A $700,000 Unbridled’s Song filly, a younger half-sister to Grade 1 winner Eden’s Moon, provided the market’s high point Monday at the Keeneland April 2-year-olds in training sale, which continued the juvenile sale season’s trend of strong gains in average and median price.
Owner Mike Repole, with trainer Todd Pletcher acting as agent, went to $500,000 Monday evening to acquire a colt by prominent young stallion Bernardini at the Keeneland April 2-year-olds in training sale.
A colt by Claiborne Farm sire Arch sold for $535,000 at the Keeneland April 2-year-olds in training on training Monday evening, with agent Steven W. Young signing the ticket.
An Unbridled's Song filly who is a half sister to Grade 1 winner Eden's Moon brought the hammer down at $700,000 to lead the way early at the Keeneland April 2-year-olds in training sale, with agent John McCormack signing the ticket on behalf of an undisclosed client.
Several consignors at the Keeneland April 2-year-olds in training sale comment on eight of the more promising juveniles cataloged at the auction.
Keeneland’s select 2-year-olds in training sale April 8 takes place amid optimism—and some evidence—that demand and prices for high-quality juveniles is climbing as the Thoroughbred population declines.
Dixie Blossom, a filly by Dixie Union, was the only horse to complete a one-furlong breeze in under ten seconds on Thursday during the under-tack show for Keeneland’s April 2-year-olds in training sale.
The Fasig-Tipton Texas 2-year-olds in training and horses of races age sale closed on Wednesday with across-the board gains, highlighted by the late addition of multiple stakes-winning 3-year-old Worldventurer.
LIVE VIDEO: 2013 Fasig-Tipton Texas sale
The Fasig-Tipton Texas 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale commences on Wednesday, April 3, with a condensed catalog, but also with a potentially high-profile offering to close the day
