HORSES TO WATCH AT FASIG-TIPTON YEARLING SALE

The following are horses to watch, based on pedigree alone, at the Fasig-Tipton select yearlings showcase on Sept. 9-10 in Lexington, Ky. This list reflects catalog updates and sale outs through Sept. 1.

SELLING ON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9

Hip No. 73, colt by Mission Impazible – Tizfiz, by Tiznow. Consigned by Sequel New York, agent.

This New York-bred colt is a halfbrother to Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law, who is expected to start in the Kentucky Derby the Saturday prior to this sale. Their Grade 2-winning dam, a halfsister to Grade 2 winner Fury Kapcori, also produced stakes-placed Awestruck. This is the family of Horse of the Year Favorite Trick.

Hip No. 232, filly by Quality Road – Marvellous, by Galileo. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales, agent.

Quality Road, who has risen to become one of the elite sires in the country, is crossed over Irish 1000 Guineas winner Marvellous, dam of stakes winner Fort Myers. Marvellous is a full sister to multiple European classic winner Gleneagles, Group 1 winner Happily, group stakes winners Coolmore and Taj Mahal, and Irish classic-placed Vatican City. Their dam, Group 2 winner You’resothrilling, is a full sister to champion and leading sire Giant’s Causeway.

Hip No. 274, colt by Into Mischief – Night and Day, by Unbridled’s Song. Consigned by Denali Stud, agent.

This colt, by leading sire and emerging sire of sires Into Mischief, is a half-brother to Grade 2 winner Made You Look. His second dam is Hall of Fame racemare and blue hen Serena’s Song, making Night and Day a half-sister to Group 1 winner Sophisticat, graded stakes winners Grand Reward, Harlington, and Schramsberg, and stakes winners Serena’s Tune and Serene Melody. This is the family of champion and emerging young sire Honor Code.

Hip No. 305, filly by Medaglia d’Oro – Pretty ’n Smart, by Beau Genius. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent.

Grade 2-placed Pretty ’n Smart is the dam of Grade 1 winner Cupid, graded stakes winners Heart Ashley and Ashley’s

Kitty, and stakes winner Indianapolis; Heart Ashley is the dam of Japanese Grade 3 winner Fiano Romano. Pretty ’n Smart’s 11 yearlings sold at public auction have averaged $748,182, led by a sale-leading $2.7 million for Sotto Voce at the 2017 Keeneland September yearling sale.

Hip No. 314, filly by Pioneerof the Nile – Quickest, by Forest Wildcat. Consigned by Paramount Sales, agent.

This is the penultimate crop for the late Pioneerof the Nile, sire of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Quickest is the dam of Grade 1 winner Callback, who sold for $2.8 million as a broodmare prospect and again for $2 million as a broodmare last fall; Quickest also was represented by a weanling filly sold for $1 million in 2017. In addition to her Grade 1winning daughter Callback, Quickest is the dam of stakes winner and producer Defy Gravity. Quickest is a half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and graded stakes winners Brethren and Cyrus Alexander. This is the family of champion Rhythm, prominent sire Not For Love, and Grade 1 winners Bluegrass Cat, Girolamo, and Imagining.

Hip No. 327, filly by Curlin – Rigoletta, by Concerto. Consigned by Gainesway, agent.

This filly, by a prominent classic sire and out of a Grade 1 winner, is a halfsister to Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner and Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Battle of Midway. That late runner was by Smart Strike, the sire of Curlin. Grade 1 winner Patternrecognition also appears on the catalog page.

SELLING ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 10

Hip No. 350, filly by Mastery – Shared Account, by Pleasantly Perfect. Consigned by Sam-Son Farm.

This filly, from the first crop of her unbeaten sire, is out of Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf winner Shared Account, making her a half-sister to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Sharing and stakes winner Riley’s Choice.

Hip No. 353, filly by Arrogate – She Be Wild, by Offlee Wild. Consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent.

This is the first crop for champion and leading money winner Arrogate, who will have only three crops in total. She Be Wild was an Eclipse Award champion juvenile filly who was Grade 1-placed at 3. Grade 1 winner Carson Hollow also appears on the catalog page.

Hip No. 389, filly by Into Mischief – Storm Dixie, by Catienus. Consigned by Paramount Sales, agent.

Stakes-placed Storm Dixie is the dam of Princess of Sylmar, a four-time Grade 1 winner who took the 2013 Kentucky Oaks. Storm Dixie also produced stakes-placed Biblical, and this is the family of Canadian champion Youcan’tcatchme.

