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TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012 Published by Florida Equine Publications Inc www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse FLORIDA’S DAILY SALES DIGEST • TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012 Published by Florida Equine Publications Inc. SALE HEADLINES WWW.FTBOA.COM Global Market The OBS August Yearling Sale, which gets rolling with today’s select session at 1 p.m., boasts graduates that continue to win some of the world’s most important stakes races By MICHAEL COMPTON The OBS August Yearling Sale has a history bursting with stakes winners at the highest levels dating back to the likes of Groovy and Florida-bred classic winner Silver Charm. Graduates of the sale have won major races across the country, in Dubai and at Royal Ascot, es- calating the August Sale from its regional roots to a global marketplace. This year’s renewal kicks off today with a selected session at 1 p.m. OBS set the later start to afford horsemen additional travel time to Ocala following weekend stakes races and to provide a longer in- spection period prior to the sale. The select session is followed by two open sessions on Wednesday and Thursday that begin at 10:30 a.m. A total of 751 yearlings have been cataloged for the entire sale with 188 head offered in the opening select session. The August Yearling Sale follows on the heels of a record-setting juvenile sale season for OBS. “The juvenile sales went very well,” said Tom Ventura, OBS president. “Success like that certainly helps the pinhookers. Since a portion of these yearlings will go to pinhookers, I expect they will be active this week.” See on page 2 CINDY MIKELL PHOTO OBS August WWW.FTBOA.COM • TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012 • 2 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse OBS August from page 1 Springs bought five for $204,000 in the select along with Candy Ride (ARG), Elusive Quality, session and haltered 14 for $256,000 to lead Pulpit, Hard Spun, Congrats and Afleet Alex. OBS officials admit it’s tough to clearly as- all buyers in last year’s open session. Fashionable young sires represented with sess the yearling market based on initial of- All told, last year’s select session saw 114 yearlings include Curlin, Pioneerof the Nile, ferings this season, including the high profile horses gross $4,278,000 and average $37,526. Colonel John, Majestic Warrior, Tiz Wonder- Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale. That sale, The open session grossed $4,603,800 and av- ful, Dunkirk, Old Fashioned, Cowboy Cal, Mid- held, Aug. 6-7, saw gross prices decline 2.7 eraged $11,201 on 411 head sold. night Lute and Kodiak Kowboy. percent to $32 million. Aver- Graduates of the 2011 Au- Florida sires also are plentiful in the select age was off 6.3 percent to gust Sale are already making offering. Journeyman Stud’s Wildcat Heir, $299,065 and the median fell their marks on the racetrack. Awesome of Course, Teuflesberg, Exclusive 10 percent to $225,000. Last year’s graduates are off to Quality and Cowtown Cat, Stonewall Farm Horses sold rose 3.9 percent promising starts, scoring in Ocala’s Leroidesanimaux (BRZ), A.P. Warrior to 107, while the buy-back early maiden races at Arlington and Value Plus, Ocala Stud’s High Cotton and rate went up to 34 percent Park, Belmont Park, Calder, Bet- Montbrook, Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds’ from 22 percent a year ago. fair Hollywood Park, Saratoga With Distinction, Bridlewood Farm’s Put It “It is hard to gauge the and Woodbine. August graduate Back, Get Away Farm’s Two Step Salsa and market based on what we’ve Candy Coded Kisses notched a Vinery’s Pomeroy are among the Florida stal- seen so far,” said Ventura. “At victory in the recent Desert lions represented with yearlings. worst, the market has leveled Vixen Stakes, first leg of the Featured on the cover of this year’s open out and stabilized. Our num- Florida Stallion Stakes Series at sale is Florida-bred Jeranimo, the 21st mil- bers with this sale are inching Calder. lionaire from the OBS August Sale following forward. We have to have a ELEANOR HANCOCK PHOTO Sharon Alesia, Bran Jam Sta- his victory in the Shoemaker Mile Stakes (G1) little better sale than last Au- “The juvenile sales bles, Ciaglia Racing LLC & Rob at Betfair Hollywood Park. Sold by On Course gust.” Dyrdek’s Weemissfrankie, winner Sales, agent, at the 2007 OBS August Sale, Topping last year’s OBS went very well. Suc- of her first three starts, two in B.J. Wright’s Jeranimo is one of 122 August August select session was a cess like that cer- grade one company, is on the graduates who have won or placed in 230 filly by Midnight Lute pur- tainly helps the cover of this year’s select cata- stakes races since the beginning of 2011, ac- chased for $110,000 by log. With earnings of more than cording to OBS. SGV