ftboa.com • Thursday • March 11, 2021 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION FLORIDA’SDAILYRACINGDIGEST FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] In This Issue: Hot Rod Charlie Scheduled for Louisiana Derby Churchill Downs to Honor Legendary African-American Jockey Murphy Arrieta Making a Mark in First OP Meet Churchill Announces Record Spring Stakes Schedule 1/ST RACing Statement Regarding EHV1 Case at Laurel PEK Florida-bred and OBS March Alum Speech/COADY PHOTO gulfstream Park Charts Prestigious OBS March Tampa Bay Downs Charts Sale Starts Promising Florida Stallion Progeny List Florida Breeders’ List Juvenile In Training Season Wire to Wire Business Place Under Tack Sessions Start Thursday Featured Advertisers BY BROCK SHERIDAN _____________ demic began and eventually forced the cancellation of several Spring thorough- Baoma Corp OCALA, FL—After surviving the 2020 bred auctions scheduled throughout North Berrettini Feed juvenile sale season that, like most of America. OBS was the last auction compa- Florida Department of Agriculture everything and else last year, was ravaged ny to conduct a juvenile sale in March FTBOA by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ocala before the pandemic surged and then was Journeyman Stud Breeders’ Sale Company comes into their the first to open again with their postponed Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply 2021 March Sale of Two Year Olds in Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training Ocala Stud Training with cautious optimism under that was pushed back to June and their RiceHorse Stable continued safety protocols. Open Sale that was rescheduled to July. Seminole Feed Last year, the OBS March Sale was Six K’s Training & Sales, LLC conducted with precautions just as the pan- See OBS MARCH SALE on page 3 Back to Top Page 3 OBS March Sale Continued from COVER After conducting their October Sale last year as planned and the January Mixed Sale with evolving safety protocols, OBS officials are set to conduct the quality-laden March Sale on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16-17 with under tack programs set for Thursday through Saturday, March 11-13. “After coming off of last year, things seem to be improv- ing,” OBS director sales Tod Wojciechowski said. “We kind of are getting the general feeling that things are better. We hope that carries over to the sale. During the Winter Mixed Sale conducted in January, OBS officials instituted a mask man- date inside the building and in the back walking ring while continuing to offer online bid- Tod Wojciechowski/SHERIDAN PHOTO ding for potential buyers who were unable or unwilling to travel. Buyers will be able to go to the OBS website and register to gain bidding approval, then access the OBS bidding screen with their credentials. “The last sale, we stepped up the COVID protocols and added the requirement for masks in the building and people seemed to be pretty compliant,” Wojciechowski said. “We are still commit- ted to providing the safest and most convenient environment pos- sible for both consignors and buyers.” Wojciechowski said Japanese and European buyers will be well represented at the sale although South Korea continues a moratorium on imports. “We are also going to provide testing on site for the internation- al buyers so they can more efficiently return to their countries.” A total of 561 juveniles have been cataloged for the two-day sale with both sessions beginning at 11:00 a.m. Hips 1 through 282 will sell on Tuesday and Hips 283 – 563 pass through the ring Wednesday. The Sale will be streamed live via the OBS website. Thursday’s under tack show will see Hips 1 – 188 breeze and Hips 189 – 376 breeze Friday. Friday’s under tack session will feature Hips 377 – 563. See OBS MARCH SALE on page 5 Into Mischief/FILE PHOTO Back to Top Back to Top Page 5 Tampa Bay Derby page 3 Continued from to coast and overseas. Gracing the front cover of the cata- Jeff Drown and Don Rachel’s log is 2007 OBS March graduate Into Structor won the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Mischief, purchased for $180,000 by Juvenile Turf (G1) for trainer Chad B. Wayne Hughes out of the M&H Brown. The now 4-year-old with earn- Training and Sales consignment. After ings of $710,880, turned in an under winning three of six starts including tack quarter in :21.20 before he was the CashCall Futurity (Grade 1) at purchased for $850,000 out of the Hollywood Park and earning nearly Pick View LLC consignment at the $600,000, he entered stud in 2009. 