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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The 2026 Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale opens for a single-day session in a frigid Lexington, Kentucky, Monday at Newtown Paddocks with bidding set to begin at 10 a.m. on 411 catalogued entries. And while temperatures have failed to eclipse the freezing mark for days and wind chills below zero have left buyers and consignors alike with the shivers, there was an overwhelming sense of optimism headed into Monday's action. “We've got a very good catalogue,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “There's literally something for everybody in here. There's some really nice top offerings with mares like Icreamuscream and Elle Sueno (in foal to Curlin) at Hill 'n' Dale. There's some really high-end stuff. And there are a lot of nice short yearlings on the grounds too. It's a very interesting catalogue full of attractive racing or broodmare prospects. The market's been good and we're optimistic. It's going to continue to be an emphasis on quality that we've seen in recent years and I expect that to continue throughout all of 2026.” Hill 'n' Dale consigns not one but two mares in foal to their top stallion, with GI La Troienne Stakes third Ava's Grace (Laoban) (hip 126) joining a Grade I-placed producer in Elle Sueno (Street Cry {Ire}) (hip 193). Consignors have also been busy with the short yearling market, with Paramount Sales's Lesley Campion saying activity had been extremely high despite the conditions. “The weather has been brutal,” said Campion. “But traffic the last few days has been great, very healthy. I think the average showing on our [short yearlings] was around 57. I feel as though the folks that are coming out to see them are here in earnest because [the weather] weeds out less-serious buyers.” Paramount Sales consigns nine short yearlings by young sires with upcoming first crops such as Arcangelo, Elite Power, Jackie's Warrior, Mage and Pappacap along with more established sires like Authentic and Practical Joke. “We have a ton of new stallions here in the Bluegrass,” Campion said. “And folks have seasons they need filled. There's always a market for a good foal. If a buyer wanted to grab something to go to [Fasig-Tipton] Saratoga, or something to represent them in the first couple of books at [Keeneland] September, this is the last chance to do so. There should certainly be a lovely, buoyant market for those types. The market has been very encouraging these last couple of sales. It's been very strong. I don't see any reason that it wouldn't be just as strong Monday.” There was plenty of action Saturday despite the cold in Kentucky | Fasig-Tipton Vinery Sales also brings in a strong consignment, with Derek MacKenzie also noting that the cold had failed to keep anyone away. “Traffic's been great,” said MacKenzie. “Even though the weather's been bad, it doesn't look like it's stopping anybody from coming out. We're feeling good about it. I think it'll be another strong sale. Both November and January, pretty much all of the mixed sales, have been strong. This one should be too.” Fasig-Tipton has struck a delicate balance now between their in-person and digital sales, with Browning viewing them as complimentary to one another instead of competitive. “There's certain times and places where one makes more sense than the other,” Browning said. “We're very comfortable with our schedule. There are always opportunities to add a horse, whether it be to a live sale or to a digital sale. For instance, a mare like Iscreamuscream, who was added into the supplement catalogue. It's a great opportunity for people to come and see her in person with a sale coming up. And then, if next week or two weeks from now, a top filly or mare becomes available, then we've got a great digital platform for that like we did last year with Soul of an Angel. There's something [for everyone] when the need arises.” During the 2025 rendition of the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale, a colt by Curlin out of GISW Unbridled Mo, now a 2-year-old named National Champion, brought the day's top price of $775,000. At the session's conclusion, a total of 260 head sold for $11,495,500. The average was $44,213 and the median was $17,000. The post Cold No Deterrent Ahead Of Monday’s Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
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FIRST CALL BOB (c, 4, Uncle Mo–Walk Close {GSW, $294,458}, by Tapit) was late to the races, but he was first home on this unveiling. Giving the gate crew some trouble before the start, they finally managed to convince him to load and he broke well to push the leading pair until about the half-mile marker. Taking over at the three-eighths as Mainstream (Speightstown) tried to mount a response, the 9-2 shot kicked away from his would-be challengers and won by 3 1/4 lengths over Love'em Or Liam (Liam's Map) as that one closed from the back. First Call Bob is a half-brother to Grade I-placed Anneau d'Or (Medaglia d'Oro), $459,491, who elite placing came in his juvenile year when he ran second in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile in 2019. Said brother was Walk Close's first to the races, but she has produced four other winners since Anneau d'Or, including First Call Bob and his 3-year-old half-brother McCready (Practical Joke). The mare's juvenile Jackie's Warrior colt went through Keeneland September last year, and was purchased by BTR Racing Venture for $235,000. She also tallies a yearling filly by Girvin and is due to Omaha Beach for 2026. 7th-Gulfstream, $68,000, Msw, 2-8, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:38.20, ft, 3 1/4 lengths. FIRST CALL BOB (c, 4, Uncle Mo–Walk Close {GSW, $294,458}, by Tapit) Sales history: $525,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $40,800. O-Flanagan Racing; B-Lochlow Farm & Ashford Stud (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. *1/2 to Anneau d'Or (Medaglia d'Oro), GISP, $459,491. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Uncle Mo’s First Call Bob Sharp in Victory at First Asking appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
