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First-crop colts by Yaupon were among the hottest sellers in the early stages of the May 20 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in Training sale, with four juveniles bringing at least $250,000 and topped by a $700,000. Hip No. 136, consigned by Grassroots Training and Sales LLC, agent, was the top-priced colt… Read More

Vekoma had one of the top three lots during Thursday’s session of the OBS Spring 2-year-olds in Training sale when hip No. 787 lit up the board for $750,000. Midway through the 2-year-old auction season, Vekoma’s sales average of $223,750 is nearly 12 times his bred-on stud fee. Consigned by… Read More

Omaha Beach had his best result to date at the OBS Spring 2-year-olds sale on Wednesday when hip No. 322 sold for $700,000 from the Eddie Woods consignment. The winning bidders were the Three Amigos of Pegram, Weitman and Watson, long-time clients of trainer Bob Baffert. The bay colt had… Read More

Mitole, who had a pair of very impressive stakes winners last weekend, kept his hot streak going Wednesday at the OBS Spring 2-year-old sale with hip No. 363 selling for $380,000. The chestnut filly was consigned by Tom McCrocklin, agent and bred by Rustlewood Farm. Glassman LLC, Leon Ellman, and… Read More

Yaupon’s first crop of 2-year-olds are among the most sought-after at the OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training, with the latest coming Wednesday when hip No. 585 brought a winning bid of $1.3 million, the third-highest price paid of the session. Through the first two days of the four-day… Read More

Wednesday’s session of the OBS Spring 2-year-olds in Training Sale featured several seven-figure sellers, including a $1.4 million Into Mischief colt that ended as the second-highest price of the day. Kings Equine, Agent I consigned the colt for breeders Scott and Evan Dilworth & Randy Andrews. Catalogued as hip No. Read More

The April 15-18 OBS 2-year-old sale kicked off Tuesday with a banner day for Vekoma when hip No. 246 sold for $600,000 to Case Clay Thoroughbred Management. The day would finish with the gray/roan being the second-highest price paid for a colt of the session. Consigned by Thorostock LLC, the… Read More

Authentic’s hip No. 234 hammered for $500,000 during the first session of the April 15-18 OBS Spring 2-year-old sale, one of the top five prices paid for a filly during the opening day of the central Florida auction. Consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC, agent, the filly worked a… Read More

A pair of 2-year-olds from the first crop of By My Standards surpassed the $100,000 mark during Tuesday’s opening session of the OBS April sale, with hip No. 46, the first offering by his sire, bringing $170,000. Consigned by Triple C. Sales, agent, the colt went to West Point Thoroughbreds. Read More

Maximus Mischief, the leading Third-Crop sire of 2025, had an excellent opening day of the April 15-18 OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale, topped by $385,000 colt. Hip No. 244, named Maximus Empire, was consigned by Cardozo’s Brothers and sold to Dutch Girl Holdings & Irving Ventures, Michae Pender, agent. The… Read More

Among the first 2-year-old offerings during Tuesday’s opening session of the OBS April sale from the first crop of Yaupon was a filly that sold for $525,000 to Spendthrift Farm. Consigned by Tom McCrocklin, agent and catalogued as hip No. 243, the filly was bred in Kentucky by Mark Allen… Read More

Lion of Justice and Shred the Gnar, both 3-year-olds by Into Mischief, earned TDN ‘Rising Star’ status over the past weekend, the 50th and 51st for their six-time champion sire. Lion of Justice was a dominating winner of his March 15 debut at Colonial Downs, coming home a 6 ½-length… Read More