The first day of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training was Thursday, with a pair of fillies tying for the fastest time at an eighth of a mile at 9 4/5 seconds.
The North American yearling auction market saw a general rising tide in 2017, but it impacted each statebred program differently.
Daily Racing Form previews the upcoming 2-year-old sales season in North America, with market analysis, a calendar of the season, recent histories for major sales, and a look at the first-year stallions represented. In conjunction, we also present in-depth analysis of DRF's exclusive Beyer Sire Performance Standings for sires of 2-year-olds.
The first edition of the Big Sky Select Breeders futurity sale accomplished one of its stated goals of drumming up eligible horses for its futurity races in July, but most will be running for the same connections who put them through the ring on Saturday.
Juveniles from the final crop of internationally successful sire Scat Daddy are expected to be among the headliners in the upcoming 2-year-old sale season in North America.
By the metrics, the 2017 juvenile season was an unmitigated success. All seven of the sales hosted by major North American auction houses last year finished with a higher average sale price than in 2016.
The juvenile auction season starts especially late in 2018, and lasts all the way to the last full week of July. As usual, the bulk of the 2-year-old trade is based in central Florida with the three Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. auctions and Fasig-Tipton's boutique sale at Gulfstream Park, but Barretts will have noteworthy activity on the West Coast after shuffling its schedule.
The catalog for the 2018 Barretts spring sale of 2-year-olds in training is now available online, featuring 157 horses on offer.
The catalog for the 2018 Texas Thoroughbred Association sale of 2-year-olds in training is now available online, with 126 horses entered.
The catalog for the inaugural Big Sky select breeders futurity sale is available online, featuring 16 Thoroughbred juveniles and 14 Quarter Horse juveniles. The auction will take place Saturday at the Montana Expo Park in Great Falls beginning at 1 p.m. Mountain. Horses will be available to view that morning at 10.
