Finest City to Fasig- Tipton November
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017 A LOOK BACK AT SALES WEEK IN SARATOGA FINEST CITY TO FASIG- by Bill Oppenheim Last weekend=s Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale rounded off TIPTON NOVEMBER the company=s first three yearling sales of the season by setting new records for gross ($16.2 million), average ($89,088) and median ($69,500), and of course when we say >set new records,= that actually does mean the metrics were actually higher, not just from 2016, but even from 2015, which we=ve been using as the benchmark year all through 2017. The gross was up by 18% and the average by 15% over 2016, but the numbers which really confirm the North American yearling market, anyway, is actually improving are the 9% increase in both gross and average over the 2015 New York-bred sale, when exactly the same (182) number of yearlings sold. As you can see in the Weekly Sales Ticker, this means the three-sale gross has improved by 5%, from $81.6 million to $85.3 million, while the average is up by 9%, from $153,458 with 532 sold over the three sales in 2015, to $167,286, with 510 sold (down 4%) this year. Cont. p3 (click here) Finest City | Benoit IN TDN EUROPE TODAY RIDING HIGH ON WINGS OF EAGLES Champion Finest City (City Zip--Be Envied, by Lemon Drop Kid) The Forien family of Haras de Montaigu will offer a Kingman will be offered at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale to be held half-sister to Derby winner Wings Of Eagles as part of its Nov. 6 in Lexington, K.Y. The chestnut will be consigned by quality Arqana August consignment this weekend. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. trainer Ian Kruljac on behalf of owner Seltzer Thoroughbreds. Winner of the GII Great Lady M S. and beaten just head on turf in the GII John C. Mabee S. last term, she earned the Eclipse Award for top female sprinter after an 8-1 upset in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. She has hit the board in all five of her starts this term, including a win in the GII Santa Monica S., and was most recently third when attempting a title defense in the Great Lady M July 8. Her record currently stands at 19-5-6-4 with earnings of $1,256,394. "Finest City has been a dream to care for," said Kruljac. "Her brilliance, durability, versatility and personality have given us a lifetime of memories. She has battled the best mares of her generation on any surface and at any distance." Finest City will make her final career start in this year's Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint in Del Mar before heading to the sale. "We are blessed to have one more chapter to write in this year's Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Sprint before she goes to auction and begins a well deserved career as a broodmare, and passes on her brilliance for years to come," said Kruljac. Cont. p3 PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord [email protected] SR. V.P. & CO-PUBLISHER Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected] V.P., INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King @garykingTDN [email protected] Thursday, August 17, 2017 EDITORIAL [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Jessica Martini @JessMartiniTDN Managing Editor Alan Carasso @EquinealTDN Senior Editor Steve Sherack @SteveSherackTDN Racing Editor Brian DiDonato @BDiDonatoTDN Associate Editors Christie DeBernardis @CDeBernardisTDN Ben Massam @BMassamTDN Assistant Editor Joe Bianca @JBiancaTDN ADVERTISING [email protected] Director of Advertising Alycia Borer Advertising Manager Lia Best Advertising Designer Amanda Crelin Advertising Assistants Alexa Reisfield Michelle Benson Photo Editor/Dir. of Distribution Sarah K. Andrew @SarahKAndrew New Money Honey (Medaglia d'Oro), winner of last autumn's GI Breeders' Cup [email protected] Juvenile Fillies Turf and the July 8 GI Belmont Oaks Invitational, schools in the paddock Wednesday in preparation for her dirt debut in Saturday's GI Alabama S. at the Spa. Social Media Strategist Justina Severni Sarah K. Andrew Director of Customer Service EMULATING AUSTRALIAN RETIREMENT INITIATIVES? Vicki Forbes 4 [email protected] T.D. Thornton speaks to Dr. Eliot Forbes of Racing Australia to see what the American racing industry can glean from racehorse retirement Marketing Manager initiatives Down Under. Alayna Cullen @AlaynaCullen Director of Information Technology McCRAKEN DRILLS FOR TRAVERS 8 Ray Villa Whitham Thoroughbreds homebred and ‘TDN Rising Star’ McCraken [email protected] (Ghostzapper) breezed six furlongs at Saratoga Wednesday in preparation WORLDWIDE INFORMATION for a tilt in next Saturday’s GI Travers S. International Editor Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN TODAY’S GRADED STAKES [email protected] European Editor EST Race Click for TV Emma Berry 11:20a totepool Sovereign S.