For Immediate Release
Against a backdrop of warm and windy conditions, the second day of the Under Tack show for the 2025 OBS Spring Two-Year-Olds in Training sale transpired with a bay filly by OBS grad Yaupon posting the fastest time for a quarter when she breezed in :20 2/5.
Consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Hip 181 is out of the Malibu Moon mare Moon Over Mag Bay, who is out of stakes winner and OBS grad Believe In Charlie. The filly hails from the female family of Grade 1 winner and OBS grad Nany’s Sweep.
A total of eight juveniles breezed an eighth of a mile in :9 4/5 to tie for the fastest time at the distance.
Jody Mihalic and David McKathan’s Grassroots Training & Sales, which sent out the lone filly to go in :9 4/5 on Sunday, had another standout session as four members of his consignment clocked in at the top time. Included in that quartet were:
- Hip 234, a dark bay or brown filly by Authentic out of the winning stakes placed mare Onebrethatatime. A daughter of Brethren, Onebrethatatime is a half-sister to graded stakes winner Wonderlandbynight and Grade 1 producer Gilded Miracle.
- Hip 239, a bay filly by Army Mule out of Our Irish Lassie’s by Yes It’s True. Our Irish Lassie’s is a half-sister to graded stakes winner and graded producer Maddalena.
- Hip 279, a dark bay or brown filly by Temple City out of Possession of War. By OBS grad Midnight Lute, Possession of War is a half-sister to stakes winner Orbs Baby Girl.
- Hip 332, a chestnut colt by Leinster out of Renovation by Alternation. Renovation is a half-sister to graded stakes winner Hierro and multiple stakes winner Cherokee Triangle.
Hip 329, Squib, a bay filly by Not This Time out of the winning Arch mare Remarqued, was among the group to record the leading time and boasts a pedigree that is already ripe with OBS success. Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Remarqued herself is an OBS grad and is a half-sister to fellow OBS grad Crimson Advocate – winner of the 2023 Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot – as well as hailing from the female family of champion and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner Caledonia Road.
“She’s quick and obviously the stallion is very, very good with fillies and colts,” Brennan said of Squib. “She’s matured a lot. She’s medium sized but she’s very balanced and very efficient on the racetrack. She had a nice prep last week and she gave us every indication she would work very well.”
With both dirt and turf aptitude in her bloodlines, as well as Not This Time’s ability to throw top-class runners on either surface, Brennan feels Squib could have a variety of suitors when she enters the sale ring.
“The pedigree is there. She’s not limited at all,” Brennan said. “This filly has the page to back her up.”
Others who worked in :9 4/5 on Monday included:
- Hip 190, a bay filly by Curlin out of the winning stakes placed mare Motivated Seller consigned by de Meric Sales. Motivated Seller, by OBS grad Into Mischief, is out of the stakes winning mare Coup.
- Hip 244, Maximus Empire, a bay colt by Maximus Mischief out of Overly Indulgent by Pleasantly Perfect consigned by Cardozo’s Brothers. The colt is from the female family of graded stakes winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) starter Z Fortune.
- Hip 250, a chestnut filly by Munnings out of Palmilla Moon by Malibu Moon consigned by Kings Equine. The filly is from the female family of Grade 1 winners Cetewayo and Dynaforce.
A total of three horses worked in :20 3/5:
- Hip 186, a dark bay or brown filly by Street Sense out of the winning More Than Ready mare More Respect consigned by Hoppel LLC. The filly is a half-sister to stakes winner and graded stakes placed High Opinion.
- Hip 203, a dark bay or brown filly by Cloud Computing out of the winning stakes placed mare My Lil Shamrock consigned by Wavertree Stables. A daughter of OBS grad City Zip, My Lil Shamrock is a full sister to multiple stakes winner Gig Harbor.
- Hip 246, a gray or roan colt by Vekoma out of Paden Affair by Rockport Harbor consigned by Thorostock LLC. Paden Affair is a half-sister to stakes winner and graded stakes producer Indian Burn.
Four horses breezed in :20 4/5:
- Hip 187, a gray or roan colt by Global Campaign out of the winning More Than Ready mare More Royalty consigned by Hoppel LLC. More Royalty is out of OBS grad Royal Ancestry, a full sister to Grade 1 winner Awesome Humor.
- Hip 251, a bay colt by Lexitonian out of Paoletta by Medaglia d’Oro consigned by Horseland Stables. The colt is from the female family of Chilean champion Val Gardena (CHI).
- Hip 294, a chestnut colt by Oscar Performance out of the winning Flatter mare Proximity Bias consigned by Tom McCrocklin. The colt is a half-brother to stakes winner TX Women For Arts.
- Hip 307, a bay colt by Nyquist out of the winning stakes placed Temple City mare Quiet Company consigned by Ocala Stud. Quiet Company is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Brightwork and hails from the female family of Grade 1 winner Girvin and Preakness Stakes (G1) runner-up Midnight Bourbon.
The OBS April under tack show continues April 8 at 8 a.m. with hips 347 – 519. The under tack show runs through April 12 with the sale itself taking place April 15-18 with sessions beginning at 10:30 a.m. each day.
All under tack sessions are streamed live on the OBS website at obssales.com, as well as the Blood-Horse, DRF, TDN and Past The Wire websites.