As the avid sale season ends, the October Sale at Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company will present 209 selected breeding stock on 11 October and 433 the following day as part of the sale. opening session this week.
The mid-October sale has consistently seen athletes race for ranked equity prizes, including JPMorgan Chase winner Jessamine Stakes (G2T) on October 7 joyful . The filly by Mendelssohn is heading to the next Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) for Augustin Stable owners.
Delight bursts into the house to win Jessamine Stakes at Keeneland Racecourse
Tod Wojciechowski, sales manager at OBS, said: “It is exciting to start seeing these graduates improve. “We have graduates from this sale heading into this year’s Breeders’ Cup; it’s an exciting time for us. Not only are our 2-year-old sales graduates but these aspiring graduates have proven themselves. We try to always remind buyers that there are quality horses available here during the October sale.”
Other successful graduates this year include: winner of Chicago Staking (G3) and 2 . place Lady Rocket ; Havnameltdown , winner of Best Pal Stakes (G3) and second best in Runhappy Del Mar Futurity (G1); Hybrid Florida Spicy chili pepper won the Victory Ride Stakes (G3) and finished second in the Longines Test Stakes (G1); 3 year old powerhouse Kathleen O. added a win in the Davona Dale Stock presented by FanDuel (G2) and Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) to her resume; and Not this time dirty Walking at midnight captured Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies Stakes and Delaware Oaks (G3) in July.
Selected Yearlings session, Hips 1-185 and Supplement 186-209 will take place on October 11 starting at 12pm, followed by Open Yearling session on October 12 at 10:00am with Hips 251- 660 in the main category and the 661-684 addition is expected to go under the hammer.
Wojciechowski added: “The aspirational market has been driven by the success we’ve seen in sales this year, and we expect that to continue for us.”
Last year’s two-day sale saw 388 aspirants change owners of the 471 through the sales booth for a total of $9,931,500. Match the median price of $25,597 and the median of $19,000. Eighty-three juveniles failed to meet their reserves to express an RNA ratio of 17.6%.
Two Florida-bred ponies topped last year’s sales, first foal Midnight storm colt out of stakes winners Sterling Madame , deposited as Hip 67 by Abbie Road Farm. Elusive Thoroughbreds bought him for $170,000; pinhookers purchased four five-seeded plants for a total of $383,000 to become the top purchaser by total revenue.
In the second session, Lisa McGreevy sent Ransom the Moon colt out Bold lady via Hip 442, saw him sell $170,000 for Redwings pinhooking photography.
Both ponies returned to the sales ring as juveniles this year and have already started racing for their new owners.
Ocala-based shipper Summerfield (Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck) closed the sale as top shipper after seeing 58 out of 65 annuals recommended from their draft. sold for a final price of $1,361,000 with an average price of $23,466.
As of Monday evening, 65 annuities had been withdrawn from the sale.
