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facebook.com/thefloridahorse FLORIDA’S DAILY SALES DIGEST • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 SALE HEADLINES Published by Florida Equine Communications Inc. FTBOA.COM Orb Colt Shines By BROCK SHERIDAN The Ocala Breeders’ Sales March Sale got off to a good start with Tuesday’s opening session of the two day sale producing solid num- bers. During the first day, 137 juveniles went through the ring and gen- erated gross sales of $26,320,500, which is almost identical to last year when 167 lots produced $26,418,500 in gross sales. The average Tues- day was $192,120, up 22.9% from the $156,322 average on the first day of last year’s March Sale. The median price, was steady at $110,000. The top seller on the day was Hip 127, who brought $1,250,000. He is a bay colt from the first crop of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Orb out of Remember, by Forest Wildcat. Remember is out of the Grade 1-placed mare Dancinginmydreams, who is a full sister to champion filly Heavenly Prized, stakes winner Oh What A Windfall and stakes- placed Hunting Hard. Dancinginmydreams also produced Grade 1 winner Dancing Forever and stakes-placed Puzzling. Alex Solis Jr. signed the ticket on the colt under his Solis/Litt banner for new own- ers LNJ Foxwoods, Nancy Favreau and Kathy Psoinos. “We really love the sire [Orb],” Solis said. “We have a half-sister who is one of our better horses but she got hurt before we could get black type. We saw [the colt] breeze and the gallop out was very strong. He’s done everything right. He’s very calm and collected and well balanced. We couldn’t be more excited.” Hip No. 127 topped J.J. Crupi consigned the colt, who had an under tack time of :10 for Tuesday’s session at an eighth-mile, in the name of Crupi’s New Castle Farm, agent. Crupi $1.25 million said he was not surprised that the colt earned the high numbers. “He has always been a very honest colt who has always been very professional,” Crupi said. “On the track he is all class and all man. To be very honest, he was a little behind all of my other sale horses. But See on page 2 JOE DIORIO PHOTO OBS March WWW.FTBOA.COM • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 • 2 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse OBS March from page 1 OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training he is such a runner, he caught up to the others very easy.” * Denotes Florida-bred Hip 223 brought a final bid of $950,000 from Tuesday’s Top Sellers Rattler Racing, Inc. as a son of two-time Horse Hip#Pedigree Buyer Price of the Year Curlin out of the Lion Hearted mare 127 C. Orb–Remember . .Solis / Litt . .$1,250,000 Storm Hearted. The colt is a half-brother to Consigned by Crupi's New Castle Farm, Agent V stakes winner Wake Up Nick and was consigned by Imagine… who saw him work an eighth-mile 223 C. Curlin–Storm Hearted . .Rattler Racing, Inc. .$950,000 in :10 1/5 at the under tack program. Consigned by Imagine... Hip 295, a Florida-bred son of Scat Daddy 295* C. Scat Daddy–West Side Dancer . .Live Oak Plantation . .$950,000 out of West Side Dancer, by Gone West, also Consigned by Ocala Stud brought a $950,000 bid from Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Plantation. The Ocala Stud 323 C. Union Rags–Alexandra Rylee . .Dennis O'Neill . .$950,000 consignee is a half-brother to Grade 2 winners Bobby Dodd, Agent I Discreet Dancer and Travelin Man and Grade 211 F. Exchange Rate–Spring Jump . .Baoma Corp . .$850,000 2-placed stakes winner Sweet N Discreet. He Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent IX worked a quarter-mile in :21 3/5. The third juvenile on the day to bring 116 F. City Zip–Receivership . .Graham Motion, Agent . .$700,000 $950,000 was Hip 323, a bay colt by Union Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent XVIII Rags out of the stakes-winning mare Alexandra Rylee, by Afleet Alex. He was consigned by 155 C. Union Rags–Sangrita . .Simon Callaghan, Agent . .$685,000 Bobby Dodd, agent and Dennis O’Neill was the Consigned by Randy Bradshaw, Agent VI buyer. He worked a furlong in :10 at the under 153 C. Super Saver–Sandi's Ready . .Kerri Radcliffe, Agent . .$625,000 tack show. Consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent XXIV “I bought him for Amr Zedan, who is a big polo guy and wants to get into the thorough- 43 F. More Than Ready–Music Score . .Kerri Radcliffe, Agent . .$600,000 bred business on the top end,” O’Neill said. “I Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent III told him this was the best horse in the sale and 126 C. War Front–Rehear . .Carolyn Wilson . .