J uly 12-13, 2022 L exington , KY
S T R O N G M A R K E T F O R P R EC O C I O U S Y E A R L I N G S BY B O T H P R OV EN & F I R S T C R O P S I R E S
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ACROS S THE BOA RD GAINS IN 202 1
2021 JULY SALE STATS GROSS
AV ER AG E
MEDIAN
$21,608,500
$103,887
$80,000
+16% OVER 2019
+13%
+7%
HIGHEST AVERAGE SINCE 2006
44
%
HIGHEST MEDIAN SINCE 2007
OF CATALOGUE SOLD FOR $100,000 OR MORE IN 2021 UP 20% OVER 2019
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THE PLACE FOR PROVEN 8 HIGHEST-PRICED YEARLINGS WERE BY PROVEN SIRES IN 2021 HIP 123
F.
$800,000 INTO MISCHIEF - CASHING TICKETS B R E E D E R : M C KI NZI E B LO O D STO C K C O N S I G N O R : B U R LES O N FAR M S AG ENT B U Y E R : EC LI PS E TH O R O U G H B R ED PARTN ER S & LNJ FOXWO O D S
HIP 111
C.
$350,000
HIP 178
F.
$300,000 MUNNINGS - HARAAWA B U Y E R : W EST B LO O D STO C K , AG ENT FO R R O B ERT & LAWANA LOW
HIP 208
C.
$300,000
CANDY RIDE (ARG) - BEYOND GRACE
HARD SPUN - LOTS O’ LEX
B U Y E R : JAM ES B ER N HAR D
B U Y E R : F. B R OTH ER S , AG ENT FO R STAR LI G HT
HIP 339
HIP 153
F.
$350,000
C.
$275,000
INTO MISCHIEF - ANAHAUC
UNCLE MO - FAME AND FORTUNE
B U Y E R : M I KE G . R UTH ER FO R D
B U Y E R : PI C K VI EW LLC
HIP 320
HIP 324
F.
$345,000
F.
$250,000
INTO MISCHIEF - VAUDEVILLIAN
STREET SENSE - VIVA SHEILA
B U Y E R : B U LLET B LO O D STO C K
B U Y E R : DANA B ER N HAR D
“We decided to stick her in here thinking that hopefully she was going to be one of the better individuals in here and stand out. That was our reasoning behind it and it worked out great for us.” - Lyn Burleson, consignor of sale topper
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“She was craftily placed, that’s for sure. It was no surprise that we had to go to war for her. I think all the heavyweights were on her.”
- Aron Wellman, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners co-buyer of sale topper
THE PLACE FOR FIRST CROP SUCCESSFUL RETURN OF FRESHMAN SIRE SHOWCASE, CONDUCTED FOR FIRST TIME IN JULY SINCE 2010
NEARLY 40 %
OF FIRST CROP STALLIONS POSTED A SIX-FIGURE AVERAGE AT 2021 JULY SALE * * 2 OR MORE SOLD
“The market has been really good. Fasig has always done such a great job with the [Freshman] sire showcase. And we were obviously very happy watching our new stallions and how they were received.” - Ned Toffey, Spendthrift Farm
60 %
OF ALL BUYERS IN JULY 2021 WERE END-USERS “The backbone of this sale are the pinhookers. In recent years, since they brought the horses of racing age sale on board, you’ve seen a lot more trainer participation in the sale. There are more end-users here now.” - Mark Taylor, Taylor Made Sales Agency
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