The Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Sale will be held Tuesday at Fairplex in Pomona, with bidding scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. PT. A total of 266 yearlings have been catalogued for the one-session auction.
“It's been strong,” Fasig-Tipton's California representative Mike Machowsky said of activity around the sales barns ahead of Tuesday's sale. “There were quite a few people out here looking yesterday. And they are starting out again today. Interest is always strong for these Cal-breds.”
The catalogue, made up predominantly of California-breds, includes yearlings by Army Mule, Authentic, Clubhouse Ride, Corniche, Cyberknife, Drain the Clock, Early Voting, Good Magic, Grazen, Hard Spun, Justify, Knicks Go, Liam's Map, Maxfield, Maximus Mischief, McKinzie, Nashville, Olympiad, Omaha Beach, Oscar Performance, Practical Joke, Sir Prancelot (Ire), Stay Thirsty, Tiz the Law, and Vekoma.
“We have a good, balanced catalogue with a little bit of everything,” Machowsky said. “We have some productive stallions in the catalogue, both California sires and Kentucky-sired Cal-breds that are eligible for the state's breeding program.”
California Fall sale graduates who have won stakes races this year include graded stakes winner Big City Lights (Mr. Big), Old Pal (Grazen), Pushiness (Kantharos), and Santa Barbarian (Bodexpress).
Barton Thoroughbreds will offer a half-sister by Bodexpress (hip 255) to recent Daisycutter Handicap winner Pushiness, who sold for $115,000 at the 2022 California Fall Yearling sale.
“If you enjoy racing Cal-breds or race in California, this is the only market that gives you the chance to look at a number of Cal-breds,” Machowsky said.
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