FASIG-TIPTON MIXED SALE BY THE NUMBERS
Frank Vespe
December 7, 2020
Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic offers, says sales director Paget Bennett, “quality buying opportunities for both regional and national breeding and racing operations.”
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 284 hips on offer. In terms of color…
- Bay: 127
- Dark bay or brown: 84
- Chestnut: 50
- Gray or roan: 23
Hips by offering type
| Broodmare | 72 |
| Broodmare Prospect | 6 |
| Horses of racing age | 38 |
| Racing/broodmare prospect | 39 |
| Weanling | 115 |
| Yearling | 14 |
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Hips by sex
| Fillies | 100 |
| Colts | 84 |
| Mares | 77 |
| Geldings | 23 |
Hips by state bred
| MARYLAND | 74 |
| KENTUCKY | 72 |
| NEW YORK | 72 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 34 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 6 |
| CALIFORNIA | 6 |
| VIRGINIA | 5 |
| FLORIDA | 5 |
| IRELAND | 2 |
| NEW JERSEY | 2 |
| LOUISIANA | 1 |
| ONTARIO | 1 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 |
| INDIANA | 1 |
| OHIO | 1 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 1 |
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Oh, and how about covering sires for the 66 pregnant broodmares?
Here are all the covering sires that have at least two covered mares in the sale:
| COVERING SIRE | NUMBER |
| GOLDEN LAD | 9 |
| MOSLER | 5 |
| HOPPERTUNITY | 4 |
| CENTRAL BANKER | 3 |
| SOLOMINI | 2 |
| MISSION IMPAZIBLE | 2 |
| MAJESTIC CITY | 2 |
| MICROMANAGE | 2 |
| WARRIOR’S REWARD | 2 |
| DIVINING ROD | 2 |
| DESTIN | 2 |
| ENTICED | 2 |
| MADEFROMLUCKY | 2 |
| KOBE’S BACK | 2 |
| LEOFRIC | 2 |
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