Commuted. (Fasig-Tipton Photo)
Fasig-Tipton Release
LEXINGTON, Ky.—The October Digital Sale closed Wednesday evening with 224 horses sold for $3,466,300. Bidding opened on October 3 and began to close Tuesday, October 8. After a technical issue suspended selling mid-afternoon on Tuesday, selling resumed October 9. The catalogue featured horses of racing age, breeding stock, which included mares with foals-at-foot, weanlings, and yearlings. The sale drew more than 830 registered bidders.
Commuted (Hip 47), a three-year-old son of Gun Runner, topped the sale when sold for $150,000 to Agent Willowbrook Stables from the consignment of Gainesway, agent for Part of the Walking L Dispersal. Commuted broke his maiden going 1 ¼ miles on the Churchill Downs dirt on September 29. Offered as a horse of racing age, Commuted has earned $81,429 to date.
“I want to say a big thank you to all participants for working through some unexpected technical issues with us,” said Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales Leif Aaron, referencing Tuesday’s unexpected service outage on the platform. “We were able to sell 224 horses at a 75% clearance rate. Our impromptu Day 2 had robust action. We are looking forward to a tremendous December Digital Sale.”
Rounding out the top three offerings were:
- Lambeth (Hip 16), a colt from the final crop of the late Arrogate, sold for $135,000 to Bigman from the consignment of Juddmonte. Offered as a horse of racing age, Lambeth is a winner at 2 and 3, with earnings to date of $85,250.
- Northern Flame (Hip 360), a Grade 2 placed son of Flameaway, sold for $125,000 to G.O.A.T. Racing Stable from the consignment of Gainesway, agent. A winner at 2 and 3, Northern Flame was third in this year’s Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park on the Kentucky Derby trail. Offered as a horse of racing age, Northern Flame has earned $349,057 to date.
Full results are available online.
The next Fasig-Tipton Digital Sale will be the December Digital Sale, which opens December 5 and closes December 10. Nominations close November 20.
