The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (ITOBA) is introducing a new format for the 2023 Fall Mixed sale. This year will feature a Live Yearling sale, a Paddock sale and a Mixed Digital one.
The Live Yearling sale will be held on Oct. 14 at the Horseshoe Indianapolis Receiving Barn at 1:00 p.m. E.T. This sale will feature up to 80 Indiana bred, Indiana sired and out-of-state yearlings. The Paddock sale will take place directly after and only feature horses of racing age.
The Mixed Digital sale will be held from Oct. 16-19 and will offer weanlings, broodmares, horses of racing age and RNAs from the Live Yearling sale. Click here for more information.
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Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at both Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits.
Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are the horses entered for Saturday at Ellis and Del Mar:
Saturday, August 5, 2023 Ellis 2, $70k, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:17 p.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Fundamentally (Liam's Map), OBSAPR, 285,000, :20.4 Consignor: Top Line Sales LLC, agent Buyer: Klaravich Stable Inc
Ellis 4, $70k, 2yo, 1m, 2:22 p.m. ET First of His Name (Catalina Cruiser), OBSAPR, 400,000, :10 Consignor: de Meric Sales, agent Buyer: R Brisset, agent for September Farm & Storrytener
Moneyshot (Frosted), OBSAPR, 50,000, :10.3 Consignor: Lucan Bloodstock (Karl Keegan), agent Buyer: Christina R Jelm for Pegasus Training Center
Del Mar 1, $82k, 2yo, 6f, 5:00 p.m. ET Ambiguous (Arrogate), OBSAPR, 180,000, :10.3 Consignor: Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, agent Buyer: Mike Ryan, agent for Peter Redekop BC Ltd
