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.
Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic division has been on a tear over the past year and a half.
The biggest weekend for the Maryland Thoroughbred industry is supposed to fall in mid-May, as historic Pimlico hosts the Preakness Stakes and a slew of other high-profile stakes events just days before the region's future stars are unveiled at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale. But this year, a major day for the Old Line State came early, on the first Friday in May in the Bluegrass State.
Catalog updates for a juvenile sale entry are common when a family member does something notable on the track. Far less common are the horses that generate the key updates themselves. A trio of horses in the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale enter with at least one start already under their belts, giving them a distinct line in their résumés beyond what the rest will show during the under-tack show.
Fasig-Tipton’s Midlantic division has been on a tear over the past year and a half. Dortmund, a 2-year-old sale graduate, racked up multiple Grade 1 wins and finished third in last year’s Kentucky Derby. Later that month, the 2015 edition of the Midlantic juvenile sale posted the strongest renewal in its history, with record gross, average, and median sale prices and the most expensive horse ever sold at that auction house.
