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Seven Work Fastest Furlong at Fasig-Tipton

Seven Work Fastest Furlong at Fasig-Tipton

Spendthrift Farm stallion Malibu Moon was represented by two of the seven co-bullet workers who sped an eighth of a mile in 10 seconds flat during Fasig-Tipton's under tack show at Palm Meadows Training Center March 22.

 Friday, March 22, 2013
Pletcher Works Discreet Dancer, 'Bobby

Pletcher Works Discreet Dancer, 'Bobby

Trainer Todd Pletcher had a busy Sunday morning at Palm Meadows Training Center March 3 with more than a dozen stakes runners from his powerful stable hitting the work tab for upcoming stakes engagements.

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Bullet Workouts for Verrazano, Flashback

Bullet Workouts for Verrazano, Flashback

Many of the top contenders for this year's Triple Crown races, including champion 2-year-old male Shanghai Bobby, completed workouts on Monday morning in South Florida and Southern California.

 Monday, February 25, 2013
Trainer De Gannes Dies at Age 50

Trainer De Gannes Dies at Age 50

Greg de Gannes, an equine veterinarian who parlayed his knowledge of horses into a career as a successful trainer, died Feb. 23 in Boynton Beach, Fla. He was 50.

 Monday, February 25, 2013

Animal Kingdom Earns Bullet in Jan. 14 Move

The champion male 3-year-old of 2011 is targeting the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT) on Feb. 9.

 Monday, January 14, 2013
Pletcher's Duo Works in Mud at Palm Meadows

Pletcher's Duo Works in Mud at Palm Meadows

Trainer Todd Pletcher sent El Padrino and Gemologist to the muddy track at Palm Meadows Training Center for half-mile workouts on the morning of April 29.

 Sunday, April 29, 2012
Grace Hall Breezes Half-Mile at Palm Meadows

Grace Hall Breezes Half-Mile at Palm Meadows

Major Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) contender Grace Hall posted her final workout before the Run for the Lilies when she breezed four furlongs in :52:10 over a sloppy track at Palm Meadows Training Center April 29.

 Sunday, April 29, 2012
Gemologist, El Padrino Get in Florida Works

Gemologist, El Padrino Get in Florida Works

Trainer Todd Pletcher sent out Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contenders Gemologist and El Padrino for workouts at Palm Meadows Training Center April 20.

 Friday, April 20, 2012
Big Brown Colt Commands $1.3 Million at F-T

Big Brown Colt Commands $1.3 Million at F-T

A bay son of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Big Brown became the new sale topper at the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds when he fetched $1.3 million from Demi O'Byrne

 Monday, March 26, 2012
F-T Stars: These Juveniles Could Sell Big

F-T Stars: These Juveniles Could Sell Big

Which horses will be the stars at the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training? Following is a list of horses that could bring the highest prices during the auction.

 Sunday, March 25, 2012
Market Chatter: What to Expect at F-T's Sale

Market Chatter: What to Expect at F-T's Sale

The Fasig-Tipton Florida select juvenile auction is known for its good-looking horses with attractive pedigrees and expensive prices. Here is what people had to say about their predictions for the market and other topics.

 Sunday, March 25, 2012
El Padrino On Target for Florida Derby

El Padrino On Target for Florida Derby

El Padrino put the finishing touches on his preparations for the upcoming Floriday Derby (gr. I) with a half-mile workout in :49 flat at Palm Meadows Training Center March 25.

 Sunday, March 25, 2012
Woods' Juveniles Shine in F-T Under Tack Show

Woods' Juveniles Shine in F-T Under Tack Show

Pinhooker Eddie Woods enjoyed a very good day at Palm Meadows Training Center near Boynton Beach, Fla., March 23.

 Friday, March 23, 2012

F-T Florida Under Tack Show March 23

About 130 horses are expected to work on the Palm Meadows Training Center track during the under tack show.

 Thursday, March 22, 2012
Motor City Moves 5 Furlongs at Palm Meadows

Motor City Moves 5 Furlongs at Palm Meadows

Motor City, a 3-year-old son of Street Sense and winner of last fall's Iroquois Stakes (gr. II), worked five furlongs in 1:01.88 at Palm Meadows Training Center Feb. 23. The bullet at the trip was recorded by Dialed In.

 Thursday, February 23, 2012
Fasig-Tipton to Sponsor Fountain of Youth

Fasig-Tipton to Sponsor Fountain of Youth

Fasig-Tipton, North American's oldest Thoroughbred auction firm, will once again sponsor the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (gr. II) Feb. 26, Gulfstream Park announced.

 Friday, February 17, 2012
Battle Hardened Breezes at Palm Meadows

Battle Hardened Breezes at Palm Meadows

Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) winner Battle Hardened returned to the worktab Feb. 17 at Palm Meadows Training Center with an easy half-mile breeze in :49 4/5.

 Friday, February 17, 2012
F-T Florida Select Sale Has 167 Juveniles

F-T Florida Select Sale Has 167 Juveniles

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 167 horses for its Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training. The number is down 30.4% from last year's total of 240.

