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The catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2023 Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com.

A total of 1,221 juveniles have been cataloged for the four-day sale, now set for Tuesday through Friday, April 25 – April 28. All sessions will begin at 10:30 a.m.

– Hip No 1 – 306 will sell Tuesday, April 25.

– Hip No. 307 – 612 will be sold Wednesday, April 26.

– Hip No. 613 – 918 will sell Thursday, April 27.

– Hip No. 919 – 1222 will be sold Friday, April 28.

The Under Tack Show will be divided into seven sessions, set for Sunday through Saturday, April 16 – April 22, all beginning at 8 a.m.

– Sunday, April 16: Hip No. 1 – 175

– Monday, April 17: Hip No. 176 – 350

– Tuesday, April 18: Hip No. 351 – 525

– Wednesday, April 19: Hip No. 526 – 700

– Thursday, April 20: Hip No. 701 – 875

– Friday, April 21: Hip No. 876 – 1050

– Saturday, April 22: Hip No. 1051 – 1222

The catalog's front cover is graced by photos of  OBS Spring Sale graduates, winners of major graded stakes from coast to coast and overseas.

Commonwealth Thoroughbreds, LLC, Winstar Farm LLC and Zedan Racing Stables, Inc.'s Country Grammer, a four-time graded stakes winner, with victories in the Dubai World Cup and Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup. He was also second in the recent Saudi Cup. The 6-year-old son of Tonalist was purchased for $450,000 by Bradley Thoroughbreds LLC, Agent, out of the Wavertree Stables consignment at the 2019 OBS Spring Sale after turning in an Under Tack quarter in :21 flat. Trained by Bob Baffert, he has compiled a 16-5-6-1 career record and earned $14,897,320.

HRH Prince Saud Bin Salman Abdulaziz's Emblem Road, who captured the 2022 Saudi Cup and third in the 2023 Saudi Cup. Consigned to the 2020 OBS Spring Sale by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, and purchased for $80,000 by Bruno DeBerdt, Agent, after breezing a quarter in :21 3/5 at the Under Tack Show. The 5-year-old son of Quality Road, trained by Ahmad Abdulwahid, is now 13-8-1-2 and has earned $12,021,492.

Gerard Augustin-Normand's Onesto (IRE), later exported to France, was consigned to the 2021 OBS Spring Sale by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, and sold to Hubert Guy Bloodstock for $535,000 after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. At three, he captured the G1 Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. It was the second graded stakes win for the now 4-year-old colt by Frankel (GB), trained by Fabrice Chappet. To date, he's now 9-3-1-0 with earnings of $660,260.

LNJ Foxwoods' OBS April Sale graduate Lighthouse was purchased for $375,000 out of the Randy Miles consignment by Solis/Litt after she breezed an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat.  The daughter of Mizzen Mast was a graded stakes placed stakes winner in the U.S. and a five-time stakes winner in Australia. She ended her racing career with a 19-8-5-1 record and earned 1,003,342.

Robert E. and Lawana L. Low's Colonel Liam, was a three-time grade one stakes winner, including consecutive renewals of Gulfstream's Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes. The son of Liam's Map, trained by Todd Pletcher, retired to stud with four graded stakes wins, a 12-7-0-1 career record and $1,812,565 in earnings. At the 2019 OBS April Sale, he turned in an Under Tack quarter in :20 4/5 and was purchased for $1,200,000 out of the Wavertree Stables consignment.

OBS will again offer Online Bidding during the Spring Sale. Buyers will be able to go to the OBS website and register to gain bidding approval, then access the OBS Bidding Screen with their credentials. For complete information on registration and online bidding please go to the OBS website: obs-online-bidding

The online catalog's main page contains a link to a sortable master index providing searchable pedigree and consignor information as well as access to pedigree updates occurring since the catalog was printed. Under Tack videos, walking videos and conformation photos are also available.

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The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale is in the books, which means we have our first bits of data on how juveniles by the commercial market's top sires breezed, and how the buyers received them in the sale ring. It's time to sort them out.

We had the benefit of having the whole picture when putting together the 2022 2-Year-Old Sale Sire Power Rankings, but we'll be checking in after every major sale during the 2023 auction season to monitor the fluctuations of on-track breeze show performance and sales returns to determine which stallions are having the best seasons.

Remember, this isn't necessarily a ranking of which stallions are “good” or “bad,” but simply which ones have juveniles succeeding in this very specific niche during this particular snapshot in time. I doubt Northern Dancer ever had a 2-year-old work in :9 3/5, and he turned out just fine. But, if you're a pinhook buyer looking for sires that seem to be hitting the target in the 2-year-old market when it comes time to re-stock during the fall yearling sales, these rankings could help narrow some lists.

