April 2yr olds in training sale April/Keeneland

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The Green Monkey is the best example of what a 2 year old sale can do to a horse. The fact that he is high profile allows everyone to see the various problems that these horses often come up with. They dont all just break legs and die but so many have these nagging issues that never allow them to get it together.

The two fastest 1/8th mile workouts in two year old in training sales last year were turned in by TGM (9.80) and a Red Bullet colt, I believe named Unbridled Slew (9.60) Both horses fetched insane amounts of money, and neither has yet to start.

On the other hand, the two fastest 1/4 mile works in the country at these sales last year belong to Day Pass and Tiz Wonderful (20.60 each) Both of which Graded Stakes winners--but the latter is already injured. The former is a lightly raced true sprinter, who they are trying to make into a Derby horse.

The two fastest working horses at Barrets select '05 were What A Song (20.80) and Brother Derek (21.00) Both of them turned out to be exceptional horses---but WAS won his first three starts, twice beating champion 2 year old Stevie Woderboy, and than dropped dead after a superlative Del Mar Stakes win. Brother Derek ended up being the morning line Derby favorite, however, he's tailed off since.

There have been very tough horses come out of these kind of 2yo in training sales Skip Away, Xtra Heat, Silver Charm, Afleet Alex etc. But, they are probably starting to get carried away, and asking these young horses for a little too much.