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FLORIDA’S DAILY SALES DIGEST • THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016 SALE HEADLINES Published by Florida Equine Communications Inc. FTBOA.COM First Crop Sires Drive Demand Calculator’s brother was a good one. So I was prepared [to come here By JuvenilesBROCK SHERIDANby first crop sires Gemologist and Overdriven, who stands and buy him] a month ago. He previewed like a good one and I just hope at Ocala Stud, topped the bidding on the second day of the Ocala Breed- he’s another Calculator. I love Florida-breds.” ers’ Sales April sale and the top two sellers were also bred in Florida. The Hip 469 lit up the money board at $440,000 from the consignment of OBS April sale will continue Thursday and Friday to complete the four- See OBS April on page 2 day auction. Both sessions will begin at 10:30 am. Hip 564 topped the sale as Lane’s End Bloodstock went to $550,000 for an undisclosed client on a colt by first crop sire Gemologist out of Bon Caro, by Bon Point (GB). Bon Caro is also a multiple stakes-producer: the gray or roan colt is a half-brother to stakes winners Glitter City, Here’s Johnny and stakes-placed Wild Forest Cat. Consigned by Sequel Blood- stock, Agent the colt worked :10 flat for an eighth-mile. He was foaled in Florida but is not a registered Florida-bred. “He is a very impressive looking colt and has a good pedigree,” David In- gordo of Lane’s End said. “He will go to Cali- fornia where Peter Eurton will train him.” Southern California trainer Peter Miller trains Florida-bred champion Calculator, who won the Grade 3 stakes last year and was most recently second by a head to winner Salutos Amigo in the Grade 1 Carter Handicap April 9 at Aqueduct, so he was ready to add an- other member of the family to his barn at Santa Anita. Therefore, it was no surprise when he went to $525,000 for Hip 517, a half-brother to Calculator by Ocala Stud’s first crop sire Overdriven, out of Back to Basics, by Alphabet Soup. The striking gray or roan colt was also consigned by Ocala Stud and impressed Miller with a :21 quarter-mile at the Under Tack show. Miller said he purchased the colt for an undisclosed client. “I train his brother [Calculator] and his sister [Gust] and they’re both lovely animals,” Miller said. “[The sale colt] was awesome. His video DIORIO PHOTO was awesome, his presence was fantastic and he had everything I look Hip 564 topped Wednesday’s session at $550,000. for in a race horse. Ocala Stud had tipped me off at the March sale that WWW.FTBOA.COM • THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016 • 2 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse

OBS April from page 1 Ciaran’s Dunne’s Wavertree Stables, Inc. New OBS April Two-Year-Olds in Training York trainer Linda Rice signed the ticket on the gray or roan filly by champion sprinter and top 10 sire Speightstown out of Alpha Mama, by Unbri- Wednesday’s Top Sellers * Denotes Florida-bred dled’s Song, making the filly a half-sister to Grade Hip#Pedigree Buyer Price 2 winner Alpha Kitten. She worked an eighth-mile 564 c. Gemologist – Bon Caro ...... L. E. B...... $550,000 in :10 during the Under Tack program. Consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, Agent Another Florida-bred also proved popular as 517* c. Overdriven – Back to Basics ...... Peter Miller, Agent ...... $525,000 Hip 404 brought a final bid of $400,000 from Consigned by Ocala Stud Mike Ryan, Agent for an undisclosed client. The filly is by Ocala Stud stallion High Cotton, who 469 f. Speightstown – Alpha Mama ...... Linda Rice, Agent ...... $440,000 Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent was Florida’s second leading juvenile sire in 2015, and she is out of West Side Dancer, by 404* f. High Cotton – West Side Dancer ...... Mike Ryan, Agent ...... $400,000 