished third in both the Grade 2 Brooklyn Invitational, at 1 1/2 miles, and the Cougar II.

A filly by perennial leading juvenile sire Into Mischief also worked in 20 3/5 seconds to tie for the fastest quarter-mile. She is out of the Empire Maker mare Specification, dam of two winners from three starters. Specification is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Skimming, and Grade/Group 1 winners Contredance, Marketing Mix, Pryka, Quiff, and Wince appear on the catalog page.

The filly is consigned by Tom McCrocklin, as agent.

A handful of juveniles took the opportunity to breeze on Gulfstream's turf course, with a Speightstown colt turning in the fastest furlong on that surface, at 10 2/5 seconds, and a Tapit colt turning in the best quarter, at 22 1/5 seconds. Both are well related.

The Speightstown colt, consigned by William B. Harrigan's Miacomet Farm, as agent, is a half-brother to Stephanie's Kitten, whose nine graded stakes victories included the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. The five-time Grade 1 winner earned more than $4.2 million.

The Tapit colt, consigned by McCrocklin, as agent, is out of two-time Grade 1-winning millionaire Winter Memories, making him a full brother to Grade 3-placed stakes winner Winter Sunset. Winter Memories is out of multiple Grade 1 winner Memories of Silver, dam of four stakes winners and several stakes producers.

For hip-by-hip results from the breeze show, click here.