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Sales officials and consignors holding their breath to see how the buying bench might respond to a new-look under-tack preview show at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, with no officially-timed works, can now exhale. With a trio of seven-figure juveniles topping the sale, the auction finished with records for average and median.
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At the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale Monday, a colt by the stallion Flightline went for $2.1 million to top a solid opening session of the auction.
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The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale is already unique in the U.S. as the only major-market sale offering an under-tack show on a dirt racetrack. The show looks even more unique this year, as Fasig-Tipton made a change by moving to officially untimed works.
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The three major U.S. Thoroughbred auction companies will put in place policies this summer designed to double their current contributions to aftercare efforts.
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Unbeaten General Graham sold for $375,000 to top a short and sweet edition of the Keeneland April selected horses of racing age sale, which took place Friday evening on the closing day of the track’s spring meet.
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Keeneland's April selected horses of racing age sale takes place Friday evening at about 6:30 p.m., following the closing-day card. It will be held at the sales pavilion just a stone's throw from the track, where many of the 32 horses currently cataloged have been successful at the April meet.
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The buzz was building all week about a colt from the first crop of unbeaten Horse of the Year Flightline, who would be offered during the final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training on Friday. When his time to stand in the ring came, he delivered on the hype, selling for a record-shattering $10.5 million to bring the house down at an OBS spring sale that set new high-water marks across the board.
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Led by a $1.3 million filly by Bolt d’Oro, robust trade continued at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training on Thursday.
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The demand for a strong freshman sire class continued as a $2.3 million filly from the first crop of champion Jackie’s Warrior and a $1.2 million colt from the first crop of Cyberknife led Wednesday’s second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, which hit its midway point with gains.
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A colt from the first crop of Epicenter set a high bar for the rest of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, selling for $1.95 million to lead an opening session that posted gains to kick off the proceedings.
