Grade One winner to be offered at Fasig-Tipton November Sale.

Grade One winner Valiance (Tapit) has been retired from racing and will be offered at Fasig-Tipton's upcoming November Sale on November 9 in Lexington, Kentucky.  Bluewater Sales will consign the five-year-old mare for owners Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Martin Schwartz, and China Horse Club.

Valiance took last year's Spinster Stakes (Gr 1, 9f) in tremendous style, defeating a top-class field that included two other Grade One winners.  She followed up that victory with a game second in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (Gr 1, 9f) to multiple champion Monomoy Girl (Tapizar), finishing ahead of another four Grade One winners.

In addition to being a Grade One winner on dirt, Valiance won her first three career starts on turf. Trained throughout her career by Todd Pletcher, she has career earnings of US$809,575.

"Valiance is a top-class race mare and a terrific individual," commented Pletcher.  

"She's always been a true professional to train in the morning and was so versatile on the racetrack in the afternoon.  She's a good one."

A US$650,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearling, Valiance is out of Grade One winner Last Full Measure (Empire Maker) while her second dam is also a Grade One winner. 

"Valiance was a stunning yearling with a royal pedigree and she followed through on the racetrack," said Aron Wellman, President of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners.  

"She trained with brilliance, ran with brilliance on turf and dirt at the highest level and provided our partners with huge thrills.  She's a rare filly who had impeccable breeding, gorgeous looks, immeasurable talent and that intangible killer instinct to win her races.  She is an elite mare who offers the complete package and she is cut out to be an exceptional broodmare."

Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning added: "Valiance is a rare commodity- she's a Grade One winner, her dam is a Grade One winner, and her granddam is a Grade One winner! In addition, she's by Tapit and a beautiful individual.  Her potential as a broodmare is unlimited."