A colt from the first crop of Liam's Map sold for $1.2 million as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training headed toward its finale with strong figures that will threaten last year's records.
A filly by Quality Road sold for $1 million to power the action as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training reached its midway point with gains.
A Hard Spun colt sold for $430,000 to lead the way as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training posted gains in average and median in its first of four sessions.
A colt from the first crop of Fast Anna turned in the fastest quarter-mile work as freshman sires continued to stand out during the final session of the under-tack preview show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co's spring sale of 2-year-olds in training on Sunday.
Despite some last-minute shifts to the schedule, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. is set to continue its busy schedule with its spring sale of 2-year-olds in training next Tuesday through Friday, with a strong class of freshman sires continuing to garner attention coming into a sale that posted record returns last year.
Colts by three different sires posted the fastest works at their respective distances during Thursday's fourth session of the under-tack preview for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
On the day that Carpe Diem, a high-profile graduate of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s juvenile sales program, recorded his first winner, another filly from his first crop recorded the bullet work during the third session of the under-tack preview for the company's spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Juveniles by freshman sires Amira's Prince and Commissioner shared the fastest quarter-mile time during the second session of the under-tack preview show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co's spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
With juveniles battling a persistent headwind throughout the day, four horses tied for the fastest furlong and three tied for the fastest quarter mile during the first session of the under-tack preview show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co's spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Liam’s Map set a track record when winning the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland in his career finale. At least one of his offspring has inherited his affinity for the track. A colt from the first crop of Liam’s Map breezed a furlong in 10 seconds during the under-tack preview for the Keeneland April sale, tied for the fastest time at the distance, and then parlayed that into the highest price tag for a freshman sire at the sale.
