The Fasig-Tipton November sale is back for its annual auction on the 7th of November. The horse racing enthusiasts are all for it! Fasig-Tipton holds the prestige of being named one of the well-known thoroughbred horse auction companies and so far, the organization has listed over 270 horses for the year; however, the supplement additions are still in the opening.
As the horses take the pedestal in Lexington, Newtown Paddocks on Tuesday to look for their further stable, a new addition will be making its way over to stun. The Elite Race Sales have put up a new sale of 4 Black-Type-winner and the excitement couldn’t have been a larger one.
Horse racing community has a new entry up for grabs
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On the 6th of November, the Thoroughbred Daily News posted an update on the Fasig-Tipton catalog. The 5-year-old mare with 26 career starts, Battle Bling will be taking a spot up in the upcoming auction. The Rob Atras-trained equine holds not just multiple grade stakes win but also entails 4 Black-type titles. According to reports, the mare will be tagged as Hip 209 and will be looking for big money in flow.
💎Battle Bling, with 4 Black-Type wins including the GIII Turnback The Alarm H. in NY sells with @EliteRaceSales as Hip 209 at @FasigTiptonCo November! pic.twitter.com/lIv9U6hkc0
— TDN (@theTDN) November 6, 2023
Battle Bling started her career back in 2020 and is currently owned by Dubb, Michael, and Gandharvi Racing Stables. The mare was bred in Kentucky and has raced to add a total of 6 wins to her name. Twixt, ?Turnback The Alarm, and Ladies are some of the courses that Battle Bling has taken over. Apart from that, the mare has raced the graded stakes of Delaware Handicap, and La Troienne. Her vigor at the races had the trainer giving the mare a special name.
Battle Bling makes the ‘iron horse’
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The mare started a decent streak of placing back in 2022 when she raced the nine-furlong Ladies in January at the Big A. Battle Bling put behind grade-stake winner, Miss Leslie to time the clock at 1:57:11 and grabbed on to the year’s 1st win. From there, the 5-year-old went on to clinch the 1 1/16-mile Twixt in October at Laurel Park and Grade 3 Turnback the Alarm Handicap on Nov. 4. Following the streak, trainer Rob Atras hoped for Battle Bling to maintain the form as she headed to Go For Wand Stakes.
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?She came out of the race well,? Atras said ahead of the stakes; according to Paulick report. ?You never know when they run that hard and that frequently, like she has, running in stakes every month since last winter, but she’s kind of an iron horse.”?Atras also added that Battle Bling had been remarkable for them and had been very nice to have. Though the mare landed 8th, she recovered to a 2nd in her next run at 2023 Ladies; currently standing to entitle $674,317 in career earnings.
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Battle Bling will be making her presence at the action at 2 p.m. E.T. in Lexington alongside 270 others. A complete catalog can be viewed at the organization’s website.
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