As a reminder, here are the requirements to qualify for the power rankings:

1) At least five horses sold during a major 2023 juvenile sale, regardless of distance breezed.

2) At least five horses that breezed an eighth of a mile, whether they sold or not (as much as I love a good quarter-mile breeze, there just aren't enough horses doing them to make a fair average).

3) Eventually, we'll have a minimum average sale price to keep the list from getting too long, but for now, everyone's invited.

Also important to note: For the sake of calculating averages, I stretched out each breeze time from fifths to tenths. If you see a :9.8 time somewhere, do not adjust your stopwatches.

Let's get a look at those rankings…

#1 – Constitution, WinStar Farm

My, how the tables have turned. Constitution finished 82nd in last year's rankings, but a slate of speedy juveniles that sold well at the OBS March sale helped propel him to the top spot at the first point of call.

The uptick in performance makes sense, considering these juveniles were conceived in 2020, the year following Constitution's electric freshman season, where he tallied the most winners and graded stakes winners in his class, and was on the podium in several other categories. Breeders flocked to Constitution in 2020 with both quality and quantity, and his 146-head year-over-year increase in mares bred was the most by any North American stallion that season. Once the son of Tapit proved he could get a good 2-year-old, doors clearly opened for him.

Constitution tied for the fastest average breeze time at the OBS March sale, with his 10 workers at an eighth of a mile averaging :10-flat, which put him even with Darby Dan Farm freshman Flameaway at the top of that category.

Constitution had four juveniles breeze in :10-flat, and his median sale price of $202,500 placed him sixth-best among qualifying sires.

His highest-priced offering at OBS March contributed to his success in both categories. Hip 574, a colt out of the Grade 3-placed Lion Heart mare Jungle Tale, covered an eighth in :10-flat, then he sold to Lauren Carlisle, agent for $675,000. Sequel Bloodstock consigned the colt, as agent.

#2 (Tie) – Omaha Beach, Spendthrift Farm

The first of two Spendthrift rookies to crack the top five, Omaha Beach did his best work in the sales ring, where his median price of $285,000 ranked second among his qualifying peers.

On the track, the son of War Front finished seventh with an average breeze time of 10.156 seconds, led by a pair of juveniles that breezed in 9.8 seconds (remember, we're counting in tenths instead of fifths). As arguably the most lauded freshman sire of his class, results like these are practically expected, and he has met those expectations in the early goings.

Kerri Radcliffe, agent, purchased the most expensive Omaha Beach of the sale, which was also one of the sire's two co-fastest workers. Hip 752, a filly out of the stakes-winning Unusual Heat mare Pacific Heat from the consignment of Wavertree Stables, agent, went to Radcliffe for $690,000, making her the most expensive freshman-sired juvenile of the sale.

#2 (Tie) – Mitole, Spendthrift Farm

The other half of Spendthrift's freshman tag team dominating the charts, Mitole ranked fifth by average breeze time (10.127 seconds) and fourth by median sale price ($225,000) to give him a lofty position after the first jump.

The son of Eskendereya is expected to enjoy a significant boost in interest this season, with this being his first crop on offer, but his juveniles have clearly held up their end of the bargain during the under-tack show. He had three horses breeze in 9.8 seconds, which tied with Lane's End's Twirling Candy for the most sub-:10 workers of the sale. Then, he had another eight horses work in :10 flat. It's official: The Mitoles can go.

Mitole's top offering of the OBS March sale was Hip 317, a filly out of the Bodemeister mare Bodaciousness, who worked in :10-flat, then sold to Exline-Border Racing for $350,000. De Meric Sales consigned, as agent.

#4 – Twirling Candy, Lane's End

The Twirling Candy juveniles were blazing at the March sale, averaging 10.057 seconds for an eighth of a mile; third best in the class to date. His trio of workers that stopped the clock in :9.8 tied with Mitole for the most of the sale.

Two of those fast breezers landed in the top 10 highest prices of the sale, led by Hip 433, a $1-million colt out of the Grade 2-placed Divine Park mare Divine Dawn who sold to Sean Flanigan. Eddie Woods consigned the seven-figure colt, as agent. That colt was joined by Hip 600, a filly out of the stakes-winning Congrats mare Laudation from the Wavertree consignment, who went to Hideyuki Mori for $900,000.

Twirling Candy's commercial profile has been on a steady climb after emerging from the third- and fourth-book doldrums, and as last week's results proved, buyers think he's the kind of stallion capable of being a source of seven-figure horses. I don't think that'll be a fluke going forward.

His median sale price of $150,000 will almost certainly sink over the course of the year as more middle-market horses are added to his ledger, the same way most stallions will, but it's fair to expect he'll safely end up in the six-figure median club for the foreseeable future.

