Phipps Stable maintained it’s multi-generational reputation for excellence in 2022, winning three stakes races, including a Grade 2, and co-owning a well-bred standout colt who has the right pedigree and team to be a Kentucky Derby contender in 2023.

From 50 starts (including partnership-owned horses), Phipps Stable won 7 races (14 percent) and finished among the top three in half (50 percent) of those races.  Earnings totaled $943,520.

Nearly half of the starts (24 races or 48 percent) were maiden special weight races, 7 (or 14 percent) were allowance optional claimers, 2 of them (or 4 percent) were allowance races, and 16 of them (or 32 percent) were stakes races.  

Stakes Races

Among the stakes races, Phipps Stable entries won 3 of them (19 percent) and finished among the top three in 9 of them (an impressive 56 percent).  

Four-year-old colt Dynamic One earned his breakthrough graded stakes win in the Grade 2, $400,000 Suburban Stakes in July at Belmont after having won the listed $200,000 Blame Stakes in June at Churchill Downs. 

Before his Suburban win, Dynamic One had finished on the board in three graded stakes races. As a three-year-old, he was a close runner-up in the G2 Wood Memorial in April at Aqueduct. As a four-year-old, he took third in the G3 Challenger Stakes in March at Tampa and second in the G3 Ben Ali Stakes in April at Keeneland.

Bred by Phipps Stable, Dynamic One was purchased by Repole Stable and St. Elias Sable for $725,000 at the Keeneland 2019 September Yearling Sale. After the purchase, Phipps Stable accepted an offer to buy back into him and join his new owners as partners.

Sired by Lane’s End stallion Union Rags, Dynamic One hails from the great Phipps female line of Breeders’ Cup champions Personal Ensign, My Flag, and Storm Flag Flying.

Five-year-old Medaglia d’Oro mare Vigilantes Way won the listed $100,000 Violet Stakes in September at Monmouth Park, giving her wins at the ages of three, four, and five years old.  Her previous stakes wins include the G3 Eatontown Stakes and Miss Liberty Stakes – both at Monmouth Park – and the Tropical Park Oaks at Gulfstream Park.

Another descendent of Personal Ensign, Vigilantes Way is the fourth graded stakes winner out of Phipps mare Salute (Unbridled). Her half siblings include multiple Grade 1 winner Mr Speaker, Grade 3 winner Fire Away, and novice champion hurdler Snap Decision.

Also of note, three-year-old filly Surprisingly earned stakes-placed honors by finishing runner-up in the listed $100,000 Tropical Park Oaks in December at Gulfstream Park.  Surprisingly shows good promise, having been a debut winner for trainer Shug McGaughey as a juvenile and winning two allowance races earlier this year.

Surprisingly is by Claiborne Farm stallion Mastery and out of Arch mare Vagabond, from the Phipps family of Our Country Place who was acquired by Ogden Phipps in 1993. Our Country Place’s family—described by pedigree analyst Kaitlin Free “as one of the greatest in recent history”—includes Grade 1 winners Guarana, Pine Island, Pleasant Home, and Point of Entry.

Promising Juvenile Signator

As for the standout juvenile of 2022 (full roster here), partnership-owned Signator, a gray Tapit colt out of Phipps-bred Seeking the Gold mare Pension, broke his maiden at second asking, cruising to an easy four-and-a-half length win in October at Belmont.  The impressive win earned him a “Rising Star” declaration from the Thoroughbred Daily News, a designation given to those the publication identifies as likely future stakes winners and he has been identified as a potential contender for the Kentucky Derby in 2023.

Purchased for $1.7 million at the April 2022 Ocala Breeders Sale, Phipps Stable owns Signator in partnership with West Point Thoroughbreds, Woodford Racing, Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck), Ken Langone, Edward J. Hudson, Jr., and Lane’s End Racing.

Signator is out of Phipps-bred Seeking the Gold mare Pension who was sold to Gainesway at the Keeneland November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale and shares the same sire and Phipps female family as the sensational Flightline.

While it may have been a somewhat quiet year for Phipps Stable, the stakes results and a very promising juvenile from one of elite Phipps female families demonstrates that the iconic racing stable continues to succeed among the highest levels in Thoroughbred racing.

Photo: Graded stakes winner Vigilantes Way in the winners’ circle with jockey Paco Lopez at Monmouth Park after earning her four career stakes victory in September.

More Than 10% of Breeders’ Cup Entries are from Phipps Female Families or by Phipps Sires.

