Fancy Quality Sale Result

Fancy Quality sold today in the Fasig-Tipton March Digital Sale for $22K to Indiana-based owner/breeder Chris Nolan.

That was in the range we expected, particularly given the tricky timing of this sale with breeding season having already begun.

While we did bid up to a certain amount with the plan to put her in foal and re-offer her in November, she ultimately reached what we felt was a fair price. Breeding her ourselves would have obviously come with additional expenses and risk—particularly if she weren’t able to get in foal.

We’ll continue to keep an eye on her in new career and our accounting team will get working on her series closure.

Fancy Quality Race Overview

Fancy Quality stretches out to two turns and looks to bounce back from a disappointing finish this coming Saturday in the third race at Fair Grounds. Post time is 1:45 p.m. CT.

While her odds on the morning line have been quoted at 12-1, you’d have to think she’s got a better chance than that given that her debut performance stacks up well with this group and considering how up against it she was last out. The added distance really should suit her.

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Best of luck. Here’s a look at the rest of the field (click here for past performances):

#1 Machiva – Six-time maiden has been runner-up in half of those starts, but they all came at Hawthorne and one was for MCL $20K. Unlikely to class up.

#2 War Siren – $155K French auction purchase is out of a mare who was second in the 2018 G1 Darley Alcibiades. Was second on debut here back in March as the chalk, but hasn’t been seen since. That hasn’t proven to have been the strongest bunch since then, but she’s still an obvious contender for strong connections.

#4 Sands of War – $550K yearling has that one big race in February when she finished third beaten just a neck at Gulfstream. The winner took a stakes race next out and is multiple graded stakes-placed now, while the runner-up broke her maiden in fast time in her next start. Her trainer’s off to a hot start and she lures Jose Ortiz. Formidable.

#5 Churning Berni – 12-time maiden’s worst-ever race was her only one on the sod.

#6 Pioneer Mission – $295K yearling is the first foal out of a talented turf mare from a big Sam-Son family. She’s debuting late in her 4-year-old season, however, for a barn that very rarely wins with newcomers.

#7 Lady Power – Goes from one DeVaux sister to the other off of two ok runs. Needs a slight step forward. Not sure we’ll see it here.

#8 Absalooka – Nearly $550K French breeze-up buy by top sire Blue Point showed nothing on debut at Laurel. Connections will be looking for a serious turnaround or it may be off to the breeding shed.

#9 Hope Mission – Godolphin homebred is out of a Turkish Group 3 winner from a very productive female family. Have to respect anything these connections send out.

#10 Time Stone – Sands of War’s stablemate feels slightly exposed at this point, having made six prior starts already. Cutting back from a pair of nine-furlong tries might help some.

#11 Rock Harbor – Fancy Quality’s stablemate does pick up Brian Hernandez, Jr. Was a distant fifth in dirt sprint unveiling back in May while under the care of a different trainer. Not a ton to love on paper, and isn’t drawn very well, but is presumably training well.

Fancy Quality Update

Enjoy the photo of Fancy Quality while on turnout at Magdalena Farm in Lexington. The daughter of Wootton Bassett transitioned to a small paddock and is doing well according to the team at the farm. Pending everything continues in good order, your 3-year-old remains on schedule to be re-evaluated on July 1st. We will follow up with any news then.

Fancy Quality Update

Fancy Quality has remained in good order while on turnout at Kenny McPeek’s Silverleaf Farm in Ocala. Farm trainer Shaun Charlton reported your daughter of Wootton Bassett is enjoying her time off in her paddock. Shaun knows her extremely well, as he also prepped her as a 2-year-old at Silverleaf.

Pending an additional 4 to 6 weeks off training, Fancy Quality will be re-evaluated by the veterinarian before hopefully receiving the green light to return under tack.

Fancy Quality Workout Report

 

Fancy Quality breezed five furlongs from the gate in 1:03.20 this morning at Fair Grounds, working on the inside of Bad Betty and Silverhills. Breaking the best of the trio, our daughter of Wootton Bassett never looked back and traveled comfortably throughout the drill. She always had the upper hand and finished the work with a 5+ length lead. While the final time was not overly quick, the visual was impressive and given her pedigree we would only expect to her to be better when she gets on the lawn.

This was a big milestone for your filly, accomplishing her first gate and five-furlong work which puts us that much closer to a debut. We will have further discussions with trainer Kenny McPeek regarding a potential timeline or a specific target for your 2-year-old filly.

Fancy Quality Workout Report

Fancy Quality breezed a half-mile in :51.80 on Saturday morning at Fair Grounds while working in company with her usual stablemate Bad Betty. Similarly to last week, our daughter of Wootton Bassett took the upper hand in the final stage of the drill, her workmate was clocked in :52 flat for the four furlongs. Our filly’s exercise rider did not ask for much and the McPeek barn reported she is handling things well. Fancy Quality could have her first five furlong drill next week and pending a few additional breezes including a gate-work, we are not too far from a potential debut at Fair Grounds.

Fancy Quality Workout Report

Fancy Quality breezed a half-mile in :50.20 this morning at Fair Grounds. Working on the inside of Bad Betty, her workmate took a two lengths lead down the backstretch. Our daughter of Wootton Bassett traveled easily and cruised entering the final stretch. Under no urging, Fancy Quality showcased a nice stride and crossed the wire with a 5+ lengths advantage. The McPeek barn was pleased with today’s drill as she continues to respond well to training every week. Click here to see the work.

Fancy Quality Update

Following her first breeze at Saratoga on August 6th, trainer Kenny McPeek reported that Fancy Quality exited the work shin sore. He therefore decided to give her a few days off to see if it would cool down but she unfortunately was still palpating on it last week. Given this was only her first true breeze, Kenny does not believe it’s worth pursuing on with this and prefers to give her additional time off and be patient with her. Since this is a common setback, especially with 2-year-olds, we remain confident that the time out of training will do her a lot of good so that she can come back stronger. Kenny will ship her back to his farm in Ocala where she will receive 45 to 60 days off before being reevaluated. We will report back with news from the farm in the coming weeks.

Fancy Quality Workout Report

Fancy Quality transitioned to Saratoga last week and had her first official breeze over the Saratoga main track. She was credited with a three furlong work in :37.55. With trainer Kenny Mcpeek based at Saratoga daily, he wanted to be able to see your filly firsthand in the early stages of her progression. We will follow up with some video content in the coming week.

Wootton Bassett continues to impress as a stallion as his son Bucanero Fuerte won the Grade 1 Keeneland Phoenix S. impressively this morning at the Curragh.

Fancy Quality Update

Your newly-named Wootton Bassett filly has settled right in at Keeneland and had her second day on the training track this morning. She galloped with enthusiasm and was very professional throughout. Long-time jockey and now McPeek exercise rider Robby Albarado was aboard and provided some feedback which can be heard above. While we love the optimism, this filly still has some ways to go before truly finalizing actual race plans but the hope she can be ready towards the end of Summer or early Fall.