ONE Vekoma colt (Hip 4) and foal (Hip 61) of House in the countryside completed the work fastest at one-eighth of a mile in :10 in the June 24 running show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic June 2-Year-Old Promotion.
Tie three hips for fastest quarter mile in :21 4/5. All consigned by Wes Carter, they include one Tiz Law filly (Hip 16), a gelding by central bank employee (Hip 56) and one solomini gelding (Hip 58). Hips 56 and 58 are being sold by Carter on behalf of Crossed Sabers Farm, while Hip 16 is being offered by Lemon Creek Farm.
The underhand show was held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium before the June 25 sale of 80 yearlings. So far, 11 have been recalled. The sale begins at 2 p.m. ET.
The Vekoma colt consigned by Mason Springs has been surrendered a long, strong feather on dirt shortly after 8 a.m. ET. One hybrid is registered in New Jersey, in no Pioneer of the Nile mare hard to gethe comes from a family of multiple stakes winners Sharp cat.
Indiana-bred winner Country House by the Kentucky Derby (G1) captured the championship fastest eighth of a mile consigned by James Layden. Among the winners bet Bud’s small edge (Valid expectations)The pinhook prospect was purchased by Layden at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling Sale for a modest $15,000 from the Four Star Sales.
Eleven teenagers clocked an eighth of a mile in :10 1/5 in a performance under pressure on Monday morning.
Crane Thoroughbred Services’ Clovis crane had two complete the eighth mile in :10 1/5. Hip 63, a colt by the winner of the Travers Stakes (G1) Catholic boy from the celestial storm Galileo, and Hip 30, a petite girl Munnings in addition to the bet amount Honor code Roadrunner’s Honor mare, was among the standout horses in Crane’s consignment.
“The track was great, the horses did well and we were grateful for the cooler weather,” Crane said.
Crane believes his Munnings filly is the most talented 2-year-old he offers, adding that Hip 30 had the fastest gallop at the under-hand show.
A lanyard Called in The colt (Hip 65) offered by Crane didn’t have the fastest time of the day, but the consignor said this colt had something special. After his injury last December, he took the necessary time to recover, making only a few appearances. The colt performed admirably: 10 2/5 in the performance under pressure.
The three young men working at :21 4/5 are all originally from New York. Hip 16 is the perfect match of Smart Strike winner Marcy Darcy, who is a half-sister to the multiple stakes winner Pauline’s Pearl (faucet ) and 3rd place multiple-time bet winner Jackson Alliance (curled up ). Hip 56 is a race by Artillery Punch, winner of Kitten’s Joy, who has produced two winners from four races so far. Hip 58 is out of the winning mare Tapit Amber Ash, a half-sister to the Grade 1 winner pampered princess (Charlie India).
Midlantic’s June sale, which Fasig-Tipton added to its calendar last year, is the last US 2-year-old training sale of the year. Last year’s first sale sold 59 horses for a total value of $2,541,000. The overall average is $43,068.
