Weanlings to watch at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale

The broodmares and broodmare prospects assembled for Fasig-Tipton’s Kentucky fall selected mixed sale need no introduction.

This Nov. 7 sale is billed as the “Night of the Stars,” and this year’s catalog again lives up to that billing, with major names including Eclipse Award champions Goodnight Olive, Nest, and Wonder Wheel; Canadian champions Moira and Munnyfor Ro; Argentinian champions Didia and Dona Bruja; Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath; Breeders’ Cup winner Pizza Bianca; and a host of other Grade/Group 1 winners.

Among the established broodmares in the sale, the standouts include Queen Caroline, the dam of champion Forte; Lady Shipman, dam of two-time Breeders’ Cup winner Golden Pal; and the dams of Grade 1 winners Angel of Empire, Blazing Sevens, Bright Future, Candied, Defining Purpose, Muth, Saudi Crown, Slow Down Andy, Taiba, and Up to the Mark. If those accomplishments weren’t enough already, several of these families could get major updates from the Breeders’ Cup a few days prior.

But for those looking for future stars, the “Night of the Stars” has something for them, too. The Fasig-Tipton sale, in a format it adopted several years ago, begins with a selection of just more than 130 weanlings before moving into the broodmares and prospects. Because this is a highly selective single-session sale, the weanlings chosen for the catalog must possess superior pedigrees and solid conformation, even at this early stage.

Before the youngsters arrive on the sale grounds during the first week of November for their conformation and potential athleticism to be analyzed, here is a short list of those who, on paper, bring the most sparkling pedigrees. This list of horses to watch accounts for catalog updates and sale outs through Nov. 6.

Hip No. 15, filly by Tiz the Law – Luna Rosa, by Malibu Moon. Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent.

This is the second crop for multiple Grade 1 winner Tiz the Law, who won the 2020 Belmont Stakes in the pandemic-shuffled Triple Crown. Luna Rosa, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Gabby’s Golden Gal and graded stakes winner Always a Princess, is the dam of Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity winner Locked, third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

Hip No. 28, colt by Quality Road – Miss Sunset, by Into Mischief. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent.

This is the second foal out of nine-time stakes winner Miss Sunset, who won the Grade 2 Raven Run and also was Grade 1-placed. Her first runner is a winner.

Hip No. 46, colt by Munnings – Show Me, by Lemon Drop Kid. Consigned by Ballysax Bloodstock, agent.

This is a full brother to Grade 1 winner Eda, who owns six stakes wins overall.

Hip No. 48, colt by Into Mischief – Sippican Harbor, by Orb. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent.

At the time of cataloging, this was the only weanling in the sale by four-time reigning leading sire Into Mischief. This colt’s dam was a Grade 1-winning juvenile.

Hip No. 59, filly by Uncle Mo – Stopshoppingmaria, by More Than Ready. Consigned by Highgate Sales, agent.

Grade 1-placed stakes winner Stopshoppingmaria is the dam of four winners from as many starters, led by Grade 2 winner Always Shopping and stakes winner Mo Shopping. Mo Shopping is a full sister to this filly.

Hip No. 95, filly by Gun Runner – Baffling, by Graydar. Consigned by Elite Sales, as agent.

Baffling is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner and prominent young sire Constitution, to Group 2 winner Boynton, and to stakes winner and producer Jacaranda. Grade 1 winners Awesome Humor and Emcee appear on this catalog page.

Hip No. 107, colt by Uncle Mo – Chattertown, by Speightstown. Consigned by Paramount Sales, as agent.

Out of a stakes-placed mare, this is a full brother to Grade 2 winner Laoban, who was an exciting young stallion in the few years he was active before his untimely death. In addition to other stakes performers, Grade 1 winner I’m a Chatterbox appears on this catalog page.

Hip No. 109, filly by Gun Runner – Classofsixtythree, by Include. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent.

Grade 1-placed Classofsixtythree is the dam of Grade 3 winner Sixtythreecaliber, a full sister to this filly and of Grade 3 winner Gunmetal Gray.

Hip No. 116, colt by Essential Quality – Double Jackpot, by Broken Vow. Consigned by Cara Bloodstock, agent.

This is the first crop for Essential Quality, an Eclipse Award champion at 2, when his multiple Grade 1 wins included the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, and at 3, when his multiple Grade 1 wins included the Belmont Stakes. This colt is a half-brother to graded stakes winner Stays in Vegas and stakes winner Miss Technicality. Double Jackpot, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Persistently, is from a deep Phipps family; her granddam is champion Heavenly Prize.