Selling can start now that under-tack shows are complete.
Under-tack sessions are under our belt and it’s time for selling at Ocala, where the OBS 2YO in Training Sale begins on Tuesday and continues through Friday, there being over 1,000 lots in the catalogue.
Racing’s Florida finest will, no doubt, be out in force across the four days, the likes of Mixto, Carson’s Run, Golden Vekoma and Silver Charm having all graduated from OBS in their time.
SGV Thoroughbreds are among the sale’s most prolific consignors this year, its offerings including Lot 714, a Tiz The Law full-brother to the Hopeful Stakes third Curtain Call.
Tiz The Law, who with an SGV-consigned colt topped last year’s trade at this sale is, along with the likes of Into Mischief, Gun Runner and Curlin, a sire with plenty of progeny available to purchase, his other representatives including Lot 498, a filly out of the Grade 3 winner and Grade 2 runner-up Baby J.
Top Line Sales send a slate of top line two-year-olds, including Lot 404, an Early Voting colt already named Voteearlyvoteoften who clocked an under-tack time of 9.4, while Wavertree provide, as well as Lot 1210, the likes of Lot 1210, a colt from the family of Cassandra Go and Verglas.
Local consignments also arrive from Ocala Stud, whose large draft includes Lot 596, a half-brother to the dual Grade 2-placed Vive Veuve out of the Italian Group 3-winning Candy Store.
That lot is by Ocala Stud’s resident stallion Roadster, whose other representatives include Lot 961, a colt out of an unraced half-sister to the Virginia Derby-winning English Bee.
Lot 74, a filly by Omaha Beach consigned by Tom McCrocklin, from the family of numerous Graded performers.
Lot 391, a filly by Life Is Good, whose first runners are hitting the track.
Lot 1072, a Mystic Guide colt from the family of French Group 1 winners Agent Double and Air De Cour.
Trade begins at 10:30am on Tuesday.
The catalogue can be viewed here.
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