March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, the bellwether auction of the juvenile sales season, begins its four-day run Tuesday and continues through Friday with bidding beginning each day at 10:30 a.m. "We are hoping to capitalize on the momentum that we had at our March sale," said OBS Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski. "There are an awful lot of good horses on the grounds. There is a lot of activity on the grounds right now. We are looking forward to a good sale." The 2024...

by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis OCALA, FL- For the third straight year, Saudi businessman Amr Zedan made the highest bid at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, going to an OBS record $3 million to acquire a colt by Gun Runner during a vibrant final session of the auction Thursday. The sale-topping colt brought the number of horses to sell for seven figures during the three-day auction to seven, up from four a year ago, and a record for the March sale. "I thought...

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale marks a full decade as an open auction when it begins its three-day run Tuesday afternoon and, with a well-attended under-tack show last week followed by a busy weekend of showing, consignors are optimistic demand will be high for the first juvenile sale of the season. The sale, originally slated to begin at 11 a.m. Mar. 11, will now get going at 1 p.m. to allow horsemen more time in the wake of the consolidated under tack show....

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, the first juvenile auction of the season, begins Monday morning in Central Florida. With 833 horses catalogued--compared to 635 a year ago--the auction has been expanded to three days this year and bidding begins each day at 11 a.m. "We have been pleased with the amount of traffic we have seen in the barn area," OBS Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski said. "With all of the buyers who have contacted us about coming into town for the sale, I feel...