Gone West. The bay filly is a half-sister to Grade Consigned by Ocala Stud 2 winners Discreet Dancer and Travelin Man as 395 c. Macho Uno – Wadena ...... Rockingham Ranch ...... $335,000 well a stakes winner Sweet N Discrett. She was Consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC consigned by Ocala Stud and worked a quarter- 416 c. Archarcharch – Wild Forest Cat ...... D. J. Stable LLC ...... $335,000 mile in :21 2/5 at the Under Tack show. Consigned by Randy Bradshaw, Agent I When asked what impressed him about the filly, Ryan said he liked everything. said. “And if you win an open maiden [at Gulf- Wild Forest Cat, by D’wildcat, making him a full- “I saw her two months ago [at Ocala Stud] and stream championship meet] it’s a $50,000 purse. brother to Grade 3 stakes winner Toews On Ice. I’m very familiar with the female line,” Ryan said. The program has come a long way for sure.” He was consigned by Randy Bradshaw and “I couldn’t believe how she has changed in 60 Miller also went to $335,000 for Hip 395, a worked a furlong in :10 at the breeze show. Wild days from the middle of February till here. Ocala chestnut colt by Macho Uno our of Wadena, Forest Cat is also a half-sister to stakes winner Stud is really right at the top of the list in terms of by Saint Ballado, making the colt a half- Glitter City and Here’s Johnny. consignors. I just love the way they raise horses. brother to stakes-placed Papa Turf. Consigned “The colt was outstanding,” Green said. “He Their program has been so successful for so long. by Grassroots Training and Sales, the colt, was really our number one choice from day one They do it right. She’s a homebred filly. She’s a who worked a quick :9 4/5 for a furlong, will and we’re really pleased to have him. We really very straight forward filly with a terrific demeanor. travel to Southern California to Miller’s barn thought this colt stood out. We’ll send him to “When I went to the farm and saw their stal- and will race for new owners Rockingham Joe Orseno who will train him at Monmouth. lions, I was very impressed. I call them the Clai- Ranch. D.J. Stable has been around for 30 years and borne of the South. I was very impressed with “Pretty colt. Beautiful video,” Miller said. this is probably one of the highest priced 2- the quality of stallions – Overdriven, Kantharos “Galloped out nice. I pretty much liked every- year-olds we’ve ever bought.” has done very well and Awesome of Course. I‘ve thing about him. I think he was one of the best For the session, 158 horses grossed watched them for years and have always ad- colts in the sale. You would always like to get $12,119,000, compared with 160 bringing a mired their program.” them for a little less, but for the good colts you total of $13,580,700 at the corresponding ses- Although the filly will not remain in Florida, have to step it up.” sion a year ago. The average price was $76,703 Ryan said attention should be paid by buyers to Also going to $335,000 was Jonathan Green compared with $84,879 in 2015 while the me- young Florida-breds. for his family’s D.J. Stable LLC on Hip 416, a dian was $43,500 compared with $50,000 a “Gulfstream is now racing year around and the colt by 2015 top five first-crop sire Archar- year ago. The buyback percentage was 30.7%; [Florida Sire Stakes] is very, very strong,” Ryan charch, out of the graded stakes-placed mare it was 25.2% last year. n WWW.FTBOA.COM • THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016 • 3 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse

