A $1.2 million Tapit colt from the ongoing dispersal of the late Robert Lothenbach’s Thoroughbred holdings led the first of three sessions at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s March sale of 2-year-olds in training on Tuesday as the company opened the breeze-up season in North America.
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Freshman sires came to the forefront during the under-tack preview show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training, with juveniles by Tiz the Law and Vekoma tied for the fastest furlong and a filly by Win Win Win holding the fastest quarter-mile as the four-day show concluded Saturday.
The North American breeze-up sale season gets under way this week, with the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training taking place over three sessions, from Tuesday through Thursday.
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Juveniles have come out ready to run for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training, which kicks off the breeze-up season in North America. At the midway point of this week's under-tack preview, there is a logjam on the leaderboard, with 18 juveniles tied for the fastest furlong at 9 4/5 seconds.
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White Abarrio is the cover boy for the OBS March catalog as the juvenile sales season begins with a stable calendar and a marketplace showing promising signs. Robust purse structures have led to a demand for young stock, as seen at last year's yearling sales when pinhookers stocked up for this season.
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Horse of the Year Authentic was a breakout horse for dominant stallion Into Mischief, becoming his sire's first classic winner and never finishing worse than second in eight starts while earning more than $7.2 million. He looks to extend his sire's influence as a highly anticipated freshman sire of 2024.
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Mitole, Maximus Mischief, Vino Rosso, and Omaha Beach, all standing at Spendthrift Farm, finished in the top four places on the 2023 freshman sire earnings list. All four have second-crop offerings at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co's March sale of 2-year-olds in training.
After some adjustments in recent years, the major-market 2-year-olds in training sale season in North America for 2024 looks similar to 2023.
One-hundred-twenty-four horses are catalogued for the 2024 Texas Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale in April.
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Zetta Z, the dam of unbeaten Nysos, sold for a record $2 million as the final horse through the ring, and Grade 1 winner Bell's the One sold for $1.3 million to lead a dispersal for the late Robert Lothenbach, with those two topping the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale, which concluded Tuesday evening with major year-to-year gains.
