Eleven tie for fastest furlong at Fasig

The under-tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream select 2-year-olds in training sale on Monday showcased a consistent catalog, led by 11 horses tied for the fastest time at 10 seconds flat.

The horses breezed over the main track and turf course at Gulfstream Park, making it the only under-tack show to take place at a racetrack during an active meet.

“We had a really good day,” Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning said. “Conditions were fair throughout. The track was very consistent and conditions were very similar from beginning to end.”

Of the 105 horses to breeze an eighth of a mile Monday, only 22 worked outside the 10 1/5 to 10 3/5 range. Only four were more than one-fifth of a second away from that group.

“We had five horses, one in each set, and they all went up there and worked equally, and I don’t think it was any different from the first set to the last set,” Steven Venosa of SGV Thoroughbreds said.

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In four editions since relocating to Gulfstream Park, the auction’s breeze show has yet to produce a sub-10-second effort at an eighth of a mile. However, Browning said crossing that threshold was immaterial to the overall quality of the sale or the horses in the catalog, given that the juveniles breezed over active racetrack conditions.

“You’ve got a racetrack that they trained over this morning, getting ready for the Florida Derby and a bunch of other graded stakes races this weekend,” he said. “One thing I have a great deal of confidence in is our buyers’ ability to differentiate among the horses in relative terms.

“I don’t think there’s any necessity or any desire that one goes 9 4/5 this year, next year, or whenever,” Browning said. “We just want to provide a fair and consistent racetrack. You hope the horses come out of the breeze show in good condition, and you hope that the racetrack is fair, safe, and consistent from beginning today, and I think it was today.”

The 11 horses to tie for the day’s co-fastest time at an eighth of a mile:

- Hip 5, a More Than Ready colt out of the Gone West mare Mana Pools, from the family of Grade 1 winners Power broker and Miss Shop, as well as Grade 2 winner Trappe Shot. Sequel Bloodstock consigns him, as agent.

- Hip 9, a Medaglia d’Oro filly out of the stakes-placed Distorted Humor mare Mi Vida, from the family of Grade 1 winners Dream Supreme, Majestic Warrior, and Spinning Round, as well as Peruvian champion Kung Fu Mambo. Niall Brennan Stables consigns the filly, as agent.

- Hip 31, a Scat Daddy colt out of the stakes-winning Limehouse mare Risky Rachel. Grade 2 winner Say Florida Sandy is in the extended family, as is Grade 3 winner Dancin Renee. The New York-bred is consigned by SGV Thoroughbreds, agent.

- Hip 40, a Square Eddie filly out of the Ten Most Wanted mare Silar Rules, making her a full sister to Grade 1 winner Ralis and Grade 3-placed stakes winner B Squared. Wavertree Stables consigns the California-bred, as agent.

- Hip 51, a first-crop Uncaptured filly out of the Yankee Victor mare Surely Early, from the family of Grade 3 winner Sharp Impact. SBM Training and Sales consigns her, as agent.

- Hip 61, an Uncle Mo colt out of the Cape Canaveral mare Ushuaia. The half-brother to stakes-placed Flat Lucky is cosigned by William B. Harrigan, agent.

- Hip 62, a first-crop Fed Biz colt out of the Congrats mare Virtuously, from the family of the Japanese Group 3 winner MeikeiPega Star. Wavertree Stables consigns the colt, as agent.

- Hip 68, a Quality Road filly out of the stakes-placed Malibu Moon mare Akron Moon. She is a full sister to Grade 3-placed stakes winner Diamond King, from the family of champion turf runner Johnny D. She is also consigned as agent by Wavertree Stables.

- Hip 77, an Into Mischief colt out of the Lawyer Ron mare Assets of War, from the family of Grade 1 winners Irish Smoke and Book Review. Eddie Woods consigns him, as agent.

- Hip 140, a Tale of the Cat colt out of the Yes It’s True mare It’s in His Kiss. Japanese Group 1 winner A Shin Forward is in the family of this New York-bred colt, consigned by Wavertree Stables, as agent.

- Hip 158, a first-crop Will Take Charge colt out of the Grand Slam mare Louisiana Times, from the family of Grade 2 winners Hour Glass, Time Limit, and Miss Indy Anna, as well as Queen’s Plate winner Midnight Aria. Wavertree Stables consigns the colt, as agent.

“For the most part, everyone showed up like we expected they would,” said Ciaran Dunne of Wavertree Stables. “There was a couple of horses we thought would be a tick quicker, but they weren’t, so we’ll deal with it.”

The fastest worker at a quarter-mile was Hip 54, an Orb filly out of the Forestry mare Taboo, whose two winners from three foals to races also includes stakes-placed Smartly Agree. Her second dam is the Grade 1 winner Dream of Summer, putting her in the family of Grade 1 winner Creative Cause, Grade 2 winner Destin, and Grade 2-placed Vexatious. Tom McCrocklin consigns her, as agent.

The Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale takes place Wednesday in the walking ring at Gulfstream Park, beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern.

To view the full results from Monday’s breeze show, click here.