Florida-Bred Tops First Day of OBS Winter Mixed Sale 10:30 A.M., Will Feature Hips 401 – 748
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facebook.com/thefloridahorse FLORIDA’S DAILY SALES DIGEST • THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018 SALE HEADLINES Published by Florida Equine Communications Inc. FTBOA.COM Florida-bred Tops First Day of OBS Winter Mixed Sale 10:30 a.m., will feature Hips 401 – 748. Hip 5 got the sale off to a good start when By TheBROCK Ocala SHERIDAN Breeders’ Sales Company on Topping the first day was Hip 30, a Florida- the chestnut yearling filly garnered a final bid of Wednesday started off their 2018 auction sea- bred yearling daughter of CashCall Futurity (Grade $170,000 from Nick and Jaqui de Meric’s de son with the first day of the two-day Winter 1) winner Violence out of Caphonic, by Lion Meric Stables, agent. By More Than Ready out of Mixed Sale which featured a Consignor Preferred Heart. Carphonic took the Joe O’Farrell Juvenile Again, by Unbridled’s Song, the filly was con- session and Horses of Racing Age session. The Fillies at Calder Race Course during her racing ca- signed by Select Sales, agent. Again, is also out Consignor Preferred session featured Hips 1 – reer and is a half-sister to stakes-placed Ocarson. of the Grade 1 stakes-winning mare Shine Again. 254 while the Horses of Racing Age session saw She was consigned by Gem Racing, Inc. and Bringing down the gavel at $150,000 was Hip Hips 255 – 348 and Hips 349 – 366 from the SBM, agent for East Hickman Racing went to 82, a chestnut yearling filly by Breeders’ Cup Dirt supplemental catalogue pass through the ring. $200,000 to make the purchase. She was bred in Mile (G1) winner Liam’s Map out of Groton Circle, Thursday’s continuous session, which begins at Florida by Maharg Management Inc. by Mr. Greeley. Three Diamond Farm put in the final bid on the filly that was from the consign- ment of Pelican State Thoroughbreds. Groton Cir- cle, is also a half-sister to stakes winner Abraham and stakes-placed Beat the Benchmark. Hip 24 is a dark bay or brown yearling filly that saw Brookstone Farm go to $120,000 be- fore signing the purchase ticket. Consigned by Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck’s Sum- merfield, the filly is by Violence out of Callie’s Joy, by Distorted Humor making the filly a half- sister to stakes-placed Fly Friendly Sky. Callie’s Joy is also a half-sister to stakes winner Riley’s Monarch and graded-stakes-placed Le Jester. Hip 190 lit up the money board at $115,000 after de Meric Stables, agent outlasted all other bidders. The bay yearling filly from the Stuart Morris, agent for Highclere consignment is by Woodward Stakes (G1) winner Quality Road out of the stakes-winning mare Saucey Evening, by More Than Ready. Saucey Evening is also a half-sister to stakes winner Petition the Lady Hip No. 30 topped Wednesday’s and stakes-placed Julie’s Jewelry. session at $200,000 JOE D’ORIO PHOTO The auctioneer See OBS on page 2 WWW.FTBOA.COM • THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018 • 2 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse OBS from page 1 Florida Keys, by Arch. Florida Keys is a full-sis- ican State Thoroughbreds (7, $234,700). went to $100,000 for Hip 44, a dark bay or ter to stakes-placed runner Duffy’s Tavern and a The top five buyers were de Meric Stables, brown yearling colt by Belmont Stakes (G1) half-sister to stakes-placed The Village Vicar. agent who bought three yearlings for $385,000 winner Palace Malace out of Colonel Dettwiller, Violence also produced Hip 161 that sold for followed by Three Diamond Farm (4, $305,000), by Colonel John. Colonel Dettwiller is also a $65,000 to First Finds. Summerfield consigned the First Finds (6, $215,000), SBM, agent for East half-sister to Grade 1 winner Yes It’s True and filly that is out of the stakes-placed mare Point Hickman Racing (1, $200,000) and Brookstone stakes winner Honest Deceiver. She was con- Reyes, by Subordination. Point Reyes is also a half- (1, $120,000). signed by Woodford Thoroughbreds, agent and sister to stakes-placed Premier Peak. During the Horses of Racing Age session, Baccari Bloodstock LLC was the buyer. During the Preferred Session, 142 head sold the top seller at $110,000 was Hip 343, a 3- Also selling for $100,000 was Hip 128 from for $3,563,700 for an average of $25,096. That year-old unraced filly, Bring Joy, by Twirling Richard Kent’s Kaizen Sales consignment. Pur- compares to last year when 91 head sold for Candy out of Wet, by Boston Harbor. She is a chased by de Meric Stables, agent, the dark bay $1,586,00 for an average of $17,429, an increase half-sister to stakes winner Courtside and or brown yearling colt is by Cairo Prince out of of 44 percent over last