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Flashy Southern Phantom Retired To WestWin Farms In Oklahoma

Southern Phantom, a Bodemeister colt whose flashy markings have made him a fan favorite at racetracks around the country, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at WestWin Farms in Purcell, Okla., for the 2021 breeding season.

Owner Danny Caldwell confirmed the 4-year-old's retirement on Friday.

Southern Phantom went winless in 10 starts, racing first for breeder Southern Equine Stables and co-owner Calumet Farm. He finished third his second career start as a juvenile; a Saratoga maiden special weight. The colt then finished third again in his debut as a 3-year-old at Aqueduct.

That fall, Southern Phantom was entered in the 2019 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, where he sold to Caldwell for $20,000. The colt was moved from New York to the Southwest, where he went unplaced in three starts this year at Oaklawn Park, Lone Star Park, and Remington Park.

Southern Phantom is out the unplaced Bernardini mare Out for Revenge, and he is a full-brother to stakes-placed Stronger.

His third dam is the blue hen mare Yarn, putting Southern Phantom in the same family as notable sires Tale of the Cat and Johannesburg. Other notable names on his page include English and Irish Group 1 winner Minardi, as well as Grade 1 winners Preach and Joking and Grade 2 winners Fed Biz and Stanford.

In addition to Thoroughbred stallions Code West, Euroears, Pass the Buck, and Mister Lucky Cat, WestWin Farms also stands the paint stallion Painted Turnpike, paint racing's all-time leading money earner.

I know he is in safe hands and very well taken care of at WestWin! He is retired sound and ready for his new career next year as a stallion! https://t.co/mP8eCZhFK8

— Danny Caldwell (@ILoveFastHorses) October 2, 2020

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Hurstland Farm Standard-Bearer Please Sign In Dies At Age 24

Please Sign In (Doc's Leader – Register, by Mari's Book) was euthanized today at age 24 due to a deteriorating neurological condition and buried at her birthplace, Hurstland Farm in Midway, Ky.

Bred by Hurstland Farm, she was one of three stakes winners from the 1996 first crop of nine foals by Hurstland homebred Doc's Leader, but by far his most distinguished producer.

Trained by Gene Brajzcewski, Please Sign In broke her maiden in her first lifetime start at age three and then won the Honky Star Stakes at Hawthorne as a 4-year old. She was multiple graded stakes-placed and ended her racing career for Hurstland Farm and My Jo Lee Stable with $324,446 in earnings.

William Kartozian purchased My Jo Lee's interest while she was carrying Grade 1 winner Cry and Catch Me (Street Cry) in 2004. She became Hurstland's blue hen producer and farm matriarch after producing her second Grade 1 winner and 2012 European Cartier champion 2-year old, Certify (Elusive Quality).

Her yearling filly, Bijou (Street Sense), topped the 2013 Keeneland January Sale when she sold for $1.45 million to Nat Rea's Regis Farm. Her last two foals are both colts by American Pharoah. Please the Pharoah is her 2018 colt, while her final foal is an unnamed 2020 weanling colt. She had been pensioned earlier this year after weaning.

Please Sign In traces to Hurstland Farm's outstanding producer, Little Hut, dam of English champion Habitat and stakes winners Northfields, Guest Room and Hardware, as well as stakes-placed Lodge, granddam of European champion Suave Dancer and 2-year old German champion Shicklah.

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OBS October Sale Supplemental Catalog Now Online

The supplemental catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2020 October Sale is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com and available in printed form at the OBS sales grounds on or about Wednesday, Oct. 7. The two-day sale is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 13 and 14.

Three 2-year-olds and two Horses of Racing Age have been supplemented to the two-day sale, and will sell as Hip No.'s 55 – 59. Twenty-seven selected yearlings have been supplemented and will sell as Hip No.'s 243 – 269. Twenty-eight horses have been added to the Open Yearling Sale, selling as Hip No.'s 694 – 721.

The sale begins Tuesday, Oct. 13 at noon with the 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age section, cataloged as Hip No.'s 1 – 59. The Selected Yearling Sale begins immediately following the horses of racing Age, selling as Hip No.'s 101 – 269. The open yearling sale, now cataloged as Hip No.'s 301 – 721, is set for Wednesday, Oct. 14 and will begin at 10:30 a.m.

The under tack show for the 2-year-olds and horses of racing age is set for Sunday, Oct. 11 and will start at 10 a.m.

The under tack show and sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the DRF, TDN and BloodHorse websites.

OBS will again offer online bidding during the October 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.

The sortable master index has advanced search and filter capability and allows shortlist creation. A link to instructions for using these features can be found in the index header and a step by step tutorial is available in the index as well.

The iPad version of the catalog can be accessed via the equineline Sales Catalog App. The App allows users to download and view the catalog, receive updates and results, record notes and also provides innovative search, sort and rating capability. For more information and downloads go to: equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/

To view the supplemental catalog, click here.

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Perfect Happiness Brings $200,000 To Top Keeneland October Digital Sale

Allowance winner Perfect Happiness sold for $200,000 to Flurry Racing Stable to lead Keeneland's October Digital Sale on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Perfect Happiness won an allowance at Ellis Park in August and finished second in her last two starts, both allowance events at Churchill Downs in September.

The 3-year-old filly is by Majesticperfection out of the Divine Park mare Divine Happiness. She was consigned by Brereton C. Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent, as a racing or broodmare prospect.

Paul Martin went to $20,000 to purchase Ames Mister, also from the consignment of Brereton C. Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent. Sold as a racing prospect, the 2-year-old colt by Summer Front out of the Street Boss mare Blushing Touch finished second in a maiden race at Ellis in August.

The October Digital Sale cataloged horses of racing age and yearlings.

The one-day sale grossed $243,000 for seven horses. Summary results are available by clicking here.

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