For Immediate Release
For the second day in a row, a filly by a top sprinter from the consignment of Tom McCrocklin flaunted her ability over the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company track.
With cooler temperatures in play Tuesday, McCrocklin watched as Hip 363, a chestnut filly by OBS April grad Mitole, threw down the fastest time for a quarter when she breezed in :20 2/5 during the third day of the Under Tack show for the 2025 OBS Spring Two-Year-Olds in Training sale.
The Mitole filly duplicated the effort put forth by fellow McCrocklin entrant, Hip 181 on Monday when the daughter of OBS grad Yaupon also worked in :20 2/5 to post the fastest time at the distance. The Mitole filly is out of the winning stakes placed Big Drama mare Sadie Be Good, an OBS grad who has had two of her three foals to race become stakes placed.
Keeping with the trend, McCrocklin also send out Hip 508, a chestnut colt by Tiz the Law out of the winning Forestry mare Taboo who worked in :20 3/5 on Tuesday. Taboo, an OBS grad, is out of Grade 1 winner and producer Dream of Summer and is a half-sister to Grade 1 winners Creative Cause and Vexatious and Grade 2 winner Destin.
“Both horses today, they are fast horses,” McCrocklin said. “I was not surprised but I was certainly pleased. They had trained well at the farm and prepped well here. They both have standard things I like in a horse: big deep shoulder, big deep heart girth, long, pretty neck and a strong hind leg.
“We’re very happy and we’ve had a really good breeze show so far. We still have other cakes in the oven.”
Tuesday saw two horses break the :10 second barrier. Hip 356, a bay colt by Galilean consigned by Next Level Thoroughbreds, and Hip 416, a bay colt by OBS grad Into Mischief out of the winning Empire Maker mare Silk Route, each worked an eighth in :9 4/5 to post the fastest time at the distance.
Consigned by Kings Equine, the Into Mischief colt is a full brother to unbeaten multiple stakes winner Taraz.
The bay colt by Galilean is out of Grade 2 winner Royale Michele, by Elusive Quality, and provided a highlight moment for Next Level’s Abraham Gardea in his first year of consigning on his own.
“He’s been showing us that he could really run from the beginning,” said Gardea. “He always showed he had a lot of speed and ever since I put the blinkers on him, he’s just turned into a different horse. He’s more focused. He’s got a good personality, a good mind. He’s just a good horse to be around.
“The is my first year for the consignment so it’s really nice to have a horse like that.”
A total of 28 horses worked in :10 flat:
Hip 349, a gray or roan colt by Essential Quality out of Grade 1 winner Romantic Vision by Lemon Drop Kid consigned by Mayberry Farm.
Hip 352, a gray or roan filly by Not This Time out of Rose Grey by The Factor consigned by Wavertree Stables. Rose Grey is a half-sister to Grade 1 placed Commandperformance.
Hip 360, a bay colt by Maximum Security out of the winning Union Rags mare Run and Go consigned by JVC Training and Sales. Run and Go is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Kid Kate.
Hip 377, a dark bay or brown filly by Girvin out of Satulah by Gone West consigned by Dynasty Thoroughbreds. Satulah is out of graded stakes winner War Thief.
Hip 378, a dark bay or brown colt by Nyquist out of the winning Distorted Humor mare Saucy Dame consigned by Harris Training Center LLC. Saucy Dame is out of multiple stakes winner Storm Beauty and is a half-sister to graded stakes winner Buffum.
Hip 379, a gray or roan filly by Runhappy out of the winning Blame mare Scandal consigned by Harris Training Center LLC. Scandal is a half-sister to graded stakes winner Spot.
Hip 383, a dark bay or brown colt by Authentic out of the winning Rock Hard Ten mare Scent of Summer consigned by Kings Equine. Scent of Summer is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Paradise Woods.
Hip 387, a gray or roan colt by Beau Liam out of the winning Friends Lake mare Seattle Grey consigned by Julie Davies LLC. The colt is a half brother to graded stakes winner Divine Miss Grey.
Hip 390, a dark bay or brown filly by Instagrand out of the winning Indian Charlie mare Seminole Lady consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC. The filly hails from the female family of European champion Bosra Sham.