year’s average. The me- stakes-placed Young Joe and was consigned by McSpice, by Pulpit. McSpice is a full-sister to dian price for the 2018 lot was $15,000, up 50 Eisaman Equine, agent. Trainer Eddie Plesa, the stakes-placed, stakes producer Seasoned percent from the $10,000 median price last year. agent signed the ticket. and a half-sister to stakes winner Flavor. The top consignor during the Preferred Ses- For the Horses of Racing Age session, 50 Violence again proved to be a popular sire sion was Summerfield, who had 16 horses sell head sold for $816,800 and an average of as his Hip 70 went for $70,000 to Three Dia- for $633,000. They were followed by Select $16,336. That equates to a 42 percent increase mond Farm. Consigned by Select Sales, agent, Sales (11, $462,000), Kaizen Sales (7, over the $11,509 average during the Horses of the dark bay or brown yearling filly is out of $255,000), Stuart Morris (6, $238,000) and Pel- Racing Age session last year. n OBS January Winter Mixed Sale Wednesday’s Top Sellers * Denotes Florida-bred Hip# Pedigree Buyer Price *30 F. Violence – Carphonic . .SBM Agent for East Hickman Racing . $200,000 Consigned by Gem Racing, Inc. 5 F. More Than Ready – Again . .de Meric Stables, Agent . $170,000 Consigned by Select Sales, Agent I 82 F. Liam's Map – Groton Circle . .Three Diamonds Farm . $150,000 Consigned by Pelican State Thoroughbreds 24 F. Violence – Callie's Joy . .Brookstone Farm . $120,000 Consigned by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent XXVI 190 F. Quality Road – Saucey Evening . .de Meric Stables, Agent . $115,000 Consigned by Stuart Morris, Agent for Highclere 343 F. Twirling Candy – Wet . .Eddie Plesa, Agent . $110,000 Consigned by Eisaman Equine 44 C. Palace Malice – Colonel Dettwiller . .Baccari Bloodstock LLC . $100,000 Consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds, Agent WWW.FTBOA.COM • THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018 • 3 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse Florida-breds Rank Well Florida-bred Caledonia Road Highweight in 2-Year-Old Filly Rankings,Bolt d’Oro, Good Magic, Lead Colts and Geldings Bolt d’Oro, a multiple grade 1 winner, and He was third in the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Good Magic, winner of the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Good Magic, by Curlin out of Glinda the Good by Cup Juvenile (Grade 1), have both been assigned Hard Spun, won one of three starts. In addition to the high weight of 126 pounds to top The Jockey winning the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, he Club’s Annual Top 2-Year-Old Rankings, formerly finished second in the Champagne Stakes (G1). known as the Experimental Free Handicap, for Caledonia Road, by Quality Road out of Come a 2017, while Florida-bred Caledonia Road, winner of Callin by Dixie Union, won two out of three starts. the 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies She finished second in the Frizette Stakes (G1) be- (G1) is the top weighted filly at 123 pounds. fore winning the 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup The 126 pounds assigned to Bolt d’Oro and Juvenile Fillies. Caledonia Road races for Zoom and Good Magic is the standard impost for top horses Fish Stable Inc., Charlie Spring and Newtown Anner included in the rankings. Stud. Caledonia Road was bred in Florida by Peter Mendelssohn, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Ju- Vegso’s Vegso Racing Stable located in Ocala. She venile Turf (G1), received the third highest weight of is trained by Ralph Nicks. ECLIPSE SPORTS WIRE PHOTO ECLIPSE SPORTS all eligible 2-year-old males at 123 pounds. The most recent Florida-bred to top the 2-year- Florida-bred Caledonia Road The Jockey Club’s Annual Top 2-Year-Old Rank- old rankings was the Jacks or Better Farm homebred Oldfashioned Style at 105 lbs., Strategic Dreams ings are a weight-based assessment of the previ- Awesome Feather, who was the top weighted filly in at 104 lbs., Dessert Honey’s, Honey Graeme and ous year’s leading 2-year-olds, with the weights the 2010 Experimental Free Handicap after she won Unstableinthemornin at 102 lbs., Lady O’Toole and 1 compiled for a hypothetical race at 1 ⁄16 miles. the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, swept Sweet Candy Dance and Wild and Funny at 100 lbs. This year’s list of eligible horses to be weighted the filly division of the Florida Stallion Stakes, won Scat Daddy was the leading sire of weighted included all 2-year-olds of 2017 that started in the JJ’s Dream Stakes and earned $1,495,746. males with six, while Malibu Moon was the leading graded or listed stakes races run in the United Kentucky was the foaling state for Bolt d’Oro sire of weighted fillies with five.