BloodHorse.com | Horse Racing News

BloodHorse.com Articles for "Obs"

OBS June Sale Catalog Available at Website

The catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s June Sale of Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com.

 Saturday, May 11, 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

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

OBS Juvenile Sale Under Tack Show Continues

Three fillies worked a furlong in :9 4/5, the fastest works at the distance at the second session of the Under Tack Show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2013 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training.

 Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Under Tack Show Starts for OBS Juvenile Sale

A City Zip filly consigned by Old South Farm, agent, went an eighth of a mile in :9 3/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. 2013 spring sale.

 Tuesday, April 16, 2013
OBS Spring Catalog Available Online

OBS Spring Catalog Available Online

The catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s 2013 spring sale of 2-year-olds in training is available on the OBS website at obssales.com.

 Monday, March 25, 2013
OBS Topper Traces to Irish Champ Minstrella

OBS Topper Traces to Irish Champ Minstrella

Stonestreet Stables' $1.8 million sale topper at the OBS 2-year-old sale traces in female family to Irish champion Minstrella.

 Thursday, March 21, 2013
Business Brisk During First OBS Session

Business Brisk During First OBS Session

The average rose 9.2% and the median was up 23.1% during the first session of the OBS March sale of 2-year-olds March 13 in Ocala. David Ingordo went to $480,000 for the day's topper, a son of Flatter for $480,000.

 Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Horses to Watch at OBS March Sale

Horses to Watch at OBS March Sale

An inside look and consignor comments from some of the top hips for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March 2-year-old sale March 12-13.

 Monday, March 11, 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
OBS March Sale Catalogs 345 Juveniles

OBS March Sale Catalogs 345 Juveniles

The 2013 Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s juvenile sale season gets under way Tuesday, March 12, with the first session of the March selected sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Sunday, March 10, 2013

OBS Championship Day Entries Taken March 4

Entries for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 24th annual Day of Champions will be taken March 4. The four-race card will be run March 11, with first post at 1 p.m. at the Ocala Training Center.

 Friday, March 01, 2013

OBS March Sale Catalogs 345 Select Juveniles

The catalog is available on online. The sale, to be held March 12-13, will be streamed live on BloodHorse.com.

 Monday, February 11, 2013
Falling Sky Tops OBS Winter Sale Opener

Falling Sky Tops OBS Winter Sale Opener

Falling Sky, a 3-year-old colt by Lion Heart, sold for a session-topping $425,000 at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s winter mixed sale. Gross and average up during consignor preferred and the horses of racing age segments.

 Tuesday, January 15, 2013
OBS Mixed Sale Begins Jan. 15

OBS Mixed Sale Begins Jan. 15

A total of 641 horses are cataloged for the two-day Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s winter mixed sale that will be held Jan. 15-16 in Ocala, Fla.

 Monday, January 14, 2013
BC Juvenile Sprint Winner Hightail Retired

BC Juvenile Sprint Winner Hightail Retired

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint winner Hightail has been retired from racing, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas confirmed Jan. 8.

 Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Aikenite to Stand at Calumet Farm

Aikenite to Stand at Calumet Farm

Aikenite, a multiple graded stakes-winning son of Yes It's True who campaigned for Dogwood Stable, has been purchased privately for stallion duty by Calumet Farm.

 Saturday, November 10, 2012
Executiveprivilege Has Baffert's Confidence

Executiveprivilege Has Baffert's Confidence

Trainer Bob Baffert carries his usual quiet confidence about the chances of favored Executiveprivilege into the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park.

 Thursday, November 01, 2012
Chu Family Hoping for a Super Experience

Chu Family Hoping for a Super Experience

Susan and Charles Chu purchase Super Ninety Nine at the OBS June sale...and come up with a starter for the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint.

 Wednesday, October 31, 2012
OBS Fall Sale Ends With Upswings

OBS Fall Sale Ends With Upswings

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. fall mixed sale ended strongly with an open session after beginning with impressive surges in a consignor preferred session.

 Wednesday, October 17, 2012
OBS Fall Mixed Sale Gets Off  to Fast Start

OBS Fall Mixed Sale Gets Off to Fast Start

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. fall mixed sale roared out of the starting gate and surged well ahead of last year's pace during its consignor preferred session.

 Tuesday, October 16, 2012
OBS Has Momentum Going Into Fall Mixed Sale

OBS Has Momentum Going Into Fall Mixed Sale

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. will close out an upbeat year with its fall mixed sale Oct. 16-17 in Central Florida. The season, so far, has been filled with gains in key business figures.

 Monday, October 15, 2012

OBS to Host Sales Catalog App Seminars

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company and The Jockey Club Information Systems will be conducting two seminars focusing on the Equineline Sales Catalog App.

 Tuesday, October 09, 2012

OBS Fall Mixed Sale Has 420 Horses

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 420 horses for its fall mixed sale. The number is down 4.8% from last year's total of 441.