#5 – Bolt d'Oro, Spendthrift Farm

On the heels of a successful freshman crop in 2022, Bolt d'Oro appears to be primed for another strong performance during this year's juvenile sales.

The son of Medaglia d'Oro finished second overall during last year's power rankings, helped along greatly by a fast group of workers, and that was the case here as well, with an average time of 10.2 seconds (in tenths) ranking him eighth in that category. Six of his nine horses to work an eighth at the March sale clocked that exact time.

Bolt d'Oro's median sale price of $170,000 tied him for seventh-best among eligible stallions, topped by Hip 15, a colt out of the Quality Road mare Scenic Road who sold to Colts Neck Stable for $300,000. Paul Sharp consigned the colt, as agent.

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Seven juveniles have been supplemented to the 2023 Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, adding to an already record setting number of horses cataloged in April's TTA Sales 2-year-old sale.

Hip 187 is a filly by Dialed In who is a half to a stakes winner and from the family of multiple stakes winner Gray Attempt. Consigned by 1880 Bloodstock.

Hip 188 is a filly by freshman stallion Catholic Boy who is from the family of multiple graded stakes winners Tax, Yell, and Elate. Consigned by 1880 Bloodstock.

Hip 189 is a filly by Tapwrit who is a half to two winners and from the family of Grade 2 winner Doremifasollatido. Consigned by 1880 Bloodstock.

Hip 190 is a colt by Lord Nelson who is out of Malibu Party (stakes-placed mare by Hard Spun). Second dam is the Grade 1-winning mare Malibu Mint. Consigned by Oak Creek Thoroughbreds.

Hip 191 is a colt by Half Ours out of Grade 2-placed stakes winner Moontune Missy who is half to four winners. Consigned by Clear Creek Stud.

Hip 192 is a filly by Congrats out of a Midnight Lute mare who was the champion imported filly in Mexico and is half to a multiple winner. She's from the family of Grade 3 winner Governor Charlie and champion Silverbulletday. Consigned by A B Dynamite Racing.

Hip 193 is a filly by Nyquist out of graded-placed Maria Maria and from the family Grade 3 winner He's Got Grit. Consigned by Clary Bloodstock.

The sale is April 5 at Lone Star Park's Sales Pavilion. The breeze show is April 3 at Lone Star Park.

Paper catalogs are available. The interactive catalog is available at www.ttasales.com. A full downloadable catalog is available at www.ttasales.com.

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Shadwell and Derrinstown are delighted with how Baaeed, the highest-rated turf racehorse in the world for a decade, and Minzaal, the highest-rated sprinter in Europe in 2022, have commenced covering their excellent first books of mares with both stallions already reporting over 30 mares in foal.

Baaeed's in-foal mares include:

– Eshaada – Shadwell's Group 1 Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes winner

– Seeking Solace – the dam of champion 3-year-old sprinter in Europe in 2019 and Joint champion 3-year-old colt in England & Ireland in 2019 Ten Sovereigns

– Azafata – the dam of Group 1 performers Fleeting and Jannah Flower

– Eastern Belle – the stakes winning half-sister to champion 3-year-old colt in Europe in 2015 Golden Horn and dam of multiple group winner Megallan

– Autumn Lily – the dam of Group 2 winning and multiple Group 1 placed Botanik

– Darmoiselle – a stakes placed full-sister to champion 2-year-old colt in Europe in 2018 and champion 3-year-old miler in Europe in 2019 Too Darn Hot, as well as the Group winning and Group 1 placed Lah Ti Dar and So Mi Dar

Meanwhile Minzaal's mares scanned in-foal include:

– Shenoya – his first mare scanned in foal, a stakes placed half-sister to Group 2 placed Like A Charm belonging to Minzaal's breeder Ringfort Stud

– Street Kitty – the dam of Group 2 winning and multiple Group 1 placed Sir Busker

– Sparkling Beam – the multiple stakes winning and Group 1 placed daughter of Nayef

– Distinctive – a Group 3 winning and placed 2-year-old

– Just Devine – the dam of Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed Secret Weapon, L. winner Code Red and L. placed End Of Line

– Desert Lantern – out of Group 2 winner Shuruq a half-sister to Space Blues, and half-sister to Group 3 winner Group 1 placed Antoinette

Stephen Collins, European Bloodstock Manager, reports: “We are thrilled with how both Baaeed and Minzaal have commenced their first books, with each horse consistently reporting in-foal mares on a daily basis.

Baaeed's extraordinary achievements on the racecourse speak for themself and he has been supported by many of the world's leading breeders with an excellent first book. Meanwhile, Minzaal has also been incredibly well-received and has proven tremendously popular with commercial breeders as he continues to cover a high-class first book of mares.

“We would like to thank all our breeders for their support this season with all of our stallions, particularly our two extremely exciting new stallion prospects.”

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