OBS cancels 2016 fall mixed sale to renovate facility
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. will not conduct its fall mixed sale in 2016 while the company’s sale complex undergoes renovations.
DRF Breeding StaffJun 03, 2016
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. will not conduct its fall mixed sale in 2016 while the company’s sale complex undergoes renovations.
A disparity between buyer and seller expectations hamstrung trade at the Barretts May sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age, with high-level buybacks driving declining figures, while a Candy Ride colt led the proceedings with a final bid of $290,000.
A filly from the first crop of champion Hansen turned in the fastest time of the Barretts May sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age under-tack show on Wednesday at Del Mar, covering the distance in 9 4/5 seconds.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale rebounded with a strong second and final session on Tuesday, led by a $1 million filly by phenomenal young sire Uncle Mo who was the second-highest-priced horse in sale history.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training got off to a rocky start in the first of its two sessions on Monday in Timonium, Md., with double-digit declines across the board and a continually selective market for top horses contributing to a higher buyback rate.
Barretts Sales will begin its second year of operations at Del Mar with Friday's May sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age.
Thursday’s closing session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show proved to be the fastest yet, with three juveniles tying the fastest time for an eighth of a mile at 10 seconds flat and two fillies setting a new fastest time for a quarter at 21 2/5 seconds.
A pair of horses joined the list of the fastest workers at an eighth and a quarter of a mile on Wednesday during the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training presale under-tack show.
A pair of juveniles set the bar during the first day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show on Tuesday, covering an eighth of a mile in 10 seconds.
Following are horses to watch at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, based on their pedigrees, race records, and past auction performance, both their own and by notable family members.