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 |
- March US wagering handle down sharply
Worldwide wagering handle on US Thoroughbred races was down by more than 12% in March versus the prior year, the fifth straight down month.
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 |
- CT: Farrior sophomores sweep Saturday allowances
Trainer Anthony Farrior sent out five horses in Saturday allowances at Charles Town and came home with three wins and two seconds.
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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