A survey of how Kentucky Oaks winners have fared as broodmares in North American yearling sales since the late 1980s serves as another reminder of the inexact science at the heart of Thoroughbred racing and breeding.
The two-day Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up sale ended on a high note as a Kentucky-bred filly by Darley stallion Elusive Quality sold for about $1,219,660 (760,000 guineas), setting a record for a European breeze up sale. The filly helped maintain momentum from Wednesday’s opening session at Tattersalls, as the sale ended with healthy rises in total receipts and average price with a steady median.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s spring 2-year-old sale, set for Monday through Thursday in Ocala, Fla., is the broader juvenile market’s first major test this season. The OBS auction follows the early boutique sales, where small select catalogs and an “all or nothing” market produced some hefty gains – but also some high buyback rates.
A colt by Run Away and Hide turned in the fastest furlong of the day during the third session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale’s under-tack show, covering the distance in a blistering :9.60 seconds.
A Kentucky-bred colt by More Than Ready topped Wednesday’s opening session of the two-day Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up sale of 2-year-olds in training in Newmarket, England, which saw healthy increases in both total sales and average compared with last year’s opener.
A trio of fillies breezed an eighth of a mile in :9.80 seconds on Wednesday to mark the fastest time at the distance during the second Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show.
California-based Solis Bloodstock made headlines at the opening session of the Inglis Australian Easter broodmare sale near Sydney, New South Wales, on Tuesday, recording the session’s two highest prices for a pair of broodmares with excellent pedigrees.
A City Zip filly turned in the fastest furlong workout on the first day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show, covering the distance in :9.60 seconds.
A total of 425 horses have been cataloged for the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, scheduled for May 20-21 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md.
A single tick of the stopwatch can mean a difference of tens of thousands of dollars at sales of 2-year-olds in training.
