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2013 Cape Premier Yearling Sales Review

2013 Cape Premier Yearling Sales Review

A look back at the results from the 2013 Cape Premier Yearling Sale.

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 Friday, March 08, 2013

Brisk Trading Concludes Cape Yearling Sale

Brisk trading continued Jan. 25 in the concluding session of the two-day 2013 Cape Premier Yearling Sale taking place in the heart of Cape Town, South Africa.

 Friday, January 25, 2013

Average Surges at Cape Town Yearling Sale

During a day of high prices that helped lift average, a son of successful South African sire Silvano topped the opening session of the 2013 Cape Premier Yearling Sale, the first sale of the year in South Africa.

 Thursday, January 24, 2013
R Holiday Mood Hangs On in Hurricane Bertie

R Holiday Mood Hangs On in Hurricane Bertie

R Holiday Mood hooked up with Funny Sunny at the start and those two fought all the way to the wire before R Holiday Mood prevailed by a neck in the $150,000 Hurricane Bertie Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Feb. 19.

 Sunday, February 19, 2012

Trippi Colt Stands Out at Cape Premier Sale

Magnificent Trip, a son of Trippi, commanded 1.7 million rand ($213,368 in U.S. funds) Jan. 26 to top the opening session of Book 1 of Cape Thoroughbred Sales' Cape Premier yearling auction in South Africa.

 Thursday, January 26, 2012
Travelin Man Enjoys Smooth Trip in Swale

Travelin Man Enjoys Smooth Trip in Swale

Travelin Man, in just the third start of his career for trainer Todd Pletcher, easily put away his four rivals to register a convincing two-length win in the $147,000 Swale Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park April 3.

 Sunday, April 03, 2011
R Heat Lightning Torches Davona Dale Rivals

R Heat Lightning Torches Davona Dale Rivals

R Heat Lightning returned to the winner's circle for the first time since last summer's Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) with a 7 1/4-length romp in the $250,000 Davona Dale Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park Feb. 26.

 Saturday, February 26, 2011
Filly & Mare Turf: Trip for A.J. Turns Tables

Filly & Mare Turf: Trip for A.J. Turns Tables

Trip for A.J., second to Askbut I Won'ttell in the My Charmer Handicap (gr. IIIT) last month, turned the tables in capturing $300,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf at Gulfstream Park Jan. 29.

 Saturday, January 29, 2011
R Heat Lightning Strikes in Spinaway

R Heat Lightning Strikes in Spinaway

R Heat Lightning collared the speedy Alienation at the sixteenth pole and sped away to a decisive victory in the $250,000 Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Sept. 5.

 Sunday, September 05, 2010

Trippi Filly Among Fastest OBS Workers

Lucky Trippi, a filly by Trippi, breezed three eighths of a mile in :33 flat June 13, posting the fastest time for the distance during the second session of the under tack show for the OBS June sale in Florida.

 Sunday, June 13, 2010
Bone Bruise Stops Musket Man for the Year

Bone Bruise Stops Musket Man for the Year

Multiple graded winner Musket Man, who made a name for himself during this year's Triple Crown run, will miss Monmouth Park's Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 2 and the rest of the racing season with a bone bruise in his left front foot.

 Sunday, July 05, 2009
Let It Rock Rolls in Razorback

Let It Rock Rolls in Razorback

Stalking Let It Rock emerged from between horses in deep stretch to score his first graded stakes win in the $150,000 Razorback Handicap (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park March 7.

 Saturday, March 07, 2009
Workout Times Slow Down at F-T Sale

Workout Times Slow Down at F-T Sale

The fastest times were slower than they were a year ago during the under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training. But the auction firm's officials and consignors said they weren't surprised or disappointed for a couple of reasons.

 Friday, February 27, 2009
Owner Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Dead

Owner Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Dead

Harry T. Mangurian Jr., one of Florida's leading breeders and owners for years, died Oct. 19 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after battling leukemia.

 Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Mixed Results for OBS Sale's Final Day

Mixed Results for OBS Sale's Final Day

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. August yearling sale ended its four-day run Aug. 21 with figures more in line with last year's, as compared to the previous sessions, which had brought numbers considerably lower than 2007's comparable sessions.

 Friday, August 22, 2008
Trippi to South Africa

Trippi to South Africa

Trippi, Florida's leading sire this year, has been purchased by Johann and Gaynor Rupert's L'Ormarins Stud for stallion duty in South Africa.

