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Into Mischief Colt Brings $320K at Barretts

Into Mischief Colt Brings $320K at Barretts

A colt by Into Mischief out of group II winner Smolensk brings a final bid of $320,000 from trainer Bob Baffert to top the early portion of the Barretts May sale May 13 in Pomona, Calif.

 Monday, May 13, 2013
Unbridled's Song Filly Brings $700,000

Unbridled's Song Filly Brings $700,000

A daughter of Unbridled's Song brought the highest price at the Keeneland April 2-year-olds in training sale when she fetched $700,000 from Irish bloodstock agent John McCormack.

 Monday, April 08, 2013
Optimism Reigns at Fasig-Tipton Sale Monday

Optimism Reigns at Fasig-Tipton Sale Monday

Move aside college hoops. The Thoroughbred industry has experienced its own run of March Madness this month with the 2-year-olds in training sales thriving in a booming juvenile market.

 Saturday, March 23, 2013
$1.3 Million Big Brown Colt Named Darwin

$1.3 Million Big Brown Colt Named Darwin

A Big Brown -- Cool Ghoul colt that was the most expensive 2-year-old in training sold this year at public auction has been named Darwin.

 Friday, September 21, 2012
$1.3 Million Big Brown Colt Nears First Start

$1.3 Million Big Brown Colt Nears First Start

The $1.3 million Big Brown colt that was the most expensive 2-year-old in training sold this year is nearing his first career start, according to Demi O'Byrne, a member Coolmore Stud's buying team.

 Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Average, Median Up at OBS Sale

The prices at the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s 2012 June sale of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age June 19 helped make for some good times.

 Tuesday, June 19, 2012

OBS June Sale Kicks Off With Under Tack Show

A filly by Exclusive Quality and colts by Bernstein and Unbridled's Song sped eighths in :10 flat, fastest at the distance at the first session of the Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2012 June sale.

 Friday, June 15, 2012

Sky Mesa Filly Tops Barretts May Sale Workers

A Sky Mesa filly sped an eighth-mile in :09 4/5, the quickest of the day at the May 11 under-tack preview for the Barretts May sale of 2-year-olds.

 Friday, May 11, 2012
Keeneland Sale: Bullish at Top, But Selective

Keeneland Sale: Bullish at Top, But Selective

The market was bullish at the top during the Keeneland sale of 2-year-olds in training April 9 in Lexington. The most expensive price for an individual horse increased to $700,000 from $625,000 last year.

 Monday, April 09, 2012
Union Rags a Brothers/IEAH Pinhooking Star

Union Rags a Brothers/IEAH Pinhooking Star

Chris Brothers will be watching the Florida Derby (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park with great interest March 31.

 Thursday, March 29, 2012
Average, Median Rise at  F-T Florida Sale

Average, Median Rise at F-T Florida Sale

The Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training lived up to its high risk/high reward reputation March 26. For the lucky consignors who hit the jackpot, the riches were greater than they had been in 2011.

 Monday, March 26, 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

Promising Outlook for Barretts March Sale

The synergy of the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) weekend coupled with the kick-off of the national schedule of 2-year-old auctions positions the Barretts March sale well for a good showing.

 Saturday, March 03, 2012

Six F-T Sale Horses Turn in Fastest Eighth

Six horses set the pace at an eighth of a mile May 18 during the first session of the under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training in Maryland. They each posted a time of :10 1/5.

 Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Pair Work in :10 at Barretts Under-Tack Show

A son of Congrats and a filly by Speightstown work a quarter-mile in :10 during the under tack show for the May 16 Barretts May 2-year-old sale.

 Friday, May 13, 2011
Keeneland Under Tack Show Produces Fast Times

Keeneland Under Tack Show Produces Fast Times

With the sun shining in Lexington and the temperature climbing into the 70s, four horses turned in workout times at an eighth of a mile that were under :10.

 Thursday, April 07, 2011
Scat Daddy Colt Works Eighth in :9 4/5 at OBS

Scat Daddy Colt Works Eighth in :9 4/5 at OBS

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

Sharp Humor Filly Among Standout OBS Workers

She worked an eighth of a mile in :10 during the first session of the under tack show for the June sale.

 Saturday, June 12, 2010

Lemon Drop Kid Filly Sets Pace in Breeze Show

Consigned to the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training, she works a quarter mile in :21 3/5.

 Thursday, May 13, 2010

Prices Pass $300,000 as Keeneland Sale Opens

Birdstone colt brings $310,000; Indian Charlie filly sells for $325,000.

