The 2-year-old market is now a force. I am real confident going in that we have a good group of horses to continue that trend.

I think we'll have a good sale. We have the best group of horses we've ever had for a March sale, especially at the top end. The top, though, usually takes care of itself, so this, as usual, will be a good test of the middle market. But we've had a lot of activity [on the sales grounds] and according to all the indicators, credit requests, hotel requests, we've got all the right signs.

This sale is consistently at the top of the lists of stakes winning percentage. And good horses will bring back repeat buyers.

Last year was the largest sale we've ever had in March. This year I think the quality at the top is better. We have a significant group of horses at the top end of this sale. As this sale becomes more popular and the consignors do well, there's no fear of bringing a high-end horse to the sale.

All the numbers went in the right direction. It was strong from start to finish.