2019 OBS March Sale. Rising steadily in the stallion ranks, he OXO Equine’s Instilled Regard, has topped the North American Sire who joins the stallion ranks in 2021, List for the past two years, becoming ended his days at the races with back the first stallion breaking the $20-mil- to back wins at Belmont Park in the lion mark in single-season progeny Fort Marcy Stakes (G2) in June and Structor/ALEX EVERS/ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE PHOTO earnings in 2020. The long list of his Manhattan Stakes (G1) in July. In all, current and recent major winners is he won four graded stakes, earned headed by reigning Horse of the Year $983,240 for trainer Chad Brown. The Authentic. His son Goldencents, also son of Arch turned in an under tack an OBS 2-year-old graduate, was the quarter in :20.80 before he was pur- leading third crop sire in 2020. chased for $1,050,000 out of the Tom For the past few years, OBS March McCrocklin consignment at the 2017 graduates have upheld the sale’s lega- OBS March Sale. cy as a prime source of top class race- First Row Partners and Hidden horses. More than 30 March graduates Brook Farm’s back cover girl Nay have accounted for 45 graded stakes Lady Nay’s (Ire) won the 2020 wins since the beginning of 2019 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes (G3) at through March 6. OBS March gradu- Monmouth Park in July. Now training OBS MARCH SALE ates have won major races from coast See on page 7 Instilled Regard/LAUREN KING PHOTO Back to Top Back to Top Page 7 OBS March Sale page 5 Continued from Group 1 February Stakes at Tokyo at Palm Meadowns with Chad Brown, Racecourse on Feb. 21 after ending she has $466,180 in earnings with two 2020 with a victory in the Group 1 graded stakes wins to her credit. At the Champions Cup at Chukyo. The 4- 208 OBS March Sale, she turned in an year-old colt by American Pharoah, under tack quarter in :21.40, before she trained by Noriyuki Hori, was con- was purchased for $210,000 out of the signed by Eddie Woods as an agent to Eddie Woods consignment. the 2019 OBS March Sale and was sold Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and for $475,000 to Narvick International Madaket Stables LLC’s Speech won or as an agent after turning in an under placed in three graded stakes in 2020, tack quarter-mile in :21.20. Last Judgment/SV PHOTOGRPAHY winning Keeneland’s Central Bank Another Florida-bred star is Last Ashland Stakes (G1) in July in a track Judgment, who became a graded record 1:41.26 for the mile-and-a-six- stakes-winner on March 6 after taking teenth and finishing third in the Grade 1 the Michelob Ultra Challenger Stakes Longines Kentucky Oaks. The 4-year- (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. The son of old Florida-bred daughter of Mr Speaker Congrats out of Fantasy Forest, by is a two-time OBS graduate, purchased Forestry was bred by Woodford out of the Summerfield consignment at Thoroughbreds and is now owned by the 2018 Winter Mixed Sale, then resold Michael Dubb, Steve Hornstock, by SBM Training & Sales as an agent, Bethlehem Stables LLC and Nice Guy for $190,000 at the 2019 March Sale Stables and was a $300,000 purchase after turning in an under tack eighth in by Steven W. Young as an agent the :10 flat. Trained by Mike McCarthy and 2018 OBS Spring Sale where he was bred in Florida by Gail Rice, she’s now consigned by Bobby Dodd and breezed has earnings of $458,240. an eighth-mile in :10 flat. Racing in Japan, Koichi Nishikawa’s Cafe Pharoah sports $1,896,258 in – portions of the article were pro- earnings after recently winning the duced by the OBS press office Last Judgment/SV PHOTOGRPAHY RICEHORSE STABLE Brandon & Alexandra Rice 12110 N.E. Hwy 315 • Fort McCoy, Fla. 32134 Brandon: (352) 817-0943 Ali: (352) 572-5404 Back to Top Kris S. “Produced 63 stakes winners with 5 Breeders’ Cups and earners of $50 million” File Photo Mr. Prospector File Photo “One of the most Fortunate Prospect influential sires of the “Produced earners of $43.1 20th century” million, a remarkable Photo File 74% winners from foals” Florida breeders bred to these Florida stallions before they became legends. Introduce Your Mare to a Future Legend Today. 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