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Half Ours Colt Zips Fastest Quarter of the Week at OBS

The under-tack show for next week’s Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s July 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale reached its midway point Wednesday in Central Florida and a colt by Half Ours (hip 383) turned in the week’s fastest quarter-mile so far, covering the distance in :20 1/5. The bay colt is consigned by Sergio Centeno’s Blue River Bloodstock and is out of All About Ju Ju (Into Mischief).

“He prepped in :21 1/5, so I expected he could go :21 flat to :20 4/5, but he worked really, really good,” said Centeno.

Centeno’s brother Jaime purchased the colt for $8,000 at last year’s OBS October Sale.

“We started training him a little later because we didn’t expect to take him to an April Sale,” Sergio Centeno said. “So we were breaking him a little late to go for the June sale, but then the coronavirus moved all of the sales. But he always showed he had the talent.”

Centeno is also excited about the prospects of a filly he will send out to work Friday at OBS, a daughter of Palace who is catalogued as hip 839.

“She prepped the same day as the colt and same :21 1/5, so I expect big things from her,” he said.

A colt by Shackleford (hip 492) turned in the week’s second fastest quarter-mile breeze so far when covering the distance in :20 2/5 Wednesday. The gray colt is consigned by Fabian Garcia’s Fabian Sales.

“I was thinking of :21 flat, but he got more than that,” Garcia said with a chuckle. “The track has been pretty slow and it’s been raining all week. This morning it was kind of slow, but he just did what he had to do. Since the first time that I breezed him, he showed that he could do it.”

Hip 492 is out of the unraced Capri Song (More Than Ready) and his third dam is multiple Grade I winner Dispute (Danzig). Garcia purchased the youngster for $3,500 at last year’s Keeneland September sale.

“I liked the mare and I liked the pedigree going together,” Garcia said of the colt’s appeal last fall. “I had a Shackleford last year and that was what I liked about the horse–he has the same body as the other one I had last year and I did pretty well with the other one, too. I was just hoping to do better than last year and I think I have.”

Garcia has been consigning under the Fabian Sales banner for the past four years, but is no stranger to the business.

“I’ve been in the horse business for a long time,” he said. “I’ve been an owner for almost 20 years. But I always put it under someone else’s name. I was working with Nick Zito for a long time. I was a groom for him. And now I work for Eddie Woods. It all came together and here we are.”

During his first three years consigning as Fabian Sales, Garcia was selling his own horses, but his seven-horse consignment at the July sale includes juveniles he will offer on behalf of clients.

In addition to hip 492, Garcia has sent out two fillies to work matching furlong times: hip 227, a daughter of You Luckie Mann went in :10 2/5; and hip 404, a filly by Bodemeister, also worked in :10 2/5.

Asked if Eddie Woods had given him any advice heading into the sale, Garcia said, “He tells me some good things that I could do to be better every year. I listen to my boss every time. I try to do good like he does. I want to bring in more clients and pinhook more on my own and have people trust me. And to have people know I can do it.”

An additional five fillies turned in the week’s fastest furlong time of :10 flat Wednesday.

A filly from the first crop of sprint champion Runhappy (hip 428) worked in :10 flat for Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds LLC. The bay is out of Bamboo Dream (Finality) and was purchased by Randy Hartley and Dean DeRenzo for $70,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale.

Hip 473, a daughter of Palace Malice, worked in :10 flat for Hoppel’s Horse and Cattle Co. Out of Breech Inlet (Holy Bull), the bay is a half-sister to stakes placed Merveilleux (Paynter). Pat Hoppel purchased the youngster for $80,000 at last year’s Keeneland September sale.

A daughter of Midshipman (hip 502), consigned by Vargas Sales, also worked in :10 flat. Out of Cat Ten (Greatness), a full-sister to graded placed Flashstorm, she was purchased for $5,000 by Sky High Stables at last year’s Keeneland September sale.

Gene Recio sent out a filly by Maclean’s Music (hip 525) to share the :10 flat bullet time. The dark bay is a daughter of Chokonni (Arch) and from the family of Grade I winner Aldiza. Bred by John Liviakis, the juvenile RNA’d for $37,000 at the 2018 Keeneland November sale and for $14,000 at last year’s Keeneland September sale.

A filly by Not This Time (hip 510) was the last of the day’s :10 flat workers when hitting the track late in Wednesday’s third and final set. Consigned by Oscar Brown Stables, the dark bay is out of the unraced Champagne Sparkle (Street Boss) who is a full-sister to Grade I winner Danza and a half to Grade I winner Majestic Harbor (Rockport Harbor). The April foal was purchased by Lewis Lakin for $95,000 at last year’s Keeneland September sale.

Sixteen horses have now turned in co-fastest :10 flat works this week at OBS.

The under-tack show continues through Saturday with sessions beginning each day at 7:30 a.m. The July sale will be held next Tuesday through Thursday with bidding commencing at 10 a.m.

