www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse FLORIDA’S DAILY SALES DIGEST • TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013 SALE HEADLINES Published by Florida Equine Publications Inc. WWW.FTBOA.COM Bringing Down The House By Ocala,Brock Fla.— SheridanThe Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company con- tinued their streak of successful sales Monday with the opening day of the four-day April sale showing double-digit increases in every category including a sale topper by Florida-bred Limehouse out of a Housebuster mare. For the day, 189 horses brought a total of $11,372,500, compared with 186 horses selling for a total of $7,533,000 at last year’s opening session. The average price was $60,172, soaring 48.6% from $40,500 last year while the median price was $37,000, rising 48% compared with $25,000 a year ago. The buyback percentage was 18.9%; it was 20.2% last year. Thirty-four horses sold for $100,000 or more compared with 14 in 2012. The top sellers went late in the sale Monday with Hip Num- ber 292 topping the ledger at $320,000 from the consignment of Dr. Barry Eisaman’s Eisaman Equine, Agent. Purchased by Alex and JoAnn Lieblong, the Limehouse filly is out of the Housebuster mare Dominica, herself stakes-placed and a full sister to stakes winner Find the Treasure. She worked a fur- long in :10.1 during the Under Tack program Tuesday. The next two top sellers both went for $290,000. Hip Number 300 was the last to pass through the ring Monday, but K. K. Eishindo stayed around to win the bidding contest on the Henny Hughes colt out of Dressed for Succes, by Tricky Mister, making the bay colt a half-brother to the graded stakes-placed Switch to the Lead. Consigned by Cia- ran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables, Inc., the colt worked a solid eighth of a mile in :10 flat at the Under Tack program. Also selling for $290,000 was Hip Number 26, a Colonel John colt consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent. Out See OBS April on page 2 Hip No. 292, a Limehouse filly was bought by Alex & JoAnn Lieblong for $320,000 to top Monday’s session. JOE DIORIO PHOTO www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse WWW.FTBOA.COM • TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013 • 2 OBS April from page 1 Brands (G1) and Preakness with I’ll Have An- Under Tack program when she went an eight of the Dixieland Band mare Always Ready, the other. O’Neill picked up Hip Number 187, a of a mile in a record :09.60. Purchased by bay colt is a half-brother to Siempre Lista, the gray or roan filly by Stroll and out of Chosen David Clark, the filly is a half-sister to stakes- dam of Sheriff Pete, a multiple graded stakes Honor, by Sultry Song, and another sharp 2- placed Copy My Swagger. winner in Peru. Purchased by Steven W. year-old that put in a :10 flat performance at The top selling Florida-bred was Hip Num- Young, Agent, Hip Number 26 put in a solid the Under Tack Show. She was consigned by ber 165 which went for $190,000 to K.K. work at the Under Tack Show last Tuesday, Best A Luck Farm LLC, Agent. Eishindo from the consignment of Bobby working an eighth of a mile in :10 flat. Just a tick slower at the Under Tack pro- Jones Equine LLC, Agent. By Old Fashioned The fourth highest seller Monday was Hip gram was Hip Number 237, a gray or roan and out of the Storm Cat mare Catspaw, the Number 5, who sold post sale for $285,000. filly by Flatter who stopped the clock in :10.20 chestnut colt was another who was clocked in Consigned by Ocala Stud and purchased by after a furlong on the SafeTrack surface at the :10 flat at the Under Tack program. Terry Finley’s West Point Thoroughbreds, the Ocala Training Center. Consigned by Old Another Florida-bred that made the top ten dark bay or brown colt named Flat Jack is by South Farm, Agent the daughter of the El sellers was Hip Number 4, a Wildcat Heir colt Flatter and out of Adena’s Girl, by Personal Prado-Ire mare Crystal Lyric sold for that went for $180,000 to New Farm from the Flag making him a half-brother to stakes- $200,000 to Alex and JoAnn Lieblong. consignment of de Meric Sales, Agent. An- placed Ready and Tough. The other filly to go for $200,000 was Hip other quick one at the Under Tack show with a Dennis O’Neill purchased one of three fil- Number 252, a chestnut filly from the con- :09.80 work over an eighth of a mile, the bay lies to sell for $200,000 Monday while buying signment of Old South Farm Agent. By City colt is out of the Songandaprayer mare Addi- for his brother, trainer Doug O’Neill, who won Zip and out of the Petionville mare Danse tional Prayer, herself a stakes winner. Wildcat last year’s Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Kongo, this filly first turned heads at the Heir stands at Journeyman Stud in Ocala. I OBS April 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale Monday’s Top Sellers * Denotes Florida-bred HIP# sex SIRE DAM CONSIGNOR BUYER PRICE 292 F Limehouse . .Dominica .....................Eisaman Equine, Agent ....................................................Alex & JoAnn Lieblong ..............................$320,000 26 C Colonel John . .Always Ready ...............de Meric Sales, Agent ......................................................Steven W. Young, Agent .............................$290,000 300 C Henny Hughes . .Dressed for Succes.......Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent ..................K. K. Eishindo ...........................................$290,000 5CFlatter . .Adena's Girl .................Ocala Stud, Agent ............................................................West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc. ...........$285,000/PS 187 F Stroll . .Chosen Honor ..............Best A Luck Farm LLC, Agent ...........................................Dennis O'Neill ..........................................$200,000 237 F Flatter . .Crystal Lyric .................Old South Farm, Agent .....................................................Alex & JoAnn Lieblong ..............................$200,000 252 F City Zip . .Danse Kongo ...............Old South Farm, Agent .....................................................David Clark ..............................................$200,000 165* C Old Fashioned . .Catspaw ......................Bobby Jones Equine LLC, Agent .......................................K. K. Eishindo ...........................................$190,000 227 C Street Boss . .Credential .........................Southern Chase Farm, Inc. (Greg and Karen Dodd), Agent ........Zayat Stables LLC ....................................$190,000 4* C Wildcat Heir . .Additional Prayer ..........de Meric Sales, Agent ......................................................New Farm ................................................$180,000 www.facebook.com/thefloridahorse WWW.FTBOA.COM • TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013 • 3 MakingCompiled by Brock Sheridan ROUNDS Dennis O’Neill like a good sale and there’s lots of people for a good horse. I’ve had people ask Buyer here so it’s looking good so far. But we’ll me how many people are at this sale Team O’Neill know more when we start selling a few. today and that’s hard to tell. But if you I love the sale. plan on buying a good horse, there’s I’ve been here for Craig Bernick going to be somebody that is going to two days [looking] Glen Hill Farm bid against you. and have already It seems like a lot bought three. The of the horses are Jeff Lifson BROCK SHERIDAN PHOTOS catalogues were getting sold—at Buyer smaller at the boutique sales so I think least more than in West Point there’s a lot of people out there with a lot the last few sales. Thoroughbreds of money to spend. There are so many I’m not buying or Things started horses at this sale that I suspect the lower selling anything off good right out and middle market might be very strong. today, so I’m not watching that close. But it of the shoot. We seems that every 2-year-old sale I’ve been have horses that Dr. Barry Eisaman to this year, I’ve we are interested Consignor been amazed at the in every day [of Eisaman Equine number of people this sale] so I think that is a very good They’ve sold that are wanting to indication that the market is starting to about a hundred so buy quality horses. strengthen in a real vertical fashion. It far so we have not looks like a real energetic sale this year got started and Steven Young and that’s always good. haven’t had anything Buyer go through the sale I think the com- yet. But it’s sounds petition is out there On the go? Scan the QR code on this page with your smart phone for all the latest on Florida’s thoroughbred industry, as well as digital editions of this publication and The Florida Horse magazine. 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