Live racing returns to Ocala on Tuesday, November 20th with a ten-race card highlighted by a pair of six furlong $125,000 OBS Sprint Stakes. First post is at 12:00 noon, and there will be pari-mutuel wagering on the card’s first eight races. The races will be streamed live on the OBS website at obssales.com. Admission and parking are free and the gates will open at 10:00 a.m.
The first six are races for Quarter Horses at distances of 220, 330 and 440 yards. The seventh race is a six furlong dash for Thoroughbred Maidens and the eighth is a six furlong Thoroughbred Starter Allowance.
Races nine and ten are non-wagering events. The ninth race is the $125,000 OBS Filly and Mare Sprint, to be run at six furlongs for fillies and mares, three and up, which have gone through the ring at an OBS Sale.
Winds of Change Racing Stable’s graded stakes winning Rich Mommy gets top billing in the field of eight, bringing earnings of $244,185 into the race. Victor Barboza, Jr. trains the 4-year-old daughter of Algorithms, winner of Gulftream’s Sugar Swirl Stakes (G3), and Emisael Jaramillo will ride.
The horses and riders in post position order: Lawrence Dalton and Joan Lawrence’s Exotic Gold, 114, Federico Mata; Bill and Vicki Poston Racing’s Southern Sis, 117, Tyler Gaffalione; Zollie Durr’s Weekend Appeal, 117, Augusto Marin; Barry Kirkham’s Seminara, 119, Ronnie Allen; Anthony J. Russo’s Money or Love, 121, Manoel Cruz; Averill Racing , CCF Racing Stable, Silver Oaks Stable and K Lauren Racing’s R Happy Ending, 116, Paco Lopez; Westbury Stable’s Sierra Aleone, 116, Tyler Gaffalione; Rich Mommy, 121. Spring in the Wind and Orecchiette were early scratches.
The tenth race is the $125,000 OBS Sprint Stakes for three year olds and up which have gone through the ring at an OBS Sale.
Trainer Mark Casse brings a pair of Gary Barber-owned graded stakes winners to the field of thirteen, with rider Tyler Gaffalione named on both horses.
Conquest Panthera, winner of the Woodbine Mile (G1) last year, is the leading earner in the field with a $355,275 bankroll. The 6-year-old gelding by Kitten’s Joy, who will carry 121 pounds, was also on the board in a pair of graded stakes in 2018.
Lookin To Strike comes into the race off a victory in the Ontario Derby (G3) at Woodbine in October. The 3-year-old son of Lookin At Lucky, with $147,644 in earnings, will carry 120 pounds.
The field in post position order: Conquest Panthera; Marcy Brooks and David Diamond’s Gone Diesel, 114, Gary Wales; Lookin To Strike; K.E. Racing Stable’s D’Rock, 114, Odilon Martinez; The Four Horsemen Racing Stable and Lady Lindsay Racing Stables’ Sweetontheladies, 121, Marcos Meneses; Lawrence Dalton and Roberta Russell’s Bertiesbeauboaz, 114, Federico Mata; Flea Market Racing’s Successful Roman, 117, Jose Alvarez; Thoroughbred Champions Training Center’s My Chinumado, 116, Aby Medina; Flying Dragon Stable’s Rhombus, 114, Raymond Torres; Midwest Thoroughbreds’ Quijote, 121, Paco Lopez; Michael Dubb’s Yummy Bear, 121, Jeffrey Sanchez; Grupo 7C Racing Stable’s Star Juancho, 116, Emisael Jaramillo; George Santis’ Invasors Wind, 117, Roberto Alvarado, Jr.
For more information regarding the OBS Day of Racing, please call (352) 237-2154 or visit the OBS website at obssales.com