Pinhooks Dominate OBS April Catalog
The impact of pinhooked horses—those purchased for resale later—on the 2-year-olds in training auction market cannot be understated, with the upcoming Ocala Breeders' Sales spring sale April 24-27 a prime example.
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2018 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training
Under Tack Show
- Monday, April 16, 2018, 8:00 am EST Hips 1-204
- Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 8:00 am EST Hips 205-408
- Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 8:00 am EST Hips 409-612
- Thursday, April 19, 2018, 8:00 am EST Hips 613-815
- Friday, April 20, 2018, 8:00 am EST Hips 816-1018
- Saturday, April 21, 2018, 8:00 am EST Hips 1019-1222
Sale Schedule
- Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 10:30 am EDT Hips 1-306
- Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 10:30 am EDT Hips 307-612
- Thursday, April 26, 2018, 10:30 am EDT Hips 613-918
- Friday, April 27, 2018, 10:30 am EDT Hips 919-1222
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OBS March Sale Concludes With High Median Prices
A Strong Mandate colt and a filly by Uncle Mo each brought $775,000 to top the second and final session of the 2018 Ocala Breeders' Sales March sale of 2-year-olds in training.
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Consignor Brennan Looking for Balanced Juvenile Market
Like most sale consignors, Niall Brennan loves it when one of his horses knocks it out of the park and brings a big number. But if the high price comes at the expense of his other horses, he would prefer that money be spread around.
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Valiant Minister to Stand at Bridlewood
Valiant Minister, a record-priced 2-year-old at Ocala Breeders' Sales, has been retired and will take up stud duty at Bridlewood Farm near Ocala, Fla. The 2018 fee for the 5-year-old son of Candy Ride will be $2,500 stands and nurses.
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Malibu Moon Filly Tops Final OBS Winter Session
A daughter of Malibu Moon consigned by Summerfield, went to agent Patrice Miller of EQB for $150,000 to top the open session of the 2018 Ocala Breeders' Sales' winter mixed sale.
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Thumbs Up for OBS Yearling Sale's New Date
Ocala Breeders' Sales reported across-the-board increases in key statistical categories when its annual yearling sale began Oct. 10 after previously being held in August.
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OBS Sale Begins With a New Spot on Calendar
Management at Ocala Breeders' Sales is hopeful a new position on the calendar and the bull market for yearlings will equate to positive results when the Ocala, Fla., sales company conducts its Oct. 10-11 auction.
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Hips to Watch at OBS October Selected Session
The only two yearlings entered in the Ocala Breeders' Sales October yearling sale produced from grade 1-winning mares are among the horses to watch during the Oct. 10 selected session of the two-day auction in Ocala, Fla.
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Fort Wise Treaty is First Winner for Fort Larned
Mark Breen's Fort Wise Treaty became the first winner for freshman sire Fort Larned July 4 with a neck victory in a mile turf race at Ellis Park.
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Astrology Filly Closes Out Strong OBS Sale
After a session topped by an Astrology filly bought by Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm for $300,000, the Ocala Breeders' Sales' 2-year-olds in training sale ended June 14 with double-digit increases in average and median prices.
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First Dude Colt Tops Strong OBS June Opener
Topped by a First Dude colt bought by his breeder for $400,000 on behalf of a racing partnership he heads, the Ocala Breeders' Sales' 2-year-olds and horses of racing age sale began on a strong note June 13.
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OBS June Day 2 Hips to Watch: Tapit Time
The timing couldn't be better for three consignors with colts sired by Gainesway's leading sire Tapit entered in the June 14 second day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales 2-year-olds and horses in training sale.
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Classic Empire's Half Brother Among OBS Hips to Watch
When Ocala Breeders' Sales begins its two-day 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale June 13, a half brother to champion Classic Empire and two sons of Scat Daddy will be among the horses to watch.
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OBS Sale to Close Out Strong Juvenile Auction Season
With Ocala Breeders' Sales scheduled to close out the 2-year-olds in training sale season June 13-14, it will mark the end of a robust year that has seen across-the-board success for pinhookers and sales companies.
