Observations From the Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale
Uncle Mo The 2-year-old sales season may be winding down in North America as buyers start to turn their attention toward yearling sales but Fasig-Tipton’s Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale was anything but quiet on Monday and Tuesday. Here are a few observations from the Maryland sale. Uncle Mo hits big … again – If you haven’t heard about Uncle Mo’s (Indian Charlie) success over the past nine months or so, you may have been living under a rock. When Nyquist was named champion 2-year-old in January, Uncle Mo became the first 2-year-old champion to sire a 2-year-old champion since Seattle Slew sired Vindication. In May, Nyquist went on to tie him as the youngest stallion to ever sire a Kentucky Derby winner at eight years of age. While Nyquist suffered his first loss on Saturday, that didn’t seem to hurt Uncle Mo’s trade with a 2-year-old filly by the stallion topping the sale for $1-million. The filly is the second-highest priced horse in the history of this auction be...