Stakes Winners Front Run the Fed, Stilleto Boy Top Vibrant Renewal of July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale

Fasig-Tipton held two sales Monday at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, KY: the inaugural July Breeding Stock sale, featuring the Far From Over/Fountain of Youth Dispersal, and a successful renewal of the July Selected Horses of Racing Age sale.

"I don't think there were any surprises today," Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning said of the July Selected Horses of Racing Age sale. "It was a very active market with very competitive bidding throughout the day. [It had a] really vibrant feel to it."

Front Run the Fed (Hip 647), a five-year-old stakes winning son of Fed Biz, topped the sale when sold for $440,000 to George Sharp (video). ELiTE, agent consigned the five-year-old son of Fed Biz, who is a multiple graded stakes placed stakes winner with earnings of $392,150 to date. Front Run the Fed's current record stands at 4-4-2 in 13 career starts, including a win in the Better Talk Now S. at 3 and placings in the 2020 Runhappy Turf Sprint S. (G3) and 2021 Poker S. (G3) behind Grade 1 winners Oleksandra (AUS) and Raging Bull (FR).

Recent Iowa Derby winner Stilleto Boy (Hip 557)  was the second-highest priced offering of the day, selling for $420,000 to Steve Moger (video). Paramount Sales, agent consigned the three-year-old Shackleford gelding, who has earned $249,675. Stilleto Boy has been in the money in all of his seven career starts, with a record of 2-2-2. Stilleto Boy is a half-brother to eight other winners out of 100% winner-producer Rosie's Ransom, including stakes winner Rosie My Rosie (Purge).

The top priced filly was Josie (Hip 501) who got the sale off to a spectacular start when sold for $300,000 to KatieRich Farms as the first horse through the ring (video). ELiTE, agent consigned the four-year-old Race Day filly, who won the Iowa Distaff S. at Prairie Meadows on July 3 to increase earnings to $266,867. Josie has a record of 4-4-2 in 14 career starts, and is having a an excellent 2021, with 3 wins in 4 starts to date. Josie is one of seven winners out of the stakes winning Awesome Again mare Spirited Away, who has also produced Grade 2 winner/multiple graded stakes winner Prospective (Malibu Moon) and Malibu Cove (Malibu Moon), dam of Grade 2 winner/Grade 1 placed Kalypso.

In total, 79 horses of racing age sold for $5,905,500, up 16.4% from when 81 horses sold for $5,072,000 last year. The average rose 19.4% to $74,753 from $62,617 in 2020, while the median rose 66.7% to $50,000 from $30,000 last year. Fifteen horses sold for $100,000 or more, compared to 11 in 2020. The RNA rate fell to 24.8%. Full results are available online.

Jeweled Princess tops inaugural July Breeding Stock sale

Jeweled Princess (Hip 448), a stakes winning daughter of Cairo Prince, topped the July Breeding Stock sale when sold for $225,000 to Stoneriggs Farm (video). Gainesway consigned the four-year-old filly, who was offered carrying her first foal, by Horse of the Year and current leading first-crop sire Gun Runner. Jeweled Princess is out of a Scat Daddy half-sister to current stakes winner Miss Brazil, from the immediate family of Horse of the Year Military Attack, two-time champion Gladiatorus, and Grade/Group 1 winners Al Bahathri, Haafhd, The Hangman.

Colonial Creed (Hip 434), a multiple graded stakes placed daughter of Jimmy Creed, took the top broodmare prospect spot when sold for $175,000 to Andre Lynch, agent. South Point Sales Agency consigned the five-year-old mare, who is a twice graded stakes placed winner who earned $223, 881. Colonial Creed is half-sister to multiple graded stakes placed stakes winner Mo d'Amour (Uncle Mo), from the immediate family of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) victor Line of Duty (IRE).

The most expensive broodmare with a foal-at-foot was multiple stakes winner Too Much Prada (Hip 421), who sold for $150,000 to The Elkstone Group with her 2021 Violence filly. Stuart Morris, agent for Far From Over/Fountain of Youth Dispersal consigned the eight-year-old Too Much Bling mare, who is a full sister to stakes winner Prada's Bling. Too Much Prada has a two-year-old filly by Violence, which has not started, and a yearling colt by Violence. Her 2021 Violence filly was bred in Kentucky by BTSK Breeding and Racing.

"In the grand scheme of things, it was encouraging," Browning said of the inaugural July Breeding Stock sale, which was a late addition to the sales calendar. "People (sellers) that tried it with an open mind were pretty well rewarded."

During the breeding stock session, 44 fillies and mares changed hands for $2,012,000, good for an average of $45,727 and a median of $31,000. The RNA rate was 13.7%. Full results are available online.

Selling resumes tomorrow at 10AM with the return of The July Sale.

Quotes courtesy of Nicole Russo, Daily Racing Form