The 103rd Saratoga Sale kicks off on Monday, August 5th and Phipps female families are well represented with 17 yearlings in the catalog, including 9 colts and 8 fillies (listed below).
A total of 8 different Phipps families are represented, including four yearlings from the family of Helvetia, three each from the families of Dorine (Arg) and Erin, two each from the families of Baby League and Big Hurry, and one each from the families of Businesslike, Grey Flight, and Marguerite de Valois (Fr).
Some of the great Phipps mares represented include undefeated Hall of Famer Personal Ensign and grade 1 winners Dance Number, Educated Risk, and My Flag.
Seven of the Phipps female families represented include influential reines-de-course or “queens of the turf” mares, identified by the late pedigree expert Ellen Parker for their lasting impact as broodmares. Parker recognized that their influence goes well beyond the few generations found in the sales catalogs. Among the families represented in the Saratoga Sale, the reines mares bred or acquired by the Phippses (grouped by family) include: Numbered Account, Intriguing, Glamour, Striking, and Baby League; Searching and Big Hurry; Personal Ensign, Grecian Banner, and Dorine (Arg); Bold Irish and Erin; Pure Profit, Clear Ceiling, and Grey Flight; Lady Be Good; and, Hostility and Marguerite de Valois (Fr).
In addition to their elite Phipps families, these Saratoga Sale yearlings are sired by top stallions, including Bolt d’Oro, Gun Runner, Into Mischief, Justify, Medaglia d’Oro, Oscar Performance, Quality Road, Speightstown, and War Front, among others.
A reason horses from Phipps families remain so attractive to buyers is the fact that they continue to succeed at the top levels of racing in the U.S. and internationally. Last year, horses from Phipps families won a total of 95 graded or group stakes races in top-tier racing countries (see the full list here). The impressive list includes 21 elite grade 1 or group 1 wins, including 8 in the U.S.
Additionally, Saratoga Sale graduates from Phipps families have been well represented among grade 1 winners in recent years. This elite club includes a half dozen top winners since 2019, including 2024 Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey, undefeated 2022 Horse of the Year Flightline, 2023 Shoemaker Mile Stakes winner Exaulted, 2021 Amesrican Oaks winner Queen Goddess, 2021 Churchill Downs Stakes winner Flagstaff, and 2019 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Sharing.
Other Saratoga Sale graduates from Phipps families have gone on to win multiple grade 2 and/or grade 3 stakes races in recent years, including Major Dude, Pink Sands, and Tizamagician.
The Saratoga Sale offers a great deal of promising bloodstock that will be exciting to see go through the sales ring on Monday and Tuesday nights and fun to follow at the track in years to come.
2024 SARATOGA SALE YEARLINGS FROM PHIPPS FAMILIES
Hip #17 – b. f. (KY) War Front – Complicated, by Blame, 1st-6th dams: Complicated / Consequence / Educated Risk / Pure Profit / Clear Ceiling / Grey Flight, Consignor Indian Creek, Barn 6
Hip #25 – b. f. (KY) Gun Runner – Curlina, by Cuvee, 3rd-9th dams: Private Seductress / In Full Cry / In Hot Pursuit / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia, Consignor Mulholland Springs, Barn 4
Hip #41 – dkb. c. (KY) Quality Road – Evocative, by Pioneer of the Nile, 5th-7th dams: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin, Consignor Turning Point, Barn 3
Hip #43 – b. c. (KY) Oscar Performance – Fastbridled, by Unbridled’s Song, 2nd-6th dams: Broad Pennant / Pennant Champion / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG), Consignor Mill Ridge, Barn 5
Hip #60 – b. f. (KY) Quality Road – Grand Prix, by Tale of the Cat, 4th-8th dams: Fiddlesticks / Discipline / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia, Consignor Buck Pond, Barn 3
Hip #86 – b. c. (NY) Street Sense – Maximova, by Danehill Dancer (IRE), 8th-10th dams: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite de Valois (FR), Consignor Denali, Barn 7A
Hip #106 – ch. f. (KY) Justify – Nina Fever, by Borrego, 6th-8th dams: Comic Relief / His Duchess / Businesslike, Consignor Hunter Valley, Barn 2
Hip #110 – dkb. c. (KY) More Than Ready – Off Topic, by Street Sense, 3rd-7th dams: Swinging / Pennant Champion / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG), Consignor Scott Mallory, Barn 5
Hip #116 – b. f. (KY) Medaglia d’Oro – Piece By Peace, by Declaration Of War, 6th-7th dams: No Fiddling / Big Hurry, Consignor Machmer Hall, Barn 5
Hip #122 – b. f. (KY) Medaglia d’Oro – Princess Julia, by Distorted Humor, 6th-9th dams: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League, Consignor Taylor Made, Barn 7B
Hip #138 – b. c. (KY) Bolt d’Oro – Sail On, by Into Mischief, 3rd-7th dams: With Flying Colors / My Flag / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG), Consignor Taylor Made, Barn 7B
Hip #145 – b. c. (KY) Munnings – Secret Jewel, by Bernardini, 5th-7th dams: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin, Consignor Taylor Made, Barn 10
Hip #152 – b. f. (KY) Oscar Performance – Shop Again, by Wild Again, 3rd-6th dams: Impish / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia, Consignor Mill Ridge, Barn 5
Hip #153 – b. c. (KY) Into Mischief – Shopit, by Yes It’s True, 4th-7th dams: Impish / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia, Consignor Blake-Albina, Barn 7A
Hip #194 – ch. f. (KY) Speightstown – Tooken, by Giant’s Causeway, 3rd-9th dams: Oscillate / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League, Consignor Buckland Sales, Barn 4
Hip #215 – b. c. (KY) Charlatan – All Laced Up, by Bernardini, 6th-8th dams: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin, Consignor Gainesway, Barn 6
Hip #225 – ch. c. (KY) Munnings – Azaelia (FR), by Turtle Bowl (IRE), 7th-8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry, Consignor Elite, Barn 8
Photo: From the Phipps family of Blitey and Lady Pitt, undefeated champion FLIGHTLINE sold for $1 million at the 2019 Saratoga Sale.
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