b'sales t W o -Y e a r - o L d S| FAsig-tipton photosStonestreet Stables bought this Medaglia dOro fillytopper for $1.2. million at Fasig-Tiptons Gulfstream sale.LEADING SIRES OF SALE 2-YEAR-OLDSleadiNg sires of sale 2-Year-olds No. Sire Sold Average MedianMedaglia dOro 8 $589,375$350,000Tapit4$496,250$500,000War Front 2 $372,500$372,500Scat Daddy 13$366,938$320,000photos by ZConcord Point 2 $322,500$322,500Square Eddie3$275,000$160,000The top price at the OBS March sale was this filly from the last crop of popular sire Scat Daddy. Pioneerof the Nile 14 $246,643$195,000Uncle Mo 25$243,160$120,000Into Mischief 41$224,049$180,000Speightstown 12$222,125$125,000OBS president Tom Ventura said 2018quality horses are going to come from theMalibu Moon 16$215,125$150,000juvenile sales were status quo with 2017,2-year-old sales, and that was proven onceNo Nay Never 1$210,000$210,000the noticeable exception being the shrink- again this year, Ventura said.Friesan Fire 1$210,000$210,000age at the top that was somewhat offsetTopping the 35 stakes winners from the by stronger middle and upper-middlegroup was Bellafina, an $800,000 purchaseLEADING FIRST CROP markets. at Fasig-Tiptons The Gulfstream SaleJUVENILE SIRESleadiNg first-crop JuveNile siresIt was very similar to what we havewhose three wins from five starts included No. seen in recent years, Ventura said. Thethe Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1) andSire Sold Average Mediannoticeable difference was with the veryChandelier Stakes (G1). No Nay Never 1 $210,000$210,000 high-end horses, but the gross was fairlyOf the three highest-priced 2-year- Real Solution 6 $183,000$35,000 close to last year. These are end-usersolds of 2018, OXO Equines Instagrand,Will Take Charge 23 $175,826$135,000 buying these horses and you want to see asa son of Into Mischief consigned byMucho Macho Man 14 $160,000$82,500 much depth to that group as possible. Eddie Woods to The Gulfstream Sale,Strong Mandate 20 $156,050$70,000 One of the lures of buying 2-year-oldshad the best on-track performance, with versus yearlings is that they are a step closera victory in the Best Pal Stakes (G2) atNORTH AMERICANNortH americaN 2-Year-old salesto competition, and a segment of this yearsDel Mar included among his two wins2-YEAR-OLD SALES juvenile sale graduates showed their preco- from as many starts. Year Sold Gross Average Median ciousness by making a seamless transitionThe 2-year-old sales landscape will2018 2,094 $187,515,100 $89,549 $40,0002017 2,292 $196,148,000 $95,542 $40,000from auction ring to winners circle. change in 2019, as the void left in the2,227 $175,841,800 $78,959 $35,0002016According to BloodHorse MarketWatch,California market by the closing of Barretts2015 2,218 $181,801,800 $81,967 $37,000through Dec. 10 there had been 1,163Equine Sales will be filled by a June sale2014 2,423 $175,654,000 $72,494 $35,000starters in 2018 that had sold at 2-year- at Santa Anita Park to be conducted by2013 2,087 $154,098,850 $73,837 $35,0002012 2,134 $128,390,100 $60,164 $27,000old sales, resulting in 405 winners of 488Fasig-Tipton. 2011 2,245 $117,319,250 $52,258 $22,000races. Aggregate gross earnings for theIn another move, Keeneland is bring- 2010 1,969 $104,969,800 $53,311 $21,000group totaled $22.2 million, which ising its juvenile sale off the shelf and will2009 2,269 $110,154,250 $48,547 $20,0002008 2,461 $126,747,200 $51,502 $20,00011.5% of total 2018 juvenile sale receiptshold a selected auction in April to coin- 2,777 $178,023,600 $64,106 $22,0002007of $191.6 million. cide with its spring race meet. Keeneland2006 2,603 $138,046,050$53,033$24,000 The 2-year-old market is a maturelast held its 2-year-olds in training sale in2005 2,758 $171,638,500$62,233$25,000 market, with buyers feeling fully confident2014.2004 2,512 $117,111,950$46,621$20,000 90 11_Sales_use.indd 90 3/20/19 4:47 PM'