From Barretts
POMONA, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2014) — The catalog for the 25th Annual Barretts March Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training is now on-line and will be mailed soon. This auction of 141 two-year-olds will be held on Monday, March 3 in the Hinds Pavilion located on the grounds of Fairplex Park in Pomona, California beginning at 2:00 p.m. The catalog can be viewed now at http://www.barretts.com/sales/Catalogs/catmarch2014/catalog.asp
The March Sale catalog is also now available for your ipad. Click here for details.
The official training preview is scheduled to be held on Friday, February 28 on the Fairplex Park racetrack adjacent to Barretts, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The preview will be streamed live at http://www.barretts.com/sales/ViewSale/index.asp Video clips for each preview can be viewed on-line by the afternoon following the preview at www.barretts.com.
Since its inception, the Barretts March Sale has been the leading producer of top quality race horses west of Kentucky. Among the many Grade One winners are Awesome Gem, Brocco, Brother Derek, Dubai Escapade, Henny Hughes, Honour and Glory, Officer, River’s Prayer, Royal Anthem, Sharp Cat, Squirtle Squirt, Suni (JPN), Testa Matta (JPN), Unbridled’s Song and Yes It’s True.
The rich history of quality Barretts March graduates continued in 2013 as shown in the recently released Experimental Free Handicap for Males which included five Barretts sales graduates among the top 35 weighted, including three from the 2013 March Sale: 2nd highweight Havana (G1), Corfu (G2) and Diamond Bachelor. Not coincidentally, these three colts were the three highest priced horses sold in the 2013 March Sale
Among the many top stallions represented in the sales catalog are Any Given Saturday, Awesome Again, Bernardini, Candy Ride, City Zip, Colonel John, Curlin, Desert Party, Dunkirk, Elusive Quality Exchange Rate, Galileo, Ghostzapper, Giant’s Causeway, Harlan’s Holiday, Henny Hughes, Henrythenavigator, Indian Charlie, Into Mischief, Kitten’s Joy, Lemon Drop Kid, Lookin at Lucky, Macho Uno, Majesticperfection, Majestic Warrior, Malibu Moon, Midnight Lute, Midshipman, Munnings, Northern Afleet, Old Fashioned, Pioneerof the Nile, Pulpit, Quality Road, Ready’s Image, Scat Daddy, Smart Strike, Street Boss, Street Cry, Street Sense, Super Saver, Tale of Ekati, Tale of the Cat, Tiz Wonderful, Unbridled’s Song, War Front, Wildcat Heir, Yes It’s True and Zensational.
New customers can find the answers to many questions regarding the auction at http://www.barretts.com/sales/BuyerInfo/index.asp