A Shackleford colt assumed sole possession of the fastest time at two furlongs on Thursday during the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show when he covered the distance in :20 2/5 seconds.
The catalog for the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, with 598 juveniles on offer, is now available online. The two-day auction will take place May 23-24 at Fasig-Tipton’s Midlantic base at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md., beginning each day at 10 a.m. Eastern. The presale under-tack show will be held May 17-19 with 8 a.m. start times.
Wednesday’s breeze show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training featured fast times, with three colts tying for the fastest furlong and five tying for the fastest quarter-mile.
A trio of colts tied for the fastest time for an eighth of a mile during Tuesday’s Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show, stopping the clock in 9 4/5 seconds.
A pair of entries set the bar at the first day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training under-tack show, breezing one furlong Monday in 9 4/5 seconds.
The Texas Thoroughbred Association will host a yearling sale at Lone Star Park in late August on a date to be announced.
The Texas Thoroughbred Association will host a yearling sale at Lone Star Park in late August on a date to be announced.
The Texas Thoroughbred Association proved itself to be an able steward of the Texas 2-year-olds in training sale on Monday at Lone Star Park, after taking over the reins from a departing Fasig-Tipton.
A filly by Texas sire Too Much Bling was the standout performer of the Texas Thoroughbred Association 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale under-tack show, covering an eighth of a mile in 10.20 seconds on Saturday at Lone Star Park.
Last August, Snow Proof was the most expensive hip at the Northern California Yearling Sale, selling for $72,000 to John Brocklebank, agent for Dickman Legacy Ranch. Wednesday, Snow Proof was purchased for $150,000 by Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert at the Barretts March select sale of 2-year-olds in-training at Del Mar.