The Phipps Influence will be on full display at the 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland, with 15 entries from Phipps female families and 3 by Phipps-bred sires. With a total of 177 entries (including “also eligibles”) among the 14 Breeders’ Cup races, that’s more than 10 percent having Phipps bloodlines. And this influence is spread throughout the Friday and Saturday cards, with 12 of the 14 Breeders’ Cup races featuring one or more of them.

A total of 9 different Phipps female families and 3 Phipps sires will be represented. Among them, the Striking branch of Baby League / La Troienne will have by far the most, with 7 entries. They include two-time Breeders’ Cup champion Golden Pal, Grade 1 winners Chocolate Gelato, Forte, Lady Speightspeare, and Shirl’s Speight, and graded stakes-placed Be Your Best and Shoplifter.

Eight other Phipps female families will be represented by Flightline (Phipps family of Lady Pitt), Aloha West (family of Marguerite de Valois (FR)), Chain of Love (family of Ten Cents A Dance), Flash of Mischief (family of Big Hurry), Major Dude (family of Dorine (ARG)), Mise En Scene (GB) (family of Miss Disco), Mo Stash (family of Businesslike), and Stone Age (IRE) (family of Belle Histoire).

Three entries will represent Phipps-bred sires, including Three Technique (Mr Speaker), O Besos (Orb), and multiple graded-stakes winner Red Knight (Pure Prize).

The significant number of Breeders’ Cup entries with Phipps bloodlines is reflective of an amazing year they’ve had so far. A total of 36 graded stakes races in the U.S. and Canada have been won by horses from Phipps female families, with 13 of them having Phipps mares among their first three dams.

As for Phipps-bred sires, their progeny have won 5 graded stakes races this year, including 4 in the U.S. and 1 in Japan, with the most notable being Point of Entry’s multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Lotus Land.

Finally, this success has been experienced on a global scale, with 15 Grade/Group 1 wins so far this year. While 8 of them have occurred in the U.S. and Canada, the remaining 7 have come in England, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile (all “top tier” Part I countries as identified by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities).

With the Phipps bloodlines being so well represented the Breeders’ Cup, one can expect additional Grade 1 wins and for the impressive results to continue throughout the remainder of the year.

A version of this article by B. Jason Brooks originally appeared in the November 3, 2022 issue of Thoroughbred Daily News.

View the list as a PDF here.

2022 BREEDERS’ CUP ENTRIES FROM PHIPPS FEMALE FAMILIES OR BY PHIPPS-BRED SIRES

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Juvenile Fillies, $2 million, 3:40 pm

Chocolate Gelato (G1W, 2/f) 1st-10th dams are Phipps: Special Treat / Snooze / Daydreaming / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League

Shoplifter (GSP, 2/f) 2nd-9th dams are Phipps: New Dice / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League

Juvenile Fillies Turf, $1 million, 4:20 pm

Be Your Best (IRE) (GSP, 2/f) 5th-9th dams are Phipps: The Garden Club / Fashion Verdict / So Chic / Striking / Baby League

Juvenile, $2 million, 5:00 pm

Forte (MG1W, 2/c) 6th-9th dams are Phipps: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League

Juvenile Turf, $1 million, 5:40 pm

Major Dude (GSW, 2/c) 2nd-5th dams: Possibility / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG)

Mo Stash (SP, 2/c) 5th-7th dams are Phipps: Finance / Busanda / Businesslike

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Filly & Mare Sprint, $1 million, 11:50 am

Chain of Love (JPN) (MSW, 5/m) 2nd-4th dams are Phipps: Palais Versailles / Versailles Treaty / Ten Cents A Dance

Turf Sprint, $1 million, 12:29 pm

Golden Pal (MG1W, 2020 & 2021 Breeders’ Cup Champion, 4/c) 6th-9th dams are Phipps: Artist and Model / My Boss Lady / Striking / Baby League

Dirt Mile, $1 million, 1:10 pm

Three Technique (MGSP, 5/h) by Mr Speaker

Filly & Mare Turf, $2 million, 1:50 pm

Lady Speightspeare (G1W/MGSW, 4/f) 5th-8th dams are Phipps: Brilliantly / Glamour / Striking / Baby League

Mise En Scene (GB) (GSW, 3/f) 5th-6th dams are Phipps: Foolish One / Miss Disco

Sprint, $2 million, 2:30 pm

Aloha West (G1W, 2021 Breeders’ Cup Champion, 5/h) 8th-10th dams are Phipps: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite de Valois (FR)

