Graded stakes-placed juvenile County Final parlayed his early success into a $475,000 price tag to lead the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected horses of racing age sale, which finished its single session with year-to-year declines on Monday evening in Lexington, Ky., as it stood on its own.
Juveniles by freshman sires Not This Time and Laoban shared the time for the fastest furlong as the under-tack preview for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.'s July sale of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age concluded a six-session run on Sunday.
The North American juvenile sale season comes to an end where it began, although later than usual, as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. hosts the July sale of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected horses of racing age sale has been held in conjunction with the auction company's July yearling sale since its inception in 2013 – but this year, it must stand on its own. The catalog for the auction, set for Monday at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks facility in Lexington, Ky., sat at 176 horses as of Thursday.
With the coronavirus pandemic leading auction houses worldwide to expand their remote bidding capabilities, Fasig-Tipton debuted its online bidding platform, which will be in place for all future sales, at this week's Midlantic auction.
Not This Time, one of the early leaders of his freshman sire class, continued to be commercially popular at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, with a $650,000 colt checking in as the third-highest price of the sale.
In a topsy-turvey sale season filled with uncertainty, the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale couldn't match last year's record renewal, but still turned in a strong performance.
A colt by young classic sire Uncle Mo sold for $1.1 million to lead the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, which posted gains in average and median figures Monday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
The under-tack preview show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale concluded with a logjam on the leaderboard, as a dozen juveniles tied for the fastest furlong time at 10 seconds flat.
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale usually arrives in May riding a wave of momentum from the outside world. Typically the auction, held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium with prominent players in attendance after the nearby Preakness Stakes, is the fifth North American juvenile sale of the season, with market momentum well established. This year, the setup is quite different.
