2015 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year old sale
2015 Fasig-Tipton 2-year old sale
DRF Breeding StaffMay 12, 2015
2015 Fasig-Tipton 2-year old sale
Tattersalls will launch a new bonus scheme exclusively for Book 1 graduates of the auction company’s October yearling sale to eventually replace its Tattersalls Millions series.
The catalog for the 2015 Barretts May sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age is now available online, featuring 151 horses on offer.
A colt by Gold Tribute topped the Equine Sales Co. auction of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age in Opelousas, La., on Monday, bringing $65,000 from Jerome Namy. The Louisiana-bred 2-year-old named Cale’s Gold helped lift the auction to gains over the corresponding sale in 2014.
The Kentucky Derby is contested at a mile and a quarter, but many of this year’s contenders had to first prove their mettle across a single furlong. Part of the auction process during that section of the Thoroughbred sale calendar is the under-tack show, or breeze show, in which the juveniles turn in a public workout for potential buyers to analyze. Many factors are taken into consideration when assessing a horse’s performance at a breeze show, including movement, length of stride, breathing, and the gallop-out after crossing the finish line. The most basic factor measured, however, is time.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds continued a historic run in 2015, not only extending its streak of record-setting average and median prices for a fourth straight year but also selling the highest-priced offering in the auction company’s history.
When an outstanding specimen brings a high bid at auction, it normally comes with expectations of success on the racetrack. History has shown repeatedly, though, that a seven-figure price tag does not guarantee a spot in the Kentucky Derby, much less a trip to the winner’s circle. In fact, recent results have proven the opposite to be true.
The third session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale closed on Thursday with an increased average sale price, but slight declines in gross and median figures.
A fairly quiet opening to the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale was quickly left in the dust during Wednesday’s second session, highlighted by a Tapit filly who sold for $1.9 million to become the most expensive offering in the auction company’s history.
Live coverage, including video, of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.