A $1.2 million Medaglia d’Oro colt and a $925,000 Union Rags colt, both of whom had been among the stars of the pre-sale under-tack show, led the way during Tuesday’s second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale at the Maryland State Fairgrounds here.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, which has steadily risen in prominence in recent years, opened with a steady, if not smashing, session Monday, with a More Than Ready colt leading the way at $750,000.
A Union Rags colt emerged Sunday afternoon to work the fastest furlong in the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training under-tack preview show.
Uncertainty over the longterm viability of the Barretts Sale company led the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association to distribute an email Sunday morning assuring state breeders that auctions will continue in coming years, perhaps under the direction of another sale company.
Hips to watch Monday and Tuesday at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of juveniles.
Finding a horse like the unbeaten Derby winner might be a tall order, but the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training has risen in prominence in recent years, with its graduates – including one who was set to challenge Keeneland September graduate Justify in the Preakness Stakes – proving it out on the racetrack.
Wednesday’s session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show was highlighted by a new clubhouse leader among those working a quarter-mile, with a first-crop Mucho Macho Man colt breezing in 21 1/5 seconds.
The first day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show on Tuesday saw seven horses tie for the fastest time for an eighth of a mile, each stopping the clock in 10 1/5 seconds.
The catalog for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale is typically a melting pot of class and geography, but even in that setting, a Korean-bred designation is going to stand out.
The catalog for the 2018 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale is now online, with 852 horses on offer.