 Tuesday, July 22, 2008
White Lamb Sells for $550,000 at OBS

White Lamb Sells for $550,000 at OBS

Darley USA president Jimmy Bell struck early Wednesday, buying a Trippi filly named White Lamb for $550,000 during the first hour of the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florida.

 Wednesday, March 19, 2008
West Point Derby Contenders Work

West Point Derby Contenders Work

Three top contenders from the West Point Thoroughbreds string prepared for starts in graded stakes while breezing for their respective trainers Feb. 21. Led by 4-year-old Awesome Gem, the worktab also included potential Derby contenders El Gato Malo and Saratoga Russell.

 Friday, February 22, 2008

First Stakes Try for Law N Dora

Law N Dora puts his undefeated record on the line in his stakes debut, the $75,000 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes at Aqueduct Jan. 21.

 Saturday, January 19, 2008
La Traviata Opts for Filly & Mare Sprint; Meets Dream Rush

La Traviata Opts for Filly & Mare Sprint; Meets Dream Rush

La Traviata opted for the new Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Oct. 26 rather than the TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) the following day, making that race much more intriguing than it would have been had she opted to run against males.

 Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Breeders' Cup Focus: Miss Macy Sue

Breeders' Cup Focus: Miss Macy Sue

Her connections have thought highly of her for quite some time. But Miss Macy Sue needed to keep proving herself in her order to be considered for the inaugural $1-million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Oct. 26 at Monmouth Park.

 Saturday, October 20, 2007
Trippi's Storm - NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile

Trippi's Storm - NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile

A son of Trippi, out of the Storm Bird mare Pocket Beauty, Trippi's Storm captured the Kelso Handicap (gr. IIT) Sept. 29 at Belmont, paving his way to the $2-million NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT).

 Friday, October 05, 2007

Miss Macy Sue Headlines Honorable Miss Field

Miss Macy Sue has won four stakes in a row, each of them in convincing fashion. Now, the 4-year-old filly looks to handle a short field of five for her biggest payday yet in the six-furlong, $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares at Saratoga Aug. 3.

 Wednesday, August 01, 2007

OBSC Spring Produces $410,000 Sale Topper Friday

A Trippi colt consigned by Ocala Stud was sold for $410,000 to E. Paul Robsham Stable to top the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2007 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training during the final session Friday.

 Friday, April 27, 2007

Precise End Filly Leads Way in OBS Under Tack Show's Second Session

A filly by Precise End, consigned by M & H Training & Sales, agent, worked an eighth in :10 1/5 Thursday in Central Florida to post the fastest time at the distance during the second session of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Friday, April 20, 2007

Try to Fly Soars in San Pedro for Talamo, O'Neill

Newly relocated apprentice sensation Joseph Talamo registered his first Santa Anita stakes victory aboard talented Try to Fly in Saturday's $83,250 San Pedro for 3-year-olds at 6 1/2 furlongs.

 Sunday, April 08, 2007

Johannesburg Colt Turns in Impressive Work for OBS Sale

Colts by Johannesburg, Carson City, and Trippi ranked among the fastest workers during the second and final under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. February select juvenile auction.

 Sunday, February 11, 2007

Montbrook Tops Ocala Stud Farms' Fees

Michael O'Farrell's Ocala Stud Farms, which stands four of Florida's top eight stallions by 2006 progeny earnings, announced 2007 fees for all its stallions.

 Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Green Vegas Leave Straight Faced Behind

Green Vegas, the only horse in Saturday's $400,000 In Reality Division of the Florida Stallion Stakes to have won a stakes race around two turns, benefited from a fast pace to rally to victory while denying Straight Faced a sweep of the lucrative series for juveniles at Calder Race Course.

 Saturday, October 14, 2006

A Sea Trippi Cruises to U Can Do It Victory

Buckingham Stables' 3-year-old filly A Sea Trippi defeated Running Bobcats by 2 ΒΌ lengths in the $100,000 U Can Do It Handicap for fillies and mares at showery Calder Race Course Saturday.

 Saturday, September 16, 2006

Cherokee Run, Songandaprayer Fillies Sizzle in OBS March Works

Fillies by Cherokee Run and Songandaprayer were among the fastest workers Friday during an under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March select sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florida.

 Friday, March 10, 2006

Indy Charmer Leads Opening Session of Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale

Indy Charmer brought $150,000 to lead the opening session of the two-day Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter mixed sale Feb. 12 at the sale company's Newtown Paddocks near Lexington.

 Sunday, February 12, 2006

O'Neill Postpones Works for Stevie Wonderboy, Jealous Profit Until Monday

Doug O'Neill stood in the Belmont trainer's stand Sunday morning trying to figure out when to work his 2-year-olds Stevie Wonderboy and Jealous Profit for their final tuneup for the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I).

