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31 horses sell for seven figures during Sunday's single session sale
Sunday's Fasig-Tipton The November Sale saw a remarkable 31 lots sell for seven figures, with five-time Grade 1 winner Gamine (Into Mischief) the most expensive of those at $7 million.
Sold by Hill 'N' Dale in foal for the first time to Quality Road (Elusive Quality), Gamine was bought by MV Magnier. The five-year-old mare broke a record at the time for the most expensive two-year-old sold in Maryland when she topped the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2YOs in Training Sale, selling for $1.8 million. Earning almost that on the track for owner Michael Lund Petersen, Gamine was named Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter in 2020 with her victories including the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (7f), Test Stakes (7f) and Acorn Stakes (8f). At four, the mare added the Distaff Stakes (7f) and Ballerina Handicap (7f) to her record.
MV Magnier also bought dual Group 1 winner and multiple Group 1 placed four-year-old Campanelle (Kodac), who was sold as a racing or breeding prospect having finished seventh in the Grade 1 Breeders Cup Turf Sprint (5.5f) the day prior for Stonestreet Stables and trainer Wesley Ward.
She was one of two lots to sell for $5 million, with Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm going to that price to buy out her partners in Grade 1 Kentucky Oak's (9f) winner Shedsresthedevil (Daredevil). The mare went through the ring at last year's The November Sale where she was bought by Whisper Hill Farm, Qatar Racing and Flurry Racing Stables for $5 million.
Of the 240 lots offered on Sunday, 169 sold for a total of $101,214,000, down slightly from the figure set a year ago when 149 lots sold for $103,699,000. The average finished at $598,899, down from $695,966 a year ago and the median fell from $300,000 in 2021 to $250,000. This year, 29.6% of lots offered failed to meet their reserve, compared to 23.1% last year.
"Another remarkable November Sale just concluded here at Fasig-Tipton," said Boyd Browning Jr, president and CEO of Fasig-Tipton.
"Last year we surpassed $100 million in gross for the first time. It is one of those goals you dream about, but didn't think was realistic to accomplish or achieve, and we were fortunate enough to do it last year, and we did it again this year."