Flash of Mischief (GSP, 4/c) 7th-8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry

O Besos (MGSP, 4/c) by Orb

Mile, $2 million, 3:10 pm

Shirl’s Speight (G1W/MGSW, 5/h) 5th-8th dams: Brilliantly / Glamour / Striking / Baby League

Turf, $4 million, 4:40 pm

Red Knight (MGSW, 8/g) by Pure Prize

Stone Age (IRE) (GSW, 3/c) 5th-7th dams: Diary / Narrative / Belle Histoire

Classic, $6 million, 5:40 pm

Flightline (MG1W, 4/c) 2nd-6th dams: Receipt / Finder’s Fee / Fantastic Find / Blitey / Lady Pitt

Photo: Flightline and jockey Flavien Pratt at Santa Anita Park after winning the G1 Malibu Stakes by 11 1/2 lengths.

The Fasig-Tipton November Sale last year saw fireworks, with Phipps-bred mare Magical World selling for a stunning $5.2 million and her daughter Guarana bringing $4.4 million. While those prices will be hard to top, Flightline’s Phipps pedigree and dozens of graded stakes wins this year by horses from Phipps female families may have a significant impact on prices.

The sale features 14 broodmares or broodmare prospects from Phipps female families. They include Grade 1 winners Queen Goddess (who is from the same Phipps female family as Flightline) and Bella Sofia, and Grade 1 producers Queen Caroline (dam of Breeders Cup Juvenile winner Forte) and Phipps-bred Special Treat (dam of Chocolate Gelato).

The full lists and their Phipps families are below.

BROODMARES FROM PHIPPS FEMALE FAMILIES

Hip 303, m. 3/11/12: Special Treat (KY) (Candy Ride (Arg) – Snooze, by Forestry) i/f to Silver State. Special Treat was bred by Phipps Stable.
1st-9th dams are Phipps-bred: Snooze / Daydreaming / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League. Consignor Paramount Sales LLC, Barn 5.

Hip 200, m. 3/7/12: Luminance (KY) (Tale of the Cat – Siren Serenade, by Unbridled’s Song) i/f to Gun Runner. 1st-3rd dams are Phipps: Siren Serenade / Versailles Treaty / Ten Cents A Dance. Consignor Gainesway Farm, Barn 6.

Hip 222, m. 4/17/13: Queen Caroline (VA) (Blame – Queens Plaza, by Forestry) i/f to Not This Time. 5th-8th dams are Phipps: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League. Consignor Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services, Barn 2.

Hip 239, m. 3/21/17: Strong Flag (KY) (Strong Mandate – Fly the Flag, by Giant’s Causeway) i/f to Twirling Candy. 1st-5th dams are Phipps: Fly the Flag / My Flag / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG).
Consignor Denali Stud, Barn 1.

Hip 252, m. 1/16/13: Wembley (KY) (Bernardini – Game Face, by Menifee).
i/f to Gun Runner. 5th-9th dams are Phipps: Overpowering / High Voltage / Dynamo / Bransome / Erin. Consignor Warrendale Sales, Barn 3.

Hip 255, f. 2/9/18: Willful Woman (KY) (Nyquist – Foxy Danseur, by Mr. Greeley) i/f to Medaglia d’Oro. 2nd-6th dams are Phipps: Ravish Me / In Conference / Personal Business / Heavenly Match / The Bride.
Consignor Taylor Made Farm, Barn 2.

Hip 279, m. 3/4/17: Crystalle (KY) (Palace Malice – Undo, by Flatter).
i/f to Essential Quality. 7th -8th dams are Phipps: Searching / Big Hurry.
Consignor Lane’s End Farm, Barn 1.

RACING OR BROODMARE PROSPECTS

Hip 221, m. 3/19/17: Princess Grace (KY) (Karakontie (JPN) – Masquerade, by Silent Name (JPN). 8th-9th dams are Phipps: No Fiddling / Big Hurry. Consignor Taylor Made Farm, Barn 2.

Hip 223, f. 1/25/18: Queen Goddess (KY) (Empire Maker – Royal Story, by Lemon Drop Kid). 2nd-7th dams are Phipps: Bauble / Just Reward / Heavenly Prize / Oh What A Dance / Biltey / Lady Pitt. Consignor Ballysax Bloodstock, Barn 7.

Hip 229, f. 2/2/18: Salute the Flag (KY) (Curlin – Private Ensign, by A.P. Indy). 2nd-6th dams are Phipps: Winner / Pennant Champion / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG). Consignor Taylor Made Farm, Barn 2.

