Here is a list of horses to keep an eye on during the March 18 second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florida:
HORSES TO WATCH BECAUSE OF THEIR 2008 YEARLING PURCHASE PRICES
Hip No. 397, an Unbridled's Song – Regally Appealing colt that brought $500,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Hip No. 381, an Unbridled’s Song – Queen of Spirit colt that brought $325,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Hip No. 469, an Include – Spring colt that brought $200,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling sale.
Hip No. 463, a Bernstein – Sparkler colt that brought $195,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Hip No. 343, Ashore, a Dixie Union – Offshore Breeze colt that brought $190,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Hip No. 450, a More Than Ready – Silent Circle colt that brought $175,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Hip No. 489, a Ghostzapper – Susan Powter colt that brought $170,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale.
HORSES TO WATCH BECAUSE OF THEIR WORKOUT TIMES
Hip No. 261, a Gulch – Lady of Wicklow filly that worked a quarter mile in :20 3/5.
Hip No. 276, Ready Response, a Tiger Ridge – Low Talker colt that worked a quarter in :20 3/5.
Hip No. 327, Wild Wit, a Distorted Humor – Mountain Girl filly that worked a quarter in :20 3/5.
Hip No. 340, an Exchange Rate – Notably Charming filly that worked a quarter in :20 3/5.
Hip No. 450, a More Than Ready – Silent Circle colt that worked an eighth of a mile in :9 3/5.
Hip No. 498, an Indian Ocean – Sweet Zeena colt that worked a quarter in :20 3/5.
Hip No. 414, a Mingun – Run Early Run Fast colt that worked three furlongs in :33.
HORSES TO WATCH BECAUSE OF THEIR PEDIGREES
Hip No. 261, a Gulch – Lady of Wicklow colt whose dam is a full sister to Gulfstream Park Breeders’ Cup Handicap (gr. I) winner Man From Wicklow and a half-sister to Canadian Handicap (gr. II) winner Wild Heart Dancing.
Hip No. 269, a Stormy Atlantic – License to Speed filly whose dam is a half-sister to Hillary Step, who produced Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) winner Dawn of War.
Hip No. 280, a Forest Wildcat – Lunar Star colt whose stakes-placed dam is a full sister to Ashland Stakes (gr. I) winner Lunar Spook.
Hip No. 288, a Rock Hard Ten – Marquise Quest colt whose dam is a half-sister to champion Left Bank.
Hip No. 293, an Indian Charlie – Meine Cosmos filly whose dam is a half-sister to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) and Florida Derby (gr. I) winner and successful sire Unbridled’s Song
Hip No. 299, Midnight Stalker, a Teton Forest – Midnight Stroll colt that is a half-brother to Stuyvesant (gr. III), Discovery (gr. III), Westchester (gr. III), Queens County (gr. III), and Aqueduct (gr. III) Handicap winner Mr. Sinatra and stakes producers Numerous Moves and Stroll Fast.
Hip No. 302, a Yonaguska – Mining My Own colt that is a half-brother to Canadian champion Mine That Bird.
Hip No. 317, a Successful Appeal – Miss Turlington filly that is a half-sister to Generous (gr. III) and Pilgrim (gr. III) Stakes winner Incurable Optimist.
Hip No. 320, a Congaree – M. J. Bean colt that is a half-brother to three stakes-placed runners and whose dam is a half-sister to Mexican group I winner and Boojum Handicap (gr. II) winner Claramount and a full sister to stakes winner Scarlet Ibis.
Hip No. 332, El Paso, an El Corredor – My Lady Amelia colt that is a half-brother to Tropical Park Derby (gr. III) winner Lord Robyn.
Hip No. 334, Hemingway’s Music, a Songandaprayer – My Wanita colt whose dam is a full sister to United Nations Handicap (gr. I) winner Balto Star.
Hip No. 335, a Toccet – Narjis Flower filly that is a half-sister to San Clemente Handicap (gr. II) winer Storm Mesa.
Hip No. 343, a Dixie Union – Offshore Breeze colt whose stakes-placed dam is a half-sister to champion Boston Harbor and is from the family of another champion, Groovy.
Hip No. 344, a Rock Hard Ten – One Dream Cat colt whose second dam is Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I) winner One Dreamer.
Hip No. 350, a Toccet – Opens the Vault filly whose dam is a half-sister to Caesars International Handicap (gr. I) and Man o’ War Stakes (gr. I) winner Influent.
Hip No. 356, a Tale of the Cat – Out of Woods colt whose dam is a half-sister to Matron Stakes (gr. I) winner Sense of Style.
