OBS spring 2-year-old sale riding wave of previous success
While the overall market remains divisive, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training enters its 2017 renewal with a good deal of momentum.
Joe NevillsApr 21, 2017
While the overall market remains divisive, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training enters its 2017 renewal with a good deal of momentum.
A trio of juveniles tied for the fastest time for an eighth of a mile during Wednesday’s breeze show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, each stopping the clock in 9 4/5 seconds.
Five juveniles breezed an eighth of a mile in 9 4/5 seconds on Tuesday during the second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
The final crop of the late Florida sire Wildcat Heir showed itself well during the first session of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training on Monday, with his juveniles clocking the fastest times at both an eighth of a mile and a quarter-mile.
Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 575 juveniles for its Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training, set for May 22 and 23 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md. To view an online catalog, click here.
Adding to the changing landscape of this September's yearling marketplace, the bellwether Keeneland September yearling sale has announced a change to the format of its elite Book 1 section, and has introduced a lucrative bonus system for its graduates.
The catalog for the 2017 Equine Sales Co. of Louisiana 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale is now online, with 66 horses entered.
The second edition of the Texas Thoroughbred Association 2-year-olds in training sale lived up to the high expectations set by its vastly improved catalog and posted strong across-the-board gains, led by a $120,000 Tale of the Cat colt.
A colt from the second crop of sire Redding Colliery clocked the fastest furlong of the rescheduled Texas Thoroughbred Association 2-year-olds in training sale on Monday, covering the distance in 10 1/5 seconds.
While it's a completely unscientific measurement, the number of catalog requests Tim Boyce received for the Texas Thoroughbred Association's 2-year-olds in training sale gave him reason for optimism heading into the auction's second edition.