facebook.com/thefloridahorse FLORIDA’S DAILY SALES DIGEST • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 SALE HEADLINES Published by Florida Equine Communications Inc. FTBOA.COM Uncle Mo Sells For Seven Figures ally stamping his horses. And the By BROCK SHERIDAN Drama hit late during the first day ones he really stamps are the ones of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company that can really run. I thought he March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Train- would bring a million-plus. I knew ing as Mike Repole and Coolmore he’d be the sale topper.” went to $1.3 million for Hip 245, a Trainer Todd Pletcher, who also dark bay or brown colt by champion trained Uncle Mo for Repole, was at and leading first crop sire Uncle Mo, Repole’s side during the bidding. who raced in Repole’s colors and now “He breezed phenomenally and stands at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud. looked beautiful on the shank,” The seven-figure colt is out of the Pletcher said of the popular juvenile. stakes-winning mare Setareh and was “He worked really well and has a ter- consigned by Cary From- rific disposition and mer, Agent. Setareh is we’re extremely, ex- also a half-sister to the tremely high on Uncle multiple stakes-pro- Mo. The rest of the ducing mares Misty Rain world is too. [Uncle and Kentucky Whisper. The colt also Mo] is doing extremely well [as a sire]. impressed at the Under Tack Show as Every time there is a [Kentucky] Derby he worked :10 1/5. prep, there are two, three or four “Coolmore and I are partners on Uncle Mos in there. He’s just a phe- Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty so we nominal first-crop sire to be doing talked about [buying Hip 245],” Re- what he is doing. When they perform pole said after the purchase. “They like this one on the racetrack and like the horse and I liked the horse, they’re conformed the way this one is so we decided to get together and – he is just the whole package.” Hip 245 topped Tuesday’s buy it. He looks like Uncle Mo as a 2- session at $1.3 million year-old. It seems like Uncle Mo is re- JOE DIORIO PHOTO See OBS March on page 2 WWW.FTBOA.COM • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 • 2 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse OBS March from page 1 Agent Bradley Weisbord went to $850,000 OBS March Two-Year-Olds in Training for Al Shaqab Racing, WinStar Farm and the China Horse Club for a bay colt by Malibu Stakes (G1) winner Twirling Candy, out of the Tuesday’s Top Sellers stakes-producing mare Sage Mist, by Henny Hughes. Consigned by Eisaman Equine, Agent, Hip#Pedigree Buyer Price Hip 222 is a half-brother to stakes winner High- 245 C., Uncle Mo–Setareh...................Repole Stable / M.V. Magnier . .$1,300,000 way Boss and also worked an eighth-mile in :10 Cary Frommer, Agent II 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. 222 C., Twirling Candy–Sage Mist..........Al Shaqab Racing / WinStar / China Horse Club . .$850,000 “It all came together here in the last five min- Eisaman Equine, Agent utes between Al Shaqab Racing and WinStar Farm. WinStar is also going to possibly bring in 101 C., War Front –Maryfield................Solis / Litt . .$675,000 some of their partners,” Weisbord said. “This is Eddie Woods, Agent XX the best horse for our team today. He has the 182 C., Curlin–Polly Alexander (IRE).......MMG Stables LLC . .$625,000 pedigree of a two-turn horse and his breeze was Thoroughbred Champions Training Center LLC, Agent special. Hopefully he’ll turn into a Saturday af- ternoon horse and maybe a stallion prospect.” 155 C., Bernardini–Onebadkitty.............Town & Country Racing LLC / Spendthrift Farm LLC . .$575,000 Hip 101 was expected to sell for a nice price de Meric Sales, Agent XXXVIII and the dark bay or brown colt by Alfred G. Van- derbilt Stakes (G2) winner and popular stallion vorite. He’s very sound, well balanced and has War Front did not disappoint, bringing a good pedigree.” $675,000. Out of the champion female sprinter Hip 155 lit up the money board at $575,000 Maryfield, by Elusive Quality, he worked a quar- from the consignment of Nick de Meric’s de ter-mile in :20 3/5 at the Under Tack Show from Meric Sales, Agent. Shannon Potter, of Town the consignment of Eddie Woods, Agent. Jason and Country Racing LLC, signed the ticket on Litt signed the ticket as Solis/Litt, his partner- the colt for a partnership of Town and Country ship with Alex Solis Jr. Racing LLC and Spendthrift Farm LLC. “We purchased him for a group of