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Brisk Activity Expected at F-T Midlantic Sale

One day after a Preakness Stakes (gr. I) victory by Oxbow, the barn area at the Maryland State Fairgrounds at Timonium was flush with activity on the eve of Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale May 20-21.

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OBS Spring Sale Wraps Up Record Four-Day Run

OBS Spring Sale Wraps Up Record Four-Day Run

Officials of Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. understandably exhausted a thesaurus full of superlatives in describing this week's OBS Spring Sale in Ocala, Fla. which concluded its four-day run on April 25.

 Thursday, April 25, 2013
Record March Continues at OBS Spring Sale

Record March Continues at OBS Spring Sale

Climbing like the temperature, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training continued its record march April 24, posting another day of positive returns.

 Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Bloodstock & Markets: Select Leaders

Bloodstock & Markets: Select Leaders

Wavertree Stables, Bernardini lead the top end of the market

 Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Seven Work Fastest Furlong at Fasig-Tipton

Seven Work Fastest Furlong at Fasig-Tipton

Spendthrift Farm stallion Malibu Moon was represented by two of the seven co-bullet workers who sped an eighth of a mile in 10 seconds flat during Fasig-Tipton's under tack show at Palm Meadows Training Center March 22.

 Friday, March 22, 2013
Record Smart Strike Colt Brings $1.8M at OBS

Record Smart Strike Colt Brings $1.8M at OBS

A hush fell over the jam-packed pavilion at Ocala Breeders' Sales Company March 13 when Hip No. 333 entered the auction ring late in the OBS March select 2-year-old sale.

 Wednesday, March 13, 2013
OBS, Consignors Ready for 2-Year-Old Sale

OBS, Consignors Ready for 2-Year-Old Sale

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s juvenile sale season kicks off on Tuesday, March 12 with the first of two sessions of the March selected sale of 2-year-olds in training in Ocala, Fla.

 Monday, March 11, 2013
Six Juveniles Share Top Time at OBS Preview

Six Juveniles Share Top Time at OBS Preview

Six juveniles eclipsed the 10-second mark March 8 at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s final under tack show for OBS' Selected Sale of Two Year Olds in Training slated for March 12-13 in Ocala, Fla.

 Friday, March 08, 2013
Southeast Regional: Coming Up Aces

Southeast Regional: Coming Up Aces

Fred and Jane Brei's Jacks or Better Farm plays a winning hand.

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 Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Woodford Stallions at Stonewall Hires Phalins

Woodford Stallions at Stonewall Farm Ocala has hired Doug Phalin as general manager, along with his wife, Laurie, as new farm manager, the operation announced Jan. 4.

 Friday, January 04, 2013

OBS August Yearling Open Session Starts Well

A colt by Kitten's Joy topped the first open session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s August Yearling Sale in Central Florida on Aug. 22, selling to Al Pike, agent, for $110,000.

 Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Big Finale Helps Ocala Spring Sale Set Marks

Big Finale Helps Ocala Spring Sale Set Marks

The Ocala Breeders Sales Co. concluded a record run through its Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training on April 26 with a fourth consecutive session of spirited bidding and a $650,000 sales topper.

 Thursday, April 26, 2012