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OBS Spring Sale Has Something for Everyone

With a total of 1,195 head cataloged, this week's Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in training, which kicks off Monday, April 22, should go a long way in meeting customer demand for quality juveniles.

 Sunday, April 21, 2013
Market Chatter: What to Expect at F-T's Sale

Market Chatter: What to Expect at F-T's Sale

The Fasig-Tipton Florida select juvenile auction is known for its good-looking horses with attractive pedigrees and expensive prices. Here is what people had to say about their predictions for the market and other topics.

 Sunday, March 25, 2012
Keeneland Sale Shows Signs of Stabilization

Keeneland Sale Shows Signs of Stabilization

The Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training generated figures that were close to last year's results, providing more evidence that the Thoroughbred marketplace is in the process of stabilizing.

 Monday, April 11, 2011
Looking Back: Reflecting on the F-T Fla. Sale

Looking Back: Reflecting on the F-T Fla. Sale

Read what the particpants in the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training had to say about the market and some of the horses they bought.

 Monday, March 07, 2011
Sale Forum: The Effect of Synthetic Tracks

Sale Forum: The Effect of Synthetic Tracks

Now that some horses race on synthetic tracks or are sold at juvenile auctions after working over synthetic surfaces, have buyers at Thoroughbred sales changed how they make their selections?

 Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Pinhookers Look Ahead to Yearling Auctions

Pinhookers Look Ahead to Yearling Auctions

Many will rely on the same buying strategies they used in 2009 and will continue to proceed with caution.

 Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Filly Gets Chance to Work Late for Sale

Our Perfect Ten, a daughter of Medaglia d'Oro, missed the Keeneland under-tack show because of a shoeing mishap but got the chance to work April 4, a day before the 2-year-olds in training sale.

 Sunday, April 04, 2010
OBS February Sale: Should it Be Kept?

OBS February Sale: Should it Be Kept?

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. February select sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florida has a reputation for producing good runners. But the size of its catalog keeps shrinking, which makes the sale's future shaky.

 Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Market Chatter: Savoring the OBS March Sale

Market Chatter: Savoring the OBS March Sale

Participants in the auction reflect on the upbeat market and discuss the reasons why the sale was so good.

 Wednesday, March 24, 2010

OBS March Sale Attracts Diverse Buying Group

Some barns have been busy in the days leading up to the auction, which is the largest of the five major select juvenile sales based on the number of horses cataloged.

 Monday, March 15, 2010
Prominent Pinhooking Family Suffers Tragedy

Prominent Pinhooking Family Suffers Tragedy

Christie Bowling,a daughter of Tony Bowling and a granddaughter of Carl Bowling, dies in a car accident.

 Sunday, February 28, 2010

Hartley Trying Training in California

Florida pinhooker Randy Hartley is training a string of horses in Southern California, but he will continue to be involved in reselling juveniles purchased as yearlings or weanlings though Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds.

 Friday, July 24, 2009
Florida Sellers Back in Force at Barretts

Florida Sellers Back in Force at Barretts

While some Florida consignors bypassed this year's Barretts March select sale of 2-year-olds in training, most of the major players have returned in force for the company's May juvenile auction.

 Saturday, May 09, 2009

Songandaprayer Colt Shines at Barretts

A Songandaprayer colt worked a quarter mile in :21, turning in the fastest time for the distance May 7 at Fairplex Park in Southern California during the under tack show for the Barretts May sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Friday, May 08, 2009
Consignors Pitch In to Help Mulligans

Consignors Pitch In to Help Mulligans

As Leprechaun Racing's Mike Mulligan recuperated from a fractured skull in a South Florida hospital, his friends and associates in the Thoroughbred business reached out to offer support. Participants in the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training wore green rubber bracelets decorated with shamrocks and pitched in to help Mulligan's wife, Britt, at the Leprechaun consignment. They also held a prayer service prior to the March 17 opening session of the auction.

 Wednesday, March 18, 2009
F-T Chatter: The Market at Calder

F-T Chatter: The Market at Calder

The Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training, held March 3 at Calder Race Course, suffered downturns of 25.5% in gross revenue, 31.5% in average price, and 34.8% in median price. The number of horses sold rose 8.8% while the buy-back rate dropped to 35.5% from 40.4% a year ago. Read what people at the auction had to say about the market:

 Sunday, March 08, 2009
Market Chatter: Uncertainty in November

Market Chatter: Uncertainty in November

Horsemen discussed the tough market at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale during its second session Nov. 4 in Lexington.

 Tuesday, November 04, 2008
People Reflect on Keeneland Sale

People Reflect on Keeneland Sale

Participants in Keeneland's April juvenile auction talk about the horses and the new format.

 Friday, April 11, 2008
Don Gato Brings $800,000 at Keeneland

Don Gato Brings $800,000 at Keeneland

Average rises as fewer horses are sold at Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Wednesday, April 09, 2008
One Show Format Popular at Keeneland

One Show Format Popular at Keeneland

Prospective buyers and consignors at Keeneland Monday were mostly positive about the April sale of 2-year-olds in training and changes that have been made in the auction's format.

