The Fasig-Tipton Texas auction of 2-year-olds in training at Lone Star Park on Tuesday heated up in the late stages, with the top four sellers emerging in the final hour of the auction, including a Harlan’s Holiday colt and a Munnings filly who each brought a sales-topping $135,000.
The catalog of horses set to sell at the Fasig-Tipton Texas 2-year-olds in-training sale Tuesday at Lone Star Park near Dallas includes a half-brother to Grade 1 winner Great Hunter and a pair of offspring by Midnight Lute. The auction, which also includes four horses of racing age, will begin at 12 p.m. Central.
After a pair of strong sales to start the juvenile auction season, the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training could not continue the momentum on Monday, with nearly half of the horses offered failing to meet their reserves.
LIVE VIDEO: 2014 March Fasig Tipton Texas Sale
A septet of juveniles each breezed a furlong in 9 4/5 seconds on Friday to top the Fasig-Tipton Florida select 2-year-olds in training sale breeze show at Adena Springs South in Williston, Fla.
There is plenty to get excited about heading into the 2014 Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training. First, the auction carries with it a near-historic wave of momentum, coming on the heels of select sales at Barretts and Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. that posted significant gains in total revenue, average sale price, and median price. Second, the sale will feature new surroundings, taking a detour to Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs South in Williston, Fla., for 2014.
The catalog for the inaugural Equine Sales Company of Louisiana 2-year-olds in training sale is now online, featuring 72 juveniles.
LIVE VIDEO: 2014 March Fasig Tipton Florida Sale
The catalog for the 2014 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training is now available online, featuring a total of 1,209 juveniles.
Condensing the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March selected sale of 2-year-olds in training to a single day on Tuesday did not have any ill effect on its outcome, as the auction set record returns in gross, average, and median prices.
