Taiba weanlings in high demand at the November Breeding Stock sales

Taiba, the only 3-time Grade 1 winning 3 year old by Gun Runner, saw his first-crop weanlings sell this month at the November Breeding Stock Sales in Lexington, Kentucky. He had a pair of $385,000 priced weanlings, one for each of the major sales.

At Fasig-Tipton’s Night of the Stars, Taiba was represented by 5 weanlings with 4 of them meeting their reserves including a $385,000 colt from the Taylor Made Sales consignment. Hip 46 was bred by Capri Bloodstock & Hartley DeRenzo Thoroughbreds in Kentucky and is out Sassy Beast (The Big Beast) and came with plenty of pedigree updates, coming from a very active family including stakes winners Obliteration and Pure Class. The colt sold to Stardust Ventures.

The Fasig-Tipton sale also had Hip 49, a filly by Taiba out of Spanx Legacy sell for $275,000 to Aubrey Bloodstock from the Wynnstay Consignment.

Over at the Keeneland November Sale, there were some familiar faces attempting to get their hands on a weanling by Taiba, including Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports fame. Under his racing name, Go Go Greys and with agent BSW/Crow, he picked up hip 699 out of the Mulholland Springs consignment for $385,000. The colt was bred in Kentucky and is out of the First Samurai mare Bet She Wins.

Hip 449 from the Garrencasey Sales consignment sold to En Fuego Stables for $250,000. A colt out of the Tale of the Cat mare Julia’s Kitty comes from the family of Mr. Money and Well Armed.

Taiba will stand for a stud fee of $25,000 S&N for 2026.