Record Number of Bidders Propels August Digital Sale

The August Digital Sale closed Tuesday evening with 181 horses sold for $3,659,700. The catalogue featured horses of racing age, breeding stock, which included mares with foals-at-foot, weanlings, yearlings, two-year-olds, and a stallion prospect. The sale drew more than 825 registered bidders, a record on the platform. The clearance rate was 79% with an average of $25,592.

Something Wicked (Hip 5), offered as a racing/broodmare prospect, topped the sale when sold for $260,000 to HX3 Incorporated from the consignment of Northview Stallion Station, agent. Something Wicked entered the sale off a win in maiden special weight company on July 18 at Delaware Park.

“This sale demonstrates that Fasig-Tipton Digital is here for all levels and segments," said Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales Leif Aaron. "We continue to provide the same top-level service for our buyers and sellers that we provide in a traditional sale. We had 830 registered bidders for this sale, which averages to four bidders on every horse offered. We are reaching a whole new buying bench as well as continuing to serve our traditional buyers. Our clearance rate reflects that."

Rounding out the top five offerings were:

• School Dance (Hip 2), a racing/broodmare prospect sold for $150,000 to Pierre and Leslie Amestoy and Mike Abraham from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. A five-year-old mare out of a full sister to Grade 1 winner Al's Gal, School Dance is already a multiple graded stakes placed winner, having finished second in the American Oaks (G1) and Royal Heroine S. (G2) at Santa Anita.
• Create Trouble (Hip 13), a horse of racing age sold for $150,000 to Lawrence P. Roman from the consignment of Indian Creek, agent. A four-year-old son of Into Mischief, Create Trouble entered the sale off 2 wins from 2 starts in 2024, including a 4-length romp last time out in allowance company at Colonial Downs on August 22.
• Tapit Shoes (Hip 6), a horse of racing age sold for $140,000 to Steve Moger from the consignment of ELiTE, agent. The four-year-old son of Tapit is a stakes placed half-brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Cyberknife (Gun Runner).
• Shuangxi (IRE) (Hip 3), a racing/broodmare prospect sold for $115,000 to Charles C. Henderson from the consignment of Delacour Stable, agent. A three-year-old daughter of Cotai Glory (GB), Shuangxi is a winner in England and the United States and finished just second in the Blue Sparkler S. at Monmouth Park on July 13 after a trouble start.

Among the diverse offerings were a group of New Mexican-bred yearlings, consigned by A & A Ranch, of which 18 sold for $604,100 gross.

“The A & A Ranch offerings were Fasig-Tipton Digital’s first major foray into the Southwestern marketplace and we were pleased with the results,” continued Aaron.  “We appreciate A & A entrusting their yearlings with us.  Our platform has now proven itself to be successful in multiple regional markets since its launch.”

Gross sales on Fasig-Tipton Digital have now exceeded $30,000,000 in 2024.

"We are North America’s oldest Thoroughbred auction house and we approach these digital sales with the same professionalism and standards that we do our traditional live auctions, and the platform is growing as a result,” noted Aaron.

Full results are available online.

For more information:
Leif Aaron
laaron@fasigtipton.com
(859) 255-1555