Hip No. 360, a Hennessy – Perfect Lady colt whose dam is a half-sister to champion Gilded Time.
Hip No. 365, a Dixieland Band – Pleasant Baby colt that is out of a two-time grade III winner and is a half-brother to Le Beaucet, a winner who finished second in the Gallant Fox Handicap (gr. III).
Hip No. 381, an Unbridled’s Song – Queen of Spirit colt that is a full brother to Bonnie Miss Stakes (gr. II) winner Last Song.
Hip No. 383, El Kingdom, an El Prado – Rabiadella colt that is out of a two-time grade III winner and is a half-brother to Canadian grade II winner Diadella.
Hip No. 385, a Roman Ruler – Raging Beauty filly that is out of a half-sister to champion sprinter Artax.
Hip No. 387, a Chapel Royal – Rajas Secret colt that is a half-brother to Louisiana Derby (gr. II) and Robert F. Carey Memorial Handicap (gr. III) winner Kimberlite Pipe.
Hip No. 388, a Friends Lake – Ranaway filly whose dam is a half-sister to Meadowlands Cup Handicap (gr. I) winner K. J.’s Appeal.
Hip No. 396, Cody’s Tripp, a Trippi – Regal Debutante colt that is a half-brother to Peruvian champion Pigricia.
Hip No. 397, an Unbridled’s Song – Regally Appealing colt whose dam won the Adirondack Stakes (gr. II) and is from the family of Remsen Stakes (gr. II) winner Rockport Harbor (by Unbridled’s Song).
Hip No. 407, a Vindication – Romanticat filly that is a half-sister to Spinaway (gr. I) and Adirondack (gr. II) Stakes winner Things Change, stakes winner Dinner Break, and stakes producer Windcat.
Hip No. 420, a Speightstown – Salty Lady filly that is a half-sister to Hollywood Breeders’ Cup Oaks (gr. II) winner Brooke’s Halo.
Hip No. 424, a Yes It's True – Sarah’s World filly that is a half-sister to Canadian grade II winner Higher World.
Hip No. 429, an El Corredor – Scintillating Suzi colt whose dam is a half-sister to Champagne (gr. I), Futurity (gr. I) and Hopeful (gr. I) Stakes winner Copelan, whose second dam is champion Susan’s Girl, and who is a half-brother to stakes-placed Vivacious Suzi.
Hip No. 433, an Afleet Alex – Second Symphony filly that is a half-sister to Canadian group III winner Summer Symphony and Canadian stakes winner Secondary School.
Hip No. 435, a Peace Rules – Secret Love colt that is a half-brother to Argentine Horse of the Year Second Reality.
Hip No. 442, a Proud Accolade – She Did Tell colt whose dam is a half-sister to Futurity Stakes (gr. I) winner Senor Pete.
Hip No. 461, a Saarland – Southern Day filly whose dam is a half-sister to Florida Derby (gr. I) and Pegasus Handicap (gr. I) winner Brian’s Time.
Hip No. 479, a Hennessy – Stephanootz colt whose dam is a half-sister to Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) winner Lion Tamer.
Hip No. 483, a Northern Afleet – Subtle Raise colt that is a half-brother to Astarita Stakes (gr. II) winner Broad Dynamite and whose dam is a half-sister to Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Very Subtle.
Hip No. 489, a Ghoztzapper – Susan Powter colt that is a half-brother to Triple Bend Breeders’ Cup Invitational (gr. I) and Del Mar Breeders’ Cup (gr. II) Handicap winner Joey Franco and stakes winner Miss Lawless.
Hip No. 495, Nobizlikehorsebiz, a Forest Wildcat – Sweet Symmetry colt that is a full brother to Toboggan Handicap (gr. III) winner Attila’s Storm.
Hip 504, a Medaglia d'Oro – Tee Off colt whose dam is a half-sister to Beldame Stakes (gr. I) and Gazelle Handicap (gr. I) winner Tactile.
Hip No. 511, Late Night Hookup, a Hook and Ladder – Tizalittlelater colt whose dam is a half-sister to champion Gourmet Girl.
Hip No. 512, a Purge – Tiz Twilight colt that is out of a grade III winner and is a half-brother to Crown Royal American Turf Stakes (gr. III) winner Strategic Partner.
Hip No. 513, a Smarty Jones – Torrid Affair colt that is a half-brother to Canadian grade III winner Seductively.
Hip No. 522, a Ghostzapper – Two Item Limit colt filly whose dam won the Black-Eyed Susan (gr. II), Demoiselle (gr. II), Comely (gr. III) , and Tempted (gr. III) Stakes.