Juveniles Impress Early at Gulfstream Under Tack Show
Nyquist colt (Hip 28) worked fastest eighth-mile breeze of :9 4/5.
It was a tale of sunny skies and strong winds at Gulfstream Park during the March 29 under tack show ahead of The Gulfstream Sale, Fasig-Tipton's select 2-year-olds in training sale, March 31. Close to 150 horses took to the track Monday and put their talent on display for some of the most recognizable faces in the business—all of them ready to buy the next top-level winner.
"I thought we had a really outstanding display of talented horses on the racetrack today," said Fasig-Tipton president and CEO Boyd Browning Jr. "The consignors have been very positive prior to the breeze show about how the horses have trained on the farm and how they breezed here. They sure showed up today.
"There are a lot of quality horses and we had a lot of positive feedback from people looking at horses on the grounds beforehand thinking that we would have a really good breeze show, and we did. We're very encouraged by that and expect the barn area to be very busy tomorrow and most of the day Wednesday before the sale starts."
Working the fastest eighth-mile of :9 4/5 on the day was Hip 28, a bay colt by Darley's Nyquist from the consignment of Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne), agent. Bred in Kentucky by G...