Horses to watch at 2020 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale
Horses to watch at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale.
Nicole RussoJun 26, 2020
Horses to watch at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale.
Keeneland, one of North America's major auction companies, moved into a new era Tuesday with its inaugural June select horses of racing age sale, the first stand-alone online auction held via its new Digital Sales Ring platform. Although the market showed some restraint, leading to a high buyback rate, the sale posted solid average figures, with $327,000 Trapezium leading the way.
As the bloodstock industry grapples with its new normal, Keeneland moves into a new era by debuting its digital auction platform with a select horses of racing age sale on Tuesday.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's spring sale of 2-year-olds in training was watched with held breath by the bloodstock industry, as it was the first live, public Thoroughbred auction held in North America in two months, after the coronavirus pandemic wiped the auction calendar clean. The sale did finish with declines as it closed on Friday evening -- however, it had been fighting an uphill battle against last year's record renewal even before other external factors.
Freshman sire Not This Time had another outstanding day with a colt selling for $800,000 to lead Thursday's session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
A bullet-working filly by early leading freshman sire Not This Time sold for a lofty $1.35 million to provide a highlight on the day as the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's spring sale of 2-year-olds in training posted some declines in figures.
Due to a record number of entries, Keeneland has expanded the dates for its September yearling sale. The auction will now run over seven books from Sept. 13-28. It had been scheduled to run from Sept. 14-26, with six books offered.
A Ghostzapper colt sold for $750,000 to lead the opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s postponed spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, as the North American juvenile sale season resumed with encouraging results.
Fillies by reigning leading general and juvenile sire Into Mischief and early leading freshman sire Not This Time were the sole category leaders as the seven-session under-tack preview show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training concludes.
Juveniles by reigning leading general and juvenile sire Into Mischief and early leading freshman sire Not This Time were the category leaders as the under-tack preview show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training approached its midway point.