 Sunday, October 23, 2005

Grade I Winner Trippi's First Winner

Trippi, a grade I winner, came through with his first winner May 10 when his son Triplethepleasure won at Calder Race Course in his first start.

 Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Menifee Filly Has Best Quarter Time at OBSC Under Tack Show

Morning Praise, a filly by Menifee consigned by Nick de Meric, agent, worked a quarter in :20 4/5 to post the fastest work at the distance of the second session of the Under Tack Show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2005 Spring Sale of 2-Year- Olds in Training.

 Thursday, April 21, 2005

Full House Expected for OBS March Sale

A large contingent of trainers were on hand March 20 for the final of two breeze shows leading up to the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's selected March 2-year-olds in training sale.

 Sunday, March 20, 2005

Business Continues to Boom at OBS as Open Sessions Begin

A yearling filly by Halo's Image brought $37,000 Wednesday to top the first of two open sessions of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's fall mixed sale.

 Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Record-Setting Keeneland September Gross Tops $320 Million

The world's biggest Thoroughbred auction got even bigger Saturday as the record-setting gross for the Keeneland September yearling sale grew to $321,224,800 during the 12th session.

 Sunday, September 26, 2004

Daughter of Monarchos Tops Final OBS Session

A $90,000 daughter of Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Monarchos topped the third and final session of the Ocala Breeders Sales Company's August yearling sale. The filly was purchased by M.S.T.S. out of the Summerfield consignment of Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck.

 Thursday, August 26, 2004

OBS Mixed Sale Wraps Up on Positive Note

Bolstered by large final-session percentage increases in both average and median, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Fall Mixed Sale ended Thursday with across the board increases in nearly every category except buy-back rate.

 Thursday, October 16, 2003

Weanling Filly by Trippi Tops OBS Mixed Session

A weanling filly by Trippi, went to Dry Creek Stables for $31,000 to top the first of two open sessions of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2003 Fall Mixed Sale.

 Wednesday, October 15, 2003

Trippi's First Foal Born Jan. 3

The first reported foal by grade I winner Trippi is a filly who arrived Jan. 3

 Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Change of Plans: Trippi to Ocala Stud

Grade I winner Trippi, who was scheduled to stand the 2002 breeding season at Tom Simon's Vinery near Lexington, instead will begin his stallion career at J. Michael O'Farrell's Ocala Stud Farm near Ocala, Fla.

 Thursday, September 20, 2001

Grade I Winner Trippi Retired; Arrives at Vinery

Trippi, whose five graded stakes wins included a score in last year's Vosburgh Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Tom Simon's Vinery near Lexington.

 Thursday, August 30, 2001

With Anticpation Earns First Grade I Win -- Again

Disqualified after winning his first grade I race at Monmouth Park last month, With Anticipation came right back in Saturday's $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (gr. IT) at Saratoga, defeating King Cugat by three-quarters of a length.

 Saturday, August 11, 2001

John's Call Tops New York Workout Tab

Trillium Stable's John's Call breezed four furlongs on the main track in :49 3/5 this morning, as the 10-year-old gelding seeks back-to-back victories in the Sword Dancer Invitational. John's Call became of the top turf horses in the country last year when he drew off to win by 9< lengths in the Sword Dancer.

 Wednesday, August 01, 2001

Belmont Park Race Report: Storybook Finish

Groom Sean Coulthard seemed to be waiting in ambush, as he stood in barn 2, stall 18, rubbing down Exciting Story. Coulthard, it seems, knew who was going to win the $750,000 Metropolitan Mile Handicap (gr. I), which was to be run in about 2 1/2 hours. "Here's the best bet of the day," he said emphatically to an unsuspecting passerby.

 Monday, May 28, 2001

Traditionally, Pletcher Pair Work For Met Mile

The action picked up on the Metropolitan Handicap front Thursday morning, as Ogden Phipps' Traditionally breezed a half in :49 over the sloppy main track at Belmont, galloping out five furlongs in 1:02. Todd Pletcher's pair of Trippi and Left Bank also worked this morning, going five furlongs in 1:01 3/5 in company.

 Thursday, May 24, 2001

Hook and Ladder Impresses in Gulfstream Park Sprint

Chester and Mary Broman's Hook and Ladder led from start to finish and held off a game challenge from Trippi and Rollin With Nolan for an impressive victory in Friday's Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. II).

 Friday, March 09, 2001
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