The 2017 renewal of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training finished with generally favorable returns to last year’s edition, as a rallying upper market balanced out tighter conditions down the ladder. Trade was active during Wednesday’s closing session, bringing the number of seven-figure horses to five for the overall sale, led by a $1.7-million Congrats filly.
A colt from the first crop of 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb sold on Tuesday to a partnership including LNJ Foxwoods for $1.25 million to lead the opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training.
The opening session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training continued to showcase the polarized market set during last year’s juvenile season, with steady monetary returns at the cost of a significantly higher buyback rate. Tuesday’s session was topped by a colt from the first crop of Claiborne Farm stallion Orb, who sold for $1.25 million.
More Than Ready is a solid and steady hitter on WinStar Farm's deep roster of stallions. And in the past month, as the juvenile sale season has begun, he continues to hit home runs.
The third and final day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training under-tack show saw a More Than Ready colt take sole possession of the overall fastest time at one furlong, covering the distance in :9 3/5 seconds during Saturday’s session. The breeze show was held over the Ocala Training Center’s all-weather Safetrack surface.
The middle session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training’s three-day under-tack show closed Friday with three juveniles tying for the fastest time at one furlong, stopping the clock in 9 4/5 seconds.
Here are horses to watch at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training, based on their pedigrees and past auction performance, both their own and notable family members.
While it is not the first sale on the juvenile calendar, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training will provide the most accurate glimpse of the market thus far, with a large and diverse catalog of horses.
A quartet of horses tied for the fastest time over an eighth of a mile Thursday during the first Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March sale of 2-year-olds in training under-tack show, while a Super Saver colt stood alone at a quarter-mile.
If any doubt remained that Cary Frommer knows how to pick and condition an Uncle Mo yearling for a juvenile sale, it was shattered on Wednesday when she consigned a $1.5-million filly by the red-hot sire to top the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream selected sale of 2-year-olds in training.