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Shackleford Filly Fastest In Opening Session Of OBS July’s Under Tack Show

Hip No. 15, Shack's Lil Mishap, a daughter of Shackleford consigned by Coastal Equine LLC (Jesse Hoppel), Agent, breezed a quarter in :20 4/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the opening session of the Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2020 July Sale of Two Year Olds in Training & Horses of Racing Age. The bay filly is out of Peace Queen, by Indian Charlie, a half sister to graded stakes winner Tizaqueena.

Hip No. 120, a dark bay or brown colt by Air Force Blue consigned by Brick City Thoroughbreds, Agent, turned in a quarter in :21 flat. He's a half brother to stakes placed Take Ten out of Savviest, by El Corredor, from the family of grade one winner Tactical Cat.

Five youngsters worked quarters in :21 1/5.

Hip No. 51, consigned by G. A. Thoroughbred Sales, Agent, is a bay filly by Jack Milton out of Purely Promising, by Pure Prize, a half sister to stakes winner Code Satan.
Hip No. 103, a bay colt by Not This Time consigned by Ocala Stud, is a half brother to stakes winner Softly Lit out of Running Creek, by Cape Town, a daughter of graded stakes winner Palliser Bay.
Hip No. 107, consigned by Goldencents Thoroughbreds, is a dark bay or brown filly by Itsmyluckyday out of Sadie, by In Summation, a half sister to stakes placed Lucky Peridot, from the family of champion Storm Song.
Hip No. 113, a dark bay or brown filly by Raison d'Etat consigned by RiceHorse Stable (Brandon & Ali Rice), is out of stakes placed Sally's Dream, by Utopia (JPN), a half sister to stakes winner Shot Berry.
Hip No. 130, consigned by Blue River Bloodstock, Inc., Agent, is a dark bay or brown filly by Summer Front out of Second Cousin, by Purim, a daughter of stakes placed Aidan's Bella.

There were five quarters in :21 2/5.

Hip No. 72, a dark bay or brown colt by Palace consigned by Hoppel's Horse & Cattle Co., Inc., is out of Reamidst, by Repent, a full sister to graded stakes winner Atoned.
Hip No. 75, a gray or roan colt by Shanghai Bobby consigned by Whitman Sales LLC, Agent, is out of Red Hot Maria, by Maria's Mon, a half sister to stakes winner Red Hot Buddha.
Hip No. 88, consigned by Golden Noguez, Agent, is a bay colt by Upstart out of Ron's Girl, by Lawyer Ron, a half sister to graded stakes placed stakes winner Mindy Sue.
Hip No. 158, a dark bay or brown filly by Medaglia d'Oro consigned by All In Line Stables, Agent, is out of Sigurwana, by Arch, a half sister to stakes winner Token of Love (GB).
Hip No. 29, Platino Tiara, a daughter of The Factor consigned by All Dreams Equine, Agent, worked the session's fastest three eighths, clocked in :33 1/5. The dark bay or brown filly is out of Platinum Bride, by Alphabet Soup, a daughter of graded stakes placed stakes winner Pia Bride.

Six horses shared honors for the session's fastest eighth, stopping the timer in :10 flat.

Hip No. 27, consigned by Bobby Dodd, Agent, is a gray or roan colt by Race Day out of Pistolpackinsenora, by Closing Argument, a daughter of stakes placed Prospective Angel.
Hip No. 49, a bay filly by Into Mischief consigned by Brick City Thoroughbreds, Agent, is a half sister to graded stakes placed Island Saint out of graded stakes winner Prospective Saint, by Saint Ballado.
Hip No. 66, consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC, is a dark bay or brown colt by Ride On Curlin out of Rated Xtreme, by Magna Graduate, a full sister to graded stakes winner Blueeyesintherein.
Hip No. 82, consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, is a bay filly by Frosted out of Ride to Houston, by a half sister to graded stakes winner Runway Model, dam of grade one stakes winner McKinzie.
Hip No. 115, a chestnut filly Malibu Moon consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is out of Samsational, by Unbridled's Song, a half sister to grade one stakes winner I Want Revenge.
Hip No. 143, a bay filly by Tale of Ekati consigned by Bobby Dodd, Agent, is out of Shelby's Song, by Songandaprayer, from the family of stakes winner Sapphire Beads.

The Under Tack Show continues Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. with Hip No.'s 181 – 360 scheduled to breeze.

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Shackleford Filly Sets Quarter-Mile Mark at OBS Breeze Show Monday

The six-session under-tack show for next week’s Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s July 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale began Monday and, with temperatures quickly rising into the upper 80’s, the day’s last of three sets was twice delayed as fierce rainstorms swept through the area.

A filly by Shackleford (hip 15), working early in the day’s first set, turned in the session’s fastest quarter-mile time of :20 4/5. Consigned by Jesse Hoppel’s Coastal Equine, the bay filly is out of Peace Queen (Indian Charlie), a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Tizaqueena (Tiznow).

“We expected her to be a very fast horse,” Hoppel said. “I didn’t know if she’d be the fastest horse breezing today, but I knew she would be right up there.”

Hoppel continued, “She is a big, classy-looking filly. She doesn’t have any vices about her, physically or mentally. She is a horse you can count on. So leading her up there, we expected her to breeze well and she did.”

