Each autumn, after the Breeders’ Cup, the Fasig-Tipton November Sale presents the finest collection of Thoroughbred offerings to a global audience. Featuring Champions, Breeders’ Cup winners, Royal Ascot winners, Kentucky Oaks winners, Graded producers, and selected weanlings, no sale in the world offers a higher concentration of quality breeding stock.
One catalogue…one session… one star-studded evening.
Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning:
“This year’s catalogue features a wide variety of black-type winners that suit the Australasian marketplace, with quality offerings at a variety of price levels. There are 79 stakes winners catalogued, including 53 Graded/Group stakes winners, 23 of which are Grade/Group 1. We look forward to welcoming you to Kentucky and Fasig-Tipton!”
The Fasig-Tipton team are looking forward to welcoming the Australasian contingent to Lexington for The November Sale. Fasig-Tipton annually offers the highest concentration of quality breeding stock in the world and today we reflect on some of the success stories from their previous sales.
The November Sale 2009
Hip 63: Dream Play (USA) (Hennessy {USA} x Playcaller {USA} {Saratoga Six {USA}})
Dream Play (USA) was purchased in 2009 at The Kentucky Selected November Mixed Sale by James Bester Bloodstock as agent for Kia Ora. She was purchased for US$460,000 (AU$728,000) and arrived in Australia in February 2010.
Dream Play is the dam of the G2 VRC Sires’ Produce S.-winning colt, Zululand (Fastnet Rock). Zululand was sold as a yearling at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in 2013 to Tom Magnier for $1.5 million.
Watch: Zululand winning the G2 VRC Sires’ Produce S.
Her 2016 colt, Chicago Bull (Exceed And Excel) was Group-placed as a 2-year-old and Singapore performed. Moscow Night (Written Tycoon), her 2019 colt, was sold at the 2021 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for $1.1 million to Tom Magnier and James Bester Bloodstock and has been placed in the Waterhouse/Bott stable.
The mare has sold $5.3 million in yearlings in Australia, averaging $757,000.
The November Sale 2013
Hip 162: Street Secret (USA) (Street Cry {Ire} x Always Awesome {USA} {Awesome Again {Can}})
A James Bester purchase on behalf of Cressfield for US$535,000 (AU$847,000) at The November Sale in 2013, Street Secret (USA) was stakes placed in Europe. Her dam, Always Awesome (USA), is from the immediate family of Galileo (Ire), King’s Best (USA) and Sea The Stars (Ire).
Street Secret remained in the US and was bred to Frankel (GB) on Southern Hemisphere time before being imported into Australia. The resultant filly, Frankely Awesome was raced by Cressfield and was placed in the G1 ATC Vinery Stud S. and G1 ATC Australian Oaks.
Watch: Frankely Awesome run second in the G1 Vinery Stud S.
The mare is now owned by Go Bloodstock and foaled a Russian Revolution colt this year.
Her 2020 colt, Dead Of Night (Snitzel), was sold at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to Annabel Neasham Racing/Brian McGuire/TFI for $1.1 million.
The November Sale 2015
Hip 84: Kiss The Daddy (USA) (Scat Daddy {USA} x Kiss The Breeze {USA} {Kafwain {USA}})
Kiss The Daddy (USA) from the Brookdale Farm’s sales consignment was bought by SF Bloodstock for US$125,000 (AU$198,000) in 2015 at The November Sale. The mare was imported in 2016 after having one foal in the US and was bred to Flying Artie.
Her 2020 foal, a colt by Deep Field, was sold at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to China Horse Club/Newgate Bloodstock/Trilogy Racing for $530,000. Now named Solar System, the colt will be trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
Solar System as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Kiss The Daddy foaled a full brother to Solar System in August this year at Newgate Farm.
The November Sale 2016
Hip 153: Invading Humor (USA) (Invasor {Arg} x Very Funny {USA} {Distorted Humor {USA}})
Invading Humor (USA), a multiple stakes winner of over US$500,000 (AU$790,000), was sold to SF Bloodstock and Newgate Farm for US$100,000 (AU$158,000) at The November Sale of 2016.
Invading Humor’s 2019 colt by Deep Field, now named Last Frontier, was purchased by AR Bell Racing from Newgate Farm's 2021 draft at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for $380,000 and has been placed with the Hawkes stable.
Last Frontier as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Her 2020 colt by Deep Field was sold at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale to Blake Ryan Racing for $250,000.
