Carrying the torch for the legendary Eddie Woods, David Scanlon and his wife, Blair King, head into the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale with a seven-horse consignment. The couple acquired Woods’ storied 240-acre training facility last summer, marking the dawn of a new era.
Scanlon and King have a long-standing presence in the Thoroughbred industry. Built on a foundation of historic success, Scanlon has followed in the footsteps of his father Robert Scanlon, a great horseman whose program set the gold standard by producing legendary champions Afleet Alex and Bernardini, among others. The elder Scanlon was a well-respected 2-year-old trainer and pinhooker, who broke the then-world record for a 2-year-old sold at public auction in 2005, when he sold a Tale of the Cat colt for $5.2 million at Fasig-Tipton’s Florida Select Juvenile Sale at Calder Race Course.
Scanlon and King have assembled a premier client roster that boasts Calumet, Coolmore, Don Alberto, and Godolphin. Among the recent graduates of their program are 2024 champion 3-year-old colt Sierra Leone and Paladin , who currently tops the Road to the Kentucky leaderboard with 60 points…