FASIGT-TIPTON 2YO SALE BY THE NUMBERS
The Biz
May 16, 2021
The annual Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of two-year-olds in training returns to its traditional spot immediately following the Preakness. The sale, for which breezes were held last week, takes place May 17-18 at the Timonium fairgrounds.
Below, our breakdown of the sale by the numbers (all before outs):
SIRE POWER
Practical Joke was a three-time Grade 1 winner on the racetrack, and he’s a son of top sire Into Mischief out of a Distorted Humor mare. That’s a pretty solid resume to be a stallion, and his eldest are two-year-olds this year. He leads the pack with 16 entered. Here are all the sires with 10 or more entered:
| SIRE | 2yo ENTERED |
| PRACTICAL JOKE | 16 |
| CLASSIC EMPIRE | 16 |
| STREET SENSE | 15 |
| KLIMT | 13 |
| GORMLEY | 13 |
| CUPID | 12 |
| UNIFIED | 10 |
| NOT THIS TIME | 10 |
| INTO MISCHIEF | 10 |
| AMERICAN FREEDOM | 10 |
STATE BY STATE
This year’s sale is all about the Kentucky-breds; nearly 350 of them are scheduled to be offered. Midlantic-breds play a much lesser role here than they do in the company’s yearling and mixed sales, with Pennsylvania and Maryland one-two among the home team.
| STATE | NUMBER ENTERED |
| FLORIDA | 31 |
| IOWA | 1 |
| KENTUCKY | 349 |
| LOUISIANA | 5 |
| MARYLAND | 35 |
| NEW YORK | 98 |
| OHIO | 1 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 |
| ONTARIO | 8 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 48 |
| VIRGINIA | 5 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 1 |
- Preakness: Gate may be crowded, as field still in flux
It’s looking like the May 16 Preakness will have a larger field than usual, as, though few Derby runners are eyeing it, plenty of others are.
DAMSIRES
It’s all about lineage in the breeding game, and even though he’s been dead eight years, Unbridled’s Song continues to play an outsized role. He’s the co-leading damsire — tied with Malibu Moon — with 14 entered. Here are the damsires represented by eight or more hips.
| DAMSIRE | NUMBER ENTERED |
| UNBRIDLED’S SONG | 14 |
| MALIBU MOON | 14 |
| BERNARDINI | 12 |
| TIZNOW | 11 |
| TALE OF THE CAT | 11 |
| SPEIGHTSTOWN | 11 |
| GIANT’S CAUSEWAY | 9 |
| CITY ZIP | 9 |
| MEDAGLIA D’ORO | 8 |
| CONGRATS | 8 |
BY SEX
| SEX | NUMBER OFFERED |
| Colts | 310 |
| Fillies | 266 |
| Geldings | 7 |
- Point Dume looks to keep it rolling at Churchill
Onetime claimer-turned-graded stakes winner Point Dume heads to Saturday’s Churchill Downs Stakes having outrun his claiming tag.
BY COLOR
| COLOR | NUMBER ENTERED |
| Bay | 256 |
| Chestnut | 115 |
| Dark bay or brown | 155 |
| Gray/roan | 57 |
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