PENTATHLON had a promising 3-year-old debut in the opener on Friday at Saratoga.

Breaking from post № 3 in a 10-horse field with jockey Joel Rosario aboard for the 7-furlong maiden special weight over the dirt, he settled in the two path just off the leader up the backstretch. He then moved to the inside path approaching the far turn and came under coaxing and spun just off the inside into the upper stretch. He kept on under a drive to take show honors.

It was a good effort for Shug McGaughey-trained Speightstown colt who was making his third career start and ending an 8-month layoff.

A sixth-generation Phipps-bred, Pentathlon is from the royal Personal Ensign branch of Phipps foundation mare Dorine (Arg). He is owned in partnership by Phipps Stable, St. Elias Stable and Woodford Racing LLC.

Phipps Stable’s co-owned Perform moved forward on Friday at Saratoga in the second start of his 4-year-old campaign.

With Dylan Davis aboard for the mile-and-a-quarter allowance optional claimer over the dirt, he broke from the 8 hole and bumped with a rival at the start. He settled in on the rail near the back of the field nearing the first turn and remained on the inside up the backstretch. He responded to urging entering in the far turn, picking off foes to hit the top of the stretch on the rail in third. He moved out under a drive, passing another foe to take runner-up honors.

Last time out, he finished third among allowance company at Aqueduct in a race that ended a 10-month layoff. The Good Magic colt won the Frederico Tesio Stakes last year and took sixth in the grade 1 Preakness.

Trained by Shug McGaughey, Perform is owned in partnership by Woodford Racing LLC, Lane’s End Farm, Phipps Stable, Ken Langone, and Edward Hudson, Jr.

Phipps Stable-bred colt Pentathlon is seeking his maiden win on Friday, June 7 in Saratoga Race 1, a seven-furlong maiden special weight on the dirt for ages three years and older.

The Phipps Stable-bred three-year-old colt is ending an eight-month layoff after finishing third at Aqueduct last time out.

He ran a four-furlong bullet on the Belmont dirt training track on May 20 in 47.68 seconds, the fastest of 46 workouts that morning.

In training with Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey, he will be ridden by jockey Joel Rosario who was aboard the family’s Kentucky Derby winner Orb.

Breaking from post № 3 in a field of 10, the well-bred Speightstown filly out of Tapit mare Parade is owned in partnership by Phipps Stable, St. Elias Stable and Woodford Racing LLC.

Post time is 12:20 pm Eastern.

Stakes winner Perform is seeking his first win of his 4-year-old campaign on Friday, June 7th in Saratoga Race 2, a $115,000 allowance optional claiming race for ages 3 years and older covering a mile and a quarter over the dirt. The Shug McGaughey trainee will have jockey Dylan Davis aboard, breaking from post № 8 in a field of 9. Post time is 12:53 pm Eastern.

He earned black-type last April by winning the Frederico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park, qualifying him for the grade 1 Preakness Stakes in May in which he finished sixth. He shipped to Saratoga for the summer where he finished a fifth in the Curlin Stakes. After a ten-month layoff, Perform kicked off his 4-year-old campaign on May 19 at Aqueduct, finishing third among allowance company.

By Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms stallion Good Magic and out of Tale of Ekati mare Jane Says, the colt’s granddam is a half-sibling to sires Into Mischief and Mendelssohn and four-time champion Beholder.

Bred by Michael and J.B. Lane Orem, Perform was purchased for $230,000 from the Beau Lane Bloodstock consignment at the Keeneland September 2021 sale. He is owned in partnership by Woodford Racing LLC, Lane’s End Farm, Phipps Stable, Ken Langone, and Edward Hudson, Jr.

After sitting out the year as a three-year old, Phipps Stable’s promising Into Mischief filly Self Confident has rewarded the patience of her connections with an exciting maiden special weight win covering a mile and a sixteenth on the turf at Monmouth on Saturday, May 18th.

Breaking from the outside post in a field of seven, Self Confident raced two wide off of the pace under guiding from jockey Samy Camacho. She stalked in the far turn before rallying three wide into the stretch. She closed steadily in the final furlong before surging approaching the finish to get up and get the win by a head.