The consignor said he was happy with the track conditions at OBS Monday.

“The track was a slow track today, but the slow tracks let horses separate themselves more,” Hoppel said. “A fast track will speed up a slow horse, but not necessarily help a fast horse.”

Hoppel is consigning the youngster on behalf of New York breeder James Doyle, brother of KatieRich Farm owner Larry Doyle. James Doyle, who purchased Peace Queen for $10,000 at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton New York Mixed Sale, currently has just two broodmares. Also through Coastal Equine, he will be offering a filly by Dialed In out of a granddaughter of Inside Information (Private Account) (hip 542) who is scheduled to work Thursday.

“I am lucky my brother has a great operation down there, so many times I drop them in New York and then they go to KatieRich for some kindergarten training in Kentucky,” Doyle said. “And I kind of draft on him a little bit.”

Asked if it was his brother who led him into racing, Doyle said with a laugh, “It was just the other way around. He blames me.”

Of his Shackleford filly, Doyle said, “She has just been a joy since the day she hit the ground. She has size and she’s obviously fast. The mare is a great Darley mare and Jesse Hoppel has just done an outstanding job with her.”

As for how the juvenile ended up at the 2-year-old sales, Doyle laughed again and said, “I forgot to put her in a yearling sale–how about that?”

Six juveniles shared the day’s fastest furlong time of :10 flat.

A colt by Ride on Curlin (hip 66) was first to work the co-fastest :10 flat time Monday. Consigned by Grassroots Training and Sales, the dark bay is out of Rated Xtreme (Magna Graduate), a full-sister to graded winner Blueeysintherein. He was purchased by Grassroots for $11,000 at last year’s OBS October Yearling Sale.

A colt by Race Day (hip 27) went the furlong in :10 flat for consignor Bobby Dodd. He is out of Pistolpackinsenora (Closing Argument). Also from Dodd’s consignment, hip 143, a filly by Tale of Ekati, worked in :10 flat. The bay is out of Shelby’s Song (Songandaprayer). Both juveniles were bred by Misty and Brad Grady.

Hip 49, a daughter of Into Mischief, went in :10 flat. Consigned by Brick City Thoroughbreds, the bay filly is out of graded stakes winner Prospective Saint (Saint Ballado) and is a half-sister to graded placed Island Saint (Speightstown). Bred by Mulholland Springs, the juvenile RNA’d for $170,000 at the OBS March sale following a :10 2/5 work earlier this year.

A daughter of Frosted (hip 82) worked in :10 flat for consignor Eddie Woods. The bay filly is out of the unraced Ride to Houston (Candy Ride {Arg}), a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Runway Model (Petionville), who is the dam of Grade I winner McKinzie (Street Sense). Bred by Whisper Hill Farm, she RNA’d for $275,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale.

From the Wavertree Stables consignment, a filly by Malibu Moon (hip 115) went in :10 flat Monday morning. The chestnut it out of Samsational (Unbridled’s Song), an unraced half-sister to Grade I winner I Want Revenge (Stephen Got Even). She was purchased by Joe Minor’s JSM Equine for $125,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale.

The last of the bullet workers went to the track shortly before 10 a.m. and the day’s final set was delayed twice for about 20 minutes between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

“The later part of the day, the weather affected conditions,” Hoppel said. “I don’t know how it affected the track itself. The last page of the breeze show was riddled with a lot of scratches, so there weren’t as many horses who had to deal with the weather later in the day. Early in the day, down here this time of year, it gets hot pretty fast. So we just do everything we can to help these horses be as happy as they can be and of course help ourselves-it’s hot for us, too.”

The first session of the under tack show was lightly attended, but Hoppel noted it’s a long time to sale time.

“It’s a six-day breeze show and it’s hot,” he said. “I think OBS does a good job of putting these videos online and now incorporating walking videos. I think a lot of people are going to be doing their homework and getting their notes off the tougher individuals who are sitting on the turn, possibly. So I think right now, with the six-day breeze show, it’s too early to tell what the attendance is going to be like here. I think for a filly like [hip 15], there are going to be people looking for good horses like that. The other levels, I don’t know what parties are scheduled to attend, but the more the merrier.”

The under tack show continues through Saturday with sessions beginning daily at 7:30 a.m. The July sale will be held next Tuesday through Thursday with bidding commencing at 10 a.m.

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OBS July Breeze Show Starts Monday

The Under Tack Show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s rescheduled July Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training begins Monday and continues through Saturday with all six sessions starting at 7:30 a.m.

Hip numbers 1-180 will breeze Monday. Hip numbers 181-360 go to the track Tuesday; hip numbers 361-540 breeze Wednesday; hip numbers 541-720 work Thursday; hip numbers 721-900 breeze Friday; and hip numbers 901- 1114 will go to the track Saturday.

The sale will be held next Tuesday through Thursday with bidding beginning daily at 10 a.m.

OBS will again offer online bidding during the July 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, visit the OBS website at: (obs-online-bidding).

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