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$1 Million Munnings Filly Tops OBS March Sale Finale

Hip No. 558, a daughter of Munnings consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, was sold to Donato Lanni for Frank Fletcher Racing Operations for $1 million to top the third and final session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2023 March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.

The bay filly, whose quarter in :20 4/5 was the co-fastest at the distance at Thursday's Under Tack session, is out of In Full Compliance, by Smart Strike, a half sister to stakes placed Devon Rock from the family of champion La Chaposa (PER).

Hip No. 626, a son of Practical Joke consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, was purchased for $925,000 by Speedway Stables, LLC. The bay colt, who breezed an eighth in :9 4/5 on Friday, is out of Louisiana Voodoo by Big Brown, a half-sister to graded stakes placed stakes winner Givemeaminit.

Hip No. 600, a daughter of Twirling Candy consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, was purchased by Hideyuki Mori for $900,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who breezed an eighth in :9 4/5 on Thursday, is out of stakes winner Laudation, by Congrats, a daughter of graded stakes winner Rite Moment.

CSLR Racing Partners LLC went to $700,000 for Hip No. 806, a son of Justify consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent. The chestnut colt, who breezed an eighth on Friday in :9 4/5, is a half brother to graded stakes placed stakes winner Freedom Flyer, winner of the recent Wishing Well stakes at Santa Anita, out of Rebuke, by Carson City.

Hip No. 752, a daughter of Omaha Beach consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, went to Kerri Radcliffe, Agent, for $690,000. The bay filly, who worked an eighth in :9 4/5 on Friday, is out of stakes winner Pacific Heat, by Unusual Heat, a half sister to graded stakes-placed stakes winner Long Hot Summer.

Hip No. 598, a son of Munnings consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, went to OXO Equine LLC for $685,000. The bay colt, who breezed an eighth in :9 4/5, is a half brother to stakes winner Opus Forty Two out of Laquesta by Lemon Drop Kid.

Hip No 574, a son of Constitution consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, Agent, went to Lauren Carlisle, Agent, for $675,000. The chestnut colt, who breezed an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat, is out of graded stakes-placed Jungle Tale, by Lion Heart, a daughter of graded stakes-placed stakes winner Mary Kies.

Hip No. 612, a son of Constitution, consigned by Pike Racing, Agent, was sold for $625,000 to Boardshorts Racing. The dark bay or brown colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5, is out of grade one stakes placed OBS graduate Libby's Tail, by Tiz Wonderful, a daughter of stakes winner Christmas Lily.

West Bloodstock, Agent for Repole Stable, went to $600,000 for Hip No. 742, a son of Dialed In consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent. The bay colt, who breezed an eighth in :9 4/5, is out of stakes placed One More Wild Ride, by Wildcat Heir.

Hip No. 639, a son of OBS graduate and leading sire Into Mischief consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, was sold to Ben McElroy, Agent for AMO Racing for $550,000. The bay colt, who worked an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat, is out of Madame Orbe, by Orb, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Divisidero.

Hip No. 611, a daughter of Girvin consigned by Randy Miles, Agent, went to Champion Equine LLC for $500,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who worked an eighth in :10 flat, is out of Libby Knows, by Mark Valeski, a half-sister to graded stakes-placed stakes winner Fuerteventura.

For the session, 150 horses sold for a total of $23,945,000. The average price was $159,633, the median $80,000 and the buyback percentage was 19.4 percent. There was no corresponding session in 2022.

For the entire sale, 460 horses grossed $71,110,500 in three sessions compared with 374 bringing $49,371,633 in two sessions in 2022. The average price was $154,588 compared with $132,008 last year and the median price was $75,000, unchanged from 2022. The buyback percentage was 21.4 percent; it was 12.2 percent in 2022.

Next on the OBS schedule is the Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, set for Tuesday, April 25 through Friday, April 28. All sessions begin at 10:30 a.m.

The Under Tack Show begins Sunday, April 16 and continues through Saturday. April 22 with all sessions starting at 8 a.m.

