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FLORIDA’S DAILY SALES DIGEST • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 Published by Florida Equine Communications Inc. FTBOA.COM Gross Sales, Average Prices Up as Violence Colt, Munnings Filly Top First Day of OBS March

BY BROCK SHERIDAN More horses generated more gross sales and sold for higher aver - age prices as business and attendance were brisk at the first day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March Sale. “It was very good day,” OBS president Tom Ventura said. “Going in today there was a lot of activity in the barns and it wasn’t top ended or top heavy. So we had a gut feeling going in that there were a lot of buyers here in different price ranges and that turned out to be true. “I think we’re at a point in time where everybody is ready to get back to business and there is a light at the end of the tunnel here. It’s almost like people were happy to say goodbye to cabin fever and get out and start doing things they enjoy. You could feel the energy. There was a lot of action on all of the horses and people were glad to just get back to business.” Tuesday’s auction ring saw 160 head sell for $18,482,500 a 42% jump compared to the first day last year when 145 juveniles went for $12,994,500. The average also increased 28.89% percent from $89,617 to $115,516 while the median price increased to $62,500 from $50,000 last year. Hip 48, a dark bay or brown colt by Violence went for $550,000 to Spendthrift Farm LLC. Consigned by Kirkwood Stables as an agent the colt is out of the Florida-bred mare Lemon Belle, by Lemon Drop Kid, a half-sister to Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (Grade 1) multiple graded stakes-winner and stakes-producer Unrivaled Belle and stakes- producer Xs Belle. She also caught the attention of potential buyers with a :9.80 eighth-mile work at the under tack show. Hip 216 went to agent Donato Lanni while also generating a final bid of $550,000. A filly by Munnings out of the Florida-bred mare Show Me, by Lemon Drop Kid, she was consigned by Eddie Woods as an agent and worked :10 flat at the under tack show. Show Me is a See on page 2 Hip 48, Colt out of Violence – Lemon Belle/ OBS SERITA HULT PHOTO www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse WWW.FTBOA.COM • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 • 2

OBS from page 1 half-sister to Grade 3 stakes-winner Aegean and stakes-winner Light Bringer. Carolyn Wilson went to $530,000 to acquire Hip 163, a dark bay or brown colt from the first crop of sire Unified and is out of the stakes-winning Florida-bred mare Promise Me a Cat, by D’wildcat. Consigned by Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stable Inc., the colt worked :20.40 at the under tack program. Hip 202 went to Southern California-based trainer Ron Ellis who signed the ticket for $525,000 on a bay colt by War Front out of the stakes-winning Florida-bred mare Serene Melody, by Street Cry (Ire). Serene Melody is also a half-sister to Group 1 Coronation Cup-winner Sophisticat, Group 2 Dubai Duty Free second-place finisher Grade Reward, Grade 2 Gulf - stream Park Handicap (G2)-winner Harlington, Grade 3 John B. Connally Turf Cup Handicap-winner Schramsberg, stakes- winners Serena’s Tune, stakes-placed Arbitrate and stakes- producer Night and Day. Consigned by Eddie Woods, the bay colt worked an eighth-mile in :10 flat at the under tack show. Narvick International went to $525,000 each to purchase two juvenile colts in Hips 188 and 243. Hip 188 is a dark bay or brown colt by Cairo Prince out of the stakes-placed Florida-bred mare Sadie Be Good, by the late Florida-bred champion Big Drama. The colt was consigned by Harris Training Center LLC as an agent and worked an eighth-mile in :9.80. Hip 243 is a gray or roan colt by Liam’s Map out of the stakes-placed mare Starlet O’Hara, by Discreetly Mine making the colt a half-brother to stakes-placed Delia O’Hara. Starlet O’Hara is also a half-sister to multiple Grade 3-placed, stakes- winner Trend and stakes-placed Number Five. The colt was timed in :20.60 at the under tack session. Eddie Woods was the top consignor with six juveniles bringing $2,127,000 while Japan’s Yuji Hasegawa was the leading buyer signing for three 2-year-olds totaling $1,500,000. Narvick International purchased five head for $1,440,000 to be the second leading buyer. Hip 216, Filly out of Munnings – Show Me/ SERITA HULT PHOTO C Z Rocket Ends Whitmore’s Domination in Ho t Springs Florida-bred becomes Millionaire With Victory