clients,” “He had a great breeze,” Potter said. “He Litt said. “We’re going to send him to Jim Bol- galloped out very well and looked as if he did it ger in Ireland. He breezed beautifully and is out really easy. And we were also looking for a po- of a champion mare so there were a lot of things tential stallion prospect.” to like. Eddie Woods said he has liked him from By champion Bernardini, the dark bay or the start, so we have had an eye on him.” brown colt is out of the stakes-winning mare MMG Stables went to $625,000 on Hip 182, Onebadkitty, by Street Cry. Onebadkitty is also a chestnut colt by two-time Horse of the Year a half-sister to stakes-winner Jaws N’ Paws and Curlin, out of the stakes-placed mare Polly stakes-placed Incline Village. He worked a quar- Alexander (Ire), by Foxhound. Also seen clock- ter-mile in :21 flat. ing a :21 flat during the Under Tack Show, she Gross sales and averages were not available impressed Glenn Brok, who signed the ticket on at press time. n the purchase as agent for MMG Stables. “He’ a nice horse,” Brok said. “I’ve looked at a lot of horses at this sale and he was my fa- Todd Pletcher and Mike Repole JOE DIORIO PHOTO WWW.FTBOA.COM • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 • 3 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse Marion County Colt Gaining His Stride Campbell homebred Abiding Star wires field in Laurel’s Private Terms Stakes By Mike Mullaney It took some time for Abiding Star to fig- ure out his role in life, but if Laurel’s Private Terms Stakes was an indication, longtime Mar- ion County breeder and owner Gil Campbell just might have a memorable spring. His homebred son of Uncle Mo, the longest shot on the board at 18-1, led wire to wire in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile event, winning handily by 1½ lengths under Jevian Toledo. Off the board in three of his first four starts, he was making his fifth start for cur- rent trainer Ned Allard in the Private Terms Florida-bred Abiding Star and he came into the race winner of his last JIM MCCUE PHOTO two outings, breaking his maiden – in his sev- enth career start – against $40,000 claimers “He’s just maturing…coming into himself. Typically, 3- going seven furlongs at Laurel on New Years’ Day, then posting a comfortable score in his year-old colts, they’re not always real smart. Sometimes entry-level allowance, a 6½-panel outing at they need more time to get themselves together, and he’s Parx on Feb. 29. Both victories came in front-running fashion. getting things together.”—Mary Allard Abiding Star was dismissed in the Private Terms, with wagering focused on Marengo tions of :24.89 for the first quarter-mile, fol- it at a nice, decent pace… We thought he’d Road and Charmed Victory, the 1,2 finishers lowed by a half-mile in :49.66. There was get the job done,” she said, adding that she in the Feb. 15 Miracle Wood at Laurel three some movement from the back at that point, believes he has shaken free from the apparent weeks before; Charmed Victory, the runner- but after encouragement from Toledo, the colt cluelessness of his early career. up in that race, was slightly favored at 3-2 exhibited he had plenty left in the stretch run “He’s just maturing…coming into him- over Marengo Wood, who went off at 8-5. while changing leads near the sixteenth pole. self,” she said. “Typically, 3-year-old colts, Neither threatened Abiding Star at any The key to the Private Terms came just they’re not always real smart. Sometimes point in the Private Terms. after the break, according to Allard’s wife, they need more time to get themselves to- Toledo sent his mount to the front at the Mary, who was on hand to saddle the horse. start, establishing an open lead through frac- “We thought if he made the lead and kept See Abiding Star on page 4 WWW.FTBOA.COM • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 • 4 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse Abiding Star from page 3 FTBOA’s Award Gala gether, and he’s getting things together. “He’s happy, training really good, doing really well.” The final time for the Private Terms was 1:46.61. He paid $39.40 and his record from nine starts reads 3-1-1 with career earnings of $109,985. Flash McCaul came from last in the field of six to finish second, six lengths head of Whiskey Tree. Marengo Road, Charmed Vic- 1 2 tory and Let Me Go First completed the order. While he has been winning on the front end, Abiding Star – a product of Campbell’s Stonehedge Farm near Williston – continues to display stoutness.