The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2015 Fall Mixed Sale is now available on the OBS website at http://obssales.com. The sortable master index provides searchable pedigree and consignor information as well as access to pedigree updates occurring since the catalog was printed.
The iPad version of the catalog will be 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 capability. For information and downloads visit: http://www.equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/
A total of 464 horses have been cataloged for the Mixed Sale, scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 13th with Hip Numbers 1- 204 selling in the Consignor Preferred session.
Hip Numbers 205 – 464 in the Open Session will be offered on Wednesday, October 14th followed immediately by the Horses of Racing Age section, which are not included in the main catalog.
The Horses of Racing Age section closes Monday, September 21st. A catalog for this section will be available on the OBS website, in printed form at the sales grounds and via the equineline Sales Catalog App. An optional Under Tack Show is scheduled for Monday, October 12th at 10:00 a.m.
Sale sessions begin at 10:30 a.m. As always, the sale and Under Tack Show will be streamed live via the OBS website and the Blood-Horse and DRF websites.
Florida-based freshman sires whose progeny are off and running at the races include Adios Charlie, Big Drama, First Dude and Gone Astray, all represented by both weanlings and in-foal mares. Established Florida-based stallions with both mares in foal and weanlings in the sale include High Cotton, Kantharos, Two Step Salsa and With Distinction.
Bellamy Road, Eskendereya, First Samurai, Ghostzapper, Majesticperfection, Munnings and Stormy Atlantic headline the sale’s roster of weanling sires, which also includes freshman sires Archarcharch, Gio Ponti, Paddy O’Prado and Twirling Candy
First crop stallions with weanlings in the sale include Graydar, Overanalyze, Oxbow, Take Charge Indy and Violence along with Florida-based Brethren, Fort Larned, Poseidon’s Warrior, Prospective, Rattlesnake Bridge, Soldat, Treasure Beach (GB) and Winslow Homer.
The sale features mares in foal to an exciting list of up and comers to the stallion ranks, a group that includes Bodemeister, Drosselmeyer, Paynter, Shanghai Bobby, Sidney’s Candy, Stay Thirsty, The Factor and To Honor and Serve. Proven sires Exchange Rate, Macho Uno, Midnight Lute, Temple City and Yes It’s True are also represented with mares in foal.
The sale’s list of first crop sires with mares in foal includes Alpha, Itsmyluckyday, Real Solution, and Strong Mandate as well as Florida-based Capo Bastone, Drill, Handsome Mike, He’s Had Enough and Uncaptured.