Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale: By the numbers * The Racing Biz

Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale: By the numbers

Frank Vespe
May 23, 2022

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-olds in training sale that kicks off May 23 at 11:00 a.m. at the Timonium Fairgrounds figures to test both the endurance of sale-goers — 636 hips are catalogued — and the wallets of buyers.

Last year’s event generated gross sales of more than $33 million, and with even more horses on offer in this two-day event, well, a lot of money could be changing hands.

Sure, you’re saying, but how many gray horses are there? Funny you should ask…

HIPS BY COLOR

COLOR	HORSES OFFERED
Bay	256
Chestnut	141
Dark bay or brown	183
Gray or roan	56

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SIRE POWER

SIRE	HORSES OFFERED
GOOD MAGIC	19
SHARP AZTECA	14
PRACTICAL JOKE	14
BOLT D’ORO	13
ARMY MULE	13
CLOUD COMPUTING	12
CENTRAL BANKER	12
WEST COAST	11
VIOLENCE	11
UNION RAGS	11
MENDELSSOHN	11
UNCLE MO	10
GOOD SAMARITAN	10
GOLDENCENTS	10
COLLECTED	10

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Notable: First look for the Mid-Atlantic at Good Magic’s two-year-olds. They are the eldest offspring of the champion juvenile of 2017… Speaking of 2017, that year’s Preakness winner, Cloud Computing, has 12 on offer. As a runner, Cloud Computing was from the same connections and had a virtually identical career path thus far to this year’s Preakness winner, Early Voting… Army Mule, who has 13 on offer, is a son of Maryland sire Friesan Fire, who stands at Country Life Farm. An $825,000 two-year-old, Army Mule made only three career starts, one at three and two at four. But he won all three, including the G1 Carter… Sharp Azteca is another new sire whose eldest are two-year-olds. He could have a nice page enhancement later Monday, when Sharpened makes her career debut at Parx. Sharp Azteca has had three starters to date…

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WHERE YOU FROM?

BRED STATE	HORSES OFFERED
ARKANSAS	2
CALIFORNIA	7
FLORIDA	19
INDIANA	4
IOWA	3
KENTUCKY	367
LOUISIANA	1
MARYLAND	36
MINNESOTA	1
NEW JERSEY	3
NEW YORK	125
OHIO	4
ONTARIO	3
PENNSYLVANIA	58
VIRGINIA	2
WEST VIRGINIA	1

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APRIL IS THE CRUELEST MONTH (ALSO THE BUSIEST)

MONTH BORN	HORSES OFFERED
April	190
March	178
February	122
May	106
January	36
June	4

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