A Scat Daddy filly set a tough bar during Wednesday’s opening round of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show, covering a furlong in : 9 3/5 seconds.
The first edition of the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale of selected 2-year-olds in training held at Gulfstream Park offered a unique atmosphere on Wednesday while finishing with an increased gross but declines in average and median sale prices.
A half-brother to Breeders' Cup Classic winner Bayern provided long-awaited fireworks at the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale of selected 2-year-olds in training Wednesday evening at Gulfstream Park, selling to M.V. Magnier of Coolmore Stud for $1.4 million.
A pair of colts turned in the co-fastest furlong times during Monday’s under-tack preview for the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale of selected 2-year-olds in training at Gulfstream Park. The two colts, one working on the main track and one on the turf, each covered the distance in :10 seconds flat.
The Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training has been akin to a high-dollar traveling show over the past half-decade. Known as one of the most select markets of the juvenile auction season, the boutique sale moved to Palm Meadows Training Center in Boynton Beach, Fla., for its 2011 renewal, ending a 17-year stand at Calder Race Course. Three years later, the auction made a brief detour to central Florida, being held at Adena Springs South in Williston. The Fasig-Tipton Florida sale returns to the Miami area for 2015, taking place at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach for the first time.
In between will be the 2015 juvenile sale season, in which all four of the major North American auction companies – Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton, Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co., and Barretts – will undergo a significant change. Some will find new homes, some are expanding, and others will take a step back in the coming months.
Following are horses to watch at the Fasig-Tipton Florida selected sale of 2-year-olds in training, based on their pedigrees and past auction performance, both their own and by notable family members.
Gulfstream Park and Fasig-Tipton will offer a $1 million bonus to any graduate of the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Florida selected sale of 2-year-olds in training who goes on to win the 2016 Florida Derby.
A colt by the young stallion Twirling Candy sold for $400,000 at Monday’s Barretts select sale of 2-year-olds in-training, topping a sale with across-the-board declines in gross, average and median compared to 2014.
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