FASIGT-TIPTON 2YO SALE BY THE NUMBERS

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 |
- Photo essay: D. Wayne Lukas retiresThe news that Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, gravely ill, would retire from training caught the racing world off-guard.
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 |
- De Francis Dash “a lasting tribute”Joe De Francis sought to create a race that would be a “lasting tribute” to his father. But he’s not sure he likes it being called historic.
BY COLOR
COLOR | NUMBER ENTERED |
Bay | 256 |
Chestnut | 115 |
Dark bay or brown | 155 |
Gray/roan | 57 |
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