The well-bred filly has progressed nicely in her return this year, finishing fourth twice in January and February at Gulfstream, followed by a third-place finish at Tampa in April.

A ninth-generation Phipps homebred, Self Confident is from the Get Lucky branch of La Troienne mare Baby League. The family includes Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and grade 1 winners Bluegrass Cat, Callback, Dance Number, Frost Giant, Girolamo, Got Lucky, Numbered Account, Private Account, Rhythm, and Phipps-bred sires Imagining, Not for Love, and Polish Numbers.

Phipps Stable’s regally-bred Curlin filly Mystifying earned an impressive debut victory at Gulfstream Park on Sunday, January 14th.

She broke from post 4 in a field of 7 with jockey Jose Ortiz aboard for the six-furlong maiden special weight on the dirt. Mystifying dueled from the two path after the start and settled on the rail up the backstretch. After continuing to duel from the rail in the far turn, she took the lead and kicked clear entering the upper stretch. She dug in to fight off a late challenge and crossed the wire for a half-length victory in 1 minute and 11.68 seconds.

A sixth-generation Phipps homebred, the Curlin filly is from the blue-blooded Blitey branch of Phipps foundation mare Lady Pitt, acquired by Ogden Phipps to freshen up his broodmare band in 1969.

Lady Pitt’s descendants include active grade 1-winning sires Flightline, Oscar Performance, and Instilled Regard, as well as nine grade 1-winning Phipps homebreds, including Dancing Forever, Dancing Spree, Fantastic Find, Finder’s Fee, Furlough, Good Reward, Heavenly Prize, Oh What A Windfall, and Persistently.

FINAL UPDATE

by B. Jason Brooks, phippsstablefan@gmail.com

The list below includes country raced, graded/group stakes name (and link to replay), track name, date, horse name, and Phipps dams in tail-female line. Northern Hemisphere countries are listed first. All are top-tier Part I countries or races as identified by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. (See the 2022 list of 40 graded stakes, including 11 Grade 1s, in the U.S. and Canada won by horses from Phipps families here.)