BY BROCK SHERIDAN C Z Rocket snapped one of the more distinguished winning streaks in recent racing Saturday when the Florida-bred gelding defeated Whitmore by neck in the Hot Springs Stakes at Oaklawn Park—a race in which the latter had won four consecutive times dat - ing back to 2017. The $200,000 Hot Springs had assembled an im - pressive field of seven sprinters, 4-years-old and older,

Florida-bred C Z Rocket/ See C Z Rocket on page 3 COADY PHOTO www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse WWW.FTBOA.COM • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 • 3

C Z Rocket from page 2 who went six furlongs and also allowed C Z Rocket to avenge his loss tions of Whitmore on having this horse ready to rock and roll. to Whitmore after finishing second to the 2020 Eclipse Award cham - “Going down the stretch, I thought we were going to get there,” pion sprinter in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland on Nov.7. Miller said. “It was tough. He was a little further back than I’d thought The Breeders’ Cup Sprint also stopped a five-race winning streak he would be, honestly. I did see pace was hot. [Florent Geroux] knows for C Z Rocket going back to a $50,000 claiming race at Churchill what he’s doing. Horse runs really well for him. Pace was fast, so we Downs in May and ending with victories in the Grade 2 Pat O’Brien were where we were supposed to be and it worked out.” Stakes at Del Mar on Aug. 28 and the Grade 2 Santa Anita Sprint Cham - C Z Rocket, the Florida-bred champion older horse and champion pionship on Sept. 27 just prior to the Breeders’ Cup. sprinter of 2020, is trained by Peter Miller, who claimed the now 7-year- Whitmore and C Z Rocket were adjacent in posts six and seven re - old for $40,000 at Oaklawn last year in April for owner Tom Kaelgle. spectively in the Hot Springs and both started even with the field. Fire - Kaegle has since partnered with Madaket Stables LLC and Gary Barber crow, the longest shot on the board at 34-1 and a Whitmore stablemate on the ownership team that has seen C Z Rocket win six of seven starts from the Ron Moquett barn, sprinted to a one length lead in the run since the claim down the back stretch as Whitmore galloped along in sixth, four lengths C Z Rocket now sports a record of 10 wins, two seconds and two from the front and two lengths better than a trailing C Z Rocket. thirds from 24 starts and the $120,000 first-place check made him the After a first quarter-mile in a rapid :21.65, Mr. Jagermeister moved 175th member of the Florida-bred millionaires club with $1,011,641 in closer and to the outside of Firecrow around the turn as Whitmore career earnings. began to pass horses while three wide with C Z Rocket still a length- C Z Rocket is by City Zip out of Successful Sarah, by Successful and-half behind him. Appeal and was bred by Farm III Enterprises. He was a $800,000 pur - Firecrow turned for home a half-length front after a half-mile in chase by Frank Fletcher Racing Operations out of the Stephens Thor - :44.69 but Whitmore was suddenly among a wall of six sprinters—all oughbreds consignment at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Open Sale in with a chance—while C Z Rocket still lagged in last on the far outside. June of 2017. Whitmore accelerated to the lead in upper stretch but C Z Rocket Successful Sarah has also produced Great Success, by Verrazano, quickly found his best stride past the sixteenth pole to draw even and who was second to Jackson in the 2019 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Sopho - those two fought in the final 100 yards to the finish. more Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Florida Cup Day. C Z Rocket and jockey Florent Geroux completed the six furlongs in He won his first three career races before finishing sixth in the Grade 1:09.04 on the fast track with Whitmore second, a length-and-a-half 1 Malibu won by City of Lights at Santa Anita in his four start. He won ahead of Flagstaff in third. Firecrow, Boldor, Engage and Jr. Jagermeis - the 2018 Kelly’s Landing Overnight Stakes at in June ter completed the order of finish. of 2018 but would not win in his next 11 starts until the $50,000 claim - C Z Rocket paid $7.20 to win. ing victory for Miller on May 25, 2020 for Miller. Although he had some “I didn’t think we would be behind Whitmore, but it kind of worked credible performance after the Kelly’s Landing victory having finished Miller said. “Might have been a blessing in disguise to track Whitmore. fourth in the 2018 Forego at Santa Anita won by Whitmore, and fourth He’s such a great horse, Whitmore, and so is C Z Rocket. I just can’t say in 2018 and 2019 versions of Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs enough about both of these horses. My congratulations to the connec - won by Seeking the Soul and Mr. Freeze respectively.

