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OBS March Sale begins Tuesday

The 2024 OBS March Sale of Two Year Olds in Training begins Tuesday, March 12th. A total of 849 juveniles are cataloged for the three-day sale, including 41 two year olds for the complete dispersal of prominent breeding and racing Lothenbach Stables, Inc. The catalog can be viewed via the OBS website.

The sale is set for Tuesday March 12th through Thursday March 14th, with all sessions starting at 11:00 a.m. Hips 1 – 284 will sell Tuesday; Hips 285 – 568 on Wednesday and Hips 569 – 853 on Thursday.

At the Under Tack Show, Hip No. 788, a daughter of Win Win Win consigned by Ocala Stud, sped a quarter in a track record equaling  :20 1/5. The bay filly is out of Unanimity, by Union Rags, from the family of grade one stakes winner Discreet Cat.   walk/breeze video

Two horses shared honors for the fastest eighth, clocked in :9 3/5.

  • Hip No. 448, consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, a gray or roan filly by Vekoma is out of Minelli, by Unbridled’s Song, a half sister to graded stakes winner Wow Me Free. walk/breeze video
  • Hip No. 529, a bay colt by Tiz the Law consigned by Hartley / DeRenzo Thoroughbreds LLC, Agent, is out of graded stakes placed Our Majesty, by OBS graduate Majesticperfection, a half sister to stakes winner Overvalued.  walk/breeze video

There were three quarters in :20 2/5

  • Hip No. 453, Racing Withthemoon, a dark bay or brown filly by Munnings consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent for Peter J. Mirabelli, is out of Miss Majestic, by Majestic Warrior, a daughter of graded stakes winner Cassidy. walk/breeze video
  • Hip No. 539, consigned by Pick View LLC, Agent, is a bay colt by Justify out of graded stakes placed stakes winner Pauseforthecause, by Giant’s Causeway, a daughter of graded stakes placed stakes winner Spritely.   walk/breeze video
  • Hip No. 686, a dark bay or brown colt by Game Winner consigned by Pick View LLC, Agent, is out of stakes placed So Stylish, by Johannesburg, a half sister to champion One Cool Cat.  walk/breeze video

The following are significant March Sale catalog updates.

  • Hip 96, a colt by Munnings, is a half brother to Scatify, third in the Robert B. Lewis S. [G3) on
    February 3rd
  • Hip 167, a colt by Justify, is a full brother to Aspen Grove (IRE), second in Tampa’s Hillsborough S. [G2] on March 9th
  • Hip 179, a colt by McKinzie, is a half brother to Tiny Temper, winner Oaklawn’s Azeri Stakes (G2) on March 9th
  • Hip 198, a filly of More Than Ready, is a full sister to Minnesota Ready, winner of the Fair Grounds’ Colonel Power Stakes on February 17th
  • Hip 276, a filly by Complexity, is a half sister to Domestic Product, winner of the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) on March 9th
  • Hip 303,  a colt by Caracaro, is a half brother to Play the Music, winner of Tampa’s Lightning City Stakes on February 24th
  • Hip 386, a filly by Candy Ride (ARG), is a half sister to Three Witches, winner of Santa Anita’s Santa Monica Stakes (G2) on February 3rd

Hip 479, a colt by Malibu Moon, is a half brother to OBS graduate Mixto, third in Santa Anita’s San Pasqual (G2) in January.

  • Hip 580, a filly by Dialed In, is a half sister to El Grande O, second in Aqueduct’s Withers (G3) in February and second in the Gotham (G3) in March
  • Hip 794, a colt by Spun to Run is out of a half sister to the dam of OBS March graduate R Harper Rose, winner of Gulfstream’s Forward Gal (G3) on February 3rd
  • Hip 823, a filly by Flatter, is a half sister to Steal Sunshine, winner of the Gulfstream Mile Stakes (G2) on March 2n

Sales results will be posted on the OBS website at obssales.com and can be viewed on kiosks in the breezeway and in the Video Room adjacent to the Horsemen’s Lounge. In-room viewing is available at The Courtyard by Marriott, Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn & Suites, Residence Inn and the Ocala Hilton, plus lounge viewing is available at the Hilton.

Online bidding is available. Bidders must register in advance. For more information, please go to the OBS website at: online bidding information.

The iPad version of the entire catalog is available via the equineline Sales Catalog app. The app allows users to download and view the catalog, record notes and also provides innovative search, sort and rating capability. For information and downloads visit: http://www.equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/.

Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is now also available via social media sites Facebook and Twitter. A link on the homepage directs users to either site. E-mail should be addressed to obs@obssales.com.

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