1. USA-G1 Acorn S. (Belmont 6/9) – PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (USA) (3rd – 7th dams: Pretty Special / Snobishness / So Social / His Duchess / Businesslike)
2. USA-G1 Alabama S. (Saratoga 8/19) – RANDOMIZED (USA) (7th – 8th dams: Bold Irish / Erin)
3. USA-G1 Derby City Distaff (Churchill 5/6) – MATAREYA (USA) (6th – 8th dams: Finance / Busanda / Businesslike)
4. USA-G1 Florida Derby (Gulfstream 4/2) – FORTE (USA) (6th – 9th dams are Phipps: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League)
5. USA-G1 Kentucky Oaks (Churchill 5/5) – PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (USA) (3rd – 7th dams: Pretty Special / Snobishness / So Social / His Duchess / Businesslike)
6. USA-G1 Shoemaker Mile (Santa Anita 5/29) – EXAULTED (USA) (7th – 9th dams: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite de Valois {FR})
7. USA-G1 Test S. (Saratoga 8/5) – PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (USA) (3rd – 7th dams: Pretty Special / Snobishness / So Social / His Duchess / Businesslike)
8. USA-G1 Woody Stephens S. (Belmont 6/10) – ARABIAN LION (USA) (2nd – 5th dams: Possibility / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine {ARG})
9. USA-G2 Beldame S. (Aqueduct 10/8) – RANDOMIZED (USA) (7th – 8th dams: Bold Irish / Erin)
10. USA-G2 Fountain of Youth S. (Gulfstream 3/4) – FORTE (USA) (6th – 9th dams are Phipps: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League)
11. USA-G2 Forty Niner S. (Aqueduct 10/28) – EVERSO MISCHIEVOUS (USA) (3rd – 7th dams are Phipps: Ravish Me / In Conference / Personal Business / Heavenly Match / The Bride)
12. USA-G2 Jim Dandy S. (Saratoga 7/29) – FORTE (USA) (6th – 9th dams are Phipps: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League)
13. USA-G2 Penn Mile S. (Penn National 6/2) – MAJOR DUDE (USA) (2nd – 5th dams: Possibility / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine {ARG})
14. USA-G2 Presque Isle Downs Masters S. (Presque Isle 9/18) – ACCOMPLISHED GIRL (USA) (8th – 10th dams: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite de Valois {FR})
15. USA-G2 Rachel Alexandra S. (Fair Grounds 2/18) – PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS (USA) (3rd – 7th dams: Pretty Special / Snobishness / So Social / His Duchess / Businesslike)
16. USA-G2 Santa Monica S. (Santa Anita 2/4) – FUN TO DREAM (USA) (8th – 9th dams: Dark Maiden / Dusky Princess)
17. USA-G2 Summertime O. (Santa Anita 6/3) – WINDOW SHOPPING (USA) (10th dam Hard Baked)
18. USA-G3 American S. (Santa Anita 4/2) – EXAULTED (USA) (7th – 9th dams: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite de Valois {FR})
19. USA-G3 Bayakoa S. (Los Alamitos 12/15) – MIDNIGHT MEMORIES (USA) (8th – 9th dams: Exhilarate / Swizzlestick)
20. USA-G3 Distaff H. (Aqueduct 4/7) – MOMMASGOTTARUN (USA) (3rd – 10th dams: Supercharger / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League)
21. USA-G3 Endeavour S. (Tampa 2/4) – SURPRISINGLY (USA) (1st – 4th dams: Vagabond / Voyage / Matlacha Pass / Our Country Place)
22. USA-G3 Holy Bull S. (Gulfstream 2/4) – ROCKET CAN (USA) (8th – 9th dams: Exhilarate / Swizzlestick)
23. USA-G3 Kitten’s Joy S. (Gulfstream 2/4) – MAJOR DUDE (USA) (2nd – 5th dams: Possibility / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine {ARG})
