The 2026 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling Sale continued Wednesday with the third of four sessions at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Ky.
The topper of the session, the filly Nyquist (hip 996), sold for $725,000 to Ben Gowans, agent for Young Squirrel Stables, out of transmission to Gainesway, agent for Coteau Grove Farms (video). A brown bay filly from the stakes placed Congratulations mare Free Cover, a filly full brother to the winning 2-year-old Gaudreau, recently second in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes, and two-time winner of Undercover Girl. Hip 996 was bred in Louisiana by Coteau Grove Farms.
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“Now we saw it, we were just blown away,” said Andrew Beck of Young Squirrel Stables. “That was the summation of what we were looking for. All about just the cries of the horse.”
A stock from the first crop of Champion Forte (hips 1030) sold for $500,000 to Mayberry Farm from Woodland Edge Farm, agent (video). Out of the winning Ghostzapper mare Ghostslayer, Dark Bay or Brown Satyr is a half-sister to four modern winners, including graded stakes winner Biddy Duke (Bayern) and Stakes Phantom Speed (Arrogate). The immediate family includes champions Folklore, Contrail, and Essential Quality, as well as multiple current Grade 1 winners Tam Tam.
“Very beautiful,” said Peter O’Callaghan of Woods Edge Farm. “The photo was beautiful. She showed the queen all week. We were happy (with the price) beyond our expectations.”
“The numbers are pretty consistent with the first two days,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “We probably lacked a little bit of star power, the end of the higher parades today that we had yesterday. I think you’re going to see a beautiful market match.”
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During the three sessions, 811 records were bought for $48,640,000, an average value of $59,875. The median is $30,000 and the RNA rate is 21.6 percent.
Kentucky’s October Annual Sale resumes with its fourth and final session tomorrow at 10 a.m. Results are available online.
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