Ocala Breeders' Sales

OBS October Yearling Sale Catalogue Now Online

The catalogue for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2023 October Yearling Sale is now available online. The two-day sale, which will take place over two days on Oct. 10 and 11, features 676 horses catalogued in the two open sessions, the first 338 plus supplements selling on the first day and the remainder selling on day two. The sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as online via the Thoroughbred Daily News and other outlets. Both sessions will begin at 10:00 a.m.

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Third Session of OBS April Ends With a Bang

by Jessica Martini & Christie DeBernardis OCALA, FL--Action started off measured at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale's third session Thursday, but picked up noticeably throughout the day, capped by a $1.7-million Tapit colt purchased by Lane's End Racing and West Point Thoroughbreds. Hip 885 was the fourth seven-figure seller of the sale so far. There were a few new faces buying in the top end Thursday with Christine and Phil Hatfield's CHP Racing purchasing a $870,000 son of Into Mischief (Hip 844); trainer Cherie DeVaux securing a $685,000...

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Registration Available for Pedigree & Conformation Clinic

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is hosting a Pedigree & Conformation Clinic on Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 12-13 in Ocala, Florida. The clinic will be held at the Ocala Breeders' Sales grounds. Speakers include: representatives from the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners Association, including Tammy Gantt; Andrew Vanlangendonck and Francis Vanlangendonck of Summerfield Sales; Dr. Jeffrey T. Berk (veterinarian); Marette Farrell (bloodstock agent); Tod Wojciechowski, director of sales for Ocala Breeders' Sales Company; Eddie Woods of Eddie Woods Training Center; Gail Rice (breeder); and more. Meals, educational materials, and...

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Sunday's OBS Breeze Show Cancelled Due to Weather

The first session of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2021 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds was cancelled, according to a press release Sunday morning from the sales company. "With severe impending weather approaching it has been determined that cancellation is the best and safest course of action for both horses and people," read the release. Sunday's weather in Ocala called for thunderstorms, some potentially severe, and heavy rain with more than an inch of rainfall predicted. The under tack show will now be scheduled over six...

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OBS October Catalog Online

The catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2020 October Sale is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com. The two-day sale is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 13 and 14. Supplemental entries are being accepted until Sept. 25. The sale begins Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 12 noon with the Two-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age section, cataloged as Hips 1-54. The Selected Yearling Sale begins immediately following the Horses of Racing Age, with 142 horses cataloged as Hips 101-242. The Open Yearling Sale, with 391...

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