So I went through the catalog for Fasig-Tipton July and picked out some hip numbers that, to me, had intriguing bloodlines. First and foremost, this is not a list of who I think will sell well. Remember that pedigree is only part of a complicated puzzle that includes conformation, physical fitness and good health and temperament. This is only an exercise of bloodline research - for a while, I had my heart set on being a bloodstock agent, and the pedigree and sales aspect of the game still highly intrigues me. In the 250 or so horses entered in the sale, I picked out 28 whose pedigrees caught my eye. I'll break it down into four parts, so each post has seven colts or fillies to briefly look at.
Hip 12 - Midshipman - Heaven's Gate (Septieme Ciel)
Chestnut colt consigned by Catalyst Bloodstock, LLC
I must admit, at first glance, I was not familiar with this colt's broodmare sire. Upon further investigation, I discovered that he's this handsome bay son of Seattle Slew who primarily raced in France. Anyway, he's a son of Midshipman - a member of that stud's first crop, in fact - the 2008 winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. This colt is a half-brother to Grade 2 winner This One's For Phil and stakes winner Tap Dancer, as well as many other winners, as his dam has produced nine winners out of twelve to race. His second dam produced Grade 2 winners Finality and Stolen Beauty, and his female family includes stakes horses like Island Sand, Giant Moon, Jiggs Coz and Frumious.
Hip 21 - "Charlie's House", Notional - House of Soviet's (Housebuster)
Bay colt consigned by Susan Y. Foreman, Agent
This colt is going to peak early and go fast, if his pedigree has any say in the matter. He's by Notional, who made a splash early on the Triple Crown trail of 2007 by winning the Risen Star Stakes, among others. Unfortunately for him, both as a racehorse and a stud, he was a part of a gifted crop that included Street Sense, Curlin, Hard Spun, and Rags to Riches, as well as several other talented racehorses. Still, he's done pretty well, siring a few stakes winners so far. This colt's broodmare sire is Housebuster, a champion sprinter. He's a half to a listed stakes winner in Lady Banks and out of a mare who has produced seven winners out of eight racehorses. His dam is also a half-sister to the speedy sire Indian Charlie, as well as a couple of stakes producing mares.
Hip 33 - Line of David - Just for You (Silver Deputy)
Bay filly consigned by Bill Murphy, Agent IV
Line of David, a handsome son of Lion Heart, won the Arkansas Derby in the year that Mine That Bird upset the Run for the Roses at 50-1. His sire has since gone abroad, leaving Line of David as one of the remnants of his line here in the States. This filly's dam is a half-sister to Minister's Melody, an excellent broodmare responsible for the likes of Grade 1 winner Bob and John and stakes horses Connie Belle and Sweet Sonnet. Just for You has already produced a winner in her first starter by Belong to Me. Third dam Too Bald was a broodmare of the year who produced Grade 1 winners and sires Capote and Exceller, as well as a slew of other black-type runners and producers.
Hip 39 - Flatter - Lady Fairway (Dixie Union)
Bay colt consigned by Morris B. Floyd and Chuck Givens, Agent
With promise in both halves of his pedigree, this colt should do well at the races. Flatter, his sire, is a well-established producer whose best offspring is Flat Out, a multiple graded stakes winner. His dam, by the ever influential Dixie Union, has already produced two foals to race, and both of them are winners. She is a half-sister to the dam of Hook and Ladder, a Grade 2 winner and popular regional sire who now stands at stud in the Philippines. Third dam Fairway Fable launched an ambitious female family. She produced Northern Fable, who ended up being the granddam of several graded stakes winners, including Cara Rafaela and Love and Pride. This colt is from the fine female family of champion and sire Bernardini.
Hip 45 - Tiz Wonderful - Lakefront (Deputy Minister)
Bay filly consigned by Eaton Sales, Agent
This filly's sire is by the famous Tiznow, the two-time Breeders' Cup Classic hero who is now one of the best sires in America. Although Tiz Wonderful wasn't the most successful of his sire's sons, he is doing quite well at stud, including producing My Happy Face, a speedy stakes winning filly who gave Dreaming of Julia all she could handle in the Grade 1 Frizette Stakes last year. This filly is a half-sibling to three winners, including listed stakes winner Dattts Our Girl (Thunder Gulch). Second dam Lakeway was a four-time Grade 1 winner and the granddam of another Grade 1 winner in Mushka. Third dam Milliardaire is a full sister to sire Saratoga Six and jump-started a female family that includes names like the late graded stakes winner Giant Ryan.
Hip 58 - "Tiz Major", Tiz Wonderful - Major's Girl (Purge)
Chestnut colt consigned by Kinsman Farm; Lane's End Farm, Agent
Another Tiz Wonderful yearling! This time it's a colt who is the second foal out of an unraced mare by Purge, a Cigar Mile winner from the crop that brought us Smarty Jones, Birdstone and Rock Hard Ten. Major's Girl is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Siphonic as well as the unraced Rose of Summer, who ended up producing turf graded stakes winners Laragh and Summer Front. In all, second dam Cherokee Crossing has produced seven winners. Third dam Sky Meadows was also unraced but ended up foaling track-record setting stakes winner Dixie Dot Com.
Hip 68 - Malibu Moon - Miss Moonlight (Broad Brush)
Bay filly consigned by Spendthrift Farm LLC; Warrendale Sales, Agent
The last yearling to highlight in this post is a filly by Malibu Moon. If there was ever a sire being talked about right now, it would most definitely be Malibu Moon, whose biggest triumph this year came through Orb and his Derby win. Malibu Moon, a son of A.P. Indy, has also brought us horses like champion Declan's Moon and Grade 1 winner Life at Ten. This filly is a half-sister to six winners, including stakes winner More Moonlight (More Than Ready). Second dam Sultry Sally was quite the producer, getting five winners herself and becoming the granddam of countless others through her female offspring, including Grade 1 placed Night Patrol. Third dam Graffiti Gal is a half-sister to the dam of champion Blushing John, and she herself is the granddam of Grade 1 contender Lucky Roberto.
Stay tuned for the next three installments!
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