Spa MSW Runner-Up to be Offered in F-T Digital Sale

Anyone who was impressed by the runner-up finish of the 2-year-old colt Hurricane Nelson  in his career debut may want to monitor the balance in their checking account.

After finishing second by a half-length at 24-1 odds in an Aug. 12 maiden special weight race at Saratoga Race Course, owner-breeder-trainer Gustavo Delgado is entering the Florida-bred son of Khozan   in the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Horses of Racing Age Digital Sale, according to Delgado's bloodstock agent, Ramiro Restrepo.

"A lot of people have called about him and it made sense to put him on a platform where people can put their best foot forward to buy him. If the market dictates that there's substantial interest in the colt, they will sell him. If not, then they will keep him and run him in a maiden race," Restrepo said. "He's a Florida-bred, Florida-sired horse. There's a huge Florida-bred stakes program for 2-year-olds coming up and he turned in a big effort in a loaded maiden special."

Running in the fifth race at the Spa on Aug. 12, the son of the stakes-placed Political Force  mare French Politics was second to first-time starter Deterministic , a $625,000 yearling buy who covered seven furlongs in 1:24.18. Of the eight horses in the field, five sold for at least $300,000 with a combined price tag of $2.7 million.

The Fasig-Tipton sale begins Aug. 24 with bidding closing on Aug. 29. Restrepo said prospective bidders can make appointments to inspect Hurricane Nelson.