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Rare White Thoroughbred On Offer In Wanamaker’s 2023 March Sale

The catalog is now viewable for the 2023 Wanamaker's March Sale, with 29 offerings that range from yearlings to broodmares and everything in between.

Bidding will open Thursday, March 30 at 8 a.m. ET, with the first listing set to close at 5 p.m. Subsequent listings will close in three-minute increments. Detailed information on the buying process can be found at wanamakers.com/buy.

Highlights of the catalogue include:

– Precious Beauty, a white broodmare by Whywhywhy. She is the dam of stakes-winner Why Why Paul Why.

– A Maryland-bred yearling filly from the first crop of Thousand Words. She is out of the Stormy Atlantic mare, Ride the Tide, who is a half-sister to the producer of Grade 3-placed, Shawdyshawdyshawdy.

– A 2-year-old colt by Creative Cause who is out of a half-sister to Grade 1 Travers Stakes winner, Golden Ticket.

– Zipper Zapper, a 4-year-old New York-bred racehorse. He is a two-time winner, having scored twice at a mile on dirt last fall between Belterra Park and Mahoning Valley Race Course.

For more information on those being offered in the 2023 Wanamaker's March Sale, see wanamakers.com. Prospective buyers may browse the website to view pedigrees, pictures, and videos of each hip offered. In-person inspections may be scheduled by contacting sellers with the information provided in the catalog.

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Bloodlines Presented By Mill Ridge Farm: Ballet Dancing’s Success Is A Homecoming For Her Family

When Ballet Dancing came home first in the Grade 3 Santa Ana Stakes at Santa Anita, it was a very good result for the owners – Westerberg, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith – but it was an even better result for the breeders, Ashview Farm and Old Oak Farm.

Wayne Lyster and his family are Ashview Farm, and Kelly and George Davis are Old Oak Farm. The Davises own one broodmare, the Unbridled's Song producer Fully Living, who's the dam of Ballet Dancing.

Lyster said that “Fully Living is a big, good-looking mare, and she gets great-looking foals. We've been very lucky with her and have had a great time.” He chuckled and continued, “It's easy to have a good time when you're making money.”

The co-owners and co-breeders have grossed nearly $3.5 million from the foals of Fully Living, including a Justify filly they sold last year at the Keeneland September sale for $1.05 million. That filly ranked third among the highest prices for a yearling by Justify in 2022.

Ballet Dancing, in contrast, was “only” the fifth-highest price among the yearlings of 2020 by Medaglia d'Oro, but she is the most accomplished of that elite quintet to date. Fully Living's foal preceding Ballet Dancing, the Nyquist colt Untreated, sold for $550,000 at the 2019 Keeneland September sale, and he was the top-priced yearling by the sire. Untreated was third in the G3 Suburban and the Pimlico Special in 2022.

The decision that first set all this in motion came more than three decades ago with the purchase of an older broodmare, the multiple stakes winner Knitted Gloves (White Gloves). Knitted Gloves was bred in Kentucky by Robert E. Lehmann and was sold by Golden Chance Farm and Lehmann family for $9,000 at the Keeneland November sale in 1989.

The buyer was Wayne G. Lyster.

On the racetrack, Knitted Gloves had been the most notable racer for the stallion White Gloves, who was a good winner (Irish St. Leger, Desmond Stakes, Ballymoss Stakes) while racing in Ireland, and was by the Hyperion stallion High Hat out of a daughter of the great American champion mare Gallorette.

Racing from age two through five, Knitted Gloves had been a graded stakes winner in the first year of the program's operation in the States, winning the Grade 3 Magnolia Stakes at Oaklawn in 1973, as well as other stakes, including the Fantasy and Fair Grounds Oaks, that were subsequently graded.

In all, Knitted Gloves won 22 of 79 starts, was 15 times second, 10 times third, and earned $231,376. What a hardy, admirable racemare she proved; nor was Knitted Gloves done.

