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Hoppel Duo Post Fastest Quarter to Lead Day 6 of OBS Spring Under Tack Show

Updated: April 11, 2025

For Immediate Release

A pair colts representing Hoppel LLC gave their consignor a boost of confidence ahead of the 2025 OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training next week when they each worked a quarter in :20 2/5 to tie for the fastest time at the distance during Day 6 of the under-tack show.

Hip 875, a bay colt by OBS grad Yaupon and Hip 1017, a bay colt by Maclean’s Music both strutted their stuff during another day of clear weather conditions. The Yaupon colt was the first of the duo to hit the track and is out of the winning Scat Daddy mare Chestnut Street, who is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Saratoga Snacks.

“It’s hard to expect 20.2. We expected really good breezes, but today exceeded expectations,” said Jesse Hoppel of Hoppel LLC. “The Yaupon colt, he has a really smooth way of moving. He has a lot of balance and he’s everything we want in a horse. Now that he’s shown he can perform, hopefully that will come through in the end.”

The Maclean’s Music colt also has a page filled with black type. He is out of the winning mare Embur’s Zip, who is by OBS grad City Zip. Embur’s Zip herself is out of multiple graded stakes winner and Canadian champion Embur’s Song and is from the female family of Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Exaggerator.

“He’s a really pretty horse,” Hoppel said of Hip 1017. “I see the Maclean in him, but I also see a lot of City Zip. I like that City Zip attitude. He has a very ‘game on’ mentality. I think he’s a precocious horse who is really talented. I anticipate having a good sale.”

Two youngsters also tied for the fastest eighth on the day with Hip 903, a bay colt by Silver State and Hip 1011, a bay filly by Yaupon, each working in :9 4/5.

Consigned by Envision Equine, the Silver State colt is out of the winning Distorted Humor mare Comic. Comic is out of a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Callback and is from the female family of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Super Saver and Grade 1 winner Girolamo.

The Yaupon filly is consigned by Rivera Training and Sales and is out of stakes winner Efforting, who is by OBS grad Into Mischief. Efforting is out of a daughter of multiple stakes winner and graded stakes producer Alltheway Bertie.

Two horses worked in :20 3/5:

  • Hip 898, a bay filly by Hard Spun consigned by Ocala Stud and out of the stakes winning Super Saver mare Colby, an OBS grad.
  • Hip 935, a bay colt by Silver State out of the multiple stakes winning mare Coy Cat, by Hold That Tiger, consigned by Tom McCrocklin. The colt is a half-brother to multiple stakes-placed winners Doups Point and OBS grad Newport Breeze.

Six horses worked in :20 4/5:

  • Hip 879, a bay colt by Echo Town out of Christiansted by Artie Schiller consigned by Thorostock LLC. Christiansted is out of a half-sister to graded stakes winner Mad Flatter.
  • Hip 918, a bay filly by Practical Joke consigned by Pick View LLC and out of the stakes winning mare Conway Two Step, an OBS grad by Spanish Steps. The filly is a half-sister to graded stakes winner and OBS grad Naughty Gal and is from the female family of multiple Grade 1 winner Miss Temple City.
  • Hip 928, a dark bay or brown filly by Not This Time out of the stakes winning Speightstown mare Cougarstown consigned by Eddie Woods. The filly is a half sister to graded stakes winner Treason and stakes winner Elevenses.
  • Hip 955, a dark bay or brown colt by OBS grad Yaupon out of the winning Speightstown mare Dazzletown consigned by Wavertree Stables. The colt is a half-brother to stakes winner and graded stakes placed Our Pretty Woman.
  • Hip 956, a bay filly by Constitution out of the winning Broken Vow mare Dear Elaine consigned by Tom McCrocklin. Dear Elaine is out of graded stakes winner Whirlie Bertie, who herself is a daughter of multiple graded stakes winner De Bertie.
  • Hip 986, a dark bay or brown filly by Cairo Prince out of Dovima by Union Rags consigned by Eddie Woods. Dovima, an OBS April grad, is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Secret Gypsy.

