Finite Commands $2.2M from Best at Fasig-Tipton

Graded stakes winner Finite  made an impression Nov. 9 at The November Sale, Fasig-Tipton's premier breeding stock sale, when she was purchased for $2.2 million by Larry Best's OXO Equine. The upstairs bar at the sales pavilion reverberated with cheers of "Thank you Finite" following the sale, as her former connections saluted the start of a hopefully fruitful second career. 

"I fell in love with a Munnings   filly," said Best of Finite. "I have a lot of Into Mischief colts, including Instagrand  , and Munnings in particular should be a great fit. So I expect to have a great fit between Instagrand and Finite. This filly was very, very impressive on the track one of the best specimens of a Munnings that I've seen and I'm excited about breeding her for many years to come." 

Consigned by Gainesway, agent, the filly was offered as a broodmare prospect. She last raced in April, where she finished third in the La Troienne Stakes Presented by Twinspires.com (G1) at Churchill Downs. Trained by Steve Asmussen and campaigned by Winchell Thoroughbreds, Thomas Remain, William Dickson, and Deborah Easter, the filly retired with a 6-3-2 record from 14 starts with $849,869 in earnings. 

Finite was bred in Kentucky by Winchell Thoroughbreds out of the Tapit   mare Remit , who was a stakes winner in her own right. Remit is a daughter of the Olympio mare Free Spin, who produced multiple graded stakes winner and Darby Dan stallion Tapiture  , grade 3 winner Rotation , and stakes winner and graded stakes-placed Retap . 

"She's a beautiful filly with a huge shoulder. Absolutely gorgeous," said Brain Graves of Gainesway. 

The winning ticket on Hip 169 was the first big purchase of the evening for Best, who started off the night on the side of the sellers when he offered his Into Mischief   colt out of Moi (Medaglia d'Oro  ) (Hip 75) to the sale. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, the weanling was purchased by Brookstone Farm for $570,000. 

While he would not reveal his buying plans for the evening, Best remains ever stalwart in his willingness to spend big to bring home the best to his ever-expanding program. 

"I was born bullish," said Best. "I've been blessed so far on the breeding side. Hopefully the success continues,but it's much easier than racing, which is really difficult. In breeding if you're patient and listen to a lot of people that know a lot more than I do about bloodlines, you might break even." 

Best also purchased a more modestly priced weanling during the opening hours of the sale. He spent $45,000 to secure Hip 8, a filly by Spendthrift Farm stallion Maximus Mischief   out of Appealing Katie, by Summer Bird. Consigned by Four Star Sales, agent, the filly was bred by Wiji Bloodstock in Kentucky and is from the female family of graded stakes winners Regally Appealing , Appealing Tale , Rockport Harbor , and Maracuja . 

Best's final purchase of the day was Hip 255, the Conveyance mare Water White who was consigned by Buck Pond Farm, agent. Bred in Kentucky by Richard Forbush out of the Unbridled's Song mare Uzume, the mare was purchased for $550,000 as a racing or broodmare prospect. 

Best's total purchases came to $2.795 million.