The first foal sale of the year will be on March 15 with the March 2 Ocala Breeders Sale in the Training Sale that has cataloged 635 horses for a two-day event.
Over the weekend, the show was interrupted by a tornado that made landfall on March 12 in southwestern Ocala, pushing the last winds to the next day. The sale kicks off Tuesday with a revised time of 1pm ET to give buyers the extra time needed to check out.
“Luckily, when we’re not tight on showtimes and sales dates, we tend to be in between the two. We live in Florida, and the weather is variable with frequent hurricanes. now,” said OBS sales manager Tod Wojciechowski. “However, we were prepared even though no one likes to make those adjustments. Thankfully, it all worked out and on Friday we were able to have a longer day and ride more in the day. when our north side is being affected by the weather has given way here Saturday.”
The underground show starts on Thursday and ends on Sunday, with Saturday being a dark day because of the weather. ONE Bayern The ponies (Hip 139) ran the eighth fastest distance at: 9 3/5 and the 30 fastest ponies at: 9 4/5. The fastest quarter of a mile is achieved by a Adios Charlie filly (Hip 213) who entered: 20 2/5, with four 2-year-olds sharing the next fastest time: 20 3/5.
Bayern’s dark horse was consigned as Hip 139 surfing the eighth distance in: 09 3/5 at the OBS under tack show
GOP Racing Stable’s Gerard Ochoa said: “It’s going to be a good year; all my horses have cooled down well here this week. Last year was good for us and I think this year will be even more. better,” said GOP Racing Stable’s Gerard Ochoa before the sale. “I like everything I got in this shipment. I’m a freshman Good magic and we have a (Hip 485) on sale on monday as well as a Hip 253 a Collected for the first day. “
All three days of the secret program had different weather variations, both from morning to late afternoon, but the same timing was carried out throughout the day.
Wojciechowski comments: “We’ve been selling to 2-year-olds for a long time and are pretty good at engaging them. I think the history and experience of many years dealing with weather issues and having to rearranging everything is the key,” Wojciechowski commented. “For one thing, our track allows us to have the same surface for several days from morning to late afternoon. No other sales company has more than 2 years younger than us anywhere in the world. . Our track works well for that, and our team does a great job at organizing and keeping things moving.”
The weather did not prevent buyers from attending the lackluster show, and by Monday morning the sun was completely out and buyers were busy checking the horses in the stables. Increased traffic and high expectations.
“This sale we have five horses, all ponies are beautiful. The show went great, we have all good clean veterinary reports, grade one throat and all Everyone is doing well.Until 2 years old in sales coaching, you can’t expect more than that,” says Liane Davis of Davis Breaking and Training. “Weather is a huge factor. It’s gone from thunderstorms, tornadoes to freezing cold and they’re predicting more rain on Tuesday. All the horses did a fantastic job, and We couldn’t be more pleased.”
“There’s an old saying on the track, ‘You’ll never kill yourself as long as you have a good 2-year-old in the cage,'” says Davis, because they keep you looking forward to the future. “There are some bright spots in the future for the race.”
The ongoing war in Ukraine has some worried about its impact on financial markets. However, most OBS sales-based shippers are more optimistic about an increase in wallets, and the uptrend in routes seems to keep the money flowing into the sales market.
“Last year, we had to put in more money and had fewer horses. With our purses increasing, fewer horses and our dollar not being worth much, perhaps those three things drove up the price of the market. aspiration, which means we have Jesse Hoppel of Coastal Equine explained. “I hope it forwards down the line, and we can continue forward.”
Delivery man Tom McCrocklin shares a similar sentiment, commenting: “I’m usually a nervous salesman; I don’t trust the market. Last year we had a solid market, I just couldn’t. understand why it’s so strong; I’ve heard various reasons The question throughout the winter was whether it would translate to 2-year-old sales and we’re prepared to find out. They’re the judges. We try to appeal to the masses.”
Breakdown at Niall Brennan Sales Shipment at OBS March Sale
This year’s category includes horses with active and successful pedigrees; Continuous updates have been included since the catalog was printed. Most notably for Nial Brennan who signed up for Hip 125, Mendelssohn acorn with a half-brother Simplify scored at the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on 5 March at Gulfstream Park. The Always dreaming Colt is consigned by Wavertree Stables and is a half-brother to the February 19 Easter Star presented by winner Lemarque Ford (G2). Chance to join the family of top Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) contender Epicenter offered as Hip 121.
“It’s been a great sale to start the season off and I’m sure there are a lot of nice horses on the field. Our Mendelssohn filly (Hip 125) is half to Simplify, so it’s a great deal. big update. She’s a Brennan says, “She’s an exceptional individual with a super intellect, a fine motorist, and great balance; she’s gorgeous and ticks all the boxes.”
This year’s first-ever opportunity to see the freshmen’s broodstocks ignited a lot of excitement and accounted for 235 of the chicks listed in the catalog.
“One of our best wind horses is Tale of Verve Hoppel said.
“I have a nice City of light filly (Hip 147), very good Mule’s Army chubby (Hip 185), and cute Buccero filthy (Hip 341); those are our freshman offers,” said McCrocklin. West Bank Colt (Hip 305) is also excellent, and he worked well in 20.4. “
Brennan brought back from Europe three Irish crosses, all famous stallions abroad.
“We have a sharp Invincible spirit dirty (Hip 108); She is a real 2 year old and ready to play rock and roll. I like ours King ponies (Hip 178). He has done very well, and he will only continue to improve,” Brennan commented. I don’t know if this will work, as putting these pedigrees up allows American buyers to have one of the most impressive males in Europe. You won’t be able to pick up many Kingmans here, and they’re also hard to find in Europe; he is one of the most popular males today. It will be interesting to see how the market perceives it and if they are smart enough to jump in. “
Tuesday’s first sale will see Hips 1-316 through the round starting at 1pm, followed by Hips 317-635 on Wednesday with a start time of 10:30am As of Monday afternoon, 142 The horse has been withdrawn from sale.