HIP# SEX SIRE TIME HIP# SEX SIRE TIME HIP# SEX SIRE TIME HIP# SEX SIRE TIME 609 C The Factor 10.2 647 F Adios Charlie 21.0 685 C Into Mischief 10.0 723 F City Zip 10.1 610 F Put It Back 10.0 648 C Stay Thirsty 10.1 686 F Twirling Candy 21.1 724 C Haynesfield 10.2 611 C Zensational out 649 F Northern Afleet 10.1 687 F Dublin 10.0 725 C Caleb's Posse 21.2 612 C Spring At Last 10.4 650 C Concord Point out 688 C Harlan's Holiday 11.2 726 F First Dude 10.0 613 F Tapizar 10.4 651 C Speightstown 10.2 689 C Gone Astray 21.2 727 C Hansen 10.2 614 C Big Brown 10.2 652 C Street Boss out 690 F Gemologist 10.2 728 F Uncle Mo 10.1 615 F Bellamy Road 21.2 653 C Into Mischief 10.3 691 C Flatter 10.1 729 F Harlan's Holiday 10.2 616 C First Dude 10.1 654 F Harlan's Holiday 20.4 692 F War Front 9.4 730 F Hansen 10.2 617 F Astrology 10.2 655 C Astrology 10.4 693 F Wildcat Heir 10.2 731 C Yes It's True 21.3 618 C Quality Road 10.0 656 C Drosselmeyer 22.1 694 F Super Saver 10.1 732 C Eskendereya 21.1 619 C Harlan's Holiday 10.2 657 F out 695 F Adios Charlie 11.0 733 C Arch 10.2 620 C Trappe Shot 10.3 658 F Kantharos 10.0 696 C Soaring Empire 10.0 734 F Cowboy Cal 10.0 621 C J P's Gusto 21.2 659 C Astrology out 697 C Wildcat Heir 10.4 735 C Lookin At Lucky 10.3 622 F Brilliant Speed 10.4 660 C Awesome of Course 10.1 698 F Hansen 10.0 736 C First Dude 10.3 623 F Street Cry (IRE) 10.3 661 F Girolamo 22.0 699 F City Zip out 737 C Cape Blanco (IRE) 10.2 624 F Tapizar 10.1 662 C With Distinction 10.1 700 F Lonhro (AUS) 10.2 738 F Midnight Lute 22.1 625 F Astrology 10.3 663 F Desert Party 10.1 701 F Street Cry (IRE) 22.0 739 C Bodemeister 11.0 626 F Exchange Rate 21.1 664 F Munnings 10.1 702 C Mr. Sidney 10.3 740 C Tapizar 10.2 627 C Eskendereya 10.3 665 C Tizway 10.2 703 C Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) 21.4 741 C Bodemeister 10.4 628 F Maclean's Music 21.2 666 out 704 C Tale of the Cat 10.1 742 F Hat Trick (JPN) 10.3 629 F Jersey Town 10.0 667 F Overdriven 21.2 705 C To Honor and Serve out 743 C Giacomo 35.0 630 F Wildcat Heir 10.2 668 C Tizway out 706 C Harlan's Holiday 10.2 744 F Union Rags 10.1 631 F Tiz Wonderful 9.4 669 F Gemologist 10.3 707 F Hansen 10.1 745 C Street Boss 21.0 632 F Lookin At Lucky 10.3 670 F Shackleford 10.1 708 F Malibu Moon out 746 F Overdriven 10.2 633 C Fastnet Rock (AUS) 10.2 671 out 709 C Super Saver 11.1 747 C Put It Back 10.1 634 F Arch 10.0 672 C Wildcat Heir 21.1 710 F Uncle Mo out 748 C More Than Ready 10.4 635 F Trappe Shot 10.4 673 C Bernardini 22.0 711 C Mineshaft 10.3 749 C Big Brown 10.3 636 C Arch 10.3 674 F Bodemeister out 712 C Wildcat Heir 10.1 750 C High Cotton 21.3 637 C Exchange Rate 20.4 675 C Yes It's True 10.1 713 F Into Mischief 10.2 751 C To Honor and Serve out 638 C Simmard 10.3 676 F Big Brown 10.1 714 F Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) out 752 F Custom for Carlos 10.1 639 C Horse Greeley 34.0 677 F Bullet Train (GB) 10.2 715 F United States 21.3 753 C Curlin 22.1 640 F Union Rags 10.0 678 F Into Mischief 10.2 716 C Mineshaft 10.2 754 F 10.2 641 F Dominus 10.1 679 F Candy Ride (ARG) 10.1 717 C Stormy Atlantic 10.4 755 C Tiz Wonderful 10.1 642 C Pioneerof the Nile out 680 F The Factor 10.1 718 C Awesome of Course out 756 F Run Away and Hide 10.3 643 C Super Saver out 681 C Pioneerof the Nile out 719 F Stay Thirsty 10.4 757 F Algorithms out 644 C Dominus out 682 F Wildcat Heir 10.2 720 C Street Cry (IRE) 10.2 758 C Algorithms 10.1 645 F Gemologist 10.0 683 C Dialed In 21.3 721 F Mineshaft 10.1 759 C Uncle Mo out 646 F Sidney's Candy 10.1 684 F First Defence 10.1 722 F Put It Back 10.2 760 C Shackleford 21.3

