FASIG-TIPTON 2021 MIXED SALE BY THE NUMBERS
Frank Vespe
December 5, 2021
Tuesday, December 7 will bring the 2021 edition of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale, an event which will see weanlings, yearlings, horses of racing age, and breeding stock all change hands. Something for everyone, so the sales company and consignors hope.
Sure, sure — but how many gray horses does it offer? We’ve crunched the numbers, and we mean, all the numbers.
Hips by color
Prior to outs, there are 390 hips on offer. In terms of color…
- Bay: 162
- Dark bay or brown: 113
- Chestnut: 82
- Gray or roan: 33
Hips by offering type
| Sold as | Number |
| Broodmare | 91 |
| Broodmare prospect | 13 |
| Horses of racing age | 152 |
| Racing/broodmare prospect | 14 |
| Weanling | 102 |
| Yearling | 18 |
- “Next part of life is waiting,” jock Tyler Conner retires
Saying that the “next part of life is waiting,” veteran jockey Tyler Conner announced his retirement days after a scary spill at Colonial Downs.
Hips by sex
| Sex | Number |
| Colt | 95 |
| Filly | 142 |
| Gelding | 54 |
| Horse | 2 |
| Mare | 97 |
Hips by state bred
| State bred | Number |
| KENTUCKY | 121 |
| MARYLAND | 108 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 71 |
| NEW YORK | 29 |
| FLORIDA | 13 |
| NEW JERSEY | 11 |
| VIRGINIA | 10 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 7 |
| CALIFORNIA | 5 |
| ONTARIO | 4 |
| IRELAND | 3 |
| GREAT BRITAIN | 3 |
| LOUISIANA | 2 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 |
| S. KOREA | 1 |
| FRANCE | 1 |
- For trainer Kenny Black, a life on the racetrack
Once the leading rider at Delaware Park, Kenny Black has returned decades later — now as a trainer with a small operation.
Oh, and how about covering sires for the 72 pregnant broodmares?
Here are all the covering sires represented in the sale:
| COVERING SIRE | NUMBER |
| HOPPERTUNITY | 6 |
| UNCLE LINO | 5 |
| MADEFROMLUCKY | 5 |
| GOLDEN LAD | 5 |
| V. E. DAY | 4 |
| MOSLER | 3 |
| MO TOWN | 3 |
| ECLIPTICALSPRALINE | 3 |
| DIVINING ROD | 3 |
| BOISTEROUS | 3 |
| WICKED STRONG | 2 |
| UPTOWNCHARLYBROWN | 2 |
| IRISH WAR CRY | 2 |
| GREAT NOTION | 2 |
| FIRST MONDAYS | 2 |
| BARBADOS | 2 |
| UPSTART | 1 |
| TOM’S D’ETAT | 1 |
| STREET MAGICIAN | 1 |
| STANFORD | 1 |
| PAYNTER | 1 |
| OMAHA BEACH | 1 |
| MAXIMUS MISCHIEF | 1 |
| LONG RIVER | 1 |
| INSTAGRAND | 1 |
| IMAGINING | 1 |
| GORMLEY | 1 |
| GOLDENCENTS | 1 |
| GLOBAL CAMPAIGN AND AUDIB | 1 |
| GLOBAL CAMPAIGN | 1 |
| GAME WINNER | 1 |
| FLAMEAWAY | 1 |
| ENTICED | 1 |
| DEMARCHELIER (GB) | 1 |
| BLOFELD | 1 |
| ASTERN | 1 |
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