3/3 (PmM): Fasig-Tipton Florida 2yo in training Sale

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GPK

I like the way 143 filly moved over the turf. Half Ours out of Classy Mirage. She's a half to Dublin.

You should get a years supply of ice if you by this one.

[northeastbound123]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

You should get a years supply of ice if you by this one.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

You should get a years supply of ice if you by this one.

the Dublin connections have to get this one into Lukas's barn ASAP...Juan Carlos's cheek would have 3rd degree burns if he trained this one.

These 2 years old have to be banged up. They are all out at in 20 seconds. Can't people watch a effortless 25 sec quarter and still have a clue? How many of these have careers past a snazzy MDN SPL win?

It's nothing more than a rub and tug festival for people with too much money.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by freddymo

These 2 years old have to be banged up. They are all out at in 20 seconds. Can't people watch a effortless 25 sec quarter and still have a clue? How many of these have careers past a snazzy MDN SPL win?

More than half of them will still be unraced by the end of this year.

How much that has to do with the training they're put through to prepare for these things - I have no idea.

A lot of good horses obviously come from them. Three of the last five champion 3yo's have (Lookin At Lucky, Big Brown, and Afleet Alex) - of couse Blind Luck came out of OBS April.

A lot of tough recent elite horses - that would pass for this generations brand of "iron horse" have come from out of them - Skip Away from OBS Feb, Silver Charm from OBS April, Xtra Heat from Fasig Tipton Timonioum etc.

[Sightseek]

They had to beat the crap out of the Stevie Wonderboys.

I really liked the sibling to J'Ray.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Stevie Wonderboy came from Fasig Tipton Calder himself - and he was not exactly one of the ones who worked quickly either. But he was a son of the A. P. Indy sire Stephen Got Even so it was hard to expect much.

The big-time freak that came out of the 2yo sales that year was a Barretts March horse named What A Song - a Songandaprayer who sold for like 1.9 million or something - he went like 20.60 and Brother Derek went 20.80 - as the only two to best 21 flat at that sale. What A Song crushed Steve Wonderboy a couple of times - won a stake or two - and died before the summer of his 2yo season was over.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Barretts March 2005 videos:

* Fastest 1/4 of sale: What A Song 20.60 http://www.barretts.com/TrainingPrev...eo/hip143a.wmv

* Second fastest 1/4: Brother Derek 20.80
http://www.barretts.com/TrainingPrev...eo/hip050a.wmv

The third fastest 1/4 of the entire sale was 21.20 ... 2/5ths of a second may not sound like much - but going that rate of speed - it's about 3 lengths - and that's a gigantic margin going two furlongs.

* Fastest 1/8th of sale: River's Prayer 9.80
http://www.barretts.com/TrainingPrev...eo/hip177a.wmv

* 2nd fastest 1/8th of sale: Henny Hughes 9.90
http://www.barretts.com/TrainingPrev...eo/hip045a.wmv


The only bad buy of the foursome turned out to be the super freak What A Song. He was 3-for-3 with 2 graded stakes wins and twice defeated the 2yo champion.

Brother Derek (275K buy) was the morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby - a multiple Grade 1 winner as well.

River's Prayer (180K buy) was 9-for-16 lifetime and a Grade 1 stakes winning sprinter and earned over 900K. She sold so cheap because she was by sire Devon Lane and was just a 15k yearling.

Henny Hughes (370K RNA) was a multiple Grade 1 winning sprinter.

Because the fastest horses were often the most successful buys year in and year out - consignors have to press harder and harder to get them to go as fast as possible. To not do so - is to leave money on the table. A higher percentage of the fastest ones of late seem to go unraced. Also - there are a few consignors who seem to have a magical ability to get them to go a little faster than others.

[freddymo]

Who can forget Mr Mistoffles

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

More than half of them will still be unraced by the end of this year.

How much that has to do with the training they're put through to prepare for these things - I have no idea.

A lot of good horses obviously come from them. Three of the last five champion 3yo's have (Lookin At Lucky, Big Brown, and Afleet Alex) - of couse Blind Luck came out of OBS April.

A lot of tough recent elite horses - that would pass for this generations brand of "iron horse" have come from out of them - Skip Away from OBS Feb, Silver Charm from OBS April, Xtra Heat from Fasig Tipton Timonioum etc.

How many good horses have come out of this sale the last 2 years?
I can think of Munnings from 2009.