Kin to Kentucky Derby Horses Attract Top Bids at OBS Has Already Had an Impact in Ocala
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facebook.com/thefloridahorse FLORIDA’S DAILY SALES DIGEST • THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 Published by Florida Equine Communications Inc. SALE HEADLINES FTBOA.COM Kin to Kentucky Derby Horses Attract Top Bids at OBS has already had an impact in Ocala. Two of the By TheBROCK 2018 SHERIDAN Kentucky Derby presented by top selling horses at the Wednesday session of Kentucky Derby Notes: Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) is still more than a the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Spring Sale have a po- Hofburg Makes Debut week away on May 5 but the Run for the Roses tential Kentucky Derby horse in their pedigree as Appearance at Churchill a half-brother to Good Magic and another, who is a half-brother to the dam of Vino Rosso, proved LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Juddmonte Farms’ Hofburg, to be among the most popular with buyers. runner-up in the Florida Derby (Grade 1) in his most The top seller on the day was Hip 352, who recent start, made his first visit to the track at brought $750,000 from Robert E. and Lawana Churchill Downs Wednesday morning as he began Low, owners of yet another potential Derby his preparations for the 144th Kentucky Derby Pre- starter in Arkansas Derby (Grade 1) winner Mag- sented by Woodford Reserve (G1). num Moon. The gray or roan colt, who worked Hofburg, who arrived here Tuesday following a an eighth-mile in :10 2/4 at the under tack pro- van ride from Payson Park in South Florida, gal- gram, is by leading sire Tapit out of the stakes- loped 1 ¼ miles over a “good” track under exercise winning and stakes-producing mare Flaming rider Penny Gardiner during the 7:30-7:45 training Heart, by Touch Gold. Flaming Heart has also window for Kentucky Derby and Oaks horses. produced Mythical Bride, the dam of Vino Rosso; “I got on him when he came to Gulfstream when Hawthorne Gold Cup (G2) and Pimlico Special he broke his maiden and for the Florida Derby, so I (G3) winner Commissioner; and Vigil Stakes had some familiarity with him,” Gardiner said. (G3) winner Laugh Track. Niall Brennan Stables Trainer Bill Mott has planned Sunday as the day as an agent consigned the colt, who is scheduled for Hofburg’s final pre-Derby work. to join trainer Todd Pletcher’s barn. Bloodstock agent Jacob West signed the ticket for the Lows. See Ky. Derby on page 3 “Big update in the family with Vino Rosso,” classics-type horses and that is what he is to us. West said. “He is a half-[brother] to the dam of We’ve had a lot of luck with May foals that have [Wood Memorial (G2) winner and Kentucky gone two turns. Magnum Moon is in the Derby, Derby starter] Vino Rosso so it’s a real stallion’s so it has worked out well for us. With that pedi- pedigree. Touch Gold mare with Tapit so he gree and his physique and all the tools that he could run all day. We are looking for two-turn has, you should know he is not going to walk into the ring and you are going to steal him.” Hip No. 352 topped the second Numbers continue to increase at the OBS session of the OBS sale See on page 2 JOE DIORIO PHOTO OBS WWW.FTBOA.COM •THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 • 2 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse OBS from page 1 Spring Sale as 180 head generated gross sales OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training of $18,932,500 compared to the same day last year when 167 horses sold for $14,111,500 for Wednesday’s Top Sellers an increase of 34.2 percent. Averages also went Hip# Pedigree Buyer Price up as Wednesday’s lot sold for an average of 352 C. Tapit – Flaming Heart .............................Robert E. & Lawana Low . .$750,000 $105,181 compared to the $84,500 average on Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent XL the second day last year, an increase of 24.5 403 C. Speightstown – Glinda the Good ....................Narvick International, Agent for Katsumi Yoshida . .$700,000 percent. The median also increased from Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent XXVII $40,000 on the second day last year to $56,000 534 F. Malibu Moon – Just Joyful .........................Speedway Stables, LLC . .$700,000 this year, a 40 percent jump. Consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent XI Bringing $700,000 was Hip 403, who was 606 F. Into Mischief – Loveofalifetime............................Spendthrift Farm . .