PRESS RELEASE (Edited)

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 262 entries for its August Digital Sale, which may be viewed online at digital.fasigtipton.com. Bidding is now open and will close Tuesday, September 1, beginning at 12 p.m. ET.

The August Digital Sale includes horses of racing age, 2-year-olds, racing/broodmare prospects, broodmares—including mares with foals at foot, yearlings, weanlings and a Grade 1 winning stallion prospect.

“We have more than 130 horses of racing age catalogued, contributing to a strong catalogue that is 16 percent larger than last year’s August Digital Sale,” Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales Leif Aaron said. “With racehorses available at a variety of price points and in a range of conditions, we encourage all racing stables to take a close look at the catalogue ahead of the lucrative upcoming race meetings.”

More than 130 ready-to-run horses of racing age are on offer, including:

  • Coal Battle (Hip 22): A 4-year-old colt who won last year’s Grade 2 Rebel and is Grade 1 placed in the Arkansas Derby. He is twice placed in four stakes this year. Consigned as a horse of racing age by Sean S. Perl Bloodstock, agent.

Quality breeding stock offered include:

  • Nimah (Hip 1): A 3-year-old graded stakes-placed daughter of Gun Runner was an easy winner on debut as a 2-year-old and finished third in last year’s Grade 2 Starlet. Consigned as a broodmare prospect by Margaux Farm, agent.
  • Nutella Fella (Hip 2): A winner of the Hopeful (G1) as a 2-year-old and placed in the Woody Stephens (G1) at at age three. Offered as a stallion prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
  • Little Miss Vivi (Hip 42): A daughter of Uncle Mo is a half-sister to the dam of Lovcen, who seeks to become just the ninth Japanese Triple Crown winner when he contests the Kikuka Sho (G1) on October 25. She is offered in foal to Gunite by Legacy Bloodstock, agent for Tommy Town Thoroughbreds.
  • Azimuth (Hip 43): A daughter of City Zip is a half-sister to recent Nunthorpe (G1)-winner Bacio. Offered in foal to top-five freshman sire Jackie’s Warrior by Four Star Sales, agent.
  • Mares in foal to Army Mule, Bucchero, Citizen Bull, Complexity, Corniche, Elite Power, Fierceness, Forte, Greatest Honour, Gunite, Johannes, Kingsbarns, Mage, Maxfield, Newgate, Proxy, Raging Torrent, Speaker’s Corner, Yaupon, and more.

To create an account or register to bid for the August Digital Sale, prospective buyers should visit digital.fasigtipton.com.

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