Buyers looking for both domestic and international-quality talent need look no further than the Fasig-Tipton March Digital Sale which opened for bidding Thursday.Maximum Bourbon (Maximum Security) (hip 5) will look to become the next Grade I winner to exit the platform.A 4-year-old gelded son of MGISW Maximum Security under the tutelage of trainer Joe Sharp, he broke his maiden by 7 1/2 lengths as the only first-time starter in a $50,000 maiden claimer at Churchill Downs in late November of last year. In his four starts since, he's been off the board just once, winning two others and, most recently, put in one of the more impressive runner-up finishes connections could hope for when second to Built (Hard Spun), who set a new track record, by just 1 1/2 lengths at Fair Grounds March 13.“He came out of the race super,” said Sharp. “What an impressive effort. He ran too good to lose. He ran into the best version of Built and that's a tough task on any day. But he came out of it super and shipped into Keeneland flawlessly. He's a horse that is very uncomplicated and I wish I had barnful like him. [Owner] Larry [Romero] is the kind of guy that likes to play the game. He likes to claim horses and buy horses but at the same time, he's a businessman and when an opportunity arises to sell a horse for what is believed to be a pretty good price, he's going to give it a go.”Consigned by Taylor Made Sales, Maximum Bourbon earned a career-best 103 Beyer Speed Figure for that race.“I've been following him since he started running,” said Taylor Made Sales's Tom Hamm. “I watched his race and called the owner afterwards and just said, 'this is the kind of horse on a digital platform that could bring a good amount of money'. That race on [March 13] where he hopped at the start, gave the winner 4 1/2 pounds, they broke the track record and he just got beat 1 1/2 lengths. Obviously it's a good time to sell.”Clearly impressed off that last start, Maximum Bourbon's current connections have indicated a potential next start in the GI Churchill Downs Stakes on the Kentucky Derby undercard May 2.“It's clearly a big step up [in class],” Hamm said. “But with the numbers he's running, the 103 Beyer and the 4 Rag, those are graded stakes numbers. If he can carry that over into his next start and improve at all, he could be a legitimate Grade I horse.”Following that run at Fair Grounds, Maximum Bourbon shipped to Keeneland and Hamm saw plenty of benefit letting the horse sell from his stall.“We've had a lot of luck on the digital platform” Hamm said. “It reaches so many buyers that sometimes can't even be in town [for an in-person sale]. I think that gives you the opportunity to reach the maximum amount of bidders. And coming off his last race, if you're going to sell, why not sell [with the momentum of] his last race?”Just Beat the Odds | CoglianeseFor buyers looking for 100% of the Saturday-afternoon fun without 100% of the risk, a 33% fractional interest in GSW Just Beat the Odds (Munnings) (hip 23) is on offer through Highgate Sales.Off the board in only one start in his entire career and still in the prime of his career at 6-years-old, Just Beat the Odds took down the GIII Elite Power Stakes at Aqueduct in late December before just getting caught on the wire by MG1SP Imagination (Into Mischief) in the G2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint in Saudi Arabia last month.“This is a very rare and unique opportunity,” said Highgate's Jill Gordon. “This is a horse that has been ultra consistent for his connections. He's taken them on a pretty incredible ride thus far. Obviously, most recently, he had a huge effort in Saudi Arabia in the G2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint. He's in career-best form. When you look back at his last three state-side starts, two of them have resulted in triple-digit Beyers. So for these folks, they're willing and excited to welcome another partner to enjoy the ride. What a fun couple of Saturday afternoons you could have with this horse.”Shipped back from the Middle East after his last start, Just Beat the Odds is enjoying a brief freshening at Maryland's Fair Hill facility before returning to training with an eye towards the GIII True North Stakes at Saratoga in June.“He shipped back from Saudi in great order,” Gordon said. “This is a horse that has been impeccably managed by [trainer] Greg Sacco and his team. They have a program that really works for this horse. They give him all the time he needs and he certainly rewards them in the afternoons for doing so. If you look at his last nine races, he's been first or second in all of them. So he's getting a brief freshening and then the tentative target is that True North. Then, hopefully, working [his] way towards the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. And then wouldn't it be fun to back in Saudi Arabia next year with a horse like this.”And, much like Hamm, Gordon was appreciative of the Digital Platform's lack of stress on the horse.“It's a huge benefit to the horse,” Gordon said. “You're not taking them out of their routine. You're not asking them anything different than what they're used to. [The platform] allows you to capitalize on opportunities like this when a horse is coming off a huge effort. The owners are wanting to welcome a new partner and you're able to do that on a platform that still looks out for the best interest of the horse.”Bidding on the Fasig-Tipton March Digital Sale will run through Tuesday, March 24 at 2 p.m. The full catalogue, along with information on how to register for bidding, can be viewed here.The post Top-Level Talent To Be Found In Fasig-Tipton March Digital Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.