Vekoma, Country House 2-year-olds breeze quickest furlong for F-T Midlantic June sale

Juveniles from the first crops of Vekoma and Country House turned in the fastest furlong times during Monday's under-tack preview show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic June sale of 2-year-olds in training at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.

The Vekoma colt and the Country House filly each breezed a furlong in 10 seconds flat in advance of Tuesday's single-session sale, an event that was added to the calendar last year. Buyers and consignors have frequently discussed the opportunity to breeze over the dirt track at Timonium as a factor that creates confidence in Fasig-Tipton's strong Midlantic May marketplace, a feeling that could carry over to the June sale.

The New Jersey-bred Vekoma colt, a May foal from the family of Grade 1 winners Sharp Cat and Royal Anthem, is consigned by Mason Springs, as agent. Vekoma leads the freshman sire class with eight individual winners through June 23.

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Country House, who was multiple graded stakes-placed before being elevated to victory via disqualifcation in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, was a later-developing runner who has not yet produced a starter. His Indiana-bred bullet worker, consigned by James Layden, as agent, is out of the stakes-placed Bud's Little Edge, dam of 13-time winner Astartobe.

Among a smaller group working a quarter-mile Monday, three New York-breds tied for the fastest time of 21 4/5 seconds. The trio consisted of a gelding by the state's leading sire Central Banker; a gelding by last year's state-leading freshman sire Solomini; and a filly by New York-bred classic winner Tiz the Law, a freshman standing in Kentucky this year.

All three have Grade 1 winners on their respective catalog pages. The Tiz the Law filly’s dam is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Pauline's Pearl.

For hip-by-hip results from the breeze show, click here.

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