FASIGT-TIPTON 2YO SALE BY THE NUMBERS
The Biz
May 16, 2021
The annual Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of two-year-olds in training returns to its traditional spot immediately following the Preakness. The sale, for which breezes were held last week, takes place May 17-18 at the Timonium fairgrounds.
Below, our breakdown of the sale by the numbers (all before outs):
SIRE POWER
Practical Joke was a three-time Grade 1 winner on the racetrack, and he’s a son of top sire Into Mischief out of a Distorted Humor mare. That’s a pretty solid resume to be a stallion, and his eldest are two-year-olds this year. He leads the pack with 16 entered. Here are all the sires with 10 or more entered:
| SIRE | 2yo ENTERED |
| PRACTICAL JOKE | 16 |
| CLASSIC EMPIRE | 16 |
| STREET SENSE | 15 |
| KLIMT | 13 |
| GORMLEY | 13 |
| CUPID | 12 |
| UNIFIED | 10 |
| NOT THIS TIME | 10 |
| INTO MISCHIEF | 10 |
| AMERICAN FREEDOM | 10 |
STATE BY STATE
This year’s sale is all about the Kentucky-breds; nearly 350 of them are scheduled to be offered. Midlantic-breds play a much lesser role here than they do in the company’s yearling and mixed sales, with Pennsylvania and Maryland one-two among the home team.
| STATE | NUMBER ENTERED |
| FLORIDA | 31 |
| IOWA | 1 |
| KENTUCKY | 349 |
| LOUISIANA | 5 |
| MARYLAND | 35 |
| NEW YORK | 98 |
| OHIO | 1 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 |
| ONTARIO | 8 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 48 |
| VIRGINIA | 5 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 1 |
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DAMSIRES
It’s all about lineage in the breeding game, and even though he’s been dead eight years, Unbridled’s Song continues to play an outsized role. He’s the co-leading damsire — tied with Malibu Moon — with 14 entered. Here are the damsires represented by eight or more hips.
| DAMSIRE | NUMBER ENTERED |
| UNBRIDLED’S SONG | 14 |
| MALIBU MOON | 14 |
| BERNARDINI | 12 |
| TIZNOW | 11 |
| TALE OF THE CAT | 11 |
| SPEIGHTSTOWN | 11 |
| GIANT’S CAUSEWAY | 9 |
| CITY ZIP | 9 |
| MEDAGLIA D’ORO | 8 |
| CONGRATS | 8 |
BY SEX
| SEX | NUMBER OFFERED |
| Colts | 310 |
| Fillies | 266 |
| Geldings | 7 |
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BY COLOR
| COLOR | NUMBER ENTERED |
| Bay | 256 |
| Chestnut | 115 |
| Dark bay or brown | 155 |
| Gray/roan | 57 |
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