Dual Breeders' Cup winner Mizdirection at Fasig-Tipton

Mizdirection.

The first time I saw Mizdirection, she was ten months old and looked like this:

Mizdirection, or '08 Deceptive as she was then known, as a yearling.

That was at Glencrest Farm in February of 2009, when the daughter of Mizzen Mast and the Clever Trick mare Deceptive was a content, plump ten-month-old filly who was spending her days and nights turned out in a field with other yearlings just being horses. Mizdirection was bred by longtime Glencrest client Joe Perrotta and sold as a Keeneland September yearling through Four Star Sales for $85,000.

Here is Mizdirection today:

She grew up nice!

In the interim, the now five-year-old mare won back-to-back runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint against colts and eight other races, with three seconds, from her 14 starts. Mizdirection has earned $1,719,621 and will go up for sale (click for her catalogue page) on Monday, November 4th -- two days after her second Breeders’ Cup triumph -- at Fasig-Tipton.

The plane carrying a load of valuable Kentucky-bound horseflesh from California arrived in Louisville on late Sunday morning. One of Mizdirection’s fellow passengers, who also like Mizdirection is in the Three Chimneys sale consignment at Fasig-Tipton, was six-year-old Grade 2 winner Authenticity, fresh off her third-place effort in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff:

Quiet American's daughter Authenticity.

Authenticity.

The plane carrying a load of valuable Kentucky-bound horseflesh from California arrived in Louisville on late Sunday morning. One of Mizdirection’s fellow passengers, who also like Mizdirection is in the Three Chimneys sale consignment at Fasig-Tipton, was six-year-old Grade 2 winner Authenticity, fresh off her third-place effort in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

Another late arrival to the sales grounds -- or more like a last-gasp entry into the sale -- was a weanling filly, now catalogued as hip number 222, sired by Tapit out of Ponche de Leona (by Ponche). The Blake-Albina consigned filly is a half-sister to yesterday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Mucho Macho Man:

2013 Tapit half-sister to Mucho Macho Man, and below.

And finally, here are some shots of Grade 1 stakes winner Joyful Victory, in the Taylor Made consignment:

Joyful Victory.

Hanging out at the Fasig-Tipton November sale

Grade 2 stakes winner Nefertini raises her head to watch a horserace on the TV.

Here are pictures of a few of the fillies and mares in the Fasig-Tipton November sale, which will be held on November 4th in Lexington, Kentucky. All but Palace Rumor, Rhumb Line, Maid of Heaven, and Inglorious are in the Four Star Sales consignment. Some of the heavy hitters, including dual Breeders’ Cup winner Mizdirection (a Four Star-grad, like Maid of Heaven before her), are scheduled to arrive from California tomorrow.

Palace Rumor is in line for a major catalogue update if her Classic-winning son Palace Malice wins the Breeders’ Cup Classic tonight.

Palace Rumor (hip 119), a daughter of Royal Anthem (grandson of my favorite sire Nureyev), is the dam of 2013 Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice.

Palace Rumor.

Palace Rumor is clearly thinking, "You have candy in that hand, right?"

Brushed By a Star (hip 11), a Grade 2 winner who sells as a racing or broodmare prospect. Her sire Eddington is the sire of 2013 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Secret Circle.

Grade 2 winner Disposablepleasure (hip 30), a broodmare prospect.

Disposablepleasure got her name from a Vesper Lynd quote in Casino Royale.

Another Bond-themed horse is stakes-placed More Than Ready filly Skyfall (hip 150).

Two-year-old Bond girl Domino Derval (hip 32), who won a maiden special weight at Belmont since the catalogue.

Maid of Heaven (hip 93), a stakes winner carrying one of the first foals by Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags.

Grade 2 mare Nefertini (hip 111), in foal to Tapit.

Nefertini.

Rhumb Line (hip 134), in foal to Tapit and thus carrying a full sibling to Zazu-G1 and Flashback-G2.

Kathmanblu (hip 84), a Grade 2 winner, in foal to Smart Strike for her first foal.

Canadian champion Inglorious (72), selling as a broodmare prospect.