Hip 266, f. 4/3/18: Bella Sofia (KY) (Awesome Patriot – Love Contract, by Consolidator). 2nd-5th dams are Phipps: Option Contract / Infinite / Clear Ceiling / Grey Flight. Consignor Taylor Made Farm, Barn 2.

Hip 268, f. 2/27/20: Be Your Best (IRE) (Muhaarar (GB) – Kamakura, by Medaglia d’Oro). 5th-9th dams are Phipps: The Garden Club / Fashion Verdict / So Chic / Striking / Baby League. Consignor Indian Creek, Barn 3.

Hip 291, m. 1/25/17: Glass Ceiling (KY) (Constitution – Fighter Wing, by Empire Maker). 4th-7th dams are Phipps: No Opening / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League. Consignor Paramount Sales LLC, Barn 5.

Hip 313, f. 3/5/22: Finest Work (NY) (Outwork – Nero’s Pleasure, by Pleasantly Perfect). 3rd-7th dams are Phipps: Fiddlesticks / Discipline / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia. Consignor Paramount Sales LLC, Barn 5.

Following an impressive second-time-out maiden win at Aqueduct on October 14th for Shug McGaughey trainee Signator, the Tapit two-year-old colt earned recognition from the Thoroughbred Daily News by being declared a “Rising Star,” identified by the publication as a “race winner in the first few starts of his or her career who will, in our estimation, go on to be a Graded Stakes winner.”

Covering one mile over the dirt with Eclipse award-winning jockey Javier Castellano aboard, the well-bred gray colt bobbled at the start and was bumped, conceding three to four lengths before coming under coaxing and going to the three path just off the pace down the backstretch. He tucked in the two path in the far turn and was angled to the inside entering the stretch before taking the lead at the three-sixteenths. He drew clear under a light drive before gearing down to win by 4 1/4 lengths, completing the mile in 1:37.89. His final quarter mile time was a swift 23.71 seconds and he galloped out strong, suggesting that he may do even better at the longer distances required for the Kentucky Derby prep races as a three-year-old. (Video below.)

Purchased for $1.7 million at the April 2022 Ocala Breeders Sales, Phipps Stable is an owner in partnership with West Point Thoroughbreds, Woodford Racing, Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck), Ken Langone, Edward J. Hudson, Jr., and Lane’s End Racing.

Signator is out of Phipps-bred Seeking the Gold mare Pension who was sold to Gainesway at the Keeneland November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale. As noted in the Thoroughbred Daily News story, Signator shares the same sire and Phipps female family as the sensational Flightline, as well as other successful ancestors: “He is a full-brother to $900,000 FTSAUG buy and GSW Thoughtfully. He is also a half to GSW Annual Report (Harlan’s Holiday) and MSW Giant Payday (Giant’s Causeway). His second dam is G1SW Furlough (Easy Goer) and this is also the family of top-level scorers Dancing Spree, Fantastic Find and Finder’s Fee. Signator also shares the same female family as GSW Feathered (Indian Charlie), dam of unbeaten sensation Flightline (Tapit).”

While he still has a lot to prove to be a contender for the classics next year, Signator has the right pedigree and team behind him to have a strong sophomore campaign.

Respected Thoroughbred bloodstock author and columnist Frank Mitchell has a new story on his Bloodstock in the Bluegrass blog about the sensational Flightline and his accomplished Phipps female family.

He begins the story highlighting the four-year-old colt’s memorable win of the G1 Pacific Classic, writing that “[t]o win a race so impressively that it’s fleetingly compared to one of the great events, like Secretariat’s Belmont Stakes, is a major accomplishment for a racehorse and its owner and caretakers. To actually run a race that is comparable … boggles the mind.”

Mr. Mitchell’s story does a fine job of highlighting Flightline’s accomplished Phipps family. Phipps mares in his tail-female line include second dam Receipt, third dam Finder’s Fee, fourth dam Fantastic Find, fifth dam Blitey, and sixth dam Lady Pitt, the last of which was acquired by Ogden Phipps in 1969.

Of foundation mare Lady Pitt, he writes, “Phipps patriarch Ogden Phipps, breeder and owner of champion Buckpasser, was always open to freshening the broodmare band and took the opportunity to purchase 1966 champion 3-year-old filly Lady Pitt (Sword Dancer). A winner of the Coaching Club American Oaks, Delaware Oaks, and Mother Goose, Lady Pitt was a medium-sized chestnut more notable for toughness than brilliant speed.”