As a broodmare, Knitted Gloves produced Spruce Needles (Big Spruce), winner of the G1 Arlington Handicap; Dusty Gloves (Run Dusty Run), winner of the Cumberland Handicap; Big E.Z. (Slew o' Gold), who was second in the G3 Lousiana Derby; and At the Half (Seeking the Gold), winner of the G3 Golden Rod Stakes, as well as the Bassinet, Colleen, and Pocahontas.

At the time that Lyster bought Knitted Gloves, the mare's first two stakes winners were already on the catalog page, and Big E.Z. was a 2-year-old.

“I bought Knitted Gloves because I knew that Golden Chance had bred some really nice horses, especially tough horses, and I loved her sturdiness,” Lyster said. “She had some age on her (19), she was barren, and the market just walked away from her.”

And Lyster profited.

He said, “I'd just bought a share in Seeking the Gold, and I bred her to him.” The result was At the Half, a classy filly and one of the early stakes winners by Seeking the Gold.

At the Half was a talented filly who won five of her eight starts while racing for Robert Crabtree and Lyster. She produced Lu Ravi from a mating with Horse of the Year A.P. Indy, and that dark bay athlete began a racing career that featured stakes victories at three, four, five, and six. In the meantime, Lyster sent At the Half to the November sale in foal to Storm Cat, and she brought $950,000 from Will Farish. At the same sale, Lyster sold the mare's foal, a filly by leading sire Deputy Minister for $325,000 to Wertheimer et Frere. Named Half Queen, that filly won a maiden special at Santa Anita in her second start, trained by Dick Mandella for the Wertheimers.

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That happened when Lu Ravi was a yearling, and subsequently Lu Ravi won 11 of 26 starts, with eight seconds and three thirds, for earnings of $1,819,781. She twice won at the G2 level (Molly Pitcher and Cotillion), was three times second in a G1 (Apple Blossom twice and the Alabama), among other stakes victories and placings.

Half Queen retired to stud in 2000, and her first foal was a dark daughter of Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled. Named Halfbridled was unbeaten in four starts at two, including three stakes: G1 Del Mar Debutante, G2 Oak Leaf, and G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. She won the Eclipse as the best filly of her age, and more than a few thought she was the best 2-year-old, period.

When Halfbridled's half-sister came to the sales as a broodmare prospect, Lyster bought back into this family for the second time, acquiring Half A.P. (Pulpit) for $825,000 at the 2007 Keeneland November sale. The broodmare prospect was consigned by Hagyard Farm, agent for the Wertheimers, and for her breeders, Half A.P. had made a single start, finishing third at Keeneland as a 3-year-old.

Ashview sold the foals out of Half A.P., including Fully Living, who brought $425,000 from Spendthrift Farm as a yearling at Keeneland September. The following year, this daughter of Unbridled's Song won on debut at Belmont in May, then proceeded to finish fourth in the G3 Schuylerville, third in the G2 Adirondack, second in the listed Meadow Star.

Fully Living appeared to train off at the end of her juvenile season and was off racing for more than six months. In the interim, “Fully Living became available to purchase, and we bought her privately from Spendthrift and continued to race her,” Lyster said. Racing for Ashview and Old Oak Farm, Fully Living never won a stakes but finished second in the Miss Woodford at three, then in the Pippin Stakes at four.

Back home at Ashview, Fully Living has continued the amazing history of her family with that of the Lysters, and there is more to come.

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Record-Tying $2-Million Good Magic Colt Tops OBS March Sale’s Second Session

Hip No. 546, a son of Good Magic consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, was sold to Donato Lanni, Agent, for a sale record equaling $2 million to top the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2023 March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.

The bay colt, whose Under Tack eighth in :9 3/5 on Thursday was the sale's co-fastest at the distance, is out of Hoppa, by Uncle Mo, from the family of graded stakes winner Wandering Star.

The price equaled the previous March record, set in 2019 for Chestertown, a stakes winning son of Tapit.

Hip No. 489 a son of Arrogate consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, was purchased for $1.05 million by Katsumi Yoshida. The dark bay or brown colt, who worked a quarter in :21 1/5 at Thursday's Under Tack Session, is a full-brother to Grade 1 winner Cave Rock, out of graded stakes winner Georgie's Angel, by Bellamy Road.