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Two Fillies Fastest Workers in OBS Under Tack Finale
A filly from the first crop of sprinter Poseidon’s Warrior and an Astrology filly posted bullet works June 10 as Ocala Breeders’ Sales concluded its under tack show in preparation for next week’s 2-year-olds and horses in training sale.
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Into Mischief Colt Tops OBS Under Tack Session
For the second day in a row, one of the fastest workers during the June 9 Ocala Breeders' Sales 2-year-olds and horses in training sale under tack show session came from Jaime Mejia's Thoroughbred Champions Training Center.
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Scat Daddy Colt Tops OBS June Pinhook Prospects
The top previously purchased horse in the Ocala Breeders' Sales 2-year-old and horses of all ages sale is a Scat Daddy colt purchased for $260,000 by agent Justin Casse on behalf of a partnership group.
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OBS June Under Tack Show Begins June 7
The Under Tack Show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2017 June Sale of 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age begins Wednesday, June 7, and continues through Saturday, June 10.
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OBS Spring Sale Concludes With Across-the-Board Records
Spurred by a diverse group of international and domestic buyers active at all levels of the market, the Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring sale of 2-year-olds in training came to an end April 28 with records set in key statistical categories.
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Creative Cause Filly's Sale Emotional for Koch
After scoring a big pinhooking profit during the April 28 final session of Ocala Breeders' Sales spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, Billy Koch became emotional when discussing the effort required to get a horse to that point.
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Strong Gains at OBS Session Led by Record Tiznow Colt
Led by a record-priced $2.45 million Tiznow colt who was one of three seven-figure transactions, the third session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring 2-year-olds in training sale posted dramatic increases April 27.
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Union Rags Colt Goes for $1 Million at OBS
A Union Rags colt was purchased by Red Barons Barn and Rancho Temescal for $1 million late during the April 27 session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Record Tiznow Colt Lives Up to Expectations
A Tiznow colt from Bobby Dodd's consignment lit up the Ocala Breeders' Sales auction ring April 27, when he was purchased by M.V. Magnier of Coolmore Stud for a record $2.45 million.
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Union Rags Colt Hits for New Partnership Group
A new pinhooking partnership group made a big hit at the April 27 session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring 2-year-olds in training sale, where a Union Rags colt was sold for $1 million, a tie for the second-highest price of the sale.
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Tiznow Colt Brings $2.45 Million at OBS
A Tiznow colt out of the Distorted Humor mare Moonbow lit up the board during the third session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales spring 2-year-olds in training sale when he sold to Coolmore's M.V. Magnier for $2.45 million April 27.
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Bull Run Continues at OBS Spring Sale
Continuing the momentum from the previous day’s opening session, the Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring auction of 2-year-olds in training continued its bull run April 26, with strong increases in gross and average prices.
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High-Profile Owners Team Up to Buy Expensive Colt
A group of four high-profile owners banded together April 26 to purchase a well-bred son of Medaglia d'Oro for $850,000 to become the new sale-topper at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Filly’s Price Tag is Right for the Prices
Andro and Tracey Price had the biggest score to date for their pinhooking operation when a Munnings filly bought for $67,000 sold for $425,000 during the April 26 of the second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring sale.
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OBS April First Session Soars
With brisk across-the-board trade, the Ocala Breeders' Sales spring sale of 2-year-olds in training kicked off with double-digit increases in gross and average.
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Orb Colt Grew Up, Brought $685,000 at OBS
An Orb colt purchased as a yearling for $30,000, reflecting his small size, brought a high bid of $685,000 from Three Chimneys Bloodstock, as agent, during the April 25 session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales spring 2-year-olds in training auction.
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Brisk Activity Bodes Well for OBS Spring Sale
If the brisk activity in the barn area is any indication, Ocala Breeders' Sales is poised for a strong spring 2-year-olds in training sale.