OBS March Two Year Olds in Training Sale Tuesday’s Top Sellers * Denotes Florida-bred Hip# Pedigree Buyer Price 48 2019 c Violence – Lemon Belle Spendthrift Farm LLC $550,000 Kirkwood Stables, Agent I 216 2019 f Munnings – Show Me Donato Lanni, Agent $550,000 Eddie Woods, Agent VIII 163 2019 c Unified – Promise Me a Cat Carolyn Wilson $530,000 Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent VI 202 2019 c War Front – Serene Melody Ron Ellis $525,000 Eddie Woods, Agent XXXII 188 2019 c Cairo Prince – Sadie Be Good Narvick International $525,000 Harris Training Center LLC, Agent VI 243 2019 c Liam's Map – Starlet O'Hara Narvick International $525,000 Pick View LLC, Agent V www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse WWW.FTBOA.COM • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 • 4 Under Tack Times Brought to you by FURY KAPCORI Tiznow – Gin Running, by Go for Gin KHOZAN – Delta Princess, by A.P. Indy MR. MONEY Goldencents – Plenty O’Toole, by Tiznow ST PATRICK’S DAY Pioneerof the Nile – Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman 5571 NW 100th St., Ocala, FL 34482 | Office: 352.629.1200 | Fax: 352.629.1201 • [email protected] | www.journeymanstallions.com • Brent & Crystal Fernung, Owners

