When the last horse had cleared the sales ring at the OBS April auction, several up-and-coming stallions had made a strong impression, including two first-crop sires – WinStar Farm’s Colonel John and Get Away Farm’s Two Step Salsa – as well as Darley second-crop sire Street Boss.
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association offers a series of seminars for new owners at various racing-centric locales throughout the year that provide a thorough overview of the demands, challenges, and rewards of owning and breeding racehorses. The seminars, available at cost to both members and non-members of TOBA, dovetail nicely with the McKinsey group’s recommendation for new-owner outreach.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training was a record-setter again this year, breaking the marks it set last year for gross, average, and median after four days of large increases.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s April 2-year-old auction in Ocala, Fla., posted a third consecutive day of big increases Wednesday at its penultimate session.
A $900,000 son of hot sire Bernardini and grandson of champion Princess Rooney lit up a buoyant sale session Tuesday as the Ocala Breeders’ spring 2-year-olds in training sale saw big increases that kept it on a sale-record pace.
Paced by 34 juveniles who sold for $100,000 or more, Monday’s first session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training in Ocala, Fla., resumed the momentum from last year’s record auction as it posted sizable gains in gross, average, and median.
The catalog for the Barretts May sale of 2-year-olds in training is now available on the sales company’s website, featuring a larger book of 142 entries.
As a caveat to the list below of horses to watch at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale, the 2-year-olds were selected prior to the presale under-tack show.
Pop of Color, a filly by Old Fashioned, turned in the fastest time for one furlong during the final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale, covering the distance in :9.80 seconds.
