Hip 509, Brown Sugar, a daughter of Twirling Candy consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, went to Resolute Bloodstock for $400,000 to top the second session of the 2024 OBS June Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age. The bay filly, whose Under Tack quarter in :20 2/5 on Thursday was the sale’s co-fastest, is a full sister to Preakness (G1) winner Rombauer, out of Cashmere, by Cowboy Cal. walk/breeze video
- Tom Durant went to $310,000 for Hip 624, a daughter of Justify consigned by Hartley / DeRenzo Thoroughbreds LLC. The bay filly, whose eighth in :9 4/5 on Friday was the sale’s co-fastest, is out of Etching, by Paynter, a daughter of Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Summerly. walk/breeze video
- Hip 387, a son of Vekoma consigned by Blas Perez Stables, was purchased by Arnold Bennewith for $195,000. The gray or roan colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 flat on Thursday, is out of After the Rose, by Pioneerof the Nile, from the family of grade one stakes winner and leading sire Tapit. walk/breeze video
- Hip 687, consigned by Ocala Stud, is a son of OBS graduate Adios Charlie purchased by Gatsas Stable for $165,000. The bay colt, who breezed a quarter on Friday in:21 flat, is out of Glamalert, by Vindication, a half sister to millionaire grade one stakes winner Swift Temper. walk/breeze video
- Hip 535, a son of Twirling Candy consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, was sold for $150,000 to Robert Meier. The gray or roan colt, who breezed a quarter in :21 flat on Friday, is out of Conquest Serenade, by Unbridled’s Song, a half sister to graded stakes winning Canadian Horse of the Year OBS graduate Fatal Bullet. walk/breeze video
- Hip 379, a son of Central Banker consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, went to Kim Valerio, Agent, for $140,000. The dark bay or brown colt, who turned in an Under Tack eighth on Thursday in :10 2/5, is out of Adira, by Quality Road, a daughter of graded stakes placed Sheer Luck, from the family of grade one stakes winner Salty. walk/breeze video
- Hip 356, a son of Vekoma consigned by Scanlon Training & Sales, Agent, was sold to S.O.K. Racing Partnership and Commonwealth Stable 2 LLC for $130,000. The chestnut colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Thursday, is out of Winning Saga, by Tale of the Cat, from the family of graded stakes placed stakes winner Awesome Action. walk/breeze video
- Oracle Bloodstock, Agent, went to $130,000 for Hip 382, a son of Tiz the Law consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent. The chestnut colt, who breezed an Under Tack eighth on Thursday in :10 1/5, is a half brother to stakes winning OBS graduate Niko’s Dream out of stakes placed Adriatic Dream, by Wild Desert. walk/breeze video
- Hip 425, a son of Justify consigned by Sennebec South Farm, Agent, was sold for $130,000 to DiBello Racing Stables LLC. The chestnut colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 2/5 on Thursday, is a half brother to graded stakes winning two-time OBS graduate Yara, out of Ashlee’s Lady, by champion OBS graduate Gilded Time. walk/breeze video
- Hip 600, a son of Street Boss who worked an eighth on Friday in :10 1/5, went to Randy Patterson for $120,000. The chestnut colt, consigned by McKathan Bros. Sales, Agent, is out of Dreamy Blues, by Curlin, a half sister to graded stakes winner Shawklit Mint. walk/breeze video
- Hip 647, Qittin’ Time, a son of Lookin At Lucky who breezed an eighth on Friday in :10 2/5, was sold to Wise Racing for $120,000. The bay colt, consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent, is a half brother to graded stakes placed stakes winner Nimitz Class out of stakes winner Five Diamonds, by Flatter. walk/breeze video
- Hip 658, a daughter of Catalina Cruiser consigned by Camelot Acres Racing and Sales, Agent, was purchased by Emerald Sales, Agent for K E M Stables, for $120,000. The bay filly, who breezed an eighth in :10 flat on Friday, is out of Fortheloveofnell (IRE), by Galileo, from the family of champion Rock of Gibraltar (IRE). walk/breeze video
- Hip 700, a son of Flatter consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, went to D. J. Stable LLC for $120,000. The gray or roan colt, who worked an eighth on Friday in :10 flat, is a half brother to graded stakes winning OBS graduate Happy Farm out of Gospel Girl, by Holy Bull. walk/breeze video
For the session, 193 horses brought a total of $6,911,900 compared with 216 selling for a total of $7,561,200 at last year’s second session. The average price was $35,813, compared to $35,006 in 2023 while the median price was $20,000, identical to a year ago. The buyback percentage was 22.8%; it was 15.6% last year.
The June Sale continues Friday at 10:0 a.m. Hip No.’s 701 – 1115 will be offered for sale. As always, the session will be streamed live on the OBS website at obssales.com and YouTube, as well as via the Blood-Horse, Daily Racing Form, TDN and Past The Wire websites.
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