An auction of 2-year-olds in training will be held next Wednesday at Lone Star Park near Dallas. The sale, sponsored by the Texas Thoroughbred Association, has a catalog of 135 young prospects. The under-tack show is scheduled for Sunday.
Sky Kingdom was a late-blooming runner who thrived at long distances. But the freshman sire, standing at Darby Dan Farm, was represented by a precocious and speedy colt who fetched a high price tag after blitzing a furlong at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale.
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s first crop continued to perform in blockbuster fashion in the sale ring, as a $1.65 million colt sold to Coolmore at Wednesday's Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale became the ninth horse from his crop to garner a seven-figure price tag.
The Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale of 2-year-olds in training posted double-digit gains, including all-time record and average median figures, on Wednesday, led by a $3.65 million colt by prominent classic sire Curlin.
Young classic sire Uncle Mo, who is represented by what is expected to be a strong group of juveniles this year, had workers tie for both the fastest furlong and fastest quarter-mile at the under-tack preview show for the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale of 2-year-olds in training on Monday.
Those looking for standout runners – the “Saturday horse,” as industry members colloquially phrase it – have a group of strong pedigrees and physicals to shop from at this year's edition of the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale.
Nicole Russo highlights some horses to watch at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale of 2-year-olds in training. Horses were selected based primarily on their pedigrees and the racing or commercial results of notable family members.
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society horses of racing age sale at Hastings Saturday was a huge success compared to last year’s sale.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training, opening that market's calendar in North America, concluded its two-day run on Wednesday with a gain in gross, with solid activity at the top of the market led by a pair of seven-figure colts by classic sires.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training opened its two-day renewal, and the juvenile sale season in North America, with solid activity from a diverse buying bench at the top of the market, led by a sale record-priced $2 million Tapit colt.
