Midnight Casanova, son of Pleasantly Perfect, topped the Pegasus Thoroughbreds sale of 2-year-olds in training Feb. 7, bringing $125,000.
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Fasig-Tipton will conduct its Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training next year later than usual. The auction is scheduled for March 26 at the Palm Meadows Training Center near Boynton Beach.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Auction company executives had planned to meet Sept. 16 in Lexington to discuss an animal-rights group's call for changes at 2-year-olds in training sales.
Friday, September 16, 2011
The great sire Storm Cat had only three foals in his final crop and one of them will be offered April 11 during Keeneland's sale of 2-year-olds in training in Lexington.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
A Mizzen Mast colt became the highest-priced horse sold during the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training so far, bringing $350,000 early in the afternoon of the auction's opening session.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
A Scat Daddy colt was the standout at an eighth of a mile March 11 during the first session of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Friday, March 11, 2011
She is in Murray Smith's consignment for the select Florida auction, which is scheduled for March 3 at Palm Meadows Training Center.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Barns are busy at the Palm Meadows Training Center as the start of the world's fanciest juvenile auction approaches.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
If the results of the under tack show Feb. 28 were any indication, the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training is in the process of making a successful transition to its new home, Palm Meadows.
Monday, February 28, 2011Stemmans Inc. will conduct the auction at the Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The auction formerly was conducted at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Thursday, October 07, 2010
A filly by Da Stoops was among the standouts April 13 during the first session of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's spring sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florida.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010The number is down 19% from last year's total of 500, and the length of the auction has been reduced from two days to one.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010Other horses expected to bring high prices at the Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training include the progeny of Sky Mesa, Tapit, Bernardini, and Empire Maker.
Monday, March 01, 2010
Participants in the February select juvenile auction were pleased with the changes in track maintenance, saying horses were less sore after the under tack show.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. February select sale of 2-year-olds in training suffered downturns in its key business figures of gross, average price, and median price for the second year in a row.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The select auction is scheduled for Feb. 16 in Central Florida.
Sunday, February 14, 2010Here's a list of standouts based on pedigrees, yearling purchase prices, and workout times.
Saturday, February 13, 2010Fillies by Songandaprayer and Harlan's Holiday also shine in under tack show for February select juvenile auction.
Friday, February 12, 2010The average yearling price for pinhooked horses is down 31.6% from 2009.
Friday, February 12, 2010
There are 134 2-year-olds in the auction, which is scheduled for March 22.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Several consignors make predictions about the market's performance.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Company president Boyd Browning says catalog is one of the strongest Fasig-Tipton has ever put together for a juvenile auction.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Number in the catalog is down 20% from a year ago.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company has postponed the Under Tack Show for the 2009 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training until Wednesday, April 15 at 8 a.m.
Monday, April 13, 2009Here is a list of horses to keep an eye on during the March 18 seconds session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Tackling the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, Fasig-Tipton's Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training suffered some bumps and bruises, but also scored a couple of minor victories. The number of horses sold rose from a year ago while the buy-back rate declined. Meanwhile, the gross revenue fell 25.5% and the average price dropped 31.5%. The median price was down 34.8%.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
When Dubai-based Synergy Investments purchased Fasig-Tipton last year, Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock manager, John Ferguson, vowed the Kentucky-based auction firm would strive to offer higher levels of customer service. According to shoppers at Fasig-Tipton's Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training, the company is fulfilling that promise.
Monday, March 02, 2009
The fastest times were slower than they were a year ago during the under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training. But the auction firm's officials and consignors said they weren't surprised or disappointed for a couple of reasons.
Friday, February 27, 2009
DataTrack International, a company that that quantifies speed, stride length, and motion analysis at juvenile auctions, recently announced the results of a study of sale 2-year-olds that looked at the types of surfaces over which the horses were breezed during under tack shows and then followed how they performed in races over synthetic and dirt tracks.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Fasig-Tipton will catalog 272 horses for its Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training, according to the company's chairman, Walt Robertson. The number is about the same as in 2008, when 270 horses were in the book.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009The 7th annual John Franks Memorial sale of 2-year-olds in training will be held at Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino March 22, 2009. An under tack show is scheduled for the previous day.
Monday, December 22, 2008
There will be one under tack show prior to the Barretts' 2009 March select sale of 2-year-olds in training instead of two as in the past.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2009 February select sale of 2-year-olds in training has been rescheduled for Feb. 17 in Central Florida, and the Adena Springs sale of 2-year-olds in training has been added to the 2009 lineup and is scheduled for March 16.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008A pair of juvenile fillies worked a furlong in :10 2/5 and three other fillies went a fifth slower during the preview show June 24 for the following day's Barrett's sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age.
Monday, June 23, 2008
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
The OBS June 2-Year Olds in Training Sale 2008 Data Digest Preview Edition is a FREE download, presented by AuctionEdge! An in-depth preview of the upcoming auction.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale 2008 Results Edition Data Digest is a FREE download, presented by Kirkwood Stables! An in-depth review of all the results of the auction.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The OBS April 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale 2008 Results Edition Data Digest is a FREE download, presented by AuctionEdge! An in-depth analysis of the results of the auction.
Friday, April 25, 2008
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training begins its four-day run Monday in Central Florida.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Keeneland April Two-Year-Olds in training sale 2008 Data Digest Results Edition is in-depth review of the auction results. It is a FREE download, presented by Spendthrift.
Friday, April 11, 2008
The spring juvenile auction, scheduled for April 21-24 in Central Florida, has had 11 graduates go on to earn at least $1 million.
Friday, March 21, 2008
An Exchange Rate filly was the fastest worker at an eighth of a mile Monday with her clocking of :9 4/5 during the second session of the first round of under tack shows for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. (OBS) March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Monday, March 10, 2008Twenty-one horses sold during the Ocala Breeder's Sales Co. February select juvenile auction were tested for anabolic steroids at the request of their buyers, and there were no positive results.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Participants discuss the Fasig-Tipton select juvenile auction, which suffered downturns.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Barretts has cataloged 190 horses for its March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
The number of horses is down for the OBS February juvenile auction.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Keeneland's sale of 2-year-olds in training will be conducted earlier in April next year and will have two evening sessions and only one under tack show.
Friday, September 28, 2007
It's not yet clear if the other companies that conduct select juvenile auctions are going to follow Fasig-Tipton's lead and have a one-day under-tack show next year.
Monday, August 27, 2007Three of the most important select sales of 2-year-olds in training will be jammed into a three-week period next year unless auction officials change their minds on the schedules.
Monday, August 27, 2007
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