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OBS Hips to Watch Include Tapwrit's Half Brother
Hips to watch for Ocala Breeders' Sales' spring 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Trio Zips On OBS Spring Sale's Final Under Tack Day
Colts by Run Away and Hide, Tapizar, and Violence sped quarters in :20 3/5 to share honors for the the fastest works at the distance April 22 during the final session of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales' 2017 spring sale.
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Into Mischief Colt Fires in OBS Quarter-Mile
The fifth under tack session for the OBS spring 2-year-olds in training sale saw four horses post eighth-mile works in :10 flat and an Into Mischief colt getting a quarter-mile in :20 3/5.
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More Than Ready Filly, Tiznow Colt Flash Speed at OBS
Speed was on display during the April 20 under tack show in preparation for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring 2-year-olds in training sale as two 2-year-olds zipped an eighth-mile of :09 3/5.
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Malibu Moon Filly Fastest at OBS Under Tack Session
A Malibu Moon filly from the Eddie Woods consignment had the fastest quarter-mile time of :20 4/5 during the April 19 third session of the under tack show in preparation for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Five Share Fastest OBS Work Time
Five juveniles shared the eighth-mile workout time of :09 4/5 during the April 18 second session of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales 2017 spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
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Wildcat Heir Colt Turns Heads at OBS Under Tack Show
Hip 200, a bay colt by Wildcat Heir consigned by Blue River Bloodstock, agent, sped a quarter-mile in :20 2/5 to post the fastest work at the distance in the opening session of the under tack show for the OBS spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
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OBS April Catalog Available Online
A total of 1,208 juveniles have been cataloged for the four-day sale, set for April 25-28.
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Family Reunion: Little Red Feather Buys Son of Egg Drop
After laying out a bid of $200,000 during the March 15 session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March 2-year-olds in training sale, Billy Koch and his partners got to bring home a colt they already considered part of the family.
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Strong Demand Fuels Record OBS March Sale
Zayat Stables hit it out of the park at the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training, fueling a vibrant market that resulted in increases in gross and average for the two-day auction.
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Lows Acquire Pioneerof the Nile Colt for $1 Million
A Pioneerof the Nile colt produced a healthy return on his original purchase price when sold to Robert and Lawana Low for $1 million during the March 15 second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2-year-olds in training sale.
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$1.7 Million Congrats Filly New Sale Topper at OBS
A Congrats filly was purchased by Kerri Radcliffe for $1.7 million to become the new sale topper at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s March sale of 2-year-olds in training.
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Strong Demand at Top Fuels OBS Opener
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale of 2-year-olds in training began with a continuation of the same trends at other auctions in recent years, with stiff demand at the top and about a third of the offerings returning to their owners.
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Curlin Colt Goes for $950,000 at OBS Sale
Margaret Fauber went to $950,000 to secure a Curlin colt as the second-highest price during the March 14 opening session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Orb Colt Shines in OBS Ring, Selling for $1,250,000
An Orb colt bought by consignor Crupi's New Castle for $350,000 as a yearling produced a healthy return on the investment March 14 when he was purchased by Solis/Litt on behalf of LNJ Foxwoods and partners for $1,250,000.
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City Zip Filly to Trainer Motion for $700,000
Trainer Graham Motion went to $700,000 to secure a City Zip filly to become the new sale-topper midway through the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Will Middle Market Emerge at OBS March Sale?
As owners, agents, and trainers began their inspections in earnest for horses entered in the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s 2-year-olds in training sale, there was a positive vibe on the sale grounds the morning of March 12.
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More Than Ready Colt Sizzles in OBS Work
During the final breeze show in preparation for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s March 14-15 sale, a More Than Ready colt sizzled an eighth of a mile in :09 3/5, the fastest time at the distance during three days.
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Kantharos Filly Tops Second OBS Under Tack Show
A gray daughter of promising young sire Kantharos zipped a quarter mile in :20 4/5 to post the fastest time at the distance during the second under tack session in preparation for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2-year-olds in training sale.
