The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training continued to post strong results as its third session concluded on Wednesday, with a higher buyback rate the only negative. Colts by Curlin and Bernardini each sold for $700,000 to lead the session, placing them in a tie for second overall among the auction’s top prices through three days.
A colt by Tapit sold for $725,000 to Mike Repole to lead the way as the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training improved on Monday’s opener by finishing with across-the-board gains.
A Mineshaft colt sold for $550,000 to lead Monday’s opening session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, which concluded with a small drop in gross receipts and a higher buyback rate but increases in average and median prices compared with the last year’s corresponding session.
A colt by Wildcat Heir worked the fastest furlong during Friday’s fourth and final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training under-tack show.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training will kick off the open portion of the North American juvenile auction calendar after a somewhat volatile select season. The four-day sale will take place Monday through Thursday in Ocala, Fla., with sessions beginning daily at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. The presale under-tack show was held over the Ocala Training Center’s synthetic Safetrack surface last week.
A son of red-hot commercial stallion War Front sold for about $2.03 million (1.15 million guineas) on Thursday during the second and final session of the Tattersalls Craven breez-up sale, which ended with solid gains in gross, average, and median as well as an improved buyback rate.
Offspring from the first crops of champions Lookin At Lucky and Midshipman were among the quartet of juveniles to tie for the fastest furlong time on the third day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training under-tack show.
Two fillies and a colt joined the ranks of the horses to breeze a furlong in :9 4/5 seconds on Wednesday during the second day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training under-tack show.
The catalog for the 2014 Barretts’ May sale of 2-year-olds in training is now available online, featuring 128 listed offerings.
A quartet of fillies registered the fastest time for an eighth of a mile on Monday during the first 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.
