Catalog for Hastings sale now online
The catalog for the 2018 Hastings paddock sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age is now available online, featuring 14 entries.
Joe NevillsApr 06, 2018
The catalog for the 2018 Hastings paddock sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age is now available online, featuring 14 entries.
Hips to watch at the Texas Thoroughbred Association's 2-year-old sale.
The Texas Thoroughbred Association 2-year-olds in training sale has established a healthy momentum since it was reintroduced in 2016, and the upcoming edition is ready to build on that.
It's rare for high-priced auction yearlings to earn their purchase price back on the racetrack. But three of the nine youngsters sold for seven figures at the 2016 Keeneland September yearling sale are chasing that target with solid performances against high-end competition.
Led by an Uncle Mo colt purchased for $600,000, the Barretts Sales company offered its lone 2-year-olds in-training sale of the year at Del Mar on Wednesday.
The Barretts spring 2-year-olds in training sale’s under-tack show saw a trio of juveniles breeze an eighth of a mile in 10 seconds flat on Monday to tie for the fastest time at the distance.
The 2018 Barretts spring 2-year-olds in training sale has a new look comprising familiar parts. In previous years, the California-based auction company hosted a pair of juvenile-focused auctions – a select sale in early March featuring national-level stock, and an open sale in May geared toward local buyers. This year, Barretts combined those two sales into a single event.
Barretts spring sale of 2-year-olds in training hips to watch
One of the most intriguing subplots of the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream select 2-year-olds in training sale centered around a quintet of juveniles consigned by Kip Elser's Kirkwood Stables as agent for “Gulfstream Gallop LLC.”
The international Coolmore operation has been aggressive in its pursuit of foals by its late sire Scat Daddy at auction, and it made another big strike Wednesday at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream select 2-year-olds in training sale.