 Monday, February 13, 2012
Animal Kingdom Works Toward 2012 Debut

Animal Kingdom Works Toward 2012 Debut

Animal Kingdom, the champion 3-year-old male of 2011, continued to progress toward his 2012 debut by breezing five furlongs on turf in a quick :59 4/5 Jan. 25 at Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida.

 Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Animal Kingdom Works Day After Eclipse Win

Animal Kingdom Works Day After Eclipse Win

Animal Kingdom worked an easy half mile on turf in :53.44 at Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida Jan. 17. Toby's Corner also worked.

 Tuesday, January 17, 2012
F-T Moves Select Juvenile Sale to March 26

F-T Moves Select Juvenile Sale to March 26

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
Looking Back: Reflecting on the F-T Fla. Sale

Looking Back: Reflecting on the F-T Fla. Sale

Read what the particpants in the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training had to say about the market and some of the horses they bought.

 Monday, March 07, 2011
F-T Florida 2YO Sale: More Feast or Famine

F-T Florida 2YO Sale: More Feast or Famine

The median price is stable at the Fasig-Tipton Florida 2-year-old sale at Palm Meadows Training Center, but the gross and average price decline while the buy-back rate increases.

 Thursday, March 03, 2011
Empire Maker Filly Sells for $1.35 Million

Empire Maker Filly Sells for $1.35 Million

A sleek Empire Maker filly, who had generated a lot of buzz in the days leading up to the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training, brought $1.35 million.

 Thursday, March 03, 2011
Tapit Filly Commands $750,000 at F-T Sale

Tapit Filly Commands $750,000 at F-T Sale

A quick daughter of Tapit was the early standout during the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training, commanding $750,000 March 3 at Palm Meadows Training Center near Boynton Beach.

 Thursday, March 03, 2011
Palm Meadows: F-T Sale's New Home Sweet Home

Palm Meadows: F-T Sale's New Home Sweet Home

Welcome to Palm Meadows Training Center, the new and widely praised home of the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Empire Maker Filly Among F-T Sale Standouts

Empire Maker Filly Among F-T Sale Standouts

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
F-T Florida Sale: Optimism Is in the Air

F-T Florida Sale: Optimism Is in the Air

Barns are busy at the Palm Meadows Training Center as the start of the world's fanciest juvenile auction approaches.

 Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Times Sizzle in F-T Sale's Under Tack Show

Times Sizzle in F-T Sale's Under Tack Show

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, 2011
Life At Ten Goes Back to Work at Palm Meadows

Life At Ten Goes Back to Work at Palm Meadows

Multiple grade I winner Life At Ten worked for the first time this year Feb. 13, covering three eighths of a mile in an easy :38.50 at Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida.

 Sunday, February 13, 2011
Uncle Mo Works a Half Mile in :47.45

Uncle Mo Works a Half Mile in :47.45

Mike Repole's undefeated 2-year-old champion and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner Uncle Mo breezed a half mile Feb. 13 in :47.45 at Palm Meadows in Florida.

 Sunday, February 13, 2011
Uncle Mo Puts in First Work of 2011

Uncle Mo Puts in First Work of 2011

Uncle Mo worked three furlongs in :39.95 at Palm Meadows Training Center. Stay Thirsty and J P's Gusto also worked Jan. 30.

 Sunday, January 30, 2011
New Venue for F-T Florida Sale

New Venue for F-T Florida Sale

Fasig-Tipton will move its March sale of 2-year-olds to the Palm Meadows Training Center in Palm Beach County for the first time beginning March 3.

 Friday, January 21, 2011
Gulfstream Park Opens Stable Area

Gulfstream Park Opens Stable Area

Gulfstream Park and the affiliated Palm Meadows Training Center have received about 3,600 stall applications for 2,452 stalls, officials at the South Florida racetrack said.

 Monday, November 12, 2007

MI Developments Announces Acquisition of Florida Property

MI Developments announced March 28 that it has purchased from subsidiaries of Magna Entertainment a 157-acre development property in Palm Beach County, Fla., adjacent to MEC's Palm Meadows Training Center, for cash consideration of $35 million.

 Wednesday, March 28, 2007

FTBOA Hosts Round Table on Strangles

Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association officials said they are satisfied the strangles situation is being properly handled in Florida.

 Monday, April 04, 2005

Precautions Taken to Prevent Strangles Spread

Though cases of strangles at Palm Meadows Training Center in South Florida appear to have been confined, the five positive tests for the equine bacterial infection set in motion a chain of events up and down the East Coast.

 Monday, March 28, 2005

Calder Takes Precautions to Prevent Strangles

Calder Race Course will close its stable area to shippers from March 26-April 2 as a precautionary measure to help prevent the spread of the equine disease strangles.

 Friday, March 25, 2005

Florida's Just Fine With Read the Footnotes

Fountain of Youth (gr. II) winner Read the Footnotes breezed a mile Thursday morning for trainer Richard Violette at the Palm Meadows Training Center, where he continues his preparations for the May 1 Kentucky Derby (gr. I).

 Thursday, April 15, 2004

Gulfstream: Total Handle Up, But Attendance Down

Gulfstream Park established a Florida record for pari-mutuel handle for a single race meet with $825.3 million wagered during its 89-day season in 2003, but attendance was down.

 Friday, April 25, 2003