$650,000 purchased by Emmanuel de Seroux under his Consigned by Paul Sharp, Agent XXI Narvick International banner as an agent for 474 C. Candy Ride (ARG) – High On the Hill .................Justin Casse, Agent . .$525,000 Japanese owner Katsumi Yoshida. Named Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent LVIII Wicked Wizard, the dark bay or brown colt is by 592 C. Tapit – Lindsay's Way ..........................................Calumet Farm . .$500,000 Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent I top sire Speightstown out of the stakes winning and graded-stakes-placed Glinda the Good, by Peter Flour under the name of his Speedway nan Stables, agent, the gray or roan colt is by Hard Spun. Glinda the Good is also the dam of Stables, LLC and will be sent to California to Tapit out of Lindsay’s Way, by Giant’s Causeway. 2-year-old champion male and Blue Grass train under Bob Baffert. Lindsay’s Way is a half-sister to Secretariat Stakes (G2) winner Good Magic, who is ex- Late in the day, a bay filly by Malibu Moon Stakes (G1) winner Startac and stakes-placed pected to start in the Kentucky Derby. Seroux sold to Spendthrift for $650,000. Going through Tenga Cat. She worked two furlongs in :21 flat said the juvenile will be sent to Japan to race. the ring as Hip 606, the Paul Sharp, agent con- at the under tack program. He worked an eighth-mile in :10 2/5 at the under signee is by Into Mischief out of Loveofalife- Niall Brennan was the top consignor with 17 tack show for consignor Niall Brennan. time, by Medaglia d’Oro. Loveofalifetime is also horses selling for $3,982,000 while the top “He is by Speightstown, who is a proven a half-sister to First Lady Stakes (G3) winner buyer was Steven W. Young, who purchased horse whose [offspring have] done very well in Savorthetime, Bourbon Stakes (G3) winner four head for $1,205,000. Japan so we have high hopes for him,” de Rogue Romance, Grade 3 stakes-placed Tizbig Seroux said. “It’s always too expensive but we and stakes-placed and stakes-producer Indy Correction: thought he was a good value. [Being a half- Mood for Luv. She worked an eighth-mile in a In the advance story that appeared in the Tues- brother to Good Magic] was definitely part of bullet :9 4/5. day edition of Wire to Wire.Auction we omitted the package. His pedigree is very strong. He is Hip 474 lit up the money board at $525,000 Hip 636 from the list of horses that worked a a very good mover and a beautiful type. If he when Justin Casse as an agent outlasted all furlong in a bullet :9 4/5. The dark bay or brown, wins a million [dollars], he’s a stallion. So there other bidders to get the bay colt. By Candy Ride Florida-bred filly is by champion and Grey is definitely some potential there.” (Arg) out of High On the Hill, by Fusaichi Pega- Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Also selling for $700,000 was Hip 534, a sus, the colt was consigned by Eddie Woods, Shanghai Bobby out of the stakes-placed mare dark bay or brown filly consigned by Nick de agent. High On the Hill is also a half-sister to Maria’s Dance, by Maria’s Mon. Maria’s Dance is Meric’s de Meric Sales, agent. She is by Mal- multiple Grade 1 winner Lil’s Lad, Grade 3 win- a half-sister to stakes winner and stakes pro- ibu Moon out of Just Joyful, by Street Boss. ner Cherokee and stakes-placed Infanta Branca. ducer Ghost Dancing, multiple graded-stakes- Just Joyful is also a half-sister to champion He worked a quarter-mile in :21 flat. placed Diamond Spirit and stakes-placed Boston Harbor and stakes winner and stakes Hip 592 generated a final bid of $500,000 Hidden Ransom. She is consigned by Julie producer Cloudburst. She was purchased by from Calumet Farm. Consigned by Niall Bren- Davies, agent. n WWW.FTBOA.COM •THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 • 3 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse Ky. Derby from page 1 time off and be removed from Derby contention. Also, Jose Ortiz has the mount on Good Magic. UAE Derby (G1) third-place finisher Reride could be Of note: Wicked Wizard, a 2-year-old half-brother pointed to the Preakness (G1) and not the Derby. to Good Magic by Speightstown, sold for $700,000 as Both horses were outside the Top 20 on the Hip 403 at the OBS Spring Sale in Ocala Wednesday. Leaderboard. LONE SAILOR – G M B Racing’s Louisiana Derby Arkansas Derby (G1) fourth-place finisher Com- (G2) runner-up Lone Sailor galloped 1¾ miles at 7:30 batant galloped 1½ miles Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. under exercise rider Maurice Sanchez for trainer a.m. while Sunland Derby second-place finisher Tom Amoss. Dream Baby Dream (No. 22) trained prior to the ex- The colt is scheduled to breeze this week, ac- clusive Derby/Oaks training session.