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Girvin Leads 2022 Roster At Ocala Stud

Ocala Stud has set 2022 stud fees for its roster of 12 stallions for the upcoming breeding season, led by Girvin whose fee remains unchanged at $6,000 S&N. Also remaining unchanged from their 2021 fees are Seeking the Soul and Win Win Win who will both stand for $5,000 S&N.

Girvin, a leading 3-year-old of his crop, won the 2017 Haskell Invitational S. (G1) and registered back-to-back Graded stakes wins in annexing the Risen Star S. (G2) and the Louisiana Derby (G2). An earner of $1,624,392 on the racetrack and a winner from six to nine furlongs, Girvin is represented by well-received first yearlings this year, which included a $200,000 colt who was the co-highest-priced yearling for a freshman sire at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale.

Seeking the Soul, a Charles Fipke homebred, had an illustrious racing career, winning the 2017 Clark H. (G1), the 2018 Ack Ack S. (G3), and the 2019 Stephen Foster S. (G2). All told, he won or placed in eight Graded stakes, including runner-up finishes in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. (G1), earning more than $3.4 million. His first foals arrive in 2022.

Win Win Win captured the Forego S. (G1) at Saratoga in 2020, defeating four Grade 1 winners. He set a new track record at three, winning the seven-furlong Pasco S. at Tampa Bay Downs in an eye-catching 1:20.89, running a 2 on the Ragozin Sheets. He hails from a deep Live Oak family and is a descendant of the influential Halo sire line. Standing as a partnership between Live Oak Stud, Airdrie Stud, and Ocala Stud, Win Win Win will see his first foals arrive in 2022.

Stud fees for Adios Charlie, Awesome Slew, Jess's Dream, Noble Bird, and The Big Beast remain unchanged at $4,000 S&N for 2022. Greenpointcrusader will stand for $3,500 S&N once again; Ami's Flatter and Dak Attack will both stand for $2,500 S&N; and Battalion Runner rounds out the roster, standing for $1,500 S&N. For more information, contact David or Joe O'Farrell at (352) 237-2171 or visit OcalaStud.com.

Ocala Stud's 2022 roster and fees are as follows:

Stallion	Stands and nurses fee
Adios Charlie	$4,000
Ami's Flatter	$2,500
Awesome Slew	$4,000
Battalion Runner	$1,500
Dak Attack	$2,500
Girvin	$6,000
Greenpointcrusader	$3,500
Jess's Dream	$4,000
Noble Bird	$4,000
Seeking the Soul	$5,000
The Big Beast	$4,000
Win Win Win	$5,000

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Noble Bird Off The Mark at Gulfstream

Ocala Stud's first-year sire Noble Bird (Birdstone) was represented by his initial winner when Noble Dreamer validated 4-5 favoritism in Friday's third race at Gulfstream Park.

A beaten chalk when runner-up facing open company on career debut May 28, the bay was dropping into Florida-bred competition Friday and was sent straight into the lead by Edgard Zayas. Galloping along easily as they neared the stretch, Noble Dreamer was shaken up leaving the three-sixteenths and was kept busy late, graduating by 7 1/4 lengths.

Noble Bird carried the colors of John Oxley to seven victories and earnings of better than $1.3 million, highlighted by a win in the GI Stephen Foster H. at Churchill Downs.

3rd-Gulfstream, $60,000, (S), Msw, 6-18, 2yo, f, 5f, :58.98, ft, 7 1/4 lengths.
NOBLE DREAMER (f, 2, Noble Bird–Dreaminofauntdiane, by Bluegrass Cat) Sales history: $30,000 Ylg '20 OBSWIN; $8,500 Ylg '20 OBSOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $52,900. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Shooting Star Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Jesus Rodriguez (FL); T-Saffie A Joseph Jr.

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Midnight Storm Filly Fastest At OBS June Under Tack Opener

Hip No. 107, a daughter of Midnight Storm consigned by Scanlon Training & Sales, Agent, worked an eighth in :9 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 2021 June Sale of 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age.

The bay filly is a half sister to stakes winner Miss My Rose out of Ava G, by Afternoon Deelites, from the family of Grade 1-placed stakes winner Winter Treasure.

A pair of youngsters shared honors for the session's fastest quarter, stopping the timer in :21 1/5.

Hip No. 5, a chestnut filly by Uncaptured consigned by Ocala Stud, is a half sister to stakes winning OBS graduate Seismic Jolt out of Valid Concorde, by Concorde's Tune, a full sister to stakes winning OBS graduate Rocky River.
Hip No. 18, a bay colt by Candy Ride (ARG) consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc, (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is out of Viva Malala, by Malibu Moon, a half sister to Grade 1-placed stakes-winning OBS graduate Icabad Crane.

Two horses worked quarters in :21 2/5.

Hip No. 98, I'm a Cutie, consigned by Dynasty Thoroughbreds, is a gray or roan filly by Cupid out of Arc Angel, by Bodemeister, from the family of Grade 1 winner Shared Account.
Hip No. 155, a bay filly by Practical Joke consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, is out of Bustle, by More Than Ready, a half sister to graded stakes winner Takeover Target.
Hip No. 162, a dark bay or brown colt by Into Mischief consigned by White Lilac, Agent, is a half brother to stakes winner Little Nick V. out of Campionessa, by A.P. Indy, a daughter of grade one stakes winner Pacific Squall.

Eight horses breezed eighths in :10 flat.