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HIP# SEX SIRE TIME HIP# SEX SIRE TIME HIP# SEX SIRE TIME HIP# SEX SIRE TIME 761 F Lookin At Lucky 10.4 799 F Mineshaft out 837 C Quality Road 20.3 875 C Giant's Causeway out 762 C First Dude 22.0 800 F Munnings 10.2 838 C Bullet Train (GB) 11.0 876 F Harlan's Holiday 10.0 763 C Giant's Causeway 21.3 801 C General Quarters out 839 C First Dude 10.3 877 C Super Saver 10.1 764 F Discreetly Mine out 802 F Tiz Wonderful 10.3 840 F City Zip 10.3 878 F Wildcat Heir 10.2 765 C Maimonides 10.4 803 C Candy Ride (ARG) 10.0 841 F Street Boss 10.0 879 C Mission Impazible 10.1 766 F Mizzen Mast 10.1 804 C Twirling Candy out 842 C 10.2 880 C Tiznow 10.2 767 C Mizzen Mast 10.0 805 F Put It Back 11.0 843 F The Factor 20.4 881 F Yes It's True 10.1 768 C Bodemeister 10.1 806 F Archarcharch 10.3 844 F Quality Road 21.2 882 C Bodemeister 10.2 769 F Kitten's Joy 21.0 807 C Stay Thirsty 21.2 845 C J P's Gusto 10.1 883 F Birdstone 10.3 770 C Quality Road out 808 C Quality Road 10.3 846 C Tale of Ekati 10.2 884 F Colonel John 21.3 771 F Adios Charlie 22.1 809 F Sidney's Candy 10.3 847 C Into Mischief 10.1 885 F Astrology 10.1 772 F Hold Me Back 22.1 810 C Temple City 10.2 848 C Cape Blanco (IRE) 21.1 886 F Posse 10.1 773 C Forestry 10.1 811 F The Factor out 849 C Blame 10.2 887 C Mizzen Mast out 774 F Hansen 10.1 812 F Shackleford 10.0 850 F Arch 11.0 888 C Include 21.1 775 F Gemologist 10.1 813 C Cowboy Cal 10.2 851 C Naaqoos (GB) out 889 C Proud Citizen out 776 C Discreetly Mine out 814 F The Factor 10.3 852 C Quality Road 10.2 890 C Unbridled's Song 10.3 777 C Benny the Bull 10.1 815 C Warrior's Reward 10.4 853 C Dominus 21.3 891 C Blame 10.3 778 F Broken Vow 10.0 816 F Stay Thirsty 10.1 854 C Maclean's Music 10.2 892 F Union Rags 10.3 779 C Trappe Shot 10.1 817 C Shackleford 10.1 855 F First Dude 10.2 893 F Awesome Again out 780 F To Honor and Serve 10.3 818 C Trappe Shot 10.0 856 F Munnings 10.2 894 F Sidney's Candy 10.2 781 F High Cotton 10.2 819 C Harlan's Holiday 10.0 857 C Gemologist 10.0 895 F High Cotton 22.2 782 C Desert Party 10.3 820 C Maclean's Music 10.1 858 F Hard Spun 10.0 896 F Big Drama 10.3 783 F Archarcharch 10.0 821 C In Summation 33.2 859 F Girolamo out 897 C Tiznow 10.2 784 C Midnight Lute 10.3 822 C Astrology 10.3 860 C Tale of the Cat 10.4 898 C Forefathers 10.0 785 F Wildcat Heir 10.1 823 F Mission Impazible out 861 C Union Rags 10.2 899 C Smart Strike out 786 F Stay Thirsty 10.2 824 F First Dude 10.1 862 C Broken Vow 10.4 900 F Unbridled's Song 10.1 787 C City Zip 10.3 825 C City Zip 10.2 863 C Hansen 10.1 901 C Broken Vow 20.4 788 C Trappe Shot 10.1 826 C Wildcat Heir 21.1 864 F Dialed In 10.3 902 G Frost Giant 10.4 789 F Awesome of Course 9.4 827 F High Cotton 21.3 865 C Bluegrass Cat 21.0 903 C Gemologist 21.3 790 C Shackleford 20.2 828 F Unbridled's Song 21.2 866 F Uncle Mo 21.3 904 C The Factor 10.1 791 C Tizway 10.1 829 F Arch 10.1 867 C Samum (GER) 10.3 905 F High Cotton 21.3 792 C Awesome Again 10.2 830 C Caleb's Posse 10.2 868 C Union Rags 21.3 906 F Warrior's Reward 10.4 793 C City Zip out 831 F Gone Astray 21.3 869 C Gone Astray out 907 C Biondetti 10.1 794 C Frost Giant 10.2 832 F War Front out 870 F Bodemeister 21.4 908 C Pioneerof the Nile out 795 C Bellamy Road 10.2 833 C Kantharos 10.2 871 F To Honor and Serve 21.2 909 C Hansen 10.1 796 F Majestic Warrior 21.1 834 F Discreetly Mine 10.0 872 F Afleet Alex 10.3 910 F Macho Uno 21.2 797 F Biondetti 20.3 835 F Into Mischief 10.2 873 C Freud 10.0 911 F Run Away and Hide 10.1 798 F Overdriven 9.4 836 F Majestic Warrior 9.4 874 C Sidney's Candy 10.1 912 F Kitten's Joy 10.3

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – thetic racing surface at Turfway Park for trainer Notable winners of the Woodford Reserve Robert Masterson’s Eclipse Award cham- William Brumley, and Turf Classic include Manila, the American turf pion Tepin, who defeated an international field • Wimborne Farm’s Kasaqui, a 6-year-old champion of 1987 who won its running in 1987, of males in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile at Argentine-bred son of Lasting Approval trained and two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan, a Keeneland and scored a dominant victory in last by Ignacio Correas IV, who won a recent al- winner of six Eclipse Awards who became the week’s Grade 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes