TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019 MALIBU MOON FILLY SETS 100 YEARS AGO TODAY: MAN O' WAR'S UPSET by Mike Mullaney NEW YORK SALE RECORD SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY --The confluence of the number 13 and the word "upset" came into play perfectly Aug. 13, 1919, in a race that gave birth to Saratoga's oft-repeated citation as "The Graveyard of Favorites." Bad luck was a key ingredient to the only defeat of Man o' War, whose talents, even as a youngster, were considered otherworldly. That the Sanford S. was won by a horse coincidentally named Upset adds to the story. That the riders of both Man o' War and Upset were denied licenses--without comment from The Jockey Club when their riding licenses came up for renewal the next year--adds to its legend. Cont. p10 IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Hip 592: Record-setting Malibu Moon filly | Fasig-Tipton TATTERSALLS RELEASES OCTOBER BOOK 1 by Jessica Martini CATALOGUE SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - The two-day Fasig-Tipton New York- A half-sister to dual Royal Ascot Group 1 hero Blue Point (Ire) Bred Yearlings Sale couldn=t match up to its record-setting 2018 (Shamardal) by Invincible Spirit (Ire) is one of the star lots for renewal, but when the dust settled Monday evening at the the Tattersalls October Book 1 Yearling Sale. Click or tap here Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion, the auction had seen its fourth to go straight to TDN Europe. straight record-priced yearling. The record bid came from Larry Best, who said he had only seen the filly two hours before he spent $775,000 to acquire the daughter of Malibu Moon from the Winter Quarter Farm consignment. In all, 186 yearlings sold during the 2019 New York sale for a total of $16,200,000. The average was $87,097Bdown 18.9% from last year=s record figure of $107,512. The median of $60,000 was down 21.1% from last year=s highwater mark of $76,000. AIt was another strong edition of the New York-bred sale in 2019,@ said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. AVirtually every buyer I ran into today was complaining that they couldn=t get anything bought or that they were having to pay significantly more money then they wanted to for the horses they were bidding on.@ With 266 yearlings offered, 80 failed to sell for a buy-back rate of 30.1%. It was 34.6% a year ago. AThe RNA rate showed a pretty significant improvement this year compared to last year which probably led to a decrease in the average price and the median,@ Browning said. 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Jessica Martini’s coverage from Saratoga of the Fasig-Tipton New Justina Severni York-Bred Yearlings Sale continues on page 3. | Fasig-Tipton Director of Customer Service Vicki Forbes [email protected] THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY 3 Larry Best admitted that he wasn't planning on shopping the New Marketing Manager York-Bred Sale, but when he found himself at the Fasig-Tipton sales Alayna Cullen @AlaynaCullen grounds Monday, he decided he couldn't go home without a certain Director of Information Technology filly by Malibu Moon. Best went to a sale-record $775,000 to acquire Ray Villa the yearling from the Winter Quarter Farm consignment. [email protected] Bookkeeper PUTTING IN WORK 5 Terry May [email protected] Trainer Jeremiah Englehart, seated alongside Travis Durr and It's All About the Girls Racing founder Anna Seitz Ciannello, overcame WORLDWIDE INFORMATION a host of challengers to secure a filly from the first crop of Grade I International Editor winner Outwork (Uncle Mo) for $500,000 during Monday's second Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] session of the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearling Sale. European Editor Emma Berry [email protected] 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 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • AUGUST 13, 2019 Fasig-Tipton cont. from p1 AAll in all, we were coming off an unbelievable jump last year compared to 2017,@ Browning said. While 74 yearlings brought six figures in 2018, that number fell to 59 in 2019, but the top 20 lots were all purchased by unique buying interests. AThe buyer base continues to be very, very good for this sale and continues to improve,@ Browning said. AI thought it was a very strong marketplace, similar to last year. The New York program has matured and, in my mind, is the finest state-bred program in the country.@ Malibu Moon Filly Sets New York Record Larry Best admitted that he wasn=t planning on shopping the New York-Bred Sale, but when he found himself at the Fasig- Larry Best | Fasig-Tipton Tipton sales grounds Monday, he decided he couldn=t go home beautiful day. I had other business to do this morning, got done without a certain filly by Malibu Moon. Best went to a sale- early and felt like I=d come over and look. And here we are.@ record $775,000 to acquire the yearling from the Winter The bay filly is the second foal out of Savvy Sassy (Street Quarter Farm consignment. Sense), a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Southdale AI=ve never shopped the New York sale before,@ Best said after (Street Cry {Ire}). signing the ticket on hip 592. AI didn=t even intend to shop today. AI love Malibu Moon as a broodmare sire,@ Best explained of But I had nothing to do this afternoon, so I came over and the yearling=s appeal. ASo I look at it from a breeding standpoint, looked at some horses and that one caught my eye. It=s a long-term. If she wins some races, that would be really special, TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • AUGUST 13, 2019 but I don=t see very many Malibu Moon fillies that I just fall in love with. This was one that is very athletic, she has a shot at the track, but after racing, I=ll use her as a broodmare. There is a consistency of quality in the filly.@ AThat said, it=s a crapshoot,@ he added with a laugh. A colt by Pioneerof the Nile was the previous high-priced yearling at the New York sale, bringing a final bid of $600,000 a year ago. That figure eclipsed the 2017 record price of $500,000 for a son of Cairo Prince. Of the investment, Best added, AShe=s just a beautiful physical and then you look at the pedigree. If you are willing to be patient in the breeding side and you look five or six years out, I should get a good return if I breed her to the right sires. Which I will. I think it was a safe bet. Did I pay more than I wanted to, yes, I was going to be happy around $600,000, but quality costs money.@ The first person to congratulate Best on the purchase was trainer Christophe Clement, who co-bred the yearling along with Richard Leahy=s Oak Bluff Farm. ASomebody wonderful with a great racing program bought the filly and that=s Mr. Best,@ Clement said. AI wish him the best of luck with her. As you know, he has been very successful at different auctions for the last two years and I just hope the filly wins many great races for him.@ Clement, who said he generally owns between two to five mares in partnership, credited the sales success to the whole team behind the yearling. AThe filly belonged to a partnership of Dick Leahy of Oak Bluff Stable and myself and I trained the mare and we made all the decisions together,@ Clement said. AThe partner is just as good a partner as you can find. He is a very smart man. He believed in the New York-bred program and he has two good advisors in Doug Koch at Berkshire Stud and Don Robinson of Winter Quarter Farm. It=s a great team, which is why it all works out. I am delighted.@ Robinson purchased Savvy Sassy for $150,000 at the 2012 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Racing for Leahy=s Waterville Lake Stable partnership, the mare won twice in six starts. Leahy=s bloodstock agent John Donaldson signed the ticket at $80,000 to acquire the filly while in foal to Bayern at the 2016 Keeneland November sale. Her Bayern colt, now named Bourbon Bay, sold for $205,000 at last year=s Fasig- Tipton New York sale and RNA=d for $240,000 at this year=s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale. " " " TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • AUGUST 13, 2019 Outwork Filly Jumps to the Top in Saratoga Hip 495 | Fasig-Tipton Trainer Jeremiah Englehart, seated alongside Travis Durr and It=s All About the Girls Racing founder Anna Seitz Ciannello, overcame a host of challengers to secure a filly from the first crop of Grade I winner Outwork (Uncle Mo) for $500,000 during Monday=s second session of the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearling Sale.