Hip No. 401, a daughter of Mosler consigned by Sennebec South Farm, was sold to Patrice Miller, EQB, Inc., Agent, for $75,000 to top the Open session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2019 October Yearling Sale. The dark bay or brown filly is out of Dominus Effect, by Dominus, a half sister to graded stakes placed Corderosa.
Patrice Miller, EQB, Inc., Agent, also went to $70,000 for Hip No. 434, a daughter of Dialed In consigned by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent. The bay filly is out of Fujiana, by Fusaichi Pegasus, a half sister to graded stakes winner Josh’s Madelyn.
Hip No. 384, a son of California Chrome also consigned by Summerfield, was sold to Blue River Bloodstock for $52,000. The chestnut colt is out of stakes placed Curlin’s Gold, by Curlin, a half sister to stakes placed Railtown Girl.
Hip No. 480, a daughter of Nyquist consigned by Sequel New York, Agent was purchased by Backstretch Farms, Inc. for $50,000. The dark bay or brown filly is a half sister to graded stakes winner Lucky Player out of Janetstickettocats, by Lookin At Lucky.
Gary Logsdon went to $48,000 for Hip No. 568, a son of Chitu consigned by Michelle Redding, Agent. The chestnut colt is out of stakes winner Prize Informant, by Marciano, a half sister to stakes winner Wise Answer.
Blue River Bloodstock paid $47,000 for Hip No. 366, Dana’s Beauty, a daughter of Not This Time consigned by Bobby Jones Equine LLC, Agent. The dark bay or brown filly is out of City Siren, by City Zip, from the family of Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Cloud Computing.
Hip No 668, a daughter of Alternation consigned by Kaizen Sales (Richard Kent), Agent, went to Jorge V. Gonzalez for $47,000. The bay filly is out of True Bliss, by Yes It’s True, a half sister to graded stakes winner Hierro.
For the session, 263 yearlings sold for a total of $3,332,400, averaging $12,671 with a median figure of $8,000. The buyback percentage was 24.4%.
A year ago, in two Open sessions, 296 horses sold for a total of $3,874,750, averaging $13,090 with a $7,000 median figure. The buyback percentage was 23.5%.
At Tuesday’s Selected session, 132 horses sold for a total of $5,784,200, compared with 138 yearlings bringing $5,658,000 at the 2018 Selected Sale. The average price was $43,820, up 6.9% compared with $41,000 last year, while the median price was $32,000, a 14.3% increase compared with $28,000 in 2018. The buyback percentage was 29%; it was 25.8% a year ago. Sixteen horses sold for $100,000 or more compared with nine a year ago.
The sale topper was Hip No. 224, a son of Liam’s Map consigned by Select Sales, Agent, purchased by de Meric Stables, Agent, for $230,000. The gray or roan colt is out of Dad’ssilverpitcher, by Giant’s Causeway, a half sister to stakes winner Melodic.
The next item on the OBS agenda is the 2019 OBS Day of Racing, set for Tuesday, November 26. The next sale is the 2020 Winter Mixed Sale, including the Horses of Racing Age section, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, January 28 – 29.
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