Gun Runner filly tops Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale at $1.375 million

The auction ring kept rewarding the same formula: a strong physique, a blue-chip pedigree and a sire line buyers trust. A long-legged, rangy filly by Gun Runner climbed to $1.375 million in the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training sale, making Hip 357 the first horse of the day to clear seven figures.

That price matters because it sat well above recent Midlantic May benchmarks. The 2025 sale was topped by a $1.1 million filly, while the 2024 sale was led by a $1.25 million Bolt d’Oro filly. Just a day earlier in Timonium, a Flightline colt had brought $2.1 million to lead the opening session, so the market was not stumbling into the filly’s price by accident. Buyers were signaling that elite juveniles, especially the ones with the right walk and the right page, still bring real money.

The filly was bred by Chester and Mary Broman and sold to bloodstock agent Pedro Lanz, a buyer who already showed he was willing to stretch for top-end stock in this sale. The catalog listed her as out of Modest Maven by Uncle Mo, a pedigree that fits the current market sweet spot: proven sire power on both sides, commercial depth underneath and enough class on paper to suggest future black-type potential.

Gun Runner remains one of the most bankable names in the business, and this filly’s price showed that buyers still treat his progeny like a premium asset rather than a speculative play. In a market where uncertainty can cool middle-tier bidding fast, the top end stayed sharp at Midlantic, with horsemen chasing upside instead of discount horses. For the Broman program, it was another strong commercial result tied to a homebred family. For the sale, it was a clean confirmation that the right juvenile can still command a seven-figure check, even in a market that keeps asking buyers to be selective.