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 |
- Witty set for first Saratoga trip in Harvey PackPennsylvania-bed Witty, winner of the Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico in May, will make his first Saratoga foray in Friday’s Harvey Pack.
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 |
- 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.
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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