OBS spring sale has high bar to clear
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale has been well received by both buyers and sellers, and this year's event follows the strongest in its history.
Joe NevillsApr 20, 2018
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale has been well received by both buyers and sellers, and this year's event follows the strongest in its history.
The drive from Weatherford, Texas, to Ocala, Fla., constitutes about 1,100 miles, one way. It's a healthy road trip for Lane Richardson to consign at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale, but it's a drop in the bucket toward the 12,000 miles he'll cover to buy and sell horses this year.
Hips to watch at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale.
The fourth day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale finished on Thursday with fillies clocking the fastest times at both an eighth an a quarter-mile.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sales’ under-tack show hit its halfway point on Wednesday with a quartet of juveniles tying for the fastest time at an eighth of a mile, at 9 4/5 seconds.
The bar was raised for both an eighth and a quarter of a mile on Tuesday during the second day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show.
The first of six days of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. Spring 2-year-olds in training sale was led on Monday by a pair of juveniles who breezed an eighth of a mile in 10 seconds flat.
The Hastings paddock sale closed on Saturday with more buybacks than horses sold, while the $15,000 juvenile Broadway Dave drew the day’s highest price.
Consignors typically bring 2-year-olds in training to the sale grounds about a week prior to their time trials to acclimate to the surroundings and tune up on the track, and some horsemen find data to collect from their morning exercises leading up to the timed workout.
The catalog for the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale is now available online and features 600 entries.