OBS June opening session sees increases all around
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June 2-year-olds and horses of racing age sale saw rousing trade in its opening session on Tuesday, posting sizeable across-the-board gains.
Joe NevillsJun 13, 2017
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June 2-year-olds and horses of racing age sale saw rousing trade in its opening session on Tuesday, posting sizeable across-the-board gains.
The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale hit a stumbling point Sunday, with a lower gross and higher buyback rate. But it also found a silver lining in its higher average sale price.
The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale’s under tack show Saturday was headlined by Polarizing, a Sangaree filly who breezed three furlongs in 34 seconds flat.
The fourth and final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June 2-year-olds and horses of racing age sale’s under-tack show wrapped up on Saturday with one more horse tying the overall fastest time of 9 4/5 seconds for an eighth of a mile.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. June 2-year-olds and horse of racing age sale is the last stop in what has been a largely successful juvenile auction season, but that success is part of the reason why the auction looks so different from previous years.
A single juvenile had the fastest time at a quarter-mile during the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June 2-year-olds and horse of racing age sale under-tack show Friday, stopping the clock in 20 2/5 seconds.
Following are horses to watch at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. 2-year-olds and horses of racing age sale, based on their pedigrees and past auction performances. Pre-sale under-tack show performance, conformation, physical characteristics, veterinarian records, and late pedigree updates were not taken into consideration.
In its second year back from hiatus, the Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale aims to continue growing its reputation to the point where it might one day be considered a destination event for the region beyond the Hoosier State.
A Midnight Lute colt on Thursday became the third juvenile to tie for the fastest one-furlong breeze time at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. June 2-year-olds and horses of racing age sale’s under-tack show.
The first day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s June 2-year-olds and horses of racing age sale’s under-tack show was hampered by heavy rains that hung over the central Florida region on Wednesday, but the day concluded with a pair of colts sharing the fastest time for an eighth of a mile, in 9.80 seconds.