The first yearling in this selection is from the first night of the sale. The others are from the second night.
Hip #73 - Tapit - Kalahari Cat (Cape Town)
Dark bay or brown colt consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds, Agent
The gray Tapit has done remarkable well for himself at stud, despite a short-lived racing career. Among his many winning progeny are champions Hansen and Stardom Bound. This colt's dam, Kalahari Cat, is a 100% winner-producer. Half of her progeny are stakes winners, one of which is Black Onyx, the winner of the Grade 3 Spiral Stakes and a scratch from this year's Derby due to injury. Kalahari Cat is part of one of the most notable families in breeding today, headed by third dam Breezy Stories, who produced nine winners, including Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Desert Stormer. Desert Stormette, this colt's second dam, is a full sister to Desert Stormer, and is the granddam of White Moonstone, a Grade 1 winner in England. Foals from the Breezy Stories line tend to sell very well in the sales ring.
Hip #92 - Indian Charlie - Mini Chat (Deputy Minister)
Bay filly consigned by Lane's End, Agent
Here's another yearling by the late Indian Charlie, who passed away at the end of 2011 from a rare form of cancer. This filly is impeccably bred - a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Dixie Chatter and a full sister to multiple stakes winner Rumor. Second dam Phone Chatter was the champion two year-old filly of 1993, winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and Oak Leaf Stakes (G1), among other races. Her daughter Cat Chat produced In Lingerie, a Grade 1 winner last year. Third dam Passing My Way was a half-sister to a slew of stakes winners and producers, including Whow, the granddam of Haskell winner Any Given Saturday. As shown above, this is a great filly family and this filly should make a splash in the ring, if her physical components check out all right.
Hip #102 - Curlin - Party Chatter (Pleasant Colony)
Dark bay or brown colt consigned by VanMeter Sales, Agent I
Party Chatter has done quite well for herself in the breeding shed. In the eight foals to race out of this Pleasant Colony mare, all eight have gone on to win. Her best progeny is Rock Candy, a stakes-winning filly by Mineshaft who finished third in 2009's Florida Oaks (G3). Party Chatter is also a full sibling to three stakes winners, including Puerto Rican champion Colonial U.S. Third dam Patelin was responsible for a multitude of blacktype horses, some of which are Grade 1 winners A Phenomenon, Seattle Meteor, Pleasant Stage, Marsh Side, and Changeintheweather. Curlin, a two time Horse of the Year, is off to a smashing start as a sire. His first crop is topped by Belmont and Jim Dandy Stakes winner Palace Malice.
Hip #106 - "Super Sensitive," Street Sense - Quickest (Forest Wildcat)
Bay filly consigned by Vincent Colbert/Paramount Sales, Agent
This bay filly has quite the family on her. She is by Derby winner Street Sense, who has sired a number of useful stakes horses in his short time at stud so far. Dam Quickest produced a stakes winner in her first foal to race. Quickest also happens to be a half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, as well as graded stakes winner Bretheren and stakes-placed Lisa T. Third dam Get Lucky produced nine winners, including stakes winners Girolamo, Daydreaming, Accelerator and Harborage. Get Lucky was also the dam of She's a Winner, the dam of Bluegrass Cat and whose 2013 yearling we will preview directly below. This filly's female family is known for producing winners and she should sell for a decent price.
Hip #117 - Tiznow - She's a Winner (A.P. Indy)
Bay colt consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LX
Tiznow is one of the most popular sires on the market today. He is the main banner-carrier for the Relaunch line, a sireline that traces back to the great Man O' War and, many generations before him, the Godolphin Arabian. (This is notable due to the fact that most Thoroughbreds trace their male line back to the Darley Arabian...my pedigree nerd is coming out!) Names like Colonel John, Well Armed, Folklore...all sons and daughters of Tiznow. This yearling is a half-brother to the handsome Haskell winner Bluegrass Cat, as well as five other winners. As previously mentioned, this colt is from the same family as the filly above, a family that started with the Mr. Prospector mare Get Lucky. Get Lucky is this colt's second dam, which makes She's a Winner a half-sibling to Grade 1 winner Girolamo, among others.
