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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here MARCH MADNESS AT OBS By Steve Sherack & Brian DiDonato Led by a trio of seven-figure juveniles--including a pair of $1.6-million co-topping colts by leading sires Giant=s Causeway and Tapit--the Ocala Breeders= Sales Company=s 2014 March Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training shattered records OBS MARCH--TUESDAY’S TOP LOTS for gross, average and Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($) median Tuesday. 343 colt Giant’s Causeway Rebridled Dreams 1,600,000 For the sale, 198 2-year- ($550,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP) olds grossed $37,817,500 B-Coffee Pot Stable (Ky) surpassing the previous Consigned by Northwest Stud mark of $33,380,000 set Purchased by Stonestreet Stables LLC in 2008. Last year, 185 350 colt Tapit Rhumb Line 1,600,000 juveniles brought a total of ($850,000 in utero ‘11 KEENOV) $28,794,000. The average B-SF Bloodstock (Ky) price was up 22.7% to Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent XL $190,997 from last year=s Purchased by Al Shaqab Racing sale record of $155,643. 230 colt Malibu Moon Layreebelle 1,300,000 OBS Sales Grounds ($200,000 yrl ‘13 FTSAUG) The median was also a Photos by Z record at $137,500, a B-Machmer Hall (Ky) Consigned by Bobby Dodd, Agent I 10% increase over last year s previous high of = Purchased by Demi O’Byrne $125,000. The buyback percentage rose slightly to 051 colt Street Boss Albany County 700,000 24.1%; it was 21.6% in 2013. Nine horses brought ($105,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP; $47,000 wnlg ‘12 KEENOV) $400,000 or more in 2013. That number skyrocketed B-Glencrest Farm (Ky) to 17 during this year=s renewal. Consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent V AWe were really excited about the horses that were Purchased by Michael Lund Peterson coming here after doing our inspections, and it was 408 filly Malibu Moon Sunshine for Life 700,000 really gratifying to see that what you thought could B-Jane Schosberg (Ky) happen, did,@ OBS Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables Agent, Agent XVIII commented. AIt was a great sale. It=s a testament to our Purchased by Mark Casse, agent consignors for bringing quality horses here. The quality Top Lots cont. p3 horses bring the buyers, and the success of the horses that are bought here, bring the buyers back. That was the first time that we=ve sold three million-dollar horses in one sale, and those were three beautiful horses.@ Cont. p3 (718) 978-8200 www.mersant.com Sponsors of the following stats for the: OBS MARCH SALE TOTALS 2014 2013 Catalogued 411 345 No. Offered 261 236 No. Sold 198 185 RNAs 63 51 % RNAs 24.1% 21.6% No. $500K+ 10 2 High Price $1,600,000 $1,800,000 Gross $37,817,500 $28,794,000 Average (% change) $190,997 (+22.7%) $155,643 Median (% change) $137,500 (+10%) $125,000 watch [] :30sec commercial REGIONAL STALLIONS KY STALLIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON BREED SECURE: AVAILABLE ON BREED SECURE: DOMINUS TIZ WONDERFUL COURT VISION $6,500 S&N $7,500 S&N $10,000 S&N LINE OF DAVID TIZWAY DUBLIN $6,000 S&N $15,000 S&N $7,500 S&N TEMPLE CITY WILBURN VICTOR’S CRY $5,000 S&N $6,500 S&N $5,000 S&N We don’t get stud fees before you make a profit. If you don’t profit, you don’t pay. 859-294-0030 | 888-816-8787 | www.spendthriftfarm.com IN THIS ISSUE Tapit Colt for Al Shaqab Racing Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani’s Al Shaqab Racing made a big inaugural splash on the American sales scene, going to $1.6 million for a son of Tapit at OBS March. CO-PUBLISHERS President: Barry Weisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Vice President: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley Hip 350 Photos by Z BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Page 4 Director of Business Development: Gary King [email protected] Banke Back at OBS EDITORIAL Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Stables bought the 2013 [email protected] topper at OBS and the operation was back on top Tuesday Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini in Ocala, bidding $1.6 million for a colt by Giant’s Managing Editor: Alan Carasso Racing Editor: Steve Sherack Causeway. The juvenile was consigned by the up-and-coming Racing Analyst/Social Media Director: Brian DiDonato Northwest Stud. Associate Editor: Justina Severni Assistant Editor: Christie DeBernardis Assistant Editor: Heather Likins Assistant Editor: Michael Illiano Dr. Alfredo Lichoa Photos by Z ADVERTISING [email protected] Page 5 Director of Advertising: Alycia Borer Art Director: Lia Kusch More Moon for Coolmore Sr. Ad Coordinator/Dir. of Distribution: Sarah K. Andrew Advertising Designer: Amanda Crelin Advertising Assistant: Amanda Foster Coolmore was in the market for more juveniles by Malibu Moon Tuesday in Ocala. The operation purchased a colt by the Spendthrift stallion for $1.3 million. CUSTOMER SERVICE [email protected] Director of Customer Service: Vicki Forbes INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Demi O’Byrne Director of IT: Robert Williams Photos by Z [email protected] Page 7 Database Admin./Programming Specialist: Gregg Casillo [email protected] Cheltenham Festival WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Emma Berry recaps an exciting opening day of the International Editor: Kelsey Riley Cheltenham Festival. [email protected] Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Tom Frary [email protected] Quevega Emma Berry 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 • Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) Page 13 www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/12/14 • PAGE 3 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company March Selected Sale of Two Year Olds in Training Mar. 11 · 10:00 a.m. March Madness at OBS (cont. from p1) Following the postponement of the first breeze show due to heavy rains, officials at OBS called an audible and consolidated the sale, originally slated for Monday and Tuesday, into one continuous session yesterday. AEveryone adapted to the circumstances and I don=t think it had a negative impact in any way, shape, or form on anything,@ Wojciechowski continued. AThe buyers appreciated the two full days in between to do their work and the consignors understood that.@ Leading buyer Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani=s Al Shaqab Racing made its first big splash on the United States auction scene, purchasing a pair--including the co-topping Tapit colt from the Eddie Woods consignment--for a total of $2,050,000. Barbara Banke=s Stonestreet Stables came away with the other co-topper consigned by Northwest Stud, and was second in gross receipts at $1,920,000. Eddie Woods led all consignors with 18 sold for $5,235,000. Eisaman Equine was second with 22 sold for $3,665,000 and de Meric Sales rounded out the trifecta with 18 head grossing $3,020,000. AIt=s been a career day [for my consignment],@ Woods revealed. AIt=s been an amazing sale. It looks like it=s been a good sale for several people. It wasn=t for everybody--of course it never is--but when you have what they wanted, they gave you more than enough.@ Click to share this story. OBS MARCH TOP LOTS (cont. from p1) 263 filly Super Saver Melissa Jo 675,000 B-WinStar Farm (Ky) Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent XXI Purchased by Alex & Jo Ann Lieblong 058 filly Tale of the Cat A.P. Baby 650,000 ($90,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP) B-Randal Family Trust, R David & Marylyn A Randal Trustees (Ky) Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent XXXVII Purchased by Ed Savant 385 colt Artie Schiller Sister Baby 575,000 ($100,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP) B-Chad Austin Reed & Artie Schiller Syndicate (Ky) Consigned by Halcyon Hammock Farm, Agent III Purchased by Conquest Stables 139 colt Midshipman Eye’ll Be Fine 560,000 ($120,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP; $65,000 wnlg ‘12 KEENOV) B-Thorobeam Farm (Ky) Consigned by Halcyon Hammock Farm, Agent I Purchased by Michael Weston 068 filly Smart Strike Awe That 505,000 ($180,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP) B-W S Farish (Ky) Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent XII Purchased by Rockingham Ranch & Pelican LLC TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/12/14 • PAGE 4 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Al Shaqab Makes Big U.S. Splash at OBS... AIt=s an exciting day for the American bloodstock Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani--represented by business as Al Shaqab has made their first two last year=s brilliant G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe purchases at public auction in America,@ Weisbord heroine Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB})--began his continued. AObviously, I=ve been newly appointed as expansion to the U.S. by storm via his Al Shaqab U.S. racing advisor, so everything Racing by acquiring two juveniles, including the co- is still very new on my end. I=m topping $1.6-million son of Tapit and a $450,000 going to get on the next plane to Unbridled=s Song filly, at Tuesday=s record-setting OBS London and we will figure out the March Sale. Al Shaqab Racing plans for the future for Al Shaqab was also the underbidder on Racing. We=ll slowly build out a the co-topping $1.6-million plan for Al Shaqab=s racing future Giant=s Causeway colt. in America, but our intention is to Al Shaqab Racing=s very win the biggest races that recently appointed U.S.