Maryland-bred Nyquist Colt Leads the Way at Midlantic Fall Yearlings
A trio of Maryland-breds topped the 2025 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings sale held Tuesday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. Boasting across-the-board gains, the single-session sale established a new sale record average of $31,197 and tied the $20,000 record median set in 2021.
A colt by Nyquist (hip 18) topped the sale when sold for $370,000 to Scanlon Training & Sales from the consignment of Becky Davis, agent. The dark bay or brown colt is the first foal out of the multiple stakes placed Lookin At Lucky mare Lookin Dynamic. That mare is a half-sister to two stakes winners, including Another Broad and Dynamic Strike. Hip 18 was bred in Maryland by Bowman & Higgins Stable, R. Larry Johnson & RDM Racing Stable. The sale topper was the most expensive yearling sold at this sale since 2016.
The session’s top filly was a daughter of Army Mule (hip 202) sold for $210,000 to LC Racing from the consignment of Northview Stallion Station, agent. Out of the winning Tiznow mare Hello Now, the dark bay or brown filly is a half-sister to four winners from as many to race, including eight-time stakes winner Hello Beautiful (Golden Lad) and stakes winner Hello Hot Rod (Mosler). Hip 202 was bred in Maryland by Holly House Farm & Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds.
A filly from the first crop of Corniche (hip 17) rounded out the top three offerings when sold for $200,000 to Robert Lambe from the consignment of Northview Stallion Station, agent. The bay filly is out of the winning Bodemeister mare Logic of Absurdity, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Stormy Lucy and to the dam of Grade 2 winner Big Runnuer and multiple stakes winner Shifty. Hip 17 was bred in Maryland by Owen Kiernan (MD).
Overall, 159 yearlings sold for $4,960,400, up 15.7% over last year when 180 yearlings sold for $4,287,700. The average rose 31% from $23,821 in 2024 to $31,197 this year to establish a new sale record in that category. (The previous record was $29,578, established in 2021.) The median was $20,00, up 33.3% from last year’s median of $50,000 and tying the record set in 2021. The RNA rate was 19.3%.
Full results are available online.