Hip 398, a dark bay or brown filly by Spun to Run out of the winning OBS grad Shanghai Essence by Shanghai Bobby consigned by Best A Luck Farm LLC. Shanghai Essence is a half-sister to stakes winner Me Governor.
Hip 401, a bay colt by Girvin out of She Can’t Help It by OBS grad The Big Beast consigned by Wavertree Stables. She Can’t Help It is a half sister to multiple Grade 1 winner and OBS grad World of Trouble.
Hip 406, a dark bay or brown filly by Mo Town out of the winning Purim mare She’s Messi consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC. She’s Messi is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Storm the Hill.
Hip 408, a bay colt by Cairo Prince out of the winning Discreetly Mine mare She’s Right Again consigned by Dynasty Thoroughbreds. The colt is from the female family of Grade 1 winner No Matter What.
Hip 418, a bay colt by Beau Liam out of the winning Scat Daddy mare Sing Lady Sing consigned by Envision Equine. An OBS April grad, Sing Lady Sing is a half-sister to Grade 1 placed Social Inclusion.
Hip 420, a dark bay or brown filly by OBS grad Yaupon out of the winning Verrazano mare Sister Nova consigned by Scanlon Training & Sales. The filly is a half-sister to stakes winner Notorious Gangster.
Hip 433, a chestnut colt by Maclean’s Music out of Soarwiththebirds by Giant’s Causeway consigned by Advanced Thoroughbreds LLC. Soarwiththebirds is a half-sister to Canadian champion Up With the Birds.
Hip 450, Alpenglow, a chestnut filly by Charlatan out of Spumoni by Pioneerof the Nile consigned by Lucan Bloodstock (Karl Keegan). Spumoni is a half-sister to graded stakes winner and OBS April grad Airoforce.
Hip 455, Regal Star, a dark bay or brown colt by Essential Quality out of Starseeker by Rock Hard Ten consigned by Eddie Woods. Starseeker is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Star Billing.
Hip 459, a dark bay or brown filly by Twirling Candy out of Stellium by Empire Maker consigned by Really and Truly Thoroughbreds. Stellium is out of graded stakes winner Sacristy.
Hip 468, a dark bay or brown colt by OBS grad Yaupon out of Stormin Hot by Malibu Moon consigned by Top Line Sales LLC. Stormin Hot is out of multiple stakes winner and Grade 1 placed Hot Storm.
Hip 478, a bay filly by Silver State out of the multiple stakes winning mare Summerland, by He’s Tops. Consigned by Best A Luck Farm LLC, the filly is from the female family of multiple graded stakes winner Kettleoneup.
Hip 484, a chestnut filly by Munnings out of the winning Super Saver mare Super Sharp consigned by JVC Training and Sales. Super Sharp is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner and OBS April grad Sharp Azteca.
Hip 488, a bay filly by Mendelssohn out of the stakes winning and graded stakes placed mare Sushi Empire, by Empire Maker. Consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, the filly is a half-sister to stakes winner Iva.
Hip 490, a bay colt by Modernist out of Suyapa by Astrology consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC. Suyapa is a half-sister to stakes winner Above Fashion.
Hip 496, a gray or roan filly by Essential Quality out of Sweet Baby Girl by Pioneerof the Nile consigned by Britton Peak. Sweet Baby Girl is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Colonel John.
Hip 505, a gray or roan filly by Liam’s Map out of the winning OBS April grad Majesticperfection mare Swiss Alps consigned by 1880 Bloodstock. The filly is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Miss Justify and is from the female family of Grade 1 winner Vahva.
Hip 510, a dark bay or brown filly by Mucho Macho Man out of Take a Stroll by Stroll consigned by Grade One Investments LLC. The filly is from the female family of champion Afleet Alex.
Hip 515, a gray or roan colt by Liam’s Map out of the winning Tapit mare Taparri consigned by Majestic. The colt is from the female family of millionaire and graded stakes winner Misson Impazible and champion Jaywalk.
One horse worked in :20 4/5:
Hip 452, a bay colt by Independence Hall out of the winning Uncle Mo mare Star Cactus consigned by Wavertree Stables. Star Cactus is out of graded stakes winner Madame Cactus.
The OBS April under tack show continues April 9 at 8 a.m. with hips 520 – 691. 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 BloodHorse, DRF, TDN and Past The Wire websites.