The story is a reminder that one of the legacies of the Phipps family is the cultivation of female families bred to the best sires over multiple generations that have given them and other breeders fortunate enough to buy their mares a deep foundation on which to build the elite stars of today.

Check out Fred Mitchell’s story “Phipps Family Breeding is at the Bottom of Flightline’s Ascent Toward Greatness” here.

Photo: Flightline, courtesy of Kate Jones.

The Phipps female families continue to thrive, with 19 horses accounting for an impressive 27 graded stakes wins this year in the U.S. and Canada, including the sensational Flightline! And this success is not limited to North America, with 3 horses accounting for 4 Grade 1 wins in England, Australia, and Argentina this year.

This success on the track made yearlings from Phipps families attractive at the Saratoga Sale, with 14 selling for $6.6 million or an average of $472,500. The demand for those old Phipps families that continue to win at the highest levels is likely to continue at the Keeneland September yearling sale.

The Keeneland sale features 22 Book 1 yearlings from Phipps female families from multiple consignors, most by top sires who will be very attractive to potential buyers. Below is the list of yearlings, the Phipps mares in their tail-female lines, and their consignors.

Book 1 Yearlings from Phipps Female Families (PDF)

BOOK 1 YEARLINGS FROM PHIPPS FEMALE FAMILIES

Hip 3 – ch.f. (KY) 3/1/21 (Tapit – Pension, by Seeking the Gold) 1st-4th dams are Phipps: Pension / Furlough / Blitey / Lady Pitt, Consignor Gainesway Farm, Barn 2

Hip 11 – dk.b/br. c. (KY) 2/27/21 (Uncle Mo – Queen Caroline, by Blame) 6th-9th dams are Phipps: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League, Consignor Bluegrass Tb. Svc. (agent for S. Gate Farm), Barn 15

Hip 21 – b.f. (KY) 3/18/21 (Gun Runner – Rosalie Road, by Street Cry {IRE}) 6th-7th dams are Phipps: Dashing By / Big Hurry, Consignor Legacy Bloodstock LLC, Barn 9

Hip 38 – ch.c. (KY) 5/10/21 (Speightstown – Shared Account, by Pleasantly Perfect) 5th-7th dams are Phipps: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin, Consignor Gainesway Farm, Barn 2

Hip 45 – ch.f. (KY) 4/16/21 (Gun Runner – Skipped, by Broken Vow) 2nd-6th dams are Phipps: Rejoicing / Pennant Champion / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG), Consignor Four Star Sales, Barn 18

Hip 86 – b.c. (KY) 2/13/21 (Quality Road – Tin Type Gal, by Tapit) 4th-7th dams are Phipps: Impish / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia, Consignor Denali Stud, Barn 5.

Hip 88 – dk.b/br. f. (KY) 4/16/21 (Constitution – Tizahit, by Tiznow) 5th-8th dams are Phipps: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League, Consignor Stone Farm, Barn 15.

Hip 108 – b.f. (KY) 5/1/21 (Into Mischief – Veracity, by Distorted Humor) 6th-7th dams are Phipps: Searching / Big Hurry, Consignor Indian Creek, Barn 18

Hip 111 – ch.c. (KY) 2/4/21 (American Pharoah – Visage {IRE}, by Galileo {IRE}) 8th-9th dams are Phipps: No Fiddling / Big Hurry, Consignor Eaton Sales, Barn 1

Hip 155 – dk.b/br. f. (KY) 2/13/21 (Street Sense – Bev’s Summer Song, by Birdstone) 2nd-3rd dams are Phipps: Storm Song / Hum Along, Consignor Paramount Sales, Barn 19

Hip 156 – dk.b/br. f. (KY) 2/19/21 (War Front – Black Dynamite, by More Than Ready) 9th-10th dams are Phipps: No Fiddling / Big Hurry, Consignor Claiborne Farm, Barn 6

Hip 197 – b.c. (KY) 3/30/21 (Galileo {IRE} – Daddys Lil Darling, by Scat Daddy) 6th-9th dams are Phipps: Helpful / Lending Hand / Turmeric / Bloodroot, Consignor Denali Stud, Barn 5

Hip 235 – dk.b/br. c. (KY) 4/25/21 (Uncle Mo – Enhancing, by Forestry) 1st-5th dams are Phipps: Enhancing / Heavenly Prize / Oh What A Dance / Blitey / Lady Pitt, Consignor KatieRich Farms, Barn 14

