Following is a list of stallions whose first crops of 2-year-olds are represented in the upcoming Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, including the number of horses cataloged and the farm where the stallion is currently advertised.
Offerings from the debut crop of a stallion are often met with a commercial premium from buyers at auction. A stallion's stud fee is often at its highest during their first season, increasing the initial investment, and the natural intrigue of a blue-sky prospect often put a unique spotlight on the rookie sires at any given sale.
Here are the opportunities to get in on the ground floor with a first-year stallion at this year's OBS March sale, along with analysis on a pair of standout sires by Kip Elser of Kirkwood Equine Advisory.
Analysis of Spendthrift Farm freshmen Omaha Beach and Mitole from Kip Elser of Kirkwood Equine Advisory:
There are some exciting new sires whose first crop are 2-year-olds this year. Having watched the breezes at OBS the past two weeks, two freshmen sires that are well represented here are Omaha Beach and Mitole.
Omaha Beach has a great pedigree on the top and bottom, and he lived up to it on the track, going a mile and an eighth early in his 3-year-old year when winning the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby against a classy group. After getting some time off due to a setback, he came back bigger and stronger, winning two Grade 1s and just missing in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. I think if he hadn't missed that training earlier in the year, he would have been the horse to beat in the Classic.
Here at OBS, his offspring have been impressive across the board. They are square, solid, good-minded horses. They aren't the quickest in the breeze shows, but they're good movers and their gallop outs are turning heads. Hip 161 in particular has everyone talking, after he put on a spectacular performance in his breeze.
Mitole is another freshman sire whose offerings have caught my eye. He was a top sprinter, winning Grade 1s going six and seven furlongs, as well as a mile.
As one would expect, his offspring are a bit smaller than Omaha Beach's, but they sure don't lack in athleticism. It looks like there is a bit more Indian Charlie coming through on the bottom of Mitole's pedigree than the Giant's Causeway/Eskandreya on top. Hip 738 in particular was very, very impressive, and was one of three by him that went :9.4 in their breezes. I wholeheartedly agree with Steve Asmussen, who said the other day that watching the Mitole's here at OBS reminds us just how good he was.
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