here, and lowance race on turf at Keeneland. race’s second two-time winner with back-to- the Florida-breds Reporting Star and World Ap- The quintet of late nominees raised total back triumphs in 2013-2014. Other accom- proval, both state champions, are among five nominations to the 2016 Woodford Reserve Turf plished horses that have competed in the race late nominees to the $500,000 Woodford Re- Classic to 78, an increase of two from the nom- include Paradise Creek, who won the race dur- serve Turf Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs. ination total for the 2015 running won by Done- ing a 1994 season in which he was named The race will be run on the gal Racing and Rockingham Ranch’s Finnegans American turf champion, and 1992 Eclipse Day program Saturday, May 7. Wake, who is nominated to defend his title in Award turf champion Sky Classic, runner-up The Jenny Wiley victory by Tepin, a 5-year- this year’s event. to Cudas in that year’s Turf Classic renewal. n old daughter of Bernstein trained by Ocala’s Mark Casse, was her fifth consecutive victory. Should she compete in the Woodford Reserve, Bid on Pharoah and More in Auction she would attempt to become the first female 1 winner of the prestigious 1 ⁄8-mile event. The Florida Thoroughbred Charities is holding a silent auction in the lobby of the FTBOA of- Her string of victories has lifted Tepin’s record fices at 801 SW 60th Avenue through noon on Friday, April 22. Proceeds benefit the Florida Thor- to 10-3-1 in 18 career races; she is 3 for 3 this oughbred Retirement Foundation for the Second Chances Farm at the Lowell Correctional Facility year and has earned $2,895,873 over her career. which provides a home for retired thoroughbreds and provides equine certification training for Live Oak Plantation’s World Approval, also a inmates so they can prepare for gainful employment upon release. In addition, funds are raised Casse trainee, is a homebred 4-year-old gelding for high school and college student scholarships. by Northern Afleet who won Arlington Park’s The auction features a number of items including a limited edition framed set of photos of American Derby (G3) and Saratoga’s Saranac American Pharoah winning the Kentucky Derby autographed by trainer . Also in the (G3) in 2015 on his way to honors as last auction are the following: year’s state champion turf horse. He was • An 11 x 14 framed photo featuring Florida-bred Skip Away defeating the champion runner-up to Take the Stand in the Mervin Cigar with a barn wood frame Muniz (G2) at the Fair Grounds March 26. • Souvenir Hialeah collectible booklet from the Marilyn Leff collection framed in a shadowbox Merriebelle Stable LLC’s Reporting • Limited edition 11 x 14 framed print of Florida-bred Champion Sprinter Lost in the Star, a 6-year-old son of Circular Quay Fog by The Artist Debbie Sampson who won the recent Appleton Stakes • NEW Longchamp classic purse (G3) on turf at Gulfstream Park for • Sterling Silver mint julep cup trainer Brendan Walsh, was Florida’s • Antique small English print in oval frame champion turf horse of 2014. American Pharoah Additional items will be added throughout the week. Potential bidders can stop RAISHER PHOTO Other late nominees to the Woodford Re- by to view the items from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily (closed noon to 1 p.m.), through Friday. serve Turf Class include: Winning bidders will be notified shortly after the deadline at noon on Friday, April 22. For addi- • Santana Racing LLC’s Dac, the 5-year-old tional information, call 352-629-2160 or e-mail [email protected]. winner of the Prairie Bayou Stakes on the syn- BECOME A www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse • www.ftboa.com WWW.FTBOA.COM • THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016 • 6 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse