A filly by Tiznow brought $240,000 to top the Texas 2-year-olds in training sale Wednesday at Lone Star Park near Dallas.  Trainer Austin Gustafson, agent, signed the ticket for the Virginia-bred who was consigned by Asmussen Horse Center. She is named The Reese Beast.  The sale was a joint production between the Texas Thoroughbred Association and Lone Star. It achieved its highest gross, average, and median since the entities began operating the auction in 2016, according to a press release from the TTA.  There were 90 horses sold Wednesday for $2.9 million, for an average of $32,308, according to results posted on the sale website. The median was $20,000. There were 15 horses that did not sell.  "We had a big crowd in the sales pavilion and lots of action with online bidding, so that speaks well about the demand for Texas-breds, Louisiana-breds, Oklahoma-breds, and racehorses in general in this region," sale director Tim Boyce said in the press release. "The increased purses and incentives in Texas have made the Southwest an even more desirable place to race than it already was." The last 2-year-olds in training sale was in 2019 because the 2020 auction was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. During the 2019 sale, 75 head sold for $1.7 million, for an average of $23,352. The median was $14,500. There were 35 horses that did not sell.  The sale-topper is out of the winning Jumpstart mare Delta Weekend, who has produced the stakes winner Altamura. She galloped during the under-tack show Monday. There were two horses who brought $150,000 each as the second highest-priced lots in the auction. The first was a colt by Overanalyze bought by Highlander Training Center, and the second a filly by Bind bought by Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch. Both horses are Louisiana-breds, and both were consigned by Pike Racing. The filly is named Wupkar, and she recorded the fastest eighth-mile time – in 10 seconds flat – during the breeze show. Benchmark Training Center was the leading consignor with sales of $622,700, according to the press release from the TTA.  Texas racing has been on an upswing due to a new law that sets aside a portion of tax revenues from equine goods and services for the breeding and racing industry in Texas. Sam Houston wrapped up its Thoroughbred meet Saturday night with a 28 percent increase in average daily handle, while Lone Star Park will open its meet with increased purses and an expanded stakes schedule on April 22.