Hip 238 – b.c. (KY) 4/18/21 (Into Mischief – Ever So Clever, by Medaglia d’Oro) 3rd-7th dams are Phipps: Ravish Me / In Conference / Personal Business / Heavenly Match / The Bride, Consignor Clearsky Farms, Barn 14

Hip 259 – b.f. (KY) 2/24/21 (American Pharoah – Ghalia, by Medaglia d’Oro) 6th-9th dams are Phipps: Overpowering / High Voltage / Dynamo / Bransome / Erin, Consignor Gainesway Farm, Barn 2

Hip 282 – b.c. (KY) 2/11/21 (Curlin – Icon Project, by Empire Maker) 5th-6th dams are Phipps: Searching / Big Hurry, Consignor Lane’s End Farm, Barn 6

Hip 285 – b.c. (KY) 2/12/21 (Nyquist – Indelible, by Tiznow) 6th-9th dams are Phipps: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League, Consignor Gainesway Farm, Barn 2

Hip 308 – ch.c. (KY) 3/24/21 (Omaha Beach – Lady Shipman, by Midshipman) 6th-9th dams are Phipps: Artist and Model / My Boss Lady / Striking / Baby League, Consignor Taylor Made Farm, Barn 3

Hip 331 – b.c. (KY) 3/31/21 (Quality Road – Magical World, by Distorted Humor) 1st-3rd dams are Phipps: Magical World / Pleasant Home / Our Country Place, Consignor Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms, Barn 7

Hip 338 – gr/r. f. (KY) 4/5/21 (Justify – Midnight Lucky, by Midnight Lute) 8th-11th dams are Phipps: Step Over / Step Across / Drawbridge / Traverse (GB), Consignor Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms, Barn 7

Hip 341 – b.f. (KY) 3/27/21 (Into Mischief – Miss Shop, by Deputy Minister) 3rd-6th dams are Phipps: Impish / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia, Consignor Machmer Hall, Barn 8

Hip 359 – b.f. (KY) 3/21/21 (Into Mischief – Nina Fever, by Borrego) 6th-8th dams are Phipps: Comic Relief / His Duchess / Businesslike, Consignor Upson Downs Farm, Barn 14

Photo: Keeneland September Hip 331, a bay colt by Quality Road out of Phipps-bred mare Magical World (Distorted Humor), consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale. He’s a half sibling to multiple grade-1 winner Guarana who sold as a broodmare prospect for $4.4 million at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton November sale.

27 Graded Stakes Wins this Year by 19 Horses from Phipps Families.

Keeneland September Sale Features 29 Book 1 Yearlings from Phipps Families.

As Thoroughbred Daily News columnist and pedigree expert Sid Fernando noted in his July story entitled “The Phipps Influence,” “[T]hrough the years there have been many beneficiaries of Phipps breeding who got into these families as the principals culled them. These families have given past and present breeders a deep foundation on which to build upon and create their own top-class horses, and that is one of the important legacies of the Phippses.”

Since then, these top-class horses from Phipps female families have continued to win at the highest levels, expanding the total to 19 horses accounting for an impressive 27 graded wins this year, including the incredible G1 Pacific Classic win this past weekend by Flightline and G1 Hopeful win by Forte.

These impressive results will no doubt influence the Keeneland September Yearling sale beginning next week. Following the TDN story highlighting this success, the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearlings Sale saw 14 of 16 hips from Phipps families sell for a total of $6.6 million or an average of $472,500, including two $1 million colts by Into Mischief, a $720,000 filly by Into Mischief, and a $675,000 filly by Curlin.

The Keeneland yearling sale beginning next week will feature four attractive yearlings bred by Phipps Stable and consigned by Claiborne Farm (Hips #418, #1252, #2008, and #2240). The two days of Book 1 will include 29 yearlings from Phipps female families, most by top sires who will be very attractive to potential buyers.

Below is the updated list of graded stakes winners this year from Phipps female families. Note that 9 of them have won a Grade 1 race at some point in their career.

