Mount Craig, Ek Haseena Top F-T March Digital Sale

Fasig-Tipton's March Digital Sale closed March 7 with 29 horses sold for $795,000. Offerings included breeding stock, horses of racing age, 2-year-olds, and yearlings.

Mount Craig  (Hip 11), a 4-year-old racing/stallion prospect by Arrogate , topped the sale when sold for $140,000 to Harry Rosenblum from the consignment of Juddmonte. Out of the stakes-winning, graded-placed Curlin   mare Flash Forward , Mount Craig placed in four of five starts at 3 and 4 with earnings of $54,074. A late addition to the sale after a running third in maiden special weight company on March 2, Mount Craig sold from trainer Bill Mott's stable at Oaklawn Park.

"Fasig-Tipton does a great job with their internet bidding," Rosenblum said. "They have a good product and great people. We're thrilled to get Mount Craig as a racing prospect."

Ek Haseena  (Hip 10), dam of recent Saudi Derby (G3) winner Commissioner King, was the sale's top-priced broodmare. George Sharp purchased the daughter of Songandaprayer for $130,000 from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Danny and Allison Caldwell. A stakes-placed winner herself, Ek Haseena is already the dam of four winners from five to race. These include Commissioner King, a three-time winner in four starts to date at 2 and 3, whose victory in the Saudi Derby on the Saudi World Cup undercard boosted his earnings to $933,867. Ek Haseena was offered in foal to Jimmy Creed  .

Other top hips included:

• Warranty  (Hip 8), a stakes-placed winning half sister to multiple graded stakes winner Imprimis , sold for $70,000 to the Fire At Will Syndicate from the consignment of Machmer Hall Sales, agent. The daughter of Artie Schiller  was offered in foal to champion 2-year-old Game Winner  .
• Mimi's Shot  (Hip 3), sold with her newborn Florida-bred Girvin   colt foaled Jan. 19, was purchased for $55,000 by Victory Stable from the consignment of Boutte Sales, agent. Lynne Boutte originally purchased the mare in foal at the 2022 October Digital Selected Sale for $15,000 from the consignment of KP Sales, agent.
• Terrier  (Hip 6), a 3-year-old colt by three-time leading sire Into Mischief  , sold for $55,000 to JD Thoroughbreds and Joey K. Davis from the consignment of SF Racing et al. A debut winner at Santa Anita Park Feb. 10, Terrier was the subject of extended bidding that took him 17 minutes past his scheduled closing time of 2:10 p.m. ET. He was sold out of trainer Tim Yakteen's barn at Santa Anita.
• Scherzo  (Hip 9), a graded stakes-placed daughter of Golden Horn , sold for $55,000 to Sonata Stables from the consignment of Baroda Stud, agent. A multiple winner in North America at 3, 4, and 5, Scherzo placed in last year's Astra Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita. The 6-year-old mare was offered as a broodmare prospect. 

"We had a fantastic sale," said Fasig-Tipton director of digital sales Leif Aaron. "This was the first calendar sale of the year, and we're thrilled with the results. It was great to see the 17-minute bidding war on Terrier, which showed that for the right horse, the digital platform can offer the same spirited bidding and excitement of an in-person sale."

In total, 29 horses sold for $795,000, good for an average of $27,413. The RNA rate was 17%. Two hundred fifty users registered to bid on the 35 offerings.

Results are available online.

The next Fasig-Tipton Digital will be the April Digital Sale, open for bidding March 30-April 4. Nominations are now being accepted.