Saturday’s sixth and final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training under-tack show saw its fastest collective performance yet, with 10 horses tying for the overall fastest furlong and two reaching the fastest time at a quarter-mile.
A trio of juveniles achieved the co-fastest time for a furlong at Friday’s under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, covering the distance in 9 4/5 seconds.
How does an auction house follow up on an all-time renewal of one of its signature sales? For officials of Ocala Breeders' Sales Co., the answer, they hope, is with an encore performance.
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.