-G3, SAL -------------- ----- [email protected] 2:10p Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond S.-G3, LEO -------------- ----- Associate International Editor Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 10 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • AUGUST 17, 2017 Finest City (cont. from p1) When asked by the TDN what Finest City has to offer as a broodmare prospect, Kruljac said, AHer speed and stamina would be a good match for any top sire. She=s a 5-year-old mare, she=s accomplished and it=s what=s best for her. She deserves it.@ Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning added, "Finest City is a truly special offering --an Eclipse Champion and Breeders' Cup Champion with the looks and pedigree to match. We're honored that her connections have chosen our November Sale for such an exceptional race mare." (cont. from p1) It augurs well for Keeneland September, which jumped from a gross of $219 million in 2012 to $281 million in 2013 (a 28% rise), but has since stalled at $279 million (2014), $280 million (2015), and $272 million (2016). At least we know the target for 2017: $280 million, plus of course this year we get the new Fasig Turf Sale on Sept. 10 thrown in. Fasig-Tipton NY-Bred record-setting Hip 589 | Fasig-Tipton photo With an average of $89,088, the New York-bred sale wasn=t going to have any bigger impact on averages for the top sires than did the season-opening Fasig July Sale, which in fact had very similar figures to the New York-bred sale (number sold: 172 July, 182 NY-bred; gross--$16.1m July, $16.2m NY-bred; average--$93,645 July, $89,088 NY-bred--five years ago the July gross was almost double that of the NY-bred sale). The top three coming out of the Select Sale had none in the New York-bred sale, so Medaglia d=Oro (4/$756,250), War Front (2/$710,000), and Tapit (4/$600,000) remain unchanged (see table of North American top sires of 2017 yearlings). WEEKLY SALES TICKER by Bill Oppenheim “The three-sale Fasig-Tipton opening section of the North American yearling market has gone very well, so well that the $85.3- million gross was not only a 13% rise from last year’s three sales, but more importantly represented a 5% gain from the 2015 combined gross; similarly, the average of $167,286 for the 510 yearlings sold was up 15% from 2016, and still up by 9% over 2015. The New York-bred sale not only set new records but now nearly matches Fasig July in gross and average. Now the yearling market heads to Europe, with Arqana’s four-day sale at Deauville kicking off Saturday, followed by Goffs UK (ex Doncaster) August 29-31, then the BBAG sale at Baden-Baden September 1 before we head back to Kentucky.” FASIG-TIPTON NY-BRED PREFFERED YEAR CAT RING SOLD % W/D % S/R % S/C GROSS AVE 2017 296 244 182 17.6% 74.6% 61.5% $ 16,214,000 $ 89,088 2016 306 263 177 14.1% 67.3% 57.8% $ 13,672,500 $ 77,246 2015 284 252 182 11.3% 72.2% 64.1% $ 14,879,500 $ 81,755 2014 315 272 176 13.7% 64.7% 55.9% $ 14,099,000 $ 80,108 2013 298 263 196 11.7% 74.5% 65.8% $ 14,206,000 $ 72,480 2012 259 223 138 13.9% 61.9% 53.3% $ 8,632,000 $ 62,551 FT JULY, SARATOGA AND NY BRED SALES COMBINED YEAR CAT RING SOLD % W/D % S/R % S/C GROSS AVE 2017 817 682 510 16.5% 74.8% 62.4% $ 85,316,000 $ 167,286 2016 905 759 516 16.1% 68.0% 57.0% $ 74,999,000 $ 145,347 2015 825 711 532 13.8% 74.8% 64.5% $ 81,639,500 $ 153,458 2014 745 653 452 12.3% 69.2% 60.7% $ 62,636,000 $ 138,575 2013 708 622 467 12.1% 75.1% 66.0% $ 60,711,000 $ 130,002 2012 786 668 434 15.0% 65.0% 55.2% $ 55,996,000 $ 129,023 Data compiled by Brianne Stanley TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 10 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • AUGUST 17, 2017 Pioneerof the Nile (3/$458,333) and Curlin (6/$437,500) swap places in fourth and fifth, and a total of 14 sires averaged $270,000 or more with two or more sold over the three-sale series. Five first-crop sires have averaged over $100,000 (see table of North America top freshman sires of yearlings), headed by the Three Chimneys duo of Will Take Charge (11/$257,272-- expected) and Strong Mandate (6/$222,833--not expected), followed by Cairo Prince ($177,647, with 17 sold from 18 through the ring), Verrazano (8/$143,625), and Fed Biz (12/$112,500).