FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2019 TAKING STOCK: TRACY FARMER=S CLASSIC STEADY TRADE CONTINUES By Sid Fernando Tracy Farmer, owner of Shadowlawn Farm in Midway, Ky. with AT OBS JUNE wife Carol, is a native Kentuckian with a distinct accent that blends hints of the American Midwest in a gravelly southern drawl. He wasn't feeling well enough to travel to Belmont Park for the last leg of the Triple Crown series, instead watching the proceedings with interest with Carol from their home on the farm. No one else was present, he said. His homebred colt Sir Winston (Awesome Again), born and raised at Shadowlawn, was the 10-1 half of trainer Mark Casse's entry with Gl Preakness winner War of Will (War Front), but Farmer thought the distance of the 12-furlong Gl Belmont S. would suit his colt. AThe [GIII] Peter Pan [S.], when he had the 100 [Beyer], and he had to close, the jockey, [Joel] Rosario, said he could do it. He could close a mile and half. He said distance didn't hurt him at all, he could run right on,@ Farmer said. AAnd you and I know, Awesome Again won the [GI] Breeders' Cup Classic and gets those types. So, Rosario said he could win, and he did.@ Cont. p11 Hip 653 | Tibor & Judit Photography by Jessica Martini IN TDN EUROPE TODAY OCALA, FL--Trade continued to be steady during the second INTERNATIONAL CREW ADDS COLOUR TO ASCOT session of the Ocala Breeders= Sales Company=s June Sale of 2- Participants from as far afield as Singapore, Australasia and Year-Olds in Training Sale in Central Florida Thursday, with Japan are gearing up for a week to remember at Royal Ascot numbers ticking up from the auction=s corresponding 2018 next week. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. figures as horses continued to find new homes at the last juvenile auction of the season. Through two sessions, OBS has sold 399 juveniles for a total of $13,635,200. The average of $34,173 was up 4% over the 2018 figure, while the median rose 20% to $18,000. A total of 535 horses have gone through the OBS sales ring so far, with 136 failing to sell for a buy-back rate of 25.4%. It was 27.7% with the addition of post-sale transactions at this point a year ago. David Davila of Backstretch Farms made the highest bid of the week so far, going to $445,000 to acquire a filly by Ghostzapper (hip 653) from the de Meric Sales consignment Thursday. The filly is one of 12 to bring $200,000 or over through the two sessions. During Thursday=s session, 202 horses sold for a gross of $7,359,700 and an average of $36,434. The session median was $17,500 and the buy-back rate was 25.7%. AI think it=s a much better sale today and I think it=s a really realistic sale for some of these horses,@ said consignor Pat Hoppel. 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Menifee (Harlan) wins the 1999 GI Haskell Invitational H. with Pat Justina Severni Day aboard, and Cat Thief and Forestry finishing second and third. A perennial leading sire in Korea since his first crop of runners hit the track in 2010 and whose impact on Director of Customer Service Vicki Forbes the Korean breeding industry has drawn comparisons to Sunday Silence in Japan, [email protected] Menifee died on June 13 at the KRA Stud Farm on Jeju Island. See page 13 for story, and click here to read the 1999 Haskell result in our TDN archive. | Equi-Photo Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen @AlaynaCullen Director of Information Technology Ray Villa [email protected] MAXIMUM SECURITY TO RETURN IN PEGASUS 13 Grade I winner Maximum Security (New Year’s Day) makes Bookkeeper Terry May his first start since being DQ’d from first to 17th in the [email protected] GI Kentucky Derby in Sunday’s Pegasus S. at Monmouth Park. WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 14 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • JUNE 14, 2019 OBS June cont. from p1 Hoppel continued, ASome of these horses, we=re moving them on and getting them sold, getting them into different hands. And that helps the business. You=ve got to have big trade. If you keep the big trade going, you=ve got it. It=s when things stall out and we can=t trade horses it=s bad, but they are seeming to get horses moved--some for a lot and some for not much, but it lets everybody get a new start.