There are 340 horses in the catalog, making it the largest of the five major select sales of 2-year-olds in training.
Friday, March 12, 2010Rate of return on investment grows, rising to 91.9% from only 39% for the 2009 edition of the auction.
Thursday, March 11, 2010The auction is scheduled for March 21 at Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino in Louisiana.
Thursday, March 11, 2010Show pushed back because of heavy rain to March 13 and 14 in Central Florida.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training March 2 was as refreshing as a cool ocean breeze on a hot summer day, providing the recession-battered Thoroughbred auction business with some relief.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
The Florida auction, which has fancy pedigrees, is scheduled for March 2 at Calder Casino and Race Course.
Monday, March 01, 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
Cutting yearling purchase cost is the key, and consignors to the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale are hoping that a similar strategy works there.
Monday, March 01, 2010After reviewing the auction's catalog, here is a list of top prospects based on workout times, pedigrees, and yearling purchase prices.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
This is a list of colts and fillies that their consignors believe could impress buyers shopping during the April 6 first session of the Keeneland sale of 2-year-olds in training in Lexington.
Sunday, April 05, 2009
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has more horses for its February select sale of 2-year-olds in training than it did in 2008, according to Tom Ventura, the auction firm's general manager and director of sales. OBS will catalog 200 juveniles, up 16.3% from last year's total of 172.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Calder Race Course will hold its sixth annual Juvenile Showcase on Sept. 6, with six non-graded stakes races for 2-year olds.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 591 horses for its June sale of 2-year-olds in training and older horses of racing age.
Friday, May 23, 2008
It's a year of big changes for the Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training, which will be conducted Tuesday and Wednesday in Central Kentucky.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Barretts has cataloged 329 horses for its May sale of 2-year-olds in training in Southern California. The auction will be held May 13 at the Hinds Pavlion on the grounds Fairplex Park, beginning at 11 a.m. (PDT).
Friday, April 04, 2008
Participants discuss the Fasig-Tipton select juvenile auction, which suffered downturns.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Colts by Sky Mesa and Pulpit post fastest workout times for Fasig-Tipton Calder sale.
Friday, February 22, 2008
The only under tack show for Calder sale will be held Friday.
Thursday, February 21, 2008A colt brought $180,000 to top the Fasig-Tipton Texas sale of 2-year-olds in training April 3 as the gross, average, and median all dropped significantly.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007The fourth annual John Franks Memorial 2-year-olds in training and paddock sale at Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino will offer a record 174 horses.
Monday, March 06, 2006Keeneland has cataloged 223 horses for its 14th select sale of 2-year-olds in training in Lexington. The number is down from 262 in 2005.
Thursday, February 16, 2006Catalogue includes the offspring of Chief Seattle, Fusaichi Pegasus, and Distorted Humor.
Thursday, April 01, 2004A colt by Dixieland Band, an early foal and obviously early maturing individual, brought $160,000 to top the Fasig-Tipton Texas sale of 2-year-olds in training Tuesday at Lone Star Park.
Tuesday, March 23, 2004All signs indicate that the market for 2-year-olds in training will continue to surge when the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company conducts its select March auction Tuesday and Wednesday in Central Florida.
Friday, March 12, 2004In an effort to better accommodate the training schedules of California horsemen, Barretts has added a sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age to its schedule in 2004.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004The catalogue is bigger for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's June sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age.
Wednesday, May 14, 2003The catalogue for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's April sale of 2-year-olds in training is slightly larger than it was a year ago.
Friday, March 28, 2003A total of 205 juveniles has been cataloged for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's February select sale of 2-year-olds in training at Calder Race Course. The number is down from 2001, when 217 were catalogued. This year's auction is scheduled for Feb. 5. Under tack shows will be held Monday, Jan. 28, and Sunday, Feb. 3, beginning at 10:30 a.m. (EST).
Thursday, January 10, 2002A colt by Wild Zone zipped an eighth in :10 1/5, the fastest work at the distance Sunday among horses slated to sell next week. The workout was during the first session of the Under Tack Preview for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training.
Sunday, March 11, 2001Agent Buzz Chace, acting on behalf of Roger King, paid $900,000 for an Irish River colt during Tuesday's Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's selected sale of 2-year-olds in training at Calder Race Course. The price was a record for the sale. "I thought he was the best horse in the sale," Chace said. "He was graceful on the racetrack and he had great demeanor and presence back at the barn."
Tuesday, February 06, 2001