 Saturday, September 08, 2012
Prices Surge During OBS Select Session

Prices Surge During OBS Select Session

A strong storm system that swept across Central Florida Aug. 21 failed to dampen the enthusiasm of buyers attending the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s August yearling auction in Central Florida.

 Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Good 2YO Market Could Help OBS Yearling Sale

Good 2YO Market Could Help OBS Yearling Sale

Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. officials are cautiously optimistic that the August yearling sale can pick up right where the sales company's juvenile sale season ended: on a high note.

 Monday, August 20, 2012
OBS August Yearling Sale Has 751 Horses

OBS August Yearling Sale Has 751 Horses

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 751 horses for its August yearling sale. The number is down 2.7% from last year's total of 772.

 Monday, July 16, 2012

OBS April Sale Topper Wins Career Debut

Executiveprivilege, who brought $650,000 in April to top the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, made her career debut a winning one.

 Friday, June 29, 2012

Average, Median Up at OBS Sale

The prices at the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s 2012 June sale of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age June 19 helped make for some good times.

 Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Flatter, Midnight Lute 2YOs Top OBS Drills

Flatter, Midnight Lute 2YOs Top OBS Drills

A filly by Flatter and colt by Midnight Lute worked quarter miles in :21 flat, the fastest works at the distance at the third and final session of the Under Tack Show for the OBS sale.

 Sunday, June 17, 2012

Spring At Last Filly Works Fastest at OBS

A filly by Spring At Last consigned by Eisaman Equine, agent, Hip No. 408, worked a quarter in :20 4/5, the fastest work at the distance at the second session of the Under Tack Show for the OBS sale.

 Saturday, June 16, 2012
OBS Under Tack Begins June 15

OBS Under Tack Begins June 15

The Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s June sale of two-year-olds and horses of racing age begins Friday, June 15.

 Wednesday, June 13, 2012

OBS Accepting Supplemental June Sale Entries

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company is accepting supplemental entries to its June sale of 2-year-olds in training and older horses in Central Florida. The entries must be received by May 30.

 Friday, May 18, 2012

OBS June Sale's Catalog Has 680 Horses

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 680 horses for its June sale of 2-year-olds in training and older horses. The auction will be held June 19 and 20 in Central Florida.

 Thursday, May 17, 2012
Winners & Placers by Eric Mitchell

Winners & Placers by Eric Mitchell

For Reddam the Derby victory is a splendid mix of good fortune and good chemistry

read blog

 Tuesday, May 08, 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

OBS Continues Strong Gains In 2nd Session

A Majestic Warrior sold for $400,000, topping the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s April 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale April 24 in Central Florida.

 Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Bloodstock & Markets - Depth Perception

Select sale companies need to make sure they have enough juveniles on offer to attract a crowd

 Tuesday, April 24, 2012
OBS Opening Session Posts Solid Gains

OBS Opening Session Posts Solid Gains

A Medaglia d'Oro filly sold for $400,000, topping a successful opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co's. April Spring Sale of 2-year-olds April 23.

 Monday, April 23, 2012

Three Work Quarters in :20 3/5 for OBS Sale

Three horses were the quickest workers at a quarter mile April 19 during the third session of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florida.

 Thursday, April 19, 2012

Keyed Entry, Wildcat Heir 2YOs Work Fast

A Keyed Entry filly and a Wildcat Heir colt named Spare No Expense were among the standouts April 18 during the second session of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Henny Hughes Filly Fastest OBS Worker

A daughter of Henny Hughes posted the fastest time for an eighth of a mile during the first session of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Live Streaming of OBS Sale, Under Tack Show

In arrangement with the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, BloodHorse.com will stream live video of the upcoming Thoroughbred OBS spring sale of 2-year-olds in training and under tack showings in Ocala, Fla.

 Friday, April 13, 2012
OBS Spring Sale Has 1,196 Juveniles

OBS Spring Sale Has 1,196 Juveniles

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. has cataloged 1,196 horses for its spring sale of 2-year-olds in training. The number is down 13.1% from last year's total of 1,377.

 Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Strong OBS March Sale Posts Record Median

Strong OBS March Sale Posts Record Median

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training concluded its two-day run with a spectacular show of financial fireworks.

 Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Street Sense Filly Sells for $475,000 at OBS

Street Sense Filly Sells for $475,000 at OBS

A daughter of Street Sense commanded $475,000 to become the second highest-priced horse sold so far during the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Wednesday, March 14, 2012
OBS Market Comments: Enthusiasm Prevails

OBS Market Comments: Enthusiasm Prevails

Read what people had to say following an upbeat first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Ado Tops Exciting Day at OBS March Sale

Ado Tops Exciting Day at OBS March Sale

The action-packed first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training ended with a flourish after approximately five hours of enthusiastic bidding from a variety of shoppers.

 Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Casse Buys $425K A.P. Indy Colt at OBS

Casse Buys $425K A.P. Indy Colt at OBS

A swift son of A.P. Indy brought $425,000 a little after 2 p.m. EDT during the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Tuesday, March 13, 2012
2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  Next >>