John Oxley's Silent Tactic (Tacitus) will likely make his next start in the Mar. 1 GII Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park following his upset victory in the GIII Southwest Stakes Friday in Arkansas, trainer Mark Casse confirmed. The Southwest was Casse's third consecutive victory in a Kentucky Derby qualifying race at Oaklawn, following last season's GI Arkansas Derby with Sandman (Tapit) and the Jan. 3 Smarty Jones Stakes with Strategic Risk (Noble Bird). Silent Tactic closed to finish second in the 1 1/16-mile Smarty Jones. “The thing, too, it wasn't like when Sandman won the Arkansas Derby,” Casse said. “There was a pace meltdown. There wasn't a pace meltdown [Friday]. I think the impressive thing about Silent Tactic is he ran down an average pace.” Casse said he also plans to run Strategic Risk in the 1 1/16-mile Rebel. A sparkling 4 1/2-length winner of the Smarty Jones, Strategic Risk spun his wheels late in the Southwest and finished 10th, beaten 10 1/2 lengths. Casse said Strategic Risk's performance may have been impacted by a winter storm late last month that delayed the Southwest six days and closed the track for training for nine days. “I really don't know what happened with him,” Casse said. “If you're watching, he looks like he's struggling. Maybe that little time off bothered him more than the others. I'm going to run back in the Rebel as long as he's fine.” Casse reported Eclipse champion Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) came out of her victory in the GIII Bayakoa Stakes Saturday in fine shape and is on target for the Mar. 7 GII Azeri Stakes. “I almost think yesterday was the best race she's ever run,” Casse said Sunday morning. “When I flew out here, I was 50-50 whether we were going to run her or not. When we came out, I'd always said we were going to run in the Azeri. I told the Greens she's doing so well that if everything goes right, we'll run in the Bayakoa. Well, nothing went right there.” After arriving Jan. 11 from Florida, Nitrogen posted a five-furlong bullet work (1:00) Jan. 17. But a winter storm subsequently closed the track for training for nine days (Jan. 24-Feb. 1). “We got the one good work in her and then we sat in the barn for 10 days,” Casse said. “I struggled with that, big time, because you've got a champion. She's my girl and I don't want to do anything to tarnish her record. So, I did a lot of talking to myself. But when I saw her and I saw her fitness, I was good.” Casse said he also plans to start multiple Grade I winner La Cara (Street Sense) in the Azeri. The post On to Rebel for Southwest Winner Silent Tactic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures's Intrepido (Maximus Mischief), a game second in the GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes Saturday at Santa Anita, could make his next start in the Mar. 7 GII San Felipe Stakes or could wait for the Apr. 4 GI Santa Anita Derby if he looks to have earned enough points to make the field for the GI Kentucky Derby without the extra start. “If we could have won [the Robert Lewis], then we could have coasted and wait for the Santa Anita Derby,” trainer Jeff Mullins said. “The question is, are you going to dance every dance before you really get down to business [in the Triple Crown]? You don't want to chase, chase chase, those points. Then you get to the Derby and you're done.” Intrepido earned 10 Derby points with his win in last year's GI American Pharoah Stakes and three points for his fifth-place finish in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He added an additional 10 points with his runner-up effort Saturday. Ridden by Hector Berrios, Intrepido dueled Plutarch (Into Mischief) for most of the one-mile Robert Lewis and came up just 3/4 lengths short of that rival after a stirring stretch duel. “Hector said if he was on the outside, he probably could have gone by him,” Mullins said. Trainer Bob Baffert reported both Plutarch and Splendora (Audible), winner of Saturday's GII D. Wayne Lukas Stakes, were “doing great” Sunday morning. Also possible for the San Felipe is Harris Farms' homebred Start the Ride (Upstart), who broke his maiden second-time out in the Jan. 17 California Cup Derby. “We're looking at the San Felipe,” trainer Dan Blacker said of Start the Ride. “He's still eligible for a non-winners of one, but we could try something a little more ambitious.” So Happy (Runhappy) tuned up for a possible start in the San Felipe with a four-furlong work in :47.80 (2/55) at Santa Anita Sunday. The Mark Glatt-trained colt, two-for-two in his career so far, was most recently a two-length winner of the Jan. 10 GII San Vicente Stakes. The post Lewis Runner-Up Intrepido Possible for San Felipe appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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