The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2019 June Sale of Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com.
There are 997 two-year-olds and 17 older horses cataloged for the three-day sale, with all sessions beginning at 10:00 a.m. Hip No.’s 1 – 360 will sell on Wednesday, June 12th; Hip No.’s 361 – 720 will be offered on Thursday, June 13th and Hip No.’s 721 – 1014 plus supplements will sell on Friday, June 14th. Supplemental entries are being accepted until May 22nd.
There are five Under Tack Sessions. Hip No.’s 1 – 216 will go to the track on Wednesday, June 5th, Hip No.’s 217 – 432 will work on Thursday, June 6th, Hip No.’s 433 – 648 will breeze on Friday, June 7th, Hip No.’s 649 – 864 work on Saturday, June 8th, and 865 – 1014 plus supplements will go on Sunday, June 9th. All Under Tack sessions begin at 7:30 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.
June Sale graduates continue to compete successfully at the racing’s highest levels. Since the beginning of 2018, June grads won or placed 163 times in stakes races, a rate of better than two a week.
During this time, the June Sale’s brightest star has been Rockingham Ranch and David A. Bernsen LLC’s ’s Stormy Liberal, back to back winner of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) and 2018’s Eclipse Award winner as champion turf male. The now 7-year-old son of Stormy Atlantic, trained by Peter Miller, has won or placed in eleven graded stakes, compiled a 33-12-10-2 career record and earned over $2.1-million to date. He breezed an eighth in :10 2/5 at the Under Tack Show at the 2014 Sale before he was purchased for $100,000 out of the Wavertree Stables consignment. watch his under tack video
They don’t come much tougher than Charles Fipke’s grade one winner Seeking the Soul, consigned by McKathan Bros., Agent, to the 2015 Sale, where he went through the ring after breezing an Under Tack eighth :10 1/5. Trained by Dallas Stewart, the 6-year-old son of Perfect Soul (IRE) has won or placed in 19 of 26 starts and earned just over $2.9-million. watch his under tack video
A graduate of last year’s June Sale, Peter Redekop‘s El Camino Real Derby winner Anothertwistafate is pointing for the Preakness. The 3-year-old colt by Scat Daddy, second in the Sunland Park Derby and second in the recent Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland, has been first or second in five of six starts and has earned $303,505 for trainer Blaine Wright. He was purchased for $360,000 out of the Wavertree Stables consignment after breezing an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch his under tack video
June Sale graduates in the headlines include Thoroughbred Champions Training Center LLC’s Gladiator King and Hronis Racing LLC’s St. Joe Bay.
Gladiator King’s last two starts produced two stakes victories, the first a score in Gulfstream’s Hutcheson Stakes (G3) in March. The 3-year-old colt by Curlin, trained by Jaime Mejia, is now 13-5-1-1 with $216,535 in earnings. He sped an Under Tack quarter in :21 1/5 before going through the ring at the 2018 Sale. watch his under tack video
St. Joe Bay has been earning his living of late in the always tough sprint division in California, his last start a victory in the San Carlos Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita. It was the third graded stakes win for the 7-year-old Florida-bred gelding by Saint Anddan, trained by John Sadler, leaving him with a 36-7-7-6 record and $734,515 in earnings. He’s a two time OBS graduate, consigned by Bobby Jones Equine LLC, Agent to the 2013 Winter Mixed Sale and then purchased for $60,000 out of the Bobby Dodd consignment at the 2014 Sale after an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. watch his under tack video
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 been updated with advanced search and filter capability and to allow shortlist creation. A link to instructions for using the new 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: http://www.equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/
Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is now also available via social media sites Facebook and Twitter. A link on the homepage directs users to either site.
Sales results will be available on the OBS website, updated frequently during each session of the Sale. In addition, the latest news regarding OBS graduates, sales schedules, nominations, credit requests, travel information and other news relevant to OBS consignors and customers is also available. E-mail should be addressed to obs@obssales.com.
For more information regarding the June Sale or OBS website, please call (352) 237-2154.