Yaupon Colt Tops Fasig-Tipton February Digital Sale

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A 2-year-old colt by freshman sire Yaupon attracted the top bid of $250,000 during the Fasig-Tipton February Digital Sale which concluded Tuesday evening. A total of 157 horses sold during the online auction for a gross of $4,965,400, an average of $31,626 and a clearance rate of nearly 80%.

Fasig-Tipton offered a selection of 2-year-olds in training for the first time on its digital platform during the February sale and eight of the 13 offered juveniles sold for $585,000 and an average of $73,000.

Two of the sale's top six lots were 2-year-olds, led by a colt by Yaupon (hip 42) who was purchased for $250,000 by Shane Yeager from the De Meric Sales consignment. The New York-bred colt is out of multiple stakes winner Frosty Magarita (Frost Giant) and was bred by Gabrielle Farm and Saratoga Glen Farm.

The sale topper sold off a traditional virtual inspection and video of an untimed gallop at De Meric Farm in Ocala.

“This was a fantastic sale from beginning to end,” said Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales Leif Aaron. “It was a great market for buyers and sellers. More than 1,000 registered bidders and horses that were very well represented. The 2-year-olds in training were very encouraging, with eight of 13 sold, including our sale topper. We learned a lot about what worked and how to move forward with that segment of the market.”

Top hips sold during the digital auction included:

Ocean Mermaid (GB) (Kingman {GB}) (hip 10), a 4-year-old racing or broodmare propsect purchased for $210,000 by RWB from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. The bay filly produced a timely update when she won her 2025 debut at Tampa Bay Downs Feb. 21;

Dare to Fly (Daredevil) (hip 218) sold for $210,000 to Agave Racing Stable from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Offered as a racing/broodmare prospect, the 3-year-old filly broke her maiden Monday at Oaklawn Park–just the day before the auction closed;

Intrepid Daydream (Jess's Dream) (hip 39), a multiple stakes winner sold for $190,000 to Mulholland Springs from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. The broodmare prospect is a graded stakes placed multiple stakes winning earner of more than $400,000;

Awakening (Curlin) (hip 26), a 3-year-old filly, sold for $180,000 to Winning Direction from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Stonestreet Stables. Offered as a racing/broodmare prospect, Awakening is out of multiple graded stakes winner Vertical Oak (Giant Oak) and is a half-sister to Grade I placed stakes winner Giant Mischief (Into Mischief). Awakening broke her maiden Feb. 16 at Sam Houston Race Course;

And hip 41, a 2-year-old colt by Great Notion out of Fly Girl (Jump Start), sold for $180,000 to Michael Golden from the consignment of Cary Frommer, agent. In addition to a traditional virtual inspection and consignor interview, the Maryland-bred colt sold off video of an untimed gallop at Aiken Training Track in Aiken, South Carolina.

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