24. USA-G3 Louisville S. (Churchill, 5/20) – FOREIGN RELATIONS (USA) (6th – 10th dams: Special Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League)
25. USA-G3 Monmouth S. (Monmouth, 6/17) – CATNIP (USA) (8th – 9th: No Fiddling / Big Hurry)
26. USA-G3 Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf Inv. (Gulfstream 1/28) – QUEEN GODDESS (USA) (2nd – 7th dams: Bauble / Just Reward / Heavenly Prize / Oh What A Dance / Blitey / Lady Pitt)
27. USA-G3 Remington Park O. (Remington 9/24) – HONOR D LADY (USA) (1st – 6th dams: Complicated / Consequence / Educated Risk / Pure Profit / Clear Ceiling / Grey Flight)
28. USA-G3 Salvator Mile S. (Monmouth 6/17) – PETULANTE (USA) (6th – 10th dams: Overpowering / High Voltage / Dynamo / Bransome / Erin)
29. USA-G3 Sam F. Davis S. (Tampa 2/11) – LITIGATE (USA) (3rd – 9th dams: Oscillate / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League)
30. USA-G3 Toboggan S. (Aqueduct 1/28) – REPO ROCKS (USA) (5th – 6th dams: Hula Hula / Black Helen)
31. USA-G3 Transylvania S. (Keeneland 4/7) – MO STASH (USA) (5th – 7th dams: Finance / Busanda / Businesslike)
32. USA-G3 Westchester S. (Belmont 5/5) – REPO ROCKS (USA) (5th – 6th dams: Hula Hula / Black Helen)
33. CAN-G3 Ontario Fashion S. (Woodbine 10/14) – SPUN GLASS (USA) (5th – 6th dams: Worldly Wise / Hard Baked)
34. FR-G3 Prix de Reux (Deauville 8/5) – JUNKO (GB) (2nd – 5th dams: Indy Pick / Fantastic Find / Blitey / Lady Pitt)
35. FR-G3 Prix Francois Boutin (Deauville 8/13) – GREY MAN (FR) (5th – 7th dams: Bold Consort / Misty Morn / Grey Flight)
36. GER-G2 German 1000 Guineas (Dusseldorf 6/4) – HABANA (GER) (6th – 10th dams: Some Progress / Stepping Stone / Step Across / Drawbridge / Traverse {GB})
37. GB-G3 Darley S. (Newmarket 10/14) – HIGHLAND AVENUE (IRE) (7th – 9th dams: Finance / Busanda / Businesslike)
38. GB-G3 Cheshire Oaks (Chester 5/10) – SAVETHELASTDANCE (IRE) (6th – 9th dams: Helpful / Lending Hand / Tumeric / Bloodroot)
39. GB-G3 Superior Mile S. (Haydock 9/9) – CHINDIT (IRE) (5th – 8th dams: Uncommitted / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia)
40. HK-G1 Hong Kong Vase (Hong Kong 12/10) – JUNKO (GB) (2nd – 5th dams: Indy Pick / Fantastic Find / Blitey / Lady Pitt)
41. IRE-G1 Irish Oaks (Curragh 7/22) – SAVETHELASTDANCE (IRE) (6th – 9th dams: Helpful / Lending Hand / Tumeric / Bloodroot)
42. ITY-G3 Gran Premio di Milano (Milano 6/18) – BEST OF LIPS (IRE) (5th – 7th dams: Diary / Narrative / Belle Histoire)
43. ITY-G3 Premio Verziere Memorial Aldo Cirla (Milano 10/8) – MOONU (GB) (6th – 8th dams: Finance / Busanda / Businesslike)
44. JPN-G1 Tokyo Yushun Japanese Derby (Tokyo 5/28) – TASTIERA (JPN) (6th dam: Political Payoff)
45. JPN-G2 Flora Stakes (Tokyo 4/23) – GOLDEN HIND (JPN) (3rd – 9th dams: Oscillate / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League)
46. JPN-G2 Hanshin Cup (Hanshin 12/23) – WIN MARVEL (JPN) (5th – 6th dams: Clear Road / Tiny Request)
47. JPN-G2 Yayoi Sho (Nakayama 3/5) – TASTIERA (JPN) (6th – 7th dams: Political Payoff / Tiny Request)
48. JPN-G3 Kokura Daishoten (Kokura 2/19) – HINDU TIMES (JPN) (3rd – 5th dams: Personal Business / Heavenly Match / The Bride)
49. JPN-G3 Turquoise S. (Nakayama 12/16) – FIERCE PRIDE (JPN) (2nd-3rd dams: Storm Song / Hum Along)
