A $2.3 million colt by Uncle Mo set the bar high as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s flagship spring sale of 2-year-olds in training opened its four-day run Tuesday.
In a class of accomplished freshman sires that includes Triple Crown winner Justify, three other American classic winners, and three other Eclipse Award champions, Bolt d'Oro has been the first to strike and heads into this week's Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale as one of the first in his class to sire a winner.
Fillies by Street Boss and War Front had posted the fastest times at their respective breeze distances as the under-tack preview show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training reached roughly its midway point on Wednesday.
A Louisiana-bred filly from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Free Drop Billy brought $200,000 to top the Texas 2-year-olds in training sale Wednesday at Lone Star Park near Dallas.
Juveniles from the first crops of Grade 1 winner Bolt d'Oro and Triple Crown winner Justify fetched seven figures as the boutique Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale of selected 2-year-olds in training posted average and median figures relatively steady from last year, despite a much smaller number of horses sold.
An Uncle Mo colt threw down the fastest furlong at Gulfstream Park as Fasig-Tipton hosted the under-tack preview for its Florida selected sale of 2-year-olds in training. The sale is set to take place Wednesday in Gulfstream's paddock.
The Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Park sale of 2-year-olds in training, which will test the upper reaches of the nation's marketplace, is set to host its breeze show Monday, giving juveniles a chance to strut their stuff on the dirt and turf courses. They'll then step, wide-eyed, into the paddock, transformed into a sale ring, on Wednesday afternoon.
As freshman sires put their first representatives on the track at breeze-up sales and spring race meetings, Bolt d'Oro was the first to strike. The young Spendthrift Farm resident recorded the two highest prices for a freshman sire at the season opener, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training, with his offerings attracting international attention.
The North American juvenile sale season got underway in strong fashion as the season opener, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training, concluded with gains on Wednesday evening.
A pair of colts by Into Mischief sold for seven-figure price tags as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training came roaring out of the gate Tuesday to kick off the season with a bang.