@ The OBS June sale concludes Friday with a session beginning at 10 a.m. Ghostzapper Filly to Davila Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint: June 29, Princess Rooney H. - G2 GP, 3yo & up, F&M, 7F, Closes June 16 For additional information, including the complete Win and You’re In schedule, click here or call the Breeders’ Cup Racing Office at (859) 514-9422. *Travel awards for ALL Championship starters (based outside CA) David Davila | Joe DiOrio Ocala attorney David Davila made one of his biggest equine purchases to date Thursday at OBS, going to $445,000 to secure a filly by Ghostzapper for his Backstretch Farms. The bay, out of graded stakes winner Palanka City (Carson City), was consigned by de Meric Sales. OBS JUNE SALE AShe is the perfect specimen for a filly,@ Davila said of hip 653. AShe is very balanced.@ SESSION TOTALS 2019 2018 $ Catalogued 360 300 Asked if it was the biggest ticket he=s signed, Davila, still $ No. Offered 272 210 relatively new to ownership, admitted, AThis is close. It was a $ No. Sold 202 168 little bit higher than we wanted to go, but she was worth it.@ $ RNAs 70 42 $ % RNAs 25.7% 20.0% Davila owns 75-acre Backstretch Farms in Central Florida. His $ High Price $445,000 $180,000 War Bridle (Shakin It Up) was fourth in this year=s Pasco S. $ Gross $7,359,700 $4,765,500 $ Average $36,434 (+28.4%) $28,366 The juvenile will ship to Saratoga to be trained by Jorge Abreu. $ Median $17,500 (+34,6%) $13,000 De Meric Sales purchased the filly, who worked the furlong in a co-bullet :9 4/5 last week, for $190,000 at last year=s CUMULATIVE 2019 2018 $ Catalogued 720 600 Keeneland September sale. She was withdrawn from the Fasig- $ No. Offered 535 443 Tipton Gulfstream Sale earlier this year. $ No. Sold 399 347 AWe are thrilled with the price,@ Tristan de Meric said. AWe $ RNAs 136 96 $ % RNAs 25.4% 27.7% knew she was a top filly. That=s why we took her to Miami in the $ No. $200k+ 12 11 first place. She just missed the boat down there, but we always $ High Price $445,000 $650,000 believed in her. We gave her another chance here and I=m glad $ Gross $13,635,200 $11,406,500 $ Average $34,173 (+4.0%) $32,872 they found her. She is a very special filly. And we wish the best $ Median $18,000 (+20%) $15,000 of luck to David.@ Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • JUNE 14, 2019 Breeder: Scott & Evan Dilworth (Ky Consignor: Twin Oaks Training Center, Agent II Purchaser: Calumet Farm 634 filly Carpe Diem--Onebadkitty 200,000 ($80,000 i/u >16 KEENOV; $50,000 yrl >18 KEESEP) Breeder: Montfort Mares (Ky) Consignor: Mayberry Farm, Agent IV OBS JUNE SALE–THURSDAY’S TOP LOTS Purchaser: Batchelor Family Trust 609 colt Raison d=Etat--Neith 180,000 HIP SEX SIRE | DAM PRICE ($) ($10,000 yrl >18 EASOCT) 653 filly Ghostzapper--Palanka City 445,000 Breeder: Calumet Farm (Ky) ($190,000 yrl >18 KEESEP) Consignor: Hoppel=s Horse & Cattle Co., Inc., Agent Breeder: My Meadowview (Ky) Purchaser: Larry Zap, Agent for Joseph Ciaglia, Jr. Consignor: de Meric Sales, Agent I 388 filly Adios Charlie--Holiday Tune 160,000 Purchaser: Backstretch Farms, Inc. Breeder: Ocala Stud (Fl) 672 colt GraydarBPink Diamond 260,000 Consignor: Ocala Stud ($57,000 yrl >18 KEESEP) Purchaser: Hal Queen Breeder: Woods Edge Farm (Ky) 422 filly Fast Anna--Invalida 160,000 Consignor: Costanzo Sales ($40,000 yrl >18 KEESEP; $47,000 RNA 2yo >19 OBSAPR) Purchaser: Nick J. Hines, Agent Breeder: Three Chimneys Farm (Ky) 572 colt Uncle Mo--Modification 255,000 Consignor: Julie Davies LLC, Agent XV ($350,000 yrl >18 KEESEP; $485,000 RNA 2yo FTFMAR) Purchaser: Shepherd Equine Advisors, agent for L Hirsch Breeder: Betz, Lamantia, CoCoEquine, Maers, Burns (Ky) Consignor: Wavertree Stables, Inc.