50. UAE-G2 Dubai City of Gold S. (Meydan 3/4) – GLOBAL STORM (IRE) (6th – 7th dams: No Fiddling / Big Hurry)
51. UAE-G3 UAE Oaks (Meydan 2/17) – MIMI KAKUSHI (USA) (7th – 8th dams: Slapdash / Tetrarchy)
52. AUS-G1 Canterbury S. (Randwick 3/4) – ARTORIUS (AUS) (7th-8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry)
53. AUS-G1 South Australian Derby (Morphettville 5/13) – DUNKEL (NZ) (6th – 7th dams: Dashing By / Big Hurry)
54. AUS-G2 Autumn S. (Sandown 2/11) – GLINT OF SILVER (AUS) (6th – 7th dams: Hula Hula / Black Helen)
55. AUS-G2 Sires’ Produce S. (Flemington 3/11) – VEIGHT (AUS) (6th – 8th: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite de Valois (FR))
56. AUS-G3 Hawkesbury Crown (Hawkesbury 4/22) – PRINCESS GRACE (USA) (8th – 9th dams: No Fiddling / Big Hurry)
57. AUS-G3 McNeil S. (Caulfield 9/2) – VEIGHT (AUS) (6th – 8th dams: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite De Valois {FR})
58. AUS-G3 Pam O’Neill S. (Doomben 5/20) – FRUMOS (AUS) (4th – 8th dams: Fiddlesticks / Discipline / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia)
59. AUS-G3 Triscay S. (Randwick 2/11) – PO KARE KARE (NZ) (6th – 7th dams: Hula Hula / Black Helen)
60. NZ-G3 King’s Plate (Te Rapa 3/4) – BABYLON BERLIN (AUS) (4th – 8th dams: Snap Selection / Impish / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia)
61. ARG-G1 Gran Premio de las Americas (Palmero 5/1) – SUBSANADOR (ARG) (4th – 8th dams: Quick Glance / Bonnie Blink / Glamour / Striking / Baby League)
62. ARG-G1 Gran Premio San Isidro (San Isidro 10/8) – NANDA DEA (ARG) (3rd – 8th dams: Troubling / Dispute / Resolver / Lovely Morning / Misty Morn / Grey Flight)
63. ARG-G2 Clásico Ecuador (San Isidro 9/9) NANDA DEA (ARG) (3rd – 8th dams: Troubling / Dispute / Resolver / Lovely Morning / Misty Morn / Grey Flight)
64. ARG-G2 Clásico Omega (San Isidro 6/24) – NANDA DEA (ARG) (3rd – 8th dams: Troubling / Dispute / Resolver / Lovely Morning / Misty Morn / Grey Flight)
65. ARG-G2 Clásico Perú (Palmero 7/29) – SUBSANADOR (ARG) (4th – 8th dams: Quick Glance / Bonnie Blink / Glamour / Striking / Baby League)
66. ARG-G3 Clásico Antonio Cane (La Plata 6/29) – LAGARTO BOY (ARG) (6th – 8th dams: Queen Gamble / Flirtatious / Flitabout)
67. ARG-G3 Clásico El Virtuoso (Palmero 3/6) – SUBSANADOR (ARG) (4th – 8th dams: Quick Glance / Bonnie Blink / Glamour / Striking / Baby League)
68. ARG-G3 Clásico Invasor (San Isidro 12/30) – SATU (ARG) (4th – 8th dams: Quick Glance / Bonnie Blink / Glamour / Striking / Baby League)
69. ARG-G3 Clásico Manuel J. Güiraldes (Palmero 7/2) – NANABUSH (ARG) (3rd – 8th dams: Troubling / Dispute / Resolver / Lovely Morning / Misty Morn / Grey Flight)
70. ARG-G3 Clasico Republica Oriental del Uruguay (Palmero 12/9) – NANABUSH (ARG) (3rd – 9th dams: Troubling / Dispute / Resolver / Lovely Morning / Misty Morn / Grey Flight)
71. BRZ-G1 Grande Premio Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Gavea 2/12) – LONDON MOON (BRZ) (6th – 7th dams: Searching / Big Hurry)
72. BRZ-G1 Grande Premio Henrique de Toledo Lara (Cidade Jardin 10/8) – SUN OF HILL (BRZ) (5th – 9th dams: Fascinating Trick / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League)
73. BRZ-G2 Grande Premio Julio Capua (Gavea 12/10) – LONDON MOON (BRZ) (6th – 7th dams: Searching / Big Hurry)
