Colts sired by Orientate and Essence of Dubai shared the fastest eighth-mile time of 10 2/5 seconds during Monday’s Under Tack Show for horses consigned to the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age sale. The sale begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, at the Timonium Sales Pavilion in Timonium, Md.
Consigned as Hip No. 45 by Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables, the Orientate colt was produced from the multiple stakes winning mare Spanish Glitter (by Glitterman). The Essence of Dubai colt, Hip No. 52 from the consignment of agent Randy Mills, has been named Tokin Essence and is out of the Mountain Cat mare Toki B.
Fastest time for a quarter mile was turned in by Hip No. 35, a Harlan's Holiday colt consigned by Old South Farm. He was produced from the Affirmed mare River Crossing, a half-sister to Broodmare of the Year and grade I winner Fall Aspen.