Hip No. 433, a son Twirling Candy consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, went to Jeff Mackor, Agent for Sean Flanagan, for $1 million. The gray or roan colt, who breezed an eighth in :9 4/5 at Thursday's Under Tack Show, is out of graded stakes placed Divine Dawn, by Divine Park, a full sister to graded stakes winner Divine Miss Grey.

Parks Investment paid $950,000 for Hip No. 526, a daughter of Arrogate consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent. The gray or roan filly, whose quarter in :20 4/5 was co-fastest on Thursday, is out of graded stakes placed Heart of Paradise, by More Than Ready, from the family of graded stakes winning OBS March graduate Megascape.

Hip No. 505, a son of Curlin consigned by Old South Farm LLC, Agent, went to Woodford & Talla & West Point for $900,000. The bay colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 flat on Thursday, is out of grade one stakes winning OBS graduate Gomo, by Uncle Mo.

Hip No. 345, a daughter of Bernardini consigned by Gene Recio, Agent, was sold to John C. Kimmel, Agent for Sean Flanagan, for $600,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who breezed an Undtaner Tack eighth in :10 flat at Wednesday's Under Tack session, is out of Cartwheelin Lulu, by Bustin Stones, from the family of graded stakes winner Rockport Harbor.

Mike Ryan, Agent, went to $600,000 for Hip No 472, a son of Nyquist consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent. The bay colt, who worked an eighth in :10 flat, is out of graded stakes placed stakes winner Flora Dora, by First Dude, a half sister to stakes winner Lindisfarne.

Hip No. 544, son of Vino Rosso consigned by RiceHorse Stable (Brandon & Ali Rice), Agent, was sold for $550,000 to Alex & JoAnn Lieblong. The bay colt, who breezed an Under Tack eighth in :9 4/5, is a half brother to graded stakes winner Get Smokin out of Hookah Lady, by Smoke Glacken.

Carolyn Wilson went to $500,000 for Hip No. 450, a daughter of Audible consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent. The bay filly, who breezed an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat on Thursday, is out of Enjoy This Moment, by champion OBS graduate Midnight Lute, a half sister to graded stakes winner Sum of the Parts.

Hip No. 411, a son of Blame also consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, was purchased by Michael Maker for $450,000. The Irish bred bay colt, who turned in an Under Tack eighth on Wednesday in :10 1/5, is out of graded stakes winner Daring Dancer, by Empire Maker, from the family of Grade 1 winner Crowded House (GB).

Hip No. 418, a daughter of Classic Empire consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, went to Jonathan Thomas, Agent, for $450,000. The bay filly, who breezed an eighth on Thursday in :10 flat, is a half-sister to stakes winner Out of Sorts out of stakes placed Dear to All, by Tale of the Cat.

Hip No. 499, a son of Cairo Prince also brought $450,000, consigned by White Lilac (Katie Miranda), Agent, and sold to Klaravich Stable, Inc. The dark bay or brown colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 flat, is out of Glide On By, by Pure Prize, from the family of graded stakes winner Bandini.

Hip No.493, a colt by Candy Ride (ARG) consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, went to MyRacehorse & L and N Racing, LLC for $410,000. The chestnut colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5, is a half brother to graded stakes winner Family Tree out of stakes winner Giant Mover, by Giant's Causeway.

Carolyn Wilson went to $400,000 for Hip No. 385, a son of OBS graduate and leading sire Into Mischief, consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent. The bay colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5, is out of Conquering, by War Front, a half-sister to champion Will Take Charge.

For the session, 151 horses sold for a total of $25,178,000 compared with 169 grossing $22,201,000 at last year's second session. The average price was $166,742, compared with $131,367 a year ago, while the median price was $90,000 compared with $70,000 last year. The buyback percentage was 26.7 percent; it was 15.5 percent in 2022.

Hip No.'s 557 – 833 will be offered at the March Sale's third and final session on Wednesday, March 22beginning 11 a.m.

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