 Monday, April 07, 2008
Speightstown Progeny Hot at Calder

Speightstown Progeny Hot at Calder

Offspring by Speightstown attracting attention at Fasig-Tipton juvenile sale.

 Monday, February 25, 2008
Breeders' Award Program Announced

Breeders' Award Program Announced

Dean De Renzo and Randy Hartley have announced a breeders' reward program for their 2008 stallions.

 Friday, February 22, 2008

Campbell New President of FTBOA

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association has elected Gilbert Campbell president and board chairman.

 Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Storm Cat Colt Dies During Calder Workout Show

A Storm Cat colt, which sold for $900,000 as a yearling, collapsed and died Sunday at Calder Race Course during the first under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Sunday, February 25, 2007

Fasig-Tipton Review: Buyers and Sellers Talk About July Yearling Market

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling auction sold its first seven-figure horse since 1983 and generated sale records for its average and median prices last Monday and Tuesday.

 Friday, July 21, 2006

OBS March Sale Might Have Its Strongest Catalogue Ever

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March select sale of 2-year-olds in training is a middle market auction by tradition. But the quality of its stock has improved significantly in recent years.

 Sunday, March 19, 2006

Forestry, Tiznow Colts Could Shine in Fasig-Tipton's Sale Ring

Which horses are going to make the buyers show us the money at the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training Tuesday?

 Monday, February 27, 2006

Dizney Re-Elected FTBOA President

Donald R. Dizney was re-elected president of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association following the annual membership meeting on Saturday, Oct. 8, in Ocala, Florida.

 Monday, October 10, 2005

Werblin to Move to Hartley/De Renzo in Florida

Grade II stakes-placed Werblin will relocate to Hartley/De Renzo, Walmac South near Ocala, Fla.

 Sunday, August 07, 2005

Sunny Skies Good Omen for Keeneland April Sale

If weather is any indication, the outlook is bright for Keeneland's April sale of 2-year-olds in training Tuesday.

 Monday, April 18, 2005

Songandaprayer Moves to Hartley/De Renzo, Walmac South

Fountain of Youth (gr. I) winner and Florida's leading first crop yearling sales sire of 2004, Songandaprayer, has relocated to Hartley/De Renzo, Walmac South from Marablue Farm for the 2005 season.

 Thursday, October 28, 2004

Mood Optimistic at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky

Two days before the Monday start of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling sale, all the signs were positive for a strong market.

 Sunday, July 18, 2004

OBS March Sale Sets Records for Gross, Average, and Median

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March select sale of 2-year-olds in training ended its record-setting run Wednesday, posting major gains that lifted the gross revenue, average price, and median price to the auction's highest levels ever.

 Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Sons of Tiger Ridge, Chief Seattle Attracting Attention at OBS March Sale

A sweet-natured colt nicknamed "Tigger" is among the horses buyers are talking about at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Sunday, March 14, 2004

NATC Sends Out More Than 300 Surveys On Under Tack Shows

The National Association of 2-Year-Old Consignors (NATC) has sent a survey to more than 300 juvenile sellers in an effort to determine if there is support for a change in format for under tack shows.

 Friday, May 23, 2003

Gross, Median Increase During First Session of Midlantic Sale

The middle market was strong Monday during the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training, with the median price increasing 10.0% over last year's comparable figure.

 Monday, May 19, 2003

Fasig-Tipton Officials 'Encouraged' About Prospects For Tuesday's Juvenile Auction At Calder

The top of the 2-year-olds in training market will get its first major test when Fasig-Tipton conducts its select sale at Calder on Tuesday.

 Sunday, February 23, 2003

Hartley, De Renzo To Purchase 150 Acres of Warnerton; To Stand Unbridled Time

Randy Hartley and Dean De Renzo have reached an agreement to purchase 150 acres of the late Marvin Warner's Warnerton Farm near Ocala, Fla.

 Monday, August 19, 2002

OBS March Sale Ends With Record Average

A record average of $73,610 was established for the OBS March select sale of 2-year-olds in training, which ended its two-day run on Wednesday.

 Wednesday, March 20, 2002

Consignors Group Maps Strategy for 2002

Members of the National Association of Two-Year-Old Consignors met Monday night in Ocala, Fla., to discuss 2002 objectives, review the accomplishments made by the organization in 2001, and to elect new board members.

 Tuesday, November 20, 2001

Consignors Group Maps Strategy for 2002

Members of the National Association of Two-Year-Old Consignors met Monday night in Ocala, Fla., to discuss 2002 objectives, review the accomplishments made by the organization in 2001, and to elect new board members.

 Tuesday, November 20, 2001

In Time of Crisis, Sales are Secondary; Decision Supported

With Keeneland's decision to postpone the second day of the September yearling sale due to the apparent terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., many buyers and sellers were left in limbo. One thing was certain: horses and the sales were secondary.

 Tuesday, September 11, 2001