two-year-olds

The catalogue for the Tattersalls Online June Sale on June 3-4 is now online. Featuring 90 lots divided between 20 breeze-up horses, 59 horses in- and out-of-training, six broodmares, three stores, and one yearling, the sale begins 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3. It begins to end at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 4. The breeze-up session took place on the all-weather track at Dundalk on May 27. Lots of note include an Ardad half-brother (lot 5) to Grade III-placed Iriseach (Ubettabelieveit); a Cotai Glory filly (lot 14) out of...

The BBAG Spring Online Sale catalogue was revealed on Tuesday. Featuring 40 lots, including eight juveniles, 28 horses-in-training and four broodmares, the sale will begin on June 3 at noon and end at 4 p.m. local time on June 5. Three of the broodmares--Beauty Of Lips (Mastercraftsman) (lot 2), Lips Highlight (Highland Reel) (lot 15) and Peace Of Light (Lord Of England) (lot 23)--are in foal to Tunnes. The fourth, Sienna (Amaron) (lot 27), was recently covered by Rip Van Lips. The two-year-olds are by Neatico, Mehmas, Nerik, Starspangledbanner, Best...

Anytime Bill Mott and Mark Casse have something to say I pay attention...and they have weighed in on the importance of maintaining use of furosemide (Lasix) on race day as a help in preventing pulmonary bleeding during races. I agree with them...but with one condition. Horses who receive Lasix should carry more weight. Bill and Mark and the other trainers speaking out contend that Lasix should be allowed until scientific studies can provide definitive proof that Lasix is a "performance-enhancing drug." As a former National Defense Research Fellow during my...

Shamardal's Soft Cover, in foal to Champion First-Season Sire Starman, is one of 307 lots in the Tattersalls February Sale catalogue. The sale, slated for Thursday, February 5 through Friday, February 6, will also feature the Tattersalls British EBF Stallion Parade & RoR Showcase at 11 a.m. Consisting of 106 fillies and mares in/out of training, 16 broodmares, 161 colts and geldings in/out of training, 15 yearlings and nine two-year-olds, the two-day sale will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday and 10 a.m. on Friday. Besides Soft Cover (lot 24),...