The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2022 October Yearling Sale begins Tuesday, October 11th. There are 642 yearlings cataloged for the two-day sale, which gets underway at 12:00 noon with 209 horses offered in the Selected session.
The sale continues with an Open session on Wednesday, October 12th, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Hip No.’s 251 – 684 will be offered.
A total of 47 yearlings were supplemented to the sale after the catalog was printed. Twenty-four horses (Hip No’s 186 – 209) were added to the Selected session and 23 (Hip No’s 661 – 684) to the Open session. Their catalog pages are available via the OBS website at obssales.com and in printed form at the sales grounds. Hip No’s 208 – 209 were late supplements and their pedigrees are available via the OBS website and printed on individual flyers.
The OBS October Yearling Sale has long been a source for top class race horses. Best Pal Stakes (G3) winner Havnameltdown has emerged from the 2021 Sale to join Call Me Midnight, Desert Dawn, Drafted, Elm Drive, Hot Peppers, Kathleen O, Lady Rocket and Midnight Stroll in the roster of recent graded stakes winning OBS October Sale graduates.
A trio of stakes winning 2021 graduates are pointing to the 2022 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland.
The newest October Sale star is Augustin Stable’s Delight, who raced her way into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) with a frontrunning five length victory in Friday’s Jessamine Stakes (G2) at Keeneland. The 2-year-old Florida-bred daughter of Mendelssohn, trained by Jonathan Thomas, is now 4-2-0-2 and has earned $211,905. The two-time OBS graduate was sold by Stuart Morris, Agent, at the 2021 October Selected Yearling Sale and then purchased for $400,000 out of the Paul Sharp consignment at the 2022 March Sale after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. watch her under tack video March Sale walking video October Yearling Sale walking video
Delight’s yearling half-sister by The Factor is cataloged in the upcoming OBS October Select Yearling Sale as hip 150 and is scheduled to sell on Tuesday, October 11. She is also consigned by Stuart Morris, Agent. View Pedigree
Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Speed Boat Beach is two for two and aiming at the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1). After a track record debut on dirt at Del Mar, the 2-year-old son of Bayern was switched to the turf by trainer Bob Baffert and took the Speakeasy Stakes at Santa Anita. He’s a two-time OBS graduate, bred in Florida by Richard Heysek at Caperlane Farm and sold by Stuart Morris, Agent, at the 2021 October Yearling Sale. At the 2022 OBS March Sale, he sped an Under Tack eighth in :9 3/5 and was purchased for $200,000 out of the Really and Truly Thoroughbreds consignment. watch his under tack video March Sale walking video October Yearling Sale walking video
CSLR Ranch Partners’ unbeaten Awesome Strong is pointing to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) after completing a sweep of Gulfstream’s FTBOA Florida Sire Dr. Fager, Affirmed and In Reality Stakes. The 2-year-old Florida-bred colt by Awesome Slew, bred by John Penn, and four for four with $458,000 in earnings for trainer Jorge Delgado, was purchased for $30,000 out of the Sue Vacek consignment at the 2021 OBS October Selected Yearling Sale.
There are several notable recent updates since the catalog was printed.
- Hip No. 6, now named I’lltaketheblame, is a colt by Blame and a half brother to OBS graduate Jalen Journey, who added a victory in the Chesapeake Stakes at Colonial Downs to his resume in August. walking video
- Hip No. 17 , a colt by OBS graduate World of Trouble, is out of a half sister to newly minted graded stakes placed Honed, second in Churchill’s Iroquois Stakes (G3) on September 17th. walking video
- Hip No. 54, a filly by Enticed, is a half sister to newly minted stakes winning OBS October/March graduate Violent Turbulence, winner of the Parx Dash Stakes on August 23rd. walking video
- Hip No. 60, a colt by Enticed, is a half brother to graded stakes placed Isolate, who added Saratoga’s Tale of the Cat Stakes to his resume in August. walking video
- Hip No. 63, a filly by Honor Code, is out of a half sister to stakes placed OBS October graduate Whichwaze, second in the P. G. Johnson Stakes at Saratoga on September 1st. walking video
- Hip No. 150 , a colt by The Factor, is a half brother to OBS graduate Delight, winner of Keeneland’s recent Jessamine Stakes (G2).
- Hip No. 258, a filly by Collected, is a half sister to newly stakes placed Quartermaster, third in the Dobbins Landing Stakes at Presque Isle on September 17th.
- Hip No. 311, a filly by Casual Cause, is out of a half sister to the dam of Day Tripper, third in Woodbine’s Toronto Cup Stakes on October 2nd. .
- Hip No. 321, a filly by V. E. Day, is a full sister to newly stakes placed Anotherdaygoneby, second in Laurel’s Selima Stakes on October 1st. walking video
- Hip No. 433, a filly by Outwork, is a half sister to newly minted stakes winning OBS graduate Webslinger, winner of the Nownownow Stakes at Monmouth on September 17th. walking video
- Hip No. 510, a filly by Solomini, is out of a full sister to the dam of unbeaten Cave Rock, winner of Santa Anita’s American Pharoah Stakes (G1) this past Saturday. walking video
- Hip No. 617, a filly by Cajun Breeze, is out of a half sister to the dam of newly minted stakes winner Boo Boo Kitty, who captured the Satin and Lace Stakes at Presque Isle in August.
- Hip No. 642, a colt by Midnight Storm, is a half brother to newly stakes placed Spanish Kingdom, second in the Tapit Stakes at Kentucky Downs on September 1st. walking video.
OBS will again offer Online Bidding during the October Sale. Buyers will be able to go to the OBS website and register 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: obs-online-bidding
Walking videos of many of the yearlings may be viewed through the Sortable Master Index on the OBS website. The website’s improved searchable and sortable master index provides links to videos, pedigree and consignor information as well as pedigree updates occurring since the catalog was printed. It has also been updated to allow shortlist creation.
The iPad version of the 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 capabilities. For information and downloads visit: http://www.equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/
The sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the DRF, TDN, BloodHorse and Pastthewire websites. The website now includes a Spanish language section which can be accessed from the home page. The section’s index links to information for consignors and buyers, as well as press releases and important general information.
Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is available via social media sites Facebook and Twitter. A link on the OBS homepage directs users to either site.
In addition to catalogs for upcoming sales, the OBS website includes sales results, the latest news regarding OBS graduates, sales schedules, nominations, credit requests, travel information and other news relevant to OBS consignors and customers. E-Mail should be addressed to obs@obssales.com. For catalogs or more information regarding the OBS October Yearling Sale or OBS website, please call (352) 237-2154.