A Street Sense colt sold for $500,000 to pace a solid opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, which finished with gains in average and median and set the table for what is expected to be a strong closing session.
Annually in May, the market comes to Maryland as a sense of urgency begins to be felt from the juvenile sales set. Only a pair of major-market 2-year-old sales remain after the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic auction - those being Fasig-Tipton's new Santa Anita sale in early June and the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s final auction of the season later that month. As the calendar winds down, owners and consignors begin feeling the pressure to move horses, and buyers have limited remaining opportunities to stock their stables.
The pre-sale under-tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training concluded Thursday with a crowded leaderboard.
A few days after winning the Kentucky Oaks with Keeneland September graduate Serengeti Empress, owner Joel Politi reported he was “going to stay floating for a while.” That lightness of being in the Oaks winner’s circle at Churchill Downs was possible only after pounding the pavement throughout the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Into Mischief will have a pair of representatives in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico, with Market King and Owendale. But first, he has some young horses running pretty fast at the nearby Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
An Into Mischief colt sold for $1.3 million on Friday as a robust upper market helped the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training close another record renewal as it continues to gain stature on the calendar.
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.
