Cal-bred News

Second Barretts Preview Online

POMONA, Calif. (May 9, 2008) -- Complete results of the second of two official training previews for the 2008 Barretts May Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training are now online at:
http://www.barretts.com/TrainingPreviews/preview/pr2may08.htm.

Three horses tied for the fastest one-eighth mile work when they stopped the timer in :09 4/5. They were Hip 214 (a colt by the freshman sire Lion Heart from the family of multiple champion filly Silverbulletday out of the consignment of Havens Bloodstock as agent), Hip 260 (a colt by Cactus Ridge out of the Mt. Livermore mare Sweet Emma from the consignment of BC3 Thoroughbreds as agent) and Hip 327 (a colt from the first crop of the Storm Cat stallion City Place from the consignment of Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds-- which also stands City Place at stud in Florida).

The fastest one-quarter mile work was recorded by Hip 265, a colt by Songandaprayer out of Sydney’s Kiss also out of the consignment of Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, who stopped the timer in :21 2/5.

Video clips for the second day’s preview should be available by late morning on Saturday.

Video clips of the first preview held on Thursday are available now.

This auction of 329 two-year-olds will be held on Tuesday, May 13 in the Hinds Pavilion located on the grounds of Fairplex Park in Pomona, California beginning at 11 a.m. The catalog can be viewed at:
http://www.barretts.com/Catalog/catmay08/CATALOG.asp

Live interactive bidding on the May Sale will be available to registered bidders. For more information regarding the requirements for registering to bid interactively, please visit:
http://www.barretts.com/ViewSale/bidding.asp