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.
The catalog for the 2018 Equine Sales Co. of Louisiana sale of 2-year-olds in training is now online, featuring 65 horses on offer.
The stakes-placed Pan Handle turned in the fastest time at six furlongs on Saturday during the Hastings paddock sale preview day at Hastings Racecourse, stopping the clock in 1:12 4/5 over a sloppy main track.
The Texas Thoroughbred Association 2-year-olds in training sale at Lone Star Park closed on Tuesday with a record gross and mild declines in average and median sale price, while a $140,000 Bind filly became the most expensive horse in the auction’s three-year history.
Two horses clocked the co-fastest times of the Texas Thoroughbred Association 2-year-olds in training sale’s under-tack show Sunday, each covering the distance in 10 2/5 seconds.