GRADE 1

Flightline (Tapit), Blitey branch of Lady Pitt

Forte (Violence), Bases Full / Striking branch of Baby League / La Troienne

Matareya (Pioneer of the Nile), Busanda branch of Businesslike / La Troienne

Shirl’s Speight (Speightstown), Glamour / Striking branch of Baby League / La Troienne

There Goes Harvard (Will Take Charge), No Fiddling branch of Big Hurry/La Troienne

GRADE 2

Dynamic One (Union Rags) *sold Phipps bred*, Personal Ensign branch of Dorine

Becca Taylor (Old Topper), Glamour / Striking branch of Baby League / La Troienne

Bella Sofia (Awesome Patriot), Clear Ceiling branch of Grey Flight

Golden Pal (Uncle Mo), My Boss Lady / Striking branch of Baby League / La Troienne

Lady Speightspeare (Speightstown), Glamour / Striking branch of Baby League / La Troienne

Turnerloose (Nyquist), High Voltage branch of Erin

GRADE 3

Cellist (Big Blue Kitten), Blitey branch of Lady Pitt

Cody’s Wish (Curlin), Baby League / La Troienne

Frosted Over (Frosted), Allemande branch of Big Hurry / La Troienne

Glass Ceiling (Constitution), Bases Full / Striking branch of Baby League / La Troienne

Midnight Memories (Mastery), Exhilarate branch of Swizzlestick

Princess Grace (Karakontie {JPN}), No Fiddling branch of Big Hurry / La Troienne

Queen Goddess (Empire Maker), Blitey branch of Lady Pitt

Tiz the Bomb (Hit It a Bomb), Second dam Cabbage Key co-bred by Ogden Phipps

Read Sid Fernando’s July 6th Thoroughbred Daily News Story “The Phipps Influence here.

Phipps Stable’s Vigilantes Way found her way to the winners’ circle of another Monmouth Park stakes race, this time winning the Violet Stakes on September 3rd by a nose. The graded stakes-winning daughter of Medaglia d’Oro has won three stakes at the New Jersey track.

Covering a mile and a sixteenth over the turf, jockey Paco Lopez settler her off of the pace early on, then moved to the inside rail to begin closing in on the leaders. She was caught up in traffic while rounding the far turn and into the stretch, but found a seam nearing the furlong marker and shot through to the lead before holding off a late challenge. (Video below.)

The win is her first of the year and she’s now won stakes races at the ages of three, four, and five years old. Her previous stakes wins include the G3 Eatontown Stakes and Miss Liberty Stakes – both at Monmouth Park – and the Tropical Park Oaks at Gulfstream Park.

Prior to her Violet Stakes win, she had made three starts this year, all on the Monmouth turf where she finished close to the winner. Her five-year-old campaign started with a runner-up finish, coming up short by just a neck, in the Miss Liberty Stakes in May, then another second-place finish, short by a length, in the Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes in June. She took third, beaten by three-quarters of a length, in the Grade 3 Matchmaker Stakes in July.

From 19 career starts, she has seven wins and has finished among the top three for 16 of her starts, with career earnings just shy of $500,000.

A granddaughter of Personal Ensign, Vigilantes Way is the fourth graded stakes winner out of Phipps mare Salute (Unbridled). Her half siblings include multiple Grade 1 winner Mr Speaker, Grade 3 winner Fire Away, and novice champion hurdler Snap Decision.

Vigilantes Way’s regal Phipps female family line traces back to foundation mare Dorine, acquired by Ogden Phipps in 1970. In addition to champion Personal Ensign, the family includes the likes of Grade 1 winners Miner’s Mark, My Flag, Personal Flag, Seeking the Soul, Storm Flag Flying, Traditionally, and War Emblem.

Yearlings from Phipps female families did well at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale, with 14 selling for a total of $6.6 million or an average of $472,500.

The top two priced colts from Phipps female families (hips 74 and 102) sold for $1 million each. Both are by Into Mischief.

For fillies, the top two from Phipps female families (hips 131 by Into Mischief and hip 15 by Curlin) sold for $720,000 and $675,000

The demand for those old Phipps families that just keep on winning is likely to continue at the Keeneland September yearling sale.

Below is a list of each, their consignors, and their Phipps female families.

$1 million / HIP #102 – c. (KY) Into Mischief – Teresa Z, by Smart Strike. Consigner Lane’s End Farm. Buyer Spendthrift Farm, Cypress Creek & St. Elias Stables. 2nd – 6th dams are Phipps: With Flying Colors / My Flag / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG).

$1 million / HIP #74 – c. (KY) Into Mischief – Shopit, by Yes It’s True. Consigner Blake-Albina Thoroughbreds. Buyer Hideyuki Mori. 4th-5th dams are Phipps: Impish / Lady Be Good.

$720,000 / HIP #131 – f. (KY) Into Mischief – Astray, by Bernardini. Consigner Machmer Hall Farm. Buyer White Birch Farm (Peter Brant). 6th-7th dams are Phipps: No Fiddling / Big Hurry.