74. BRZ-G2 Grande Premio Nove de Maio (Gavea 5/21) – LIMEIRA (BRZ) (4th – 9th dams: Defer / I Pass / Impish / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia)
75. BRZ-G3 Grande Premio Antenor de Lara Campos (Cidade Jardin 6/24) – QUISAR (BRZ) (8th – 10th dams: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite De Valois {FR})
76. BRZ-G3 Grande Premio Jose Buarque de Macedo (Gavea 1/15) – LONDON MOON (BRZ) (6th – 7th dams: Searching / Big Hurry)
77. BRZ-G3 Grande Premio Jose Paulino Nogueira (Cidade Jardin, 6/10) – MISS MARCELA (BRZ) (6th – 8th dams: Efficient / Resourceful / Black Helen)
78. BRZ-G3 Grande Premio Parana (Taruma 12/3) OBATAYE (BRZ) (5th – 9th dams: The Garden Club / Fashion Verdict / So Chic / Striking / Baby League)
79. BRZ-G3 Grande Premio Presidente Augusto de Souza Queiroz (Cidade Jardim 5/5) QUISAR (BRZ) (8th – 10th dams: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite De Valois {FR})
80. BRZ-G3 Grande Premio Riboletta (Gavea 4/23) – HIGH WIRE (BRZ) (5th – 7th dams: Unknown Heiress / Medici / Flitabout)
81. CHI-G1 Clasico Tanteo de Potrillos (Hipodromo Chile 6/24) – SOQUI (CHI) (2nd – 5th dams: Weekend Leave / Home Leave / Blitey / Lady Pitt)
82. CHI-G2 Clasico Verano-Arturo Cousino Lyon (Club Hipico 3/27) – VISORIO (CHI) (4th – 8th dams: Winning Trick / High Bid / Stepping Stone / Step Across / Drawbridge)
83. CHI-G2 Grande Premio Criadores Eugenio Zegers Leon (Hipodromo Chile 5/27) – SOQUI (CHI) (2nd – 5th dams: Weekend Leave / Home Leave / Blitey / Lady Pitt)
84. CHI-G3 Classico Cotejo de Potrancas (Club Hípico de Santiago 4/14) – GUAIRABA (CHI) (7th – 8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry)
85. CHI-G2 Clasico Fernando Moller Bordeu (Hipodromo Chile 4/29) – WAR SUBJECTIVE (CHI) (6th – 8th dams: Finance / Busanda / Businesslike)
86. CHI-G3 Clasico Julio Subercaseaux Browne (Club Hipico 5/5) GUAIRABA (CHI) (7th – 8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry)
87. PER-G1 Clasico Derby Nacional (Monterrico 11/19) – POSEIDON (PER) (2nd – 6th dams: Prankster / Salute / Personal Ensign / Grecia Banner / Dorine {ARG})
88. PER-G1 Clasico Ricardo Ortiz de Zevallos (Monterrico 10/15) WELLINGTON (PER) (2nd – 5th dams: Nice Canter / Loping Along / Blitey / Lady Pitt)
89. PER-G1 Clasico Polla de Potrillos (Monterrico 9/10) WELLINGTON (PER) (2nd – 5th dams: Nice Canter / Loping Along / Blitey / Lady Pitt)
90. PER-G3 Clasico Comercio (Monterrico 7/27) – ESIDIO (USA) (6th – 7th dams: Grand Gala / Tetrarchy)
91. PER-G3 Clasico Claudio Fernandez Concha (Monterrico 9/10) SYSTEM OF A DOWN (PER) (2nd – 4th dams: El Coyote / Country Hideaway / Our Country Place)
92. PER-G3 Clasico Mariano Ignacio Prado (Monterrico 11/26) – MANYUZ (USA) (1st – 6th dams: Viva La Flag / On Parade / My Flag / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine {ARG})
93. PER-G3 Clasico Miguel Fort Magot (Monterrico 9/3) – PRIME (PER) (6th – 8th dams: Finance / Busanda / Businesslike)
94. SAF-G3 Politician S. (Kenilworth 1/21) – ROCKPOOL (SAF) (6th – 9th dams: Directoire / Bold Consort / Misty Morn / Grey Flight)
95. SAF-G3 Splashout 2200 (Greyville 7/1) – CRIMSON KING (SAF) (7th – 9th dams: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite de Valois {FR})

