Fasig-Tipton has added another graded stakes winner to its upcoming November Sale. La Dragontea, second in Woodbine's E.P. Taylor Stakes (G1T) Oct. 17, has been cataloged as Hip 267. She will be consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by Hunter Valley Farm, agent.
Owned by Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Rebecca Hillen, La Dragontea has had an outstanding 4-year-old season since arriving from Europe and entering the barn of trainer Christophe Clement. Her three wins this year include a decisive victory in the Sept. 18 Canadian Stakes Presented by the Japan Racing Association (G2T) at Woodbine. La Dragontea followed up that score with a runner-up effort in the E.P. Taylor, where she dropped a neck decision to stablemate Mutamakina.
La Dragontea is the daughter of multiple classic winner and top European sire Lope de Vega. One of the hottest young sires in the world, he is already the sire of 49 group or graded stakes winners, 13 of which are group or grade 1.
La Dragontea's dam La Concorde, a winning daughter of Sadler's Wells, is closely related to European champion and champion Sire Montjeu. Her immediate family includes group 1 winners Galileo Gold, Goldream, Again, and Aclaim.
"La Dragontea should appeal to a wide variety of racing and breeding operations," said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning Jr. "She is beautifully bred, has current grade 1 form, and at just 4-years-old she has a lot of racing still ahead of her."
The Fasig-Tipton November Sale will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Lexington, Ky. The sale will begin at 2 p.m. EST at the Newtown Paddocks.
