Eight juveniles shared the fastest furlong time of :10 1/5 during Sunday's under-tack preview of the Equine Sales Company 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale in Opelousas. The eight horses with the fastest time included: hip 6, a colt by Private Vow; hip 13, a filly by Tale of the Cat; hip 17, a filly by Star Guitar; hip 26, a filly by Songandaprayer; hip 27, a filly by Time Bandit; hip 29, a filly by Flat Out; hip 30, a filly by Songandaprayer; and hip 40, a colt by Discreet Cat.
From a handful of horses to work two furlongs, hip 56, a daughter of Tale of Ekati, posted the fastest time of :22 4/5.
“I'm very pleased with the quality of horses we had out on the track today, and I think the times reflect that there are plenty of good runners here,” said sales director Foster Bridwell. “Plus, we just had another reminder on Friday about how strong the Louisiana breeding program has become with Big World, a Louisiana-bred by Louisiana stallion Custom for Carlos, winning the GI La Troienne at Churchill Downs. We also have several quality individuals in the sale that were bred outside of Louisiana.”
All graduates of the sale will be eligible for the 2019 Equine Sales Derby and Equine Sales Oaks, which will offer purses of $60,000 apiece at Evangeline Downs.
The auction will be held Tuesday, with bidding beginning at 11 a.m. CT. Video of the sale will be available at www.equinesalesofla.com.
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