Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training

Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, bidding alongside trainer Bob Baffert, went to $900,000 to acquire a filly by Curlin (hip 190) on behalf of Susan and Charlie Chu's Baoma Corp during Tuesday's first session of the OBS Spring sale. Bred by Klaravich Stables and consigned by de Meric Sales, the bay filly is out of stakes-placed Motivated Seller (Into Mischief). She worked a furlong in last week's under-tack show in :9 4/5.

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...

A colt from the first crop of Independence Hall (hip 619) tied the time for the fastest quarter-mile of the week so far in Ocala when he worked the distance in :20 2/5 at the fourth session of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training Wednesday. Consigned by Wavertree Stables, the juvenile is out of Waltzing (Candy Ride {Arg}), a half-sister to graded winner Dancing Solo (Giant's Causeway) and to Grade I-placed Dancing (Bernardini). He was purchased by Ron Fein's Superfine for...

Among the some 170 catalogued horses expected to breeze during Wednesday's fourth session of the under-tack preview for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, one colt stands out on paper thanks to his famous grandmother. Shuggy (Twirling Candy) (hip 668) is the first foal out of champion Zenyatta's unraced daughter Zellda (Medaglia d'Oro). Mayberry Farm is consigning the bay colt on behalf of Ann Holbrook Moss, who campaigned Zenyatta with her ex-husband, the late Jerry Moss. "Everything Zenyatta is hers," April Mayberry said of Holbrook....

While eight horses tied for the fastest furlong of :9 4/5, a filly from the first crop of Grade I winner Yaupon (hip 181) distinguished herself with a bullet quarter-mile breeze in :20 2/5 during the second session of the under-tack preview ahead of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training Monday in Central Florida. Consigned by Tom McCrocklin, hip 181 is out of Moon Over Mag Bay (Malibu Moon), a daughter of stakes winner Believe in Charlie (Indian Charlie). "She's just naturally fast," McCrocklin said...

The under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training begins Sunday morning and continues through Saturday with sessions beginning each day at 8 a.m. Hips one through 173 are scheduled to breeze Sunday, followed by hips 174 through 346 on Monday; hips 347 through 519 on Tuesday; hips 520 through 691 on Wednesday; hips 692 through 863 on Thursday; hips 864 through 1035 on Friday; and hips 1036 through 1207 on Saturday. The four-day OBS Spring sale will be held Apr. 15 through 18...

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, with 1208 catalogued offerings, begins its four-day run Tuesday morning. Bidding begins at noon during the auction's first session. "I anticipate it being a good sale," said OBS Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski. "We've got a lot of people here. The under-tack show was well-attended and the interest that we are getting is high. Certainly, the April sale is the go-to sale of the year." The size of the Spring sale's catalogue helps attract a diverse buying bench, Wojciechowski...

The under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale begins Sunday morning and continues through Saturday. Sessions begin each day at 8 a.m. Hips one through 173 are scheduled to work Sunday, followed by: hips 174-345 on Monday; hips 346-518 on Tuesday, hips 519-690 on Wednesday; hips 691-863 on Thursday; hips 864-1035 on Friday; and hips 1036-1208 on Saturday. The Spring sale will be held Apr. 16-19 with bidding beginning each day at 10:30 a.m.

The catalogue for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training is now available online at the company's website, obssales.com. A total of 1,207 juveniles have been catalogued for the four-day sale, which will be held Apr. 16-19. Bidding begins at 10:30 a.m. for each session. The auction's under-tack show will be held Apr. 7-13, beginning each day at 8 a.m. Recent graduates of the Spring sale include Grade I winners Arabian Knight (Uncle Mo), Arabian Lion (Justify), Du Jour (Temple City); Practical Move (Practical Joke); Saudi...

A filly by Mendelssohn (hip 141) had the fastest furlong breeze of Sunday's first session of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, while a daughter of Bolt d'Oro (hip 3) turned in the day's fastest quarter-mile breeze. Consigned by Off the Hook, LLC, hip 141 worked the furlong in :9 3/5 an hour and a half into Sunday's session of the breeze show. The bay filly is out of the unraced Caroline Victoria (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}), a daughter of graded winner...

The first of seven sessions of the under-tack show ahead of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training begins Sunday morning at 8 a.m. Hip numbers 1-175 are scheduled to breeze Sunday, followed by hips 176-350 Monday; hips 351-525 Tuesday; hips 526-700 Wednesday; hips 701-875 Thursday; hips 876-1050 Friday; and hips 1051-1222 next Saturday. The OBS Spring sale will be held Apr. 25 through Apr. 28. Sessions begin daily at 10:30 a.m.

The juvenile sales calendar, interrupted by the coronavirus epidemic, is scheduled to resume in three weeks with the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-year-Olds in Training and the OBS board met Monday to discuss the implementation of safety protocols ahead of the four-day auction. OBS held the only 2-year-olds in training sale of the year so far in March, just as the pandemic was starting to cause mass cancellations. Precautions for the Spring Sale will continue on from protocols put in place prior to the March sale, according...