Thoroughbreds. Wood- pinhookers. Since a $500,000 to her credit, she was “We’re cautiously optimistic that the mo- ford Thoroughbreds, agent for portion of these sold by Summerfield, agent, at mentum from our juvenile sales will carry over CloverLeaf Farms, consigned yearlings will go to the 2010 August Yearling Sale. into this sale,” said Tod Wojciechowski, OBS the session topper. Leading “The select session has a director of sales. “We have a good book, the the way in the open session pinhookers, I expect slightly larger book this year,” buyers are here and we’re excited about the was a colt by Lemon Drop Kid they will be active said Ventura. “In both sessions sale.” consigned by Beth Bayer, this week.” we have a good mix of pedigree Conformation photographs of most of the se- agent, and purchased by Sal- and individuals, as well as some lected yearlings may be viewed on the OBS web- —Tom Ventura lusto/Albina, agent for high profile sires. I think when site at obssales.com. The sale will be streamed $105,000. prospective buyers evaluate these horses they live via the OBS website and also via The Blood- Nick de Meric, agent, led all buyers at the will be pleased.” Horse and Daily Racing Form websites. The cat- 2011 select session, taking five head for Some of the leading sires represented in alog can be downloaded for iPad use. For more $275,000. EQB Inc., Patrice Miller, agent, was the select session include Giant’s Causeway, information and to obtain the application, go to next with four purchases at $247,000. Adena Empire Maker, War Front and Kitten’s Joy, http://www.equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/. WWW.FTBOA.COM • TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012 • 3 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse MakingTHE Rounds Compliled by Brock Sheridan George Isaacs John Rio Beth Bayer Bridlewood Farm Buyer Beth Bayer Consignment I’m looking for a BROCK SHERIDAN PHOTOS I think we’re going to have a nice sale because good horses sell My expectations are good. The traffic has good sale. I think the trends around here will and from what I’ve seen, it appears there are been excellent and the quality of horses continue to point upwards because the 2- plenty of good horses. We don’t have any set matches the traffic so I’m pretty happy. We’ve year-old market was so strong and that can objectives, but we’ve seen some nice horses been busy all day. help this sale. Because Ocala has some of and those we like, we are going to try to get. the best pinhookers in the world, this is a market that can be driven by those con- signors and the success that they had earlier Lynn Rainbow this year.That’s what can make this yearling The Acorn LLC sale so unique compared to the others. You Xavier Moreau I think there’s have plenty of end-users here, but pinhook- Moreau Bloodstock been a lot of enthu- ers impact this sale and it’s looks like they’re I’ve been getting siasm overall. We’re all here looking. good feedback from pleased with the lots of people. I’ve numbers that are coming through the been hearing good things from people from barns. I think it is higher than we’ve had out of town, not just Ocala so I’m getting before. To be perfectly honest, the weather some good vibes. The catalogue looks good, has been very conducive to buying a horse especially some I’ve seen in the select ses- as well.The weather has been absolutely sion. So I’m hoping things are looking up. gorgeous for Ocala in August. www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse , Florida’s tax-friendly, pro-business environment isFrom poised and coast ready to attract to new coast companies and create new employment opportunities. Florida... the Best State for Business FLORIDA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ AND CONSUMER SERVICES AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Adam Putnam, Commissioner 850-617-7341 • Fax 850-617-7331 Lonny T. Powell, CEO and Executive Vice President e-mail: [email protected] 801 SW 60th Ave. • Ocala, FL 34474 • 352-629-2160 407 S. Calhoun • 416 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Fax: 352-629-3603 • www.ftboa.com • [email protected] LIZ LAMONT PHOTO WWW.FTBOA.COM • TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012 • 4 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse the Brock talk The Numbers Don’t Lie If one subscribes to the old adage that breds make up approximately 9.8% of the pop- their Grade 1 tallies. But the day also featured says numbers don’t lie, then Florida-breds had ulation at tracks today. The actual percentage graded stakes winners Mucho Macho Man notable success at North American thorough- of Florida-breds currently racing is almost cer- (Suburban Handicap [G2]), Emma’s Encore bred race tracks during the months of June tainly lower, but to make a point, we’ll stay con- (Victory Ride Stakes [G3]), Fort Loudon (Carry and July.
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