 Monday, April 05, 2010

Pinhookers' Profits Fall at Barretts

The rate of return on their investment drops to 47.1%, but the percentage of horses offered that were profitable is the same as last year.

 Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Songandaprayer Colt Shines at Keeneland

Songandaprayer Colt Shines at Keeneland

In what has been a tough, grin-and-bear-it kind of year for sellers of 2-year-olds, Mike Akers of Dapple Bloodstock got a break from the bad news April 2 in Lexington. A son of Songandaprayer, which Dapple had purchased for $110,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Easter Fall yearling sale, turned in the fastest work at an eighth of a mile during the under tack show for the Keeneland juvenile auction. The dark bay or brown colt covered the distance in :9 4/5 over Keeneland's Polytrack surface.

 Friday, April 03, 2009
Dunne Good; Wavertree Tops Two 2yo Sales

Dunne Good; Wavertree Tops Two 2yo Sales

Even though the market for 2-year-olds in training has been tough, Ciaran and Amy Dunne of Florida-based Wavertree Stables have two big reasons to celebrate. Wavertree-consigned horses topped both the Fasig-Tipton Florida select auction and the Barretts March sale.

 Thursday, March 26, 2009
More Than Ready Colt Sets Pace at OBS

More Than Ready Colt Sets Pace at OBS

A More Than Ready colt was the fastest worker at an eighth of a mile March 13 during the second session of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florida. He covered the distance in :9 3/5.

 Friday, March 13, 2009
Buybacks Down at F-T Sale; Average Drops

Buybacks Down at F-T Sale; Average Drops

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
Cup o' Joe Sells for $1.6 Million

Cup o' Joe Sells for $1.6 Million

Cup o' Joe, a handsome Medaglia d'Oro colt, became the highest priced horse sold so far at the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training when he brought $1.6 million from Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock manager John Ferguson.

 Tuesday, March 03, 2009

OBS February Show Times Set Records

Times were faster than ever before during the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. February select sale of 2-year-olds in training Feb. 13 in Central Florida.

 Friday, February 13, 2009
Colts Tie for Fastest Barretts Work

Colts Tie for Fastest Barretts Work

Colts by Gimmeawink and Not For Love each worked an eighth of a mile in :9 4/5 Thursday during the first session for the under tack show for the Barretts May sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Friday, May 09, 2008
OBS Sale Posts Record Average

OBS Sale Posts Record Average

The market for young horses sizzled as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. kicked off the selling season for 2-year-olds in training Tuesday in Central Florida with its February select auction, which attracted a large, diverse group of enthusiastic shoppers.

 Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Mood Upbeat for OBS February Sale

Mood Upbeat for OBS February Sale

The juvenile selling season opens Tuesday with the OBS February select sale, and the mood in Central Florida has been upbeat.

 Sunday, February 10, 2008

Red Bullet Colt Sells for $2.5 Million at Barretts

A Red Bullet colt named Unbridled Slew shattered a Barretts May sale of 2-year-olds in training record Tuesday when he brought the auction's highest price ever of $2.5 million.

 Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Belong to Me Colt Paces Ocala Preview Session

A colt by Belong to Me sped a quarter in :21 flat to post the fastest time at the distance at the second session of the Under Tack Preview for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2006 March Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training.

 Saturday, March 11, 2006

Average Rises, Median Declines at OBS Calder Auction

The average price rose to a record height Tuesday during the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s select juvenile auction at Calder Race Course in South Florida.

 Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Forest Camp, Pulpit Offspring Could Sell Well at OBS Calder

Who will be the big horse at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's select sale of 2-year-olds in training Tuesday? We don't have the answer, but based on the talk around Calder Race Course in South Florida, here are some horses that could sell very well.

 Monday, February 06, 2006

Lord Carson Filly Sets Workout Record at Barretts; McMahon Optimistic About Tuesday's Sale

A Lord Carson filly blazed an eighth of a mile in 9.7 seconds Monday at Fairplex Park in preparation for the Barretts March select sale of 2-year-olds in training. The time is believed to be a North American record, and possibly a world record, for a juvenile auction work.

 Monday, March 01, 2004

Elusive Quality Colt Works An Eighth In :10 For Keeneland Sale

Elusive Elusive, a bay son of Elusive Quality, zipped an eighth of a mile in :10 Monday to set the pace during the first under tack show for the Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Monday, April 07, 2003

Kentucky Pinhooker Turns to Stock Exchange

Thoroughbred Interests, a Louisville-based pinhooking business, has gone public and is now being traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the ticker symbol TBIN.

 Friday, December 21, 2001