HIP# SEX SIRE WORK TIME HIP# SEX SIRE WORK TIME HIP# SEX SIRE WORK TIME HIP# SEX SIRE WORK TIME 283 F Goldencents out 313 C Frosted 10.1 343 F Upstart 10.0 373 C Twirling Candy out 284 F Stanford 10.0 314 F Connect 21.1 344 F Midnight Storm 9.4 374 C Anchor Down 10.1 285 C Astern (AUS) 10.3 315 F Into Mischief 22.0 345 F Street Boss out 375 F Astern (AUS) 10.1 286 C American Pharoah 10.3 316 F Kantharos 10.1 346 C Klimt 21.1 376 F Central Banker 10.1 287 F Distorted Humor 10.1 317 C More Than Ready out 347 F Klimt 10.1 377 C Liam's Map 10.0 288 F Summer Front 22.1 318 C Speightstown 10.3 348 C Fast Anna 21.3 378 F Mastery out 289 C Mohaymen 10.0 319 F English Channel 23.0 349 C G 379 C Malibu Moon out 290 F Street Sense 21.4 320 C Cairo Prince out 350 C Maclean's Music 20.4 380 C Curlin out 291 F Into Mischief 9.4 321 C Orb 21.0 351 F Malibu Moon 10.2 381 F Palace 10.2 292 F Practical Joke 21.3 322 C Carpe Diem out 352 F Lord Nelson 10.0 382 F Classic Empire 10.2 293 C Klimt 10.0 323 F Connect 10.3 353 C First Dude 10.4 383 C Violence 21.2 294 C Distorted Humor 10.2 324 C Gormley 10.1 354 F Khozan 10.1 384 C Carpe Diem 10.0 295 F Uncle Mo 10.1 325 F Cairo Prince 10.3 355 F Connect out 385 C Classic Empire out 296 C Into Mischief 21.0 326 C Gormley 10.2 356 F Candy Ride (ARG) 10.2 386 C out 297 C Mission Impazible 10.0 327 C Vancouver (AUS) out 357 C Kantharos 20.2 387 F American Pharoah 10.0 298 F Wildcat Red out 328 C Handsome Mike 22.0 358 C Practical Joke 10.2 388 C Gun Runner out 299 F Classic Empire 10.2 329 C Tonalist 22.1 359 C Maclean's Music out 389 F Bernardini 10.2 300 C Congrats 21.4 330 C Flatter 10.0 360 C Honor Code out 390 F Congrats out 301 F Constitution 10.2 331 C Dialed In 21.1 361 C Tapizar 21.2 391 F Speightster 10.2 302 C Frosted 10.2 332 C Cupid 10.2 362 C Lemon Drop Kid 10.1 392 C Uncaptured 21.2 303 C Frosted 10.1 333 C Brody's Cause 10.1 363 F Shanghai Bobby out 393 C Speightster 10.1 304 F Nyquist 20.2 334 C Bernardini 10.4 364 F Bernardini 21.1 394 F Munnings 10.1 305 out 335 C Klimt 10.0 365 C More Than Ready 10.1 395 C Air Force Blue 22.2 306 C Liam's Map 21.0 336 C Gormley out 366 F Bal a Bali (BRZ) 10.3 396 C Klimt out 307 C Klimt 22.3 337 F Anchor Down 10.1 367 F Carpe Diem 10.1 397 F Frosted out 308 C Blame 10.4 338 C Practical Joke out 368 F Mucho Macho Man out 398 C Violence 10.3 309 C Practical Joke 9.4 339 C Keen Ice out 369 C First Samurai 10.3 399 F Into Mischief 10.1 310 F Constitution 10.4 340 C Munnings out 370 C Declaration of War 22.4 400 C Distorted Humor out 311 F Practical Joke 9.4 341 C Mohaymen 10.3 371 F Gormley 10.0 401 C Tourist 22.0 312 C Flashback 10.0 342 C Tapiture 20.4 372 F Gormley 21.4 402 F Upstart 10.0 Continued on next page www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse WWW.FTBOA.COM • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 • 5

