During the final day of the under-tack show for Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. 2026 Spring Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, a pattern began to emerge amongst the youngsters who found themselves sharing the accolades for the day’s fastest breeze over an eighth of a mile.
Not only did each boast relatives with Breeders’ Cup hardware on their resumes, but they were also the product of families that had already used the OBS grounds to tease of future success.
After Hip 1221, a bay filly by Girvin from the female family of OBS April graduate Cy Fair, set the bar for the day when she threw down an eighth in :9 3/5, a pair of entrants that also featured prominent OBS graduates on their page equaled that mark as Hip 1056, a bay colt by Flightline, and Hip 937, English Woman, a dark bay or brown filly by Authentic helped highlight the sixth day of pre-sale works.
Consigned by Top Line Sales, the Girvin filly started the morning with an exclamation point as the first horse to breeze. Out of the Curlin mare Soma, who is a half sister to graded stakes winner Celestial City, the filly has a page overflowing with Grade 1 talent with champion Calendonia Road and top-level winners Hymn Book and Data Link all in her female family.
That existing quality got a significant boost at Del Mar last October when another member of her maternal family in Cy Fair, who sold at last year’s April sale, became just the second filly to prevail in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1).
“She’s done very well for us over the winter. From yearling to now, she’s just blossomed into a gorgeous, beautiful stretchy filly,” said Torie Gladwell of Top Line Sales. “She’s not just a little speed ball type. People are really going to like her when they see her on the end of the shank. Mentally, she’s a little bit of a Girvin. She loves her job. She goes out there and she will give it up every time you ask her.
“Jimbo (Gladwell) said when he walked her up to the track, he was more confident in that horse than any other horse he’s taken to the track all season.”
The mood was already upbeat in the Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds shedrow this week as they had sent out Hip 570, a daughter of Jackie’s Warrior, to a :9 3/5 breeze during the third day of the under-tack show. The Flightline colt had been the buzz horse of their consignment, however, a status he backed up during his time on the track under ideal weather conditions Saturday.
“It’s been, not like pressure but we’ve had high expectations for this colt since we bought him. He’s just been amazing his whole life,” Randy Hartley said. “You know it can happen and you know what they are, but they have to come here and perform like we think they are. He’s an amazing horse.”
The colt is out of the multiple stakes winning and graded stakes placed mare Lucrezia, a daughter of OBS graduate Into Mischief and half sister to stakes winner and producer Ghalia. Now the seven-time leading sire, Into Mischief first made his mark when he sold at the 2007 OBS March Sale, and Hartley says he sees many qualities of the record-setting Spendthrift stallion coming through in the Flightline colt.
“We love Into Mischief mares, and he looks like an Into Mischief,” Hartley said. “He’s a big colt and you wouldn’t necessarily think a big colt like him would have that kind of speed. He’s got that Into Mischief hip and body and if you watch his video, he just has so much power when he pushes off. He’ s just a cool horse to be around. I’m just super proud of him.”
Just as Flightline capped his career with a Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) victory, so too did champion Authentic, himself a son of Into Mischief. On Saturday, a dark bay daughter of the 2020 Horse of the Year showed her own level of class for the Navas Equine consignment.
English Woman is out of the winning Speightstown mare In It for the Gold, a daughter of stakes winner and multiple Grade 1 placed All Due Respect, a three-time OBS graduate.
A trio of horses tied for the fastest quarter on the day in :20 2/5:
- Hip 1037, a dark bay or brown filly by Early Voting consigned by Hoppel LLC. The filly is out of the American Pharoah mare Lipstikliesnlovers, a daughter of graded stakes winner Cherokee Queen from the female family of Grade 1 winner Domestic Product.
- Hip 1070, a chestnut filly by Drain the Clock consigned by Hoppel LLC. The filly is out of the Grade 1 winning Unbridled’s Song mare Magnificent Song and is a half sister to stakes placed winner Declared.
- Hip 1181, a dark bay or brown colt by Golden Pal consigned by Richardson Bloodstock. The colt is out of the mare Nefferkitty, a daughter of OBS graduate Kitten’s Joy and a half sister to graded stakes winner Zeitlos.
A total of 10 horses breezed in :9 4/5:
- Hip 1024, a dark bay or brown colt by Cairo Prince consigned by Top Line Sales. The colt is out of the winning Vronsky mare Leonilla, a half sister to stakes winner and graded stakes placed Tribal Storm.
- Hip 1032, a bay filly by Tiz the Law consigned by Grade One Investments. The filly is out of the Giant’s Causeway mare Lightning Lucy and is from the female family of Grade 1 winner Devil His Due.
- Hip 1040, Eliminate Excuses, a dark bay or brown filly by Jack Christopher consigned by Really and Truly Thoroughbreds. The filly is out of the Bodemeister mare Little Hidden Gem, a half sister to champion and sire Jackie’s Warrior.
- Hip 1072, a bay colt by Mystic Guide consigned by Randy Miles. The colt is out of the winning, stakes placed Competitive Edge mare Majestic Edge.
- Hip 1096, a chestnut filly by Practical Joke consigned by Julie Davies. The filly is out of the graded stakes winning Danehill Dancer (IRE) mare Medea (IRE) and is from the female family of multiple Grade 1 winner High Yield.
- Hip 1112, a gray or roan filly by OBS graduate Yaupon consigned by Julie Davies. The filly is out of the winning mare Mischief Galore, who is by leading sire and OBS graduate Into Mischief, and is a half sister to OBS April graduate and champion Shisospicy.
- Hip 1122, a bay filly by Rock Your World consigned by Kings Equine. The filly is out of the Smart Strike mare Missile Belle, a granddaughter of multiple graded stakes producer Screening.
- Hip 1136, a dark bay or brown filly by Not This Time consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne). The filly is out of the winning and graded stakes placed Uncle Mo mare Moana, an OBS April graduate who is a half sister to the dam of Grade 1 winner Ceiling Crusher.
- Hip 1195, a bay filly by Authentic consigned by Cortez Racing & Sales. The filly is out of the winning Speightstown mare Notorious R B G, a daughter of champion Maryfield.
- Hip 1210, a chestnut colt by Golden Pal consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne). The colt is out of the winning Pivotal (GB) mare Opal Blue (IRE) and is from the female family of multiple Group 1 winners Magical (IRE) and Rhododendron (IRE).
One horse breezed in :20 3/5:
- Hip 1203, a bay colt by Army Mule consigned by Hoppel LLC. The colt is out of the winning Tale of the Cat mare On Brilliant, a half sister to multiple stakes winner and graded stakes placed Nothing Better, an OBS April graduate.
The OBS Spring Sale takes place April 14-17 with sessions beginning at 10:30 a.m. each day. For full results of the under-tack show, visit obssales.com.