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Special Edition: 2-year-old Market Preview, presented by WinStar Farm

The major-market 2-year-olds in training sales season will begin with annual auctions in Florida this March, and then will continue on to make stops in Kentucky, Maryland, and California on a changing sale calendar. Daily Racing Form will have you covered throughout the season, taking a closer look at market trends, standout stallions, and the top prospects eyeing the racetrack later this year. That begins with our special edition, presented by WinStar Farm. Take a closer look at new and returning sales, noteworthy consignors, a standout class of freshman sires, our exclusive Beyer Speed Figure metrics, and more.

DRF StaffFeb 28, 2019

McKathan’s absence deeply felt

Just more than a month after the death of James Bryan “J.B.” McKathan Jr., the McKathan Brothers Training Center operation will again hang out its shingle with prominent representation in Florida’s 2-year-olds in training sales.

Nicole RussoFeb 28, 2019

More gallopers at Gulfstream for Kirkwood

Last year, consignor Kip Elser of Kirkwood Stables and an unnamed client took the unorthodox route of galloping their offerings, rather than sending them through a timed breeze, at the under-tack preview show for the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale of 2-year-olds in training. The experiment proved a moderate success – and not only are Elser and his client back for more this season, the scope of the project has expanded.

Nicole RussoFeb 28, 2019

Into Mischief poised for another solid juvenile season

Into Mischief hasn’t fooled around while building his stud career, climbing the North American stallion ranks to become a perennial leading juvenile sire by a number of measures, a commercial success, and now, the most popular stallion by book size on the continent. His latest juveniles are eagerly anticipated as sale season begins.

Nicole RussoFeb 28, 2019

No Nay Never represented at OBS

No Nay Never, a son of the late Scat Daddy, carried on the legacy of his sire’s international success by emerging as Europe’s leading freshman sire of 2018. As the world waits to see how well his progeny train on, one filly from his second crop will represent him at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s March sale of 2-year-olds in training.

Nicole RussoFeb 28, 2019

Machowsky embracing new role in changing California sale landscape

Weeks after he disbanded his Santa Anita-based training stable, Mike Machowsky has been fully engulfed in his new role as the California representative of the Fasig-Tipton sale company.

Steve AndersenFeb 28, 2019

Pioneerof the Nile, Empire Maker share in juvenile sale spotlight

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah's first crop is the major storyline this 2-year-old sales season, but his sire, Pioneerof the Nile, and grandsire, Empire Maker, also figure to play a role at the top end of the market.

Nicole RussoFeb 28, 2019

American Pharoah bucking trends at every turn

It's ordinarily considered risky to breed to a stallion in the year his first foals are set to hit the racetrack – but Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is no ordinary horse, and, so far, a selective market has not responded in the ordinary fashion.

Nicole RussoFeb 28, 2019

Florida kicks off juvenile sales season

There is plenty of change on the 2-year-old sales calendar this season, as Keeneland revives its boutique April sale of 2-year-olds in training into a resurgent market, while Fasig-Tipton takes over for Barretts in a major shift in the California market. But the Florida calendar remains steady in a market that has been steady. The Sunshine State, the epicenter for major-market juvenile sales in North America, kicks off the season this month with high hopes coming off a solid 2018 for its auction houses.

Nicole RussoFeb 28, 2019

Freshman sire class boasts standout credentials

Even setting aside Triple Crown winner American Pharoah for a moment, the freshman sires of 2019 have to be considered among the most anticipated in recent memory.

Nicole RussoFeb 28, 2019

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