$595,000 he said let’s get him. We went a little higher Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent XXXII than we wanted to but obviously we were in love with him and wanted to bring him home. Corp. Chu and his wife Susan own Florida sire of Eddie Woods, agent. By City Zip and out of He has a huge stride on him and his gallop out Chitu, who stands at Bridlewood Farm. Receivership, by End Sweep, she worked a was just fantastic. Physically, he was gorgeous “These horses that click the boxes—every- quarter-mile in :21, which was one of the and we talk about a horse that hits all the bells body comes out for them,” Lani said. “They are fastest works ever at an OBS sale. Graham Mo- and whistles… he hit them all.” tough to buy because they do everything they tion bought the filly, who is a half-sister to Bringing $850,000 was Hip 211, a bay filly are supposed to here. She jumped every hoop. multiple Grade 1 winner Palace and stakes- by Exchange Rate out of the stakes-placed She did well on the race track, she performed placed Retriever. mare Spring Jump, by Jump Start. She put in and looked good doing it. And she looked good “I loved the filly’s breeze,” Motion said. “I a quarter-mile work in :20 4/5 and was con- at the barn.” really liked her when I looked at her [Monday] signed by Eddie Woods, agent. Donato Lani Lighting up the money board at $700,000 and liked her even more when I looked at her put in the final bid for Charles Chu’s Baoma was Hip 116, a bay filly from the consignment [Tuesday] morning. She just stood out.” n WWW.FTBOA.COM • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 • 3 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse Hip# Sex Sire Time Hip# Sex Sire Time Hip# Sex Sire Time 339 C Shackleford 9.4 396 F City Zip 10.3 453 C Smart Strike out 340 C Flatter 10.2 397 C New Year's Day 10.4 454 F Maclean's Music 10.1 341 C Smart Strike 10.2 398 F Artie Schiller 10.2 455 C Two Step Salsa 10.2 342 F Awesome Again 10.3 399 C Into Mischief 10.0 456 C Quality Road 20.4 343 C Gemologist 11.0 400 F Kantharos out 457 C Munnings 21.2 344 F Pioneerof the Nile 10.2 401 C Uncle Mo 10.2 458 C Munnings 10.2 345 C Medaglia d'Oro 10.2 402 F Scat Daddy 10.1 459 F Flower Alley 10.0 346 C Morning Line 21.1 403 F Shanghai Bobby 10.2 460 C Bernardini out 347 C Data Link 10.1 404 F Take Charge Indy 11.0 461 F Orb out 348 F Trappe Shot 10.3 405 C Gemologist out 462 C More Than Ready 9.3 349 F Tapit 21.2 406 F Take Charge Indy out 463 F Majestic Warrior 10.1 350 C Smart Strike 10.0 407 C Graydar 10.2 464 C Kitten's Joy 21.4 351 G Rattlesnake Bridge 11.0 408 C Liaison 10.4 465 C Curlin 10.0 352 C Prospective 10.1 409 C Colonel John 10.2 466 C Data Link 10.0 353 C Mineshaft 9.4 410 F Into Mischief out 467 F Exchange Rate 10.1 354 C Tapit 10.4 411 C City Zip out 468 F Old Fashioned 10.2 355 C Super Saver 21.3 412 C Majesticperfection 21.3 469 F Midnight Lute 10.1 356 F Majestic Warrior 10.1 413 C Jimmy Creed 10.2 470 F Pioneerof the Nile 10.1 357 C Paynter 10.2 414 C Astrology 10.2 471 F Denman (AUS) out 358 C Mizzen Mast 10.4 415 F Violence 22.0 472 C Overanalyze 10.0 359 F Pioneerof the Nile 21.0 416 C Shackleford out 473 F Bodemeister 10.0 360 F Congrats 9.4 417 F Creative Cause 21.4 474 C Scat Daddy 10.3 361 F Jimmy Creed 10.1 418 F Union Rags 21.4 475 C First Defence 22.0 362 C Haynesfield 21.2 419 C Bodemeister out 476 F Street Sense 21.2 363 F Tiznow 10.4 420 F Giant's Causeway 10.3 477 C Sky Mesa 10.2 364 F Kantharos 20.4 421 C Poseidon's Warrior 10.2 478 C Wildcat Heir 10.2 365 C Orb 10.3 422 C With Distinction 10.3 479 F Uncle Mo out 366 C Graydar 10.2 423 F Macho Uno 10.4 480 C Tale of Ekati 20.4 367 C Sidney's Candy 21.1 424 C Orb 10.3 481 C Alternation 21.4 368 C Take Charge Indy 10.3 425 C Tapit 10.3 482 C Fast Bullet 10.1 369 C Discreetly Mine 10.3 426 F Run Away and Hide 21.4 483 F Graydar 10.4 370 F More Than Ready 10.1 427 C Orb out 484 F Gemologist 10.1 371 C Quality Road 21.3 428 C Unusual Heat 11.0 485 F Closing Argument 10.0 372 F Uncle Mo 22.3 429 C First Samurai 10.2 486 C Mizzen Mast out 373 C Blame out 430 F Mission Impazible 10.2 487 C Two Step Salsa 10.3 374 F Graydar 10.4 431 F Eskendereya 11.0 488 C Union Rags 10.0 375 C Super Saver out 432 C Two Step Salsa 10.3 489 C Mission Impazible 21.1 376 C Gemologist 11.2 433 C New Year's Day 21.3 490 C Emcee 10.1 377 F Violence 10.1 434 C Eskendereya out 491 C Mineshaft 9.4 378 C Into Mischief out 435 F Eskendereya 10.3 492 F Street Hero out 379 F Lemon Drop Kid 10.2 436 C Candy Ride (ARG) out 493 C Curlin 10.2 380 C Desert Party out 437 C Candy Ride (ARG) 10.2 494 C Ghostzapper 22.2 381 F Dialed In 22.4 438 F Take Charge Indy 10.3 495 C Tiz Wonderful 10.1 382 C Jimmy Creed 10.3 439 C Custom for Carlos 10.4 496 C Soldat out 383 F Into Mischief 10.2 440 F Jump Start out 497 C Tapizar 10.3 384 F Justin Phillip 10.4 441 C Flat Out 10.2 498 C Into Mischief 9.4 385 C Munnings 10.1 442 C Lemon Drop Kid 23.1 499 C Malibu Moon out 386 F Exchange Rate 10.1 443 F Gemologist 10.1 500 C Ghostzapper out 387 C Crown of Thorns 10.1 444 C Super Saver 21.4 501 C Tiznow 10.1 388 C Mineshaft 10.4 445 C Algorithms 10.1 502 F Kantharos 10.1 389 C Animal Kingdom 10.2 446 C Bernardini 10.3 503 C Bernardini 10.1 390 C Mineshaft 21.3