A pair of juveniles from the final crop of Unbridled's Song – who died suddenly in the summer of 2013 – went through the ring at the Barretts select sale, with less-than-stellar results.
The sale of 2-year-olds in training Monday at Lone Star Park will have a new administrator after Fasig-Tipton left the Texas market following last year’s sale, but the mechanics of the auction will be much the same. The breeze show Saturday will again be held at the Dallas-area track, and the auction itself will be in the pavilion right inside the stable gate at Lone Star.
The Barretts select sale of 2-year-olds in training at Del Mar on Wednesday showed declines in several key categories but a rise in the price of the leading hip of the sale.
A sextet of juveniles tied for the fastest furlong Monday at the Barretts March sale of select 2-year-olds in training, covering the distance in 9 4/5 seconds over the main track at Del Mar.
Merlot and Color Me Gold shared the highest price, $30,000, at the inaugural Hastings paddock sale for horses of racing age Saturday.
Steve Andersen's hips to watch at Wednesday's Barretts sale of 2-year-olds in training.
A later date on the calendar could result in a different vibe for Wednesday's Barretts select sale of 2-year-olds in training at Del Mar.
The catalog for the 2016 Equine Sales Co. of Louisiana 2-year-olds in training sale is now available online, featuring 93 horses, making it the largest renewal in the auction’s three-year history.
Officials from Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton, and the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. jointly announced an amendment to their anabolic androgenic steroid policies, removing time thresholds from the right to rescind purchase due to a positive test.
Cupid became the latest stakes-winning graduate of the 2014 Keeneland September yearling sale when he captured the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes on Saturday at Oaklawn Park.