HIP# SEX SIRE WORK TIME HIP# SEX SIRE WORK TIME HIP# SEX SIRE WORK TIME HIP# SEX SIRE WORK TIME 403 F The Big Beast 10.2 443 C Creative Cause 10.1 483 C Mastery 10.1 523 C More Than Ready 10.0 404 F Connect out 444 C Honor Code 10.1 484 C Giant Gizmo out 524 C Connect 10.3 405 F No Nay Never 10.2 445 C Street Sense out 485 F Lord Nelson 10.1 525 C Speightster 10.1 406 C Race Day 10.2 446 C American Freedom 10.1 486 C Cairo Prince out 526 C Lord Nelson 10.2 407 C Violence out 447 C Violence 21.0 487 C Street Sense out 527 C Nyquist 22.4 408 C Overanalyze 10.0 448 C Maclean's Music 21.3 488 C Congrats out 528 C Frosted 10.0 409 C Unified 10.4. 449 F Orb out 489 F Nyquist 22.1 529 C Carpe Diem out 410 F Classic Empire 10.2 450 F Tapiture out 490 C Frosted 10.0 530 F Connect 10.0 411 C Uncle Mo 10.1 451 C American Freedom out 491 C Frosted 10.1 531 C Gormley 9.4 412 F Bayern 10.1 452 F Kantharos 10.3 492 F 10.0 532 F Vancouver (AUS) 21.4 413 F Gormley 10.2 453 F Into Mischief 10.2 493 C Klimt 21.4 533 F Bird Song 21.3 414 C Freud out 454 C American Freedom out 494 C Street Sense 21.0 534 C Revolutionary out 415 C Cupid 10.3 455 F Bernardini 11.0 495 C Classic Empire 10.3 535 C Bodemeister 10.1 416 F Uncle Lino 10.0 456 C Into Mischief 10.0 496 C Honor Code 21.3 536 C Flatter 21.4 417 F Connect 21.4 457 C Super Saver 10.2 497 F Into Mischief out 537 F Brody's Cause 21.1 418 C War Dancer 10.2 458 F Kantharos 10.1 498 F Empire Maker 10.3 538 C Street Boss out 419 F Constitution 10.2 459 F Empire Maker 10.2 499 C Distorted Humor 10.2 539 F Carpe Diem 9.4 420 C Malibu Moon 10.2 460 C Frosted 10.0 500 C Arrogate out 540 F Distorted Humor 10.0 421 F Honor Code 21.3 461 C American Freedom 20.4 501 C More Than Ready 22.0 541 F Outwork out 542 C American Freedom 10.1 422 C Bodemeister 10.1 462 F Lemon Drop Kid 10.2 502 C Mastery out 543 C American Pharoah 10.3 423 C Flashback 10.2 463 C Liam's Map out 503 C Connect 10.0 544 F Daredevil 10.2 424 C Air Force Blue 10.0 464 C American Freedom 10.2 504 F American Pharoah 21.1 545 F Classic Empire 10.2 425 F Dialed In 10.0 465 C Medal Count 10.4 505 F Cairo Prince 10.2 546 F Tapiture 21.4 426 F Jimmy Creed 10.0 466 C Fast Anna 10.2 506 C Quality Road 10.1 547 F American Pharoah 20.4 427 F Outwork 10.0 467 C Cairo Prince 10.2 507 C American Pharoah 10.1 548 C Speightster 10.1 428 F Constitution out 468 F El Deal 10.1 508 F Khozan out 549 F Bernardini 10.4 429 F Strong Mandate 22.2 469 F Empire Maker 10.2 509 F Liam's Map 10.1 550 F Goldencents 10.2 430 F Speightstown out 470 F Violence out 510 F California Chrome 10.4 551 F Will Take Charge out 431 C Goldencents 10.0 471 C Mshawish 10.0 511 C Run Away and Hide 21.1 552 C Maclean's Music 21.4 432 C El Deal 10.2 472 C Air Force Blue 21.3 512 C Chitu 10.3 553 C Palace Malice 10.2 433 C Frosted 10.1 473 C Flatter 21.0 513 C Mastery out 554 C Uncle Mo 22.0 434 C Cairo Prince out 474 F American Freedom 21.4 514 C Mohaymen 10.0 555 F Wicked Strong 10.4 435 C Cupid 10.3 475 F Carpe Diem out 515 F Laoban out 556 C First Dude 21.1 436 C Kantharos 21.0 476 C Practical Joke 10.3 516 C First Samurai 10.3 557 C Classic Empire 10.3 437 F Malibu Moon out 477 C Midnight Storm 10.3 517 C Empire Maker 10.2 558 F Anchor Down out 438 C Cairo Prince 10.3 478 C Declassify 10.2 518 C Goldencents 10.2 559 F Street Sense 10.1 439 F Blame 9.4 479 C Honor Code out 519 F Nyquist out 560 F Cupid 10.0 440 F Practical Joke 10.1 480 C More Than Ready out 520 F Uncaptured 10.1 561 C Maclean's Music out 441 F Tonalist 22.3 481 C Maclean's Music 10.2 521 C Goldencents 10.0 562 F Ghostzapper 10.1 442 F Cupid 10.2 482 C Mohaymen 10.2 522 C Pioneerof the Nile 22.2 563 C Practical Joke out Florida...the best state for Business OBS Sales State Economic Impact OBS Sales are the worldwide leader * for Two-Year-olds in training

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