Auction Focus: Hip 194, By Speightstown, From Buckland Sales At Fasig-Tipton Saratoga
Hip 194, a filly by the late Speightstown, highlights the offerings from consignor Buckland Sales during Tuesday's session of the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale.
The chestnut filly is the third foal out of the unraced Giant's Causeway mare Tooken, whose foals include the 2-year-old Frio Town, who sold to Mike Rutherford for $675,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale.
Bred in Kentucky by Calumet Farm, the filly's second dam is the Gone West mare Takesmybreathaway, who is responsible for Grade 1 winner Frost Giant - a full-brother to Tooken - stakes winner Breathless Storm, and Grade 3-placed Heavy Breathing, all of which became sires. Takesmybreathaway is also the dam of Shakeyourbody, whose produce record includes French Group 3 winners Siyoushake and Skyward.
Going further down the filly's page unveils champion Rhythm, Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, and Grade 1 winners Bluegrass Cat and Girolamo, and notable sire Mutakddim.
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Speightstown was one of the Thoroughbred industry's most bankable commercial names prior to his death in December 2023.
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The cross between Speightstown and mares by Giant's Causeway, his sons, and grandsons, has produced 15 winners from 21 starters, highlighted by Midnight Sands, who win the Group 3 Burj Nahaar Stakes in the U.A.E.
The cross has also produced Gold Sweep, who won last year's listed Tremont Stakes at Belmont Park, then finished third in G3 Sanford Stakes. Grade 3-placed Step Forward is also the product of the Speightstown/Giant's Causeway cross.
The 71 percent rate of winners from starters from the cross is higher than the 64 percent strike rate for Giant's Causeway mares when crossed with other sires.
From 17 crops of racing age, Speightstown has sired 948 winners with combined progeny earnings in excess of $160 million. His median progeny earnings sits at $54,923.
Leading the way among Speightstown's runners are Canadian champions Essence Hit Man, Lady Speightspeare, and Bold Script, along with Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Tamarkuz and Grade/Group 1 winners Charlatan, Mozu Superflare, Olympiad, Switzerland, Reynaldothewizard, Shirl's Speight, Golden Ticket, Force the Pass, and Haynesfield.
Hip 194 is offered from the Buckland Sales consignment in Barn 4 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale.