Hip No. 426, filly by Tapit – Treasuring, by Smart Strike. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales, agent.

Tapit is a perennial leading sire and commercial sire, and this stakes-winning mare is a full sister to Grade 1 winner Streaming. She also is a half-sister to stakes winner Cascading and to multiple stakes producer Achieving, dam of $3.65 million juvenile Cezanne. This filly’s third dam is blue hen Better Than Honour, dam of Kentucky Oaks and Belmont Stakes winner and champion Rags to Riches and fellow Belmont winner Jazil, among others.

Hip No. 434, colt by Curlin – Twirl, by Galileo. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales, agent.

Stakes winner Twirl is a full sister to Irish 1000 Guineas winner Misty For Me and Group 1 winner Ballydoyle. Misty For Me is the dam of Group 1 winners Roly Poly and U S Navy Flag.

Hip No. 449, Twilight Dreams, filly by Curlin – Whatdreamsrmadeof, by Graeme Hall. Consigned by Lane’s End, agent.

This is a full sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Curalina. Their Grade 2-placed dam also produced Grade 3-placed Dream Spinner. Canadian Horse of the Year Uncaptured appears on the page.

Hip No. 453, colt by Union Rags – Winter Memories, by El Prado. Consigned by Darby Dan Farm.

Multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Winter Memories – one of several stakes winners out of fellow multiple Grade 1winning millionaire Memories of Silver – is the dam of stakes winner Winter Sunset.

Hip No. 475, colt by Tapit – American Cleopatra, by Pioneerof the Nile. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales, agent.

This is the second foal out of Grade 1 winner American Cleopatra, a full sister to Triple Crown winner and leading freshman sire American Pharoah. American Cleopatra also is a full sister to Group 3-placed St Patrick’s Day and a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Chasing Yesterday, by Tapit.

Hip No. 480, colt by Violence – Antics, by Unbridled. Consigned by Gainesway, agent.

Antics is the dam of six winners from as many starters, led by the brilliant Covfefe, a dual Eclipse champion last year. She also has produced Group 3 winner Albiano and stakes-placed Going Day. This colt’s second dam is Aurora, dam of champion Festival of Light and Grade 1 winners Acoma and Arch, the latter a successful sire. The third dam is champion Althea, out of blue hen Courtly Dee.

Hip No. 543, filly by Quality Road – Come a Callin, by Dixie Union. Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent.

This is a full sister to Eclipse Award champion juvenile filly Caledonia Road. She also is a half-sister to stakes winner One of a Kind. Grade 1 winners Data Link and Hymn Book appear on the catalog page.

Hip No. 565, filly by Midnight Lute – Deliteful Diva, by Congrats. Consigned by Dromoland Farm, agent.

This May foal is out of a half-sister to champion Midnight Bisou, who is by Midnight Lute, making this filly bred on the same cross.

Hip No. 577, colt by Danzing Candy – Expo Gold, by Johannesburg. Consigned by Checkmate Thoroughbreds, agent.

This is a half-brother to Grade 1 Alabama winner Swiss Skydiver, who is also a three-time Grade 2 winner this year and a favorite for the Kentucky Oaks. They also are half-siblings to stakesplaced Miss Hot Legs.

Hip No. 636, filly by Goldencents – Greer Lynn, by Speightstown. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent for Spendthrift Farm.

This is a half-sister to Grade 1-winning millionaire Mia Mischief. She is a daughter of Into Mischief, the sire of prominent young stallion Goldencents.

Hip No. 648, filly by Curlin – Hollywood Story, by Wild Rush. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales, agent.

Multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Hollywood Story is the dam of Grade 1 winner Honor A. P., who is expected to start in the Kentucky Derby just days prior to this sale. Hollywood Story also is the dam of stakes winner Miss Hollywood, Grade 2-placed Hollywood Star, and stakes-placed Hoorayforhollywood.

Hip No. 655, filly by Uncle Mo – Indy Punch, by Pulling Punches. Consigned by Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services, agent.

This filly’s half-brother United, second in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf to Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar, has won three graded stakes this year and is a millionaire. They also are half-siblings to Grade 3 winner Harlan Punch and stakes winner Tensas Punch. This is the family of Grade 1 winner Liaison.

Hip No. 660, filly by Curlin – Issues, by Awesome Again. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent.

This filly’s half-brother, champion Accelerate, won five Grade 1 races in 2018, highlighted by the Breeders’ Cup Classic. He is by Lookin At Lucky, who, like Curlin, is a son of Smart Strike. Issues also is the dam of stakes-winning juveniles Amarish and Daddy D T.