$675,000 / HIP #15 – f. (KY) Curlin – Luminance, by Tale of the Cat. Consigner Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms. Buyer Mike Ryan, agent. 2nd – 4th dams are Phipps: Siren Serenade / Versailles Treaty / Ten Cents a Dance.

$650,000 / HIP #179 – f. (KY) Tapit – Faithfully, by Smart Strike. Consigner Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms. Buyer White Birch Farm (Peter Brant). 2nd–6th dams are Phipps: Distinctively / Heavenly Prize / Oh What a Dance / Blitey / Lady Pitt.

$525,000 / HIP #75 – c. (KY) Into Mischief – Siren Serenade, by Unbridled’s Song. Consigner Denali Stud. Buyer Mike Ryan, agent. 1st-3rd dams are Phipps: Siren Serenade / Versailles Treaty / Ten Cents a Dance.

$475,000 / HIP #4 – f. (KY) Tapit – Laskarina, by Distorted Humor. Consigner Woodford Thoroughbreds. Buyer White Birch Farm (Peter Brant). 5th-7th dams are Phipps: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin.

$475,000 / HIP #69 – c. (KY) War Front – Seek and Destroy, by Verrazano. Consigner Indian Creek. Buyer David Redvers Bloodstock. 2nd-9th dams are Phipps: Search and Seizure / Search Party / Deputation / Wedding Party / Betrothed / Vowed / Narrative / Belle Histoire.

$300,000 / Hip #79 – c. (KY) Arrogate – Smart Shopping, by Smart Strike. Consigner Mill Ridge. Buyer MyRacehorse. 4th-5th dams are Phipps: Impish / Lady Be Good.

$290,000 / HIP #164 – c. (KY) 4/6/21 Into Mischief – Curlina, by Cuvee. Consigner Mulholland Springs. Private Sale. 3rd-6th dams: Private Seductress / In Full Cry / In Hot Pursuit / Lady Be Good.

$180,000 / HIP #160 – f. (VA) Uncle Mo – Coming Attraction, by Tapit. Consigner Brookdale Farm. Buyer Haymarket Farm. 1st-6th dams are Phipps: Coming Attraction / On Parade / My Flag / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG).

$125,000 / HIP #39 – c. (KY) Catalina Cruiser – One Show Only, by Distorted Humor. Consigner Machmer Hall Farm. Buyer F F F. 3rd-10th dams are Phipps: She’s A Winner / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League.

$120,000 / HIP #182 – c. (KY) Oscar Performance – Fastbridled, by Unbridled’s Song. Consigner Mill Ridge. Buyer Clark Brewster. 2nd-6th dams are Phipps: Broad Pennant / Pennant Champion / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG).

$80,000 / HIP #211 – c. (KY) Kantharos – Inspector Havers, by Tiznow. Consigner Taylor Made Farm. Buyer Patrick Lewis. 1st-8th dams are Phipps: Criminologist / Search Party / Deputation / Wedding Party / Betrothed / Vowed / Narrative / Belle Histoire.

Seeing one of Shug’s trainees from the Phipps crop of two-year-olds on the main track at Saratoga recently was a reminder that as we get deeper into summer, some of the juveniles are getting closer to making their first starts. Below is Phipps Stable’s 2022 juvenile roster:

Juan Valdez* (KY), dk.b/br. c. 5/11/20 (Medaglia d’Oro – Baffled, by Distorted Humor)

Now and Later (KY), b. c. 3/14/20 (Candy Ride (ARG) – Vagabond, by Arch)

Perform* (KY), b. c. 2/11/20 (Good Magic – Jane Says, by Tale of Ekati)

Sea Worthy (KY), b. f. 3/31/20 (Flatter – Sea Trial, by Unbridled’s Song)

Self Confident (KY), b. f. 1/22/20 (Into Mischief – Sabbatical, by Medaglia d’Oro)

Signator* (KY), gr/ro. c. 2/9/20 (Tapit – Pension, by Seeking the Gold)

Tarnished Truth (KY), b. c. 3/8/20 (Blame – Carrumba, by Bernarndini)

Whiskey and Wine* (NY), dk. b/br. c. 1/25/20 (More Than Ready – Brandy, by Unbridled’s Song)

Unnamed* (KY), b. c. 3/14/20 (Quality Road – Puzzling, by Ghostzapper)

Unnamed* (KY), b. c. 3/20/20 (Union Rags – Abaco, by Giant’s Causeway)

*=owned in partnerships

Photo: Signator, courtesy of Daisy Phipps Pulito