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Spring Sale begins Tuesday April 25

The 2023 OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training is set for Tuesday through Friday, April 25th – 28th with all four sessions beginning at 10:30 a.m.

The sale schedule is as follows:

  • Hip No. 1 – 306 will sell Tuesday, April 25th.
  • Hip No. 307 – 612 will be sold Wednesday, April 26th.
  • Hip No. 613 – 918 will sell Thursday, April 27th.
  • Hip No. 919 – 1222 will be sold Friday, April 28th.

Hip 618 (Tibor Szlavic photo)

At Wednesday’s session of the Under Tack Show, Hip No. 618, a daughter of Speightstown consigned All Dreams Equine, Agent, sped a quarter in a track record equaling :20 1/5, the sale’s fastest at the distance. The bay filly is a half sister to recent stakes winner Lady Lowery and a three-quarter sister to graded stakes winner Speightster, out of Last Dance, by Revolutionary. breeze video  walking video

Four youngsters shared honors for the Under Tack Show’s fastest eighth, stopping the timer in :9 3/5.

  • At last Sunday’s opening session, Hip No. 141, a daughter of Mendelssohn consigned by Off the Hook, Agent, turned in the day’s fastest eighth. The bay filly is out of Caroline Victoria, by Lonhro (AUS), from the family of grade one stakes winner American Theorem. breeze video
  • At Tuesday’s session it was Hip No. 449, a son of Frosted consigned by Longoria Training & Sales, Agent. The bay colt is out of Handwoven, by Indian Charlie, a half sister to graded stakes placed Flatter Than Me. breeze video walking video
  • On Friday it was Hip No. 967, a bay colt by Into Mischief consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, out of graded stakes placed stakes winner Singing Kitty, by Ministers Wild Cat, from the family of graded stakes winner Montjoy. breeze video walking video
  • Hip No. 1012, a chestnut filly by Speightstown consigned by Scanlon Training & Sales, Agent for Excel Bloodstock (Bruno DeBerdt), also equaled the sale’s fastest eighth on Friday. She’s out of graded stakes placed Spooky Woods, by Ghostzapper, a half sister to stakes placed Kinsley Kisses. breeze video walking video

All Under Tack videos can be viewed in the Sortable Master Index in the OBS website at obssales.com. They may also be viewed on kiosks in the breezeway and in the Video Room adjacent to the Horsemen’s Lounge. The Sortable Master Index also contains links to the 2023 Spring Sale’s Walking Videos and Conformation photographs. All videos and photographs may also be viewed via the equineline Sales Catalog App. The App allows users to download and view the catalog, receive updates and results, record notes and also provides innovative search, sort and rating capability. For more information and downloads go to: http://www.equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/

OBS will again offer Online Bidding during the Spring Sale.  Buyers may register at the OBS website to gain bidding approval, then access the OBS Bidding Screen with their credentials. For complete information on registration and online bidding please go to the OBS website at: online-bidding

Sales results are updated frequently during each session on the OBS website and available in sortable, .pdf and excel formats at the conclusion of each session. The latest news regarding OBS graduates, sales schedules, nominations, credit requests, travel information and other news relevant to OBS consignors and customers is also available. E-mail should be addressed to obs@obssales.com.

For more information regarding the Spring Sale or OBS website, please call (352) 237-2154.