Solana Beach Sales

Spendthrift Farm supported its first-crop stallion Bolt d'Oro in a big way Wednesday at Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream, fending off all challengers to land hip 48 for $1.2 million. An $80,000 KEENOV weanling and $85,000 Keeneland September pick-up by her breeder Solana Beach Sales, the granddaughter of MSW Richetta (Polish Numbers) blazed her way through a :20 2/5 quarter-mile breeze on Monday. She was consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent I.       [tdn_video service="youtube" videoid= "Q8I9e03hSLs"]

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - The under-tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training was held under picture-perfect blue skies and temperatures in the 70s Monday in South Florida. "I thought the under-tack show went exceptionally well," Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning said at the conclusion of Monday's fourth and final set of works. "The conditions were very consistent for all the horses, from start to finish. There were some very impressive works, both visually and time-wise. It looked like the horses were moving very well over the...

A colt by Speightster (hip 1312), purchased by Larry Best for $1.1 million at the OBS Spring Sale, has been returned to previous owner Solana Beach Sales and has joined the Southern California barn of trainer Bob Baffert. "Larry Best purchased the colt and after the sale he sent him to Taylor Made," explained consignor Tom McCrocklin. "I discussed post-sale management of the colt with Frank Taylor because he was not familiar with the horse and I was. And I think they chose to pull his back shoes and put...