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Horses to watch at 2021 Fasig-Tipton November sale
Nicole Russo | Nov 03, 2021

Following are horses to watch during the Fasig–Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale, to be held the evening of Nov. 9 in Lexington. Horses were selected based primarily on their own racing and/or production records and their pedigrees, including, in the case of broodmares and broodmare prospects, production results of notable family members. The selections reflect catalog updates and sale supplements or outs through Oct. 23.

Hip No. 59, filly by Uncle Mo – Issues, by Awesome Again. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent.

This filly is a weanling half–sister to Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and Eclipse Award champion Accelerate. Their dam, the stakes–placed Awesome Again mare Issues, also produced stakes winners Daddy D T and Amarish, and one of her daughters, New Issue, is the dam of a pair of stakes-placed runners, increasing this filly’s residual value.

Hip No. 88, colt by Medaglia d’Oro – Perfect Note, by Elusive Quality. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent.

This colt’s dam – herself on offer later in the evening as Hip No. 219 – is a daughter of multiple Grade 1 winner Music Note, dam of Dubai World Cup winner Mystic Guide and Grade 3 winner Gershwin. This is the family of champion It’s in the Air, French classic winner Musical Chimes, and others.

Hip No. 122, filly by Quality Road – Take Charge Brandi, by Giant’s Causeway. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales.

Quality Road’s sales figures have continued to improve as his stud fee has climbed, and he is coming off a yearling season in which he led the Keeneland September sale by average price. Eclipse champion Take Charge Brandi, who has not yet produced a winner, is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Omaha Beach; their granddam is multiple Grade 1 winner and Broodmare of the Year Take Charge Lady. Take Charge Brandi herself will be offered later in the evening as Hip No. 247.

Hip No. 137, Akron Moon (in foal to Curlin), mare by Malibu Moon – Akronism, by Not For Love. Consigned by Lane’s End, agent.

Stakes-placed Akron Moon is the dam of multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Bellafina and of Grade 2-placed stakes winner Diamond King.

Hip No. 146, Brave Anna (in foal to Quality Road), mare by War Front – Liscanna, by Sadler’s Wells. Consigned by Ballysax Bloodstock, agent.

Group 1 winner Brave Anna is a full sister to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Hit It a Bomb. The young broodmare’s oldest foal is an unstarted juvenile.

Hip No. 150, Co Cola (in foal to Flatter), mare by Candy Ride – Yong Musician, by Yonaguska. Consigned by Baldwin Bloodstock, agent.

Grade 3-placed stakes winner Co Cola is carrying a full sibling to her Grade 1 winner and Kentucky Oaks runner-up Search Results. This is the family of multiple Grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits and Canadian champion Kimchi.

Hip No. 156, Dayoutoftheoffice, filly by Into Mischief – Gottahaveadream, by Indian Charlie. Consigned by Elite Sales, agent.

Dayoutoftheoffice won the Grade 1 Frizette Stakes and was a hard-fought second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. The racing or broodmare prospect by a leading sire is from the family of Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Albertus Maximus and Grade 1 winners Daredevil, Here Comes Ben, and Race the Wild Wind.

Hip No. 170, From the Hood (in foal to Into Mischief), mare by Street Sense – Contrive, by Storm Cat. Consigned by Baccari Bloodstock, agent.

From the Hood, in foal to the nation’s leading sire, represents a family that has found consistent top-level success in recent years. Contrive is the dam of Eclipse champion Folklore, who is now the granddam of Japanese Triple Crown winner and champion Contrail. Contrive’s stakes-placed daughter Delightful Quality is the dam of Eclipse champion Essential Quality, winner of this year’s Belmont Stakes and a candidate for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Contrive also produced stakes winner Divided Attention and multiple stakes producer Amusing Plan. Grade 1 winner Come Dancing appears on the catalog page.

Hip No. 177, Going to Vegas, filly by Goldencents – Hard to Resist, by Johannesburg. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent.

Going to Vegas is one of several racemares bound for the Breeders’ Cup prior to sale. She heads into the BC Filly and Mare Turf off her biggest victory, in the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive.

Hip No. 182, Guarana (in foal to Into Mischief), mare by Ghostzapper – Magical World, by Distorted Humor. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency.

Multiple Grade 1 winner Guarana is carrying her first foal, to the cover of the nation’s leading sire. The young mare is a half-sister to Grade 2-placed stakes winner Magic Dance, and their dam, a daughter of prominent broodmare sire Distorted Humor, is on offer as Hip No. 203, also in foal to Into Mischief. Guarana herself is by an emerging broodmare sire in Ghostzapper, and this is the family of champions Sky Beauty, Dayjur, and Gold Beauty, Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner Pleasant Home, and additional Grade 1 winners Maplejinsky, Pine Island, Point of Entry, Tale of Ekati, and Violence.

Hip No. 187, Havisham (in foal to Uncle Mo), mare by Bernardini – Love Dancing, by Salt Lake. Consigned by Hartwell Farm, agent.

Havisham, an unraced daughter of prominent broodmare sire Bernardini, is the dam of Kentucky Oaks winner Serengeti Empress.

Hip No. 208, Aunt Pearl, filly by Lope de Vega – Matauri Pearl, by Hurricane Run. Consigned by Elite Sales, agent.

Aunt Pearl was a dominant winner of the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

Hip No. 210, Mongolian Changa (in foal to Not This Time), mare by Brilliant Speed – Bridled, by Unbridled. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent.

This mare’s first foal is Grade 1 winner Medina Spirit, who crossed the line first in the Kentucky Derby. The foal she is carrying is bred on the same Giant’s Causeway-line cross. This is the family of Irish 1000 Guineas winner Forest Flower and multiple Grade 1 winner High Yield.

Hip No. 211, Moonshine Memories (in foal to Into Mischief), mare by Malibu Moon – Unenchantedevening, by Unbridled’s Song. Consigned by Denali Stud, agent.

This young mare, whose first foal is a yearling, was a multiple Grade 1-winning juvenile. Her dam is a half-sister to Horse of the Year Favorite Trick, and this also is the family of classic winner Tiz the Law.

Hip No. 232, Shedaresthedevil, filly by Daredevil – Starship Warpspeed, by Congrats. Consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent.

Shedaresthedevil’s biggest of seven career graded stakes wins came in the 2020 Kentucky Oaks. She is expected to start in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff the weekend prior to sale.

Hip No. 246, Swiss Skydiver, filly by Daredevil – Expo Gold, by Johannesburg. Consigned by Runnymede Farm, agent.

Eclipse Award champion Swiss Skydiver won five graded stakes in her championship campaign, including the 2020 Preakness Stakes. She went on to be a Grade 1 winner at 4.

Hip No. 251, Valiance, mare by Tapit – Last Full Measure, by Empire Maker. Consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent.

Valiance won the Grade 1 Spinster last year and was second to Monomoy Girl in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. She is a third-generation Grade 1 winner, following her dam, Last Full Measure, and granddam, Lazy Slusan.