Hip #125 - Warrior's Reward - Smolensk (Danzig)
Bay filly consigned by Malibu Farm LLC/Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent
Smolensk, this filly's dam, was a stakes winner across the pond, winning a few graded races and even finishing second in the Grade 1 Coronation Stakes. As a broodmare, she has not disappointed, producing six winners, including multiple stakes winner Martha's Moon (Malibu Moon). Smolensk is a half-sibling to several notable horses, the most notable of which is Better Than Honour, stakes-winning blue hen mare responsible for Belmont winners Rags to Riches and Jazil, as well as Breeders' Cup Marathon victor Man of Iron and Peter Pan Stakes (G2) winner Casino Drive. Another half sister to Smolensk is Maryinsky, dam of European champion Peeping Fawn. Oh, and it is also worth mentioning that second dam Blush With Pride won the Kentucky Oaks. Warrior's Reward, a son of Medaglia d'Oro, is one of the hottest young sires on the market today.
Hip #129 - Galileo - Song to Remember (Storm Cat)
Bay filly consigned by Eaton Sales, Agent
It's always a treat to see a Galileo yearling in an American sale. One of the best - if not the best - sires in the world, Galileo is the sire of champions like Frankel, New Approach and Cape Blanco, and has been the leading sire eight times. This filly is a half-sibling to Grade 1 winner Magnificent Song, as well as six other winners. Another half-sister to this filly, Mindful Music, gave us The Mindfulangel, a Venezuelan champion. Second dam Wedding Reception produced ten winners, including the graded stakes winners Lech and Savina. Another of her daughters, Erandel, was the granddam of Panamanian champion Mr. Tommy. This is one pedigree in this sale that has some true international flair - and champions, to boot!
Hip #134 - Medaglia d'Oro - Stop Traffic (Cure the Blues)
Bay colt consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent XXXIX
This colt couldn't be any luckier to be in this sale, at this time. His half-brother Cross Traffic (Unbridled's Song) just won the Whitney (G1) in wire-to-wire fashion - a huge update for this bay yearling! Sire Medaglia d'Oro is no stranger to siring winners - among his progeny is Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and a current favorite in the turf ranks, Marketing Mix. Stop Traffic, a multiple Grade 1 winner, has produced four other winners besides Cross Traffic, but he is her first stakes winner. She is a half-sibling to several other stakes winners and producers, including Elusive Gold, dam of Grade 3 winner Gouldings Green. I hesitated at first to place this colt in my list, since Cross Traffic hadn't won a stakes race yet, but I am nothing but happy over his presence here now!
Hip #143 - Indian Charlie - Ten Halos (Marquetry)
Bay colt consigned by CandyLand Farm
The final Indian Charlie yearling in this sale, this colt is out of Ten Halos, a stakes-placed mare who has produced one winner from three to race. The real attraction to him lies in his second dam, Shahalo. Along with Ten Halos, Shahalo was the dam of four other winners. Her sons Bwana Charlie and My Pal Charlie both have names that ring familiar in racing fans' ears. While White Mischief, this colt's third dam, was very accomplished as a broodmare, Bwana Charlie and My Pal Charlie are why I paid particular attention to this colt. Those two colts are by Indian Charlie, making this colt bred along the same stakes winning cross as theirs. That fact lends a little intrigue to the last Indian Charlie in the sale!
Hip #150 - Candy Ride - Valid Warning (Valid Appeal)
Chestnut colt consigned by Lane's End, Agent
Champion Candy Ride has found much success as a sire, giving us horses like Twirling Candy and Misremembered, among others. This colt of his is a half-brother to eight winners out of eight to race, including Elusive Warning, a graded stakes winner in Dubai. Second dam Gilded Moment was also a 100% winner-producer and a full sister to champion racehorse and great sire Gilded Time. Gilded Time, who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in 1992, has many sisters who went on to produce stakes-placed winners, including Lill's Cutlass, the dam of seven winners. Third dam Gilded Lilly had fourteen of her foals go on to win a race. I see a lot of winners in this pedigree - always a good thing, right?
The first half of the sale starts tonight at 7:00 Eastern time. It, like all Fasig-Tipton sales, will be streamed live on their website. Tomorrow's half of the sale, which includes nine of these ten horses, will start at the same time.
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