Video: Phipps Stable’s homebred Surprisingly winning the grade 3 Endeavour Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on February 4, 2023 with jockey Paco Lopez aboard for trainer Shug McGaughey.

by B. Jason Brooks

Fillies from Phipps female families at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale ranked among the highest-priced yearlings sold and significantly outpaced the sale average. 

A total of seven fillies from Phipps families sold for a total of $3.4 million for an average of $489,286.  This is a substantial 19 percent above the sale’s $410,145 average for the fillies sold from non-Phipps families.  

Ranking the third highest-priced filly in the Saratoga Sale, Hip #118 is a May foal by Constitution that fetched $900,000. Bred in Kentucky by Newstead, she was consigned by Hunter Valley Farm and purchased by Mike Wallace for partnership Rocket Ship Racing and Gandharvi Racing.  Her dam is half a half sister of grade 1 Frizette Stakes winner Nickname, by Scat Daddy, that sold for $3 million at the 2017 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. 

The Constitution yearling is from the family of Phipps foundation mare Businesslike, a daughter of the great French mare La Troienne, acquired by Ogden Phipps in 1946.  This is the deep, winning Phipps family of four-time champion and Hall of Famer Buckpasser and top active family members include Godolphin’s multiple grade 1 winners Matareya, by Pioneer of the Nile, and Pretty Mischievous, by Into Mischief. 

Recognizing the well-bred yearling’s strong long-term potential on the track and as a producer, Rocket Ship Racing’s Brook Smith stated (here), “[T]his is the type of filly that would be an incredible broodmare, even if she runs mediocre.  But we think she’s going to run well. She’s beautiful…”

Ranking the tenth highest-priced filly of the Saratoga Sale was was Hip #24, a $750,000 Kentucky-bred Omaha Beach filly out of Phipps-bred mare Complicated that was consigned by Indian Creek and purchased by Live Oak Plantation. The yearling is a half-sister of four-year-old Army Mule gelding Churchtown, winner of the black-type Gio Ponti Stakes last year, and three-year-old Honor Code filly Honor D Lady, who placed in the Selena Stakes and Mazarine Stakes, both grade 3 races.  Phipps-bred mare Complicated, by Blame, was sold at Keeneland November 2016 Breeding Stock Sale for $110,000.

The Omaha Beach yearling hails from the Educated Risk branch of the Phipps foundation mare Grey Flight, by French-bred sire Mahmoud.  This family came into the Phipps fold when Glady Mills Phipps purchased Grey Flight at the 1946 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale for a sale-topping $35,000.  Grey Flight’s descendants include three top Phipps homebreds, including Kentucky Oaks winner Dispute, Coaching Club American Oaks winner Smuggler, and Britain’s One Thousand Guineas winner Quick As Lightning.

A third notable high-priced filly of the Saratoga Sale is Hip 198, a $675,000 Kentucky-bred Curlin yearling out of unraced Giant’s Causeway mare Tooken, the dam a full sister of grade 1 Suburban Handicap winner Frost Giant.  Ranking the 13th highest-priced filly, she was consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms and purchased by Mike Rutherford. 

The Curlin filly’s dam is from the Dance Number branch of Phipps foundation mare Baby League, the latter being another daughter of La Troienne acquired by Ogden Phipps in 1946.  One of the top families in the stud book, descendants of Baby League include Kentucky Derby winners Smarty Jones and Super Saver, and grade 1 winners Bluegrass Cat, Boucher, Callback, Dance Number, Girolamo, Got Lucky, Numbered Account, Private Account, and Rhythm.  Some of the family’s recent elite winners include champion Forte, by Violence, and Irish-bred Alcohol Free, by No Nay Never, a four-time group 1 winner who sold at the December 2022 Tattersalls Sale for $6.8 million.  The family also includes grade 3-winning Include mare Proud Emma, purchased for $1 million by Flightline’s breeder Jane Lions at the 2022 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.  

The four other attractive fillies from Phipps families that sold at the sale include: Hip #160, by Quality Road, from the Lady Be Good branch of Helvetia, that was consigned by Taylor Made Sales and purchased for $375,000 by Barcardi Bloodstock for DWF; Hip #153, by Omaha Beach, from the Get Lucky branch of Baby League, that was consigned by Four Star Sales and purchased for $275,000 by agent Elliott/McElroy for Amo Racing; Hip #2, by Maclean’s Music, from the Hopefully branch of White Favor, that was consigned by Warrendale Sales and purchased for $250,000 by Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Steve Rocco; and, Hip #161, by Authentic, another filly from the Lady Be Good branch of Helvetia, that was consigned by Mulholland Springs and purchased for $200,000 by West Point Thoroughbreds and agent L.E.B.

This crop of yearling fillies from Phipps families did quite well at the boutique Saratoga Sale and will be fun to follow starting next year on the track and for years to come as attractive broodmares. And, given the current success of these families on the track and as producers, one can expect this momentum to carry on into the Keeneland September Yearling Sales.