Hip No. 22, Treasured Glory, consigned by Hidden Brook, Agent for Patricia Generazio, is a bay colt by Treasure Beach (GB) out of stakes placed Wave of Glory, by Midshipman, a half sister to stakes placed Pomeroy's Package.
Hip No. 30, a bay filly by Gone Astray consigned by AVP Training and Sales, Agent, is out of White Hands, by Exchange Rate, from the family of graded stakes winner Control System.
Hip No. 46, Midnight in Alaska, a bay filly by Almasty consigned by Dark Star Thoroughbreds (Stori Atchison), is out of stakes placed Working At Night, by Tiznow, a daughter of stakes winner No Reason.
Hip No. 82, Little Afrodite, consigned by Silvestre Chavez Thoroughbreds, Agent, is a chestnut filly by Shackleford out of Aly Pie, by Gold Case, a half sister to graded stakes winner Spelling Again.
Hip No. 122, a chestnut filly by Gormley consigned by Hemingway Racing and Training Stables, LLC, Agent, is out of graded stakes winner Beat the Blues, by Great Pyramid (IRE), from the family of stakes winner Dedicated Queen.
Hip No. 135, a dark bay or brown filly by Anchor Down consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, is a half sister to stakes placed Desanctus out of Bint Elusive, by Elusive Quality.
Hip No. 170, a chestnut filly by Central Banker consigned by Envision Equine, Agent, is out of Casablanca Babe, by Horse Chestnut (SAF), a half sister to graded stakes winner Musket Man.
Hip No. 185, consigned by Goldencents Thoroughbreds, is a chestnut filly by Flat Out out of Chasida, by North Light (IRE), a half sister to champion Private Zone, from the family of champion Chief Bearhart.

Hip No. 61, Cupids Dream, a daughter of Cupid consigned by Dynasty Thoroughbreds, Agent, turned in the day's fastest three eighths, stopping the timer in :33 2/5. The bay filly is out of About a Dream, by Bodemeister, a half sister to graded stakes winning OBS graduate Leah's Secret.

The Under Tack Show continues Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. with Hip No.'s 186 – 370 scheduled to breeze.

To view the day's full results, click here.

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Midnight Storm Filly Zips Bullet at OBS

A filly by Midnight Storm turned in the fastest furlong work of the day and a pair of juveniles shared the day's fastest-quarter mile breeze during Wednesday's first session of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's June Sale of 2-Year-Olds.

Consigned by Scanlon Training & Sales on behalf of breeder Alex Venneri, the Midnight Storm filly (hip 107) zipped her furlong in :9 4/5 shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday morning.

“She's a pretty nice filly, but you never know until they actually get out there,” Venneri said. “We were optimistic, but we thought she probably needed another two or three weeks to get to be where they thought she needed to be. So it was a little surprising that she did it for us before that time. She is a late-bloomer, which is kind of typical with that family.”

Venneri has plenty of experience with the family. He co-bred and raced the filly's first-crop sire Midnight Storm, who has gotten off to a hot start in the juvenile sales ring this spring.

“He was just such a sound horse, which is just unheard of, and he was correct,” Venneri said of Midnight Storm. “I've always been high on him and I always thought his offspring were going to do well. I didn't think they would come out as 2-year-olds the first two months and be extremely precocious, but I am expecting pretty big things from him.”

Midnight Storm hit the board in 17 of 27 starts and earned $1,233,250. He won seven graded races over four seasons, including the 2016 GI Shoemaker Mile and he was third in that year's GI Breeders' Cup Mile and second in the 2017 GI Awesome Again S. and GI Santa Anita H.

In the sales ring, Midnight Storm has been represented by four juveniles to sell for over $300,000, topped by a $550,000 colt at the OBS April sale.

Venneri and partners claimed hip 107's dam, Ava G (Afternoon Deelites), for $25,000 in 2007. The mare produced Miss My Rose (Magician {Ire}), whose career was cut short by injury after she won a 2019 stakes race in just her second start.

“Her half-sister ended up getting hurt and we thought she was a Grade I horse,” Venneri said. “So we were high on this one.”

Venneri has another filly by Midnight Storm (hip 595) in the June sale with Scanlon Training & Sales and, looking further ahead, the breeder is excited about a yearling by the stallion out of Skittle Bomb (Giant's Causeway) he will offer at the Keeneland September sale.

“I have a Midnight Storm yearling that we are selling in September and that horse is pretty awesome,” Venneri said. “From the reports that we've heard, we expect him to do some really good things.”

A filly by Uncaptured (hip 5) worked the co-fastest quarter-mile of :21 1/5 during Wednesday's under-tack show. Bred and consigned by Ocala Stud, the chestnut is out of Valid Concorde (Concorde's Tune) and is a half-sister to stakes winner Seismic Jolt (Kantharos).

A colt by Candy Ride (Arg) (hip 18) also worked the quarter-mile in :21 1/5. Consigned by Wavertree Stables on behalf of breeder Joe Minor's JSM Equine, the bay is out of Viva Malala (Malibu Moon), a half-sister to multiple stakes winner and Grade I placed Icabad Crane (Jump Start).

Minor purchased Viva Malala, with this colt in utero, for $100,000 at the 2018 Keeneland November sale. The juvenile worked a furlong in :10 3/5 before RNA'ing for $30,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale in March.

The OBS June under-tack show continues through Sunday with sessions beginning daily at 7:30 a.m. The June sale will be held next Wednesday through Friday with bidding starting at 10:30 a.m. each day.

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