A total of 27 horses worked in :10 flat:

  • Hip 864, a bay colt by Beau Liam out of the winning Flatter mare Chamade consigned by Cruzin’ Thoroughbreds LLC. Chamade is a half-sister to the dam of graded stakes winner Big Invasion.
  • Hip 865, a bay filly by Uncle Chuck out of the winning Daredevil mare Champina consigned by Navas Equine. The filly hails from the female family of Grade 1 winner and OBS grad Jack Milton.
  • Hip 867, a bay colt by Independence Hall out of the winning English Channel mare Channel Princess consigned by First Call. Channel Princess is a full sister to Grade 1 winner Channel Cat.
  • Hip 876, a bay filly by Beau Liam out of Chic Gloria by Archarcharch consigned by Triple C Sales. The filly is from the female family of Grade 1 winner Somali Lemonade.
  • Hip 878, a chestnut colt by Complexity out of Choir by Pulpit consigned by Julie Davies LLC. Choir, who has produced five winners from five to race, is out of stakes winner and graded stakes placed Emmy Darling, an OBS grad.
  • Hip 901, a bay filly by Dialed In consigned by Majestic and out of the winning stakes placed Empire Maker mare Colonial Empress. Colonial Empress is a half-sister to graded stakes winner Pleasant Strike.
  • Hip 910, Truda, a bay filly by War of Will consigned by Silvestre Chavez Thoroughbreds and out of the Candy Ride (ARG) mare Conductress, an OBS grad.
  • Hip 916, a bay filly by Good Magic consigned by de Meric Sales and out of Contingency Plan, who is by OBS grad Into Mischief. Contingency Plan is a half-sister to Grade 1 placed Gouverneur Morris and is from the female family of champion and sire Midshipman and multiple Grade 1 winner and sire Frosted.
  • Hip 920, a dark bay or brown colt by Redesdale consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock and out of the winning Johannesburg mare Cool Johanna, an OBS April grad. The colt is a half-brother to stakes placed winners Zolo and D’fever.
  • Hip 925, a chestnut colt by OBS grad Kantharos out of the winning Scat Daddy mare Corner Three consigned by Doble J Equine Sales.
  • Hip 929, a bay colt by McKinzie out of Count On Caroline by Sky Mesa consigned by Hartley / DeRenzo Thoroughbreds LLC. Count On Caroline is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner and graded stakes placed Sweet Cassiopeia.
  • Hip 930, a bay filly by Army Mule consigned by Envision Equine and out of the winning mare County Club, who is by OBS grad City Zip. County Club is out of stakes winner My Bellamy.
  • Hip 947, a bay colt by Palace Malice out of Daisy Elle by Ghostzapper consigned by Top Line Sales LLC. Daisy Elle is out of multiple group winner Sarasota (ARG) and is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Salutos Amigos and graded stakes winner Sarah’s Secret.
  • Hip 950, a bay colt by Bolt d’Oro out of stakes winner and graded stakes placed Dancing Anna by Cuvee consigned by Limitless Thoroughbred LLC. The colt is a half-brother to stakes placed winner Tiz a Billy.
  • Hip 953, a bay filly by City of Light out of Dark Farewell by Adios Charlie consigned by Abracadabra Farm. The filly is a half-sister to stakes placed winner Cockeyed, an OBS April grad, and is from the female family of multiple graded stakes winner Ebony Breeze.
  • Hip 961, a chestnut filly by Not This Time consigned by de Meric Sales and out of the stakes winning Hard Spun mare Desert Duchess, an OBS April grad. The filly is a half-sister to multiple stakes placed winner Desert Duke.
  • Hip 962, a chestnut colt by Street Boss out of the winning Smart Strike mare Desert Gazelle consigned by Best A Luck Farm LLC. The colt is a full brother to stakes placed winner Palm Tree and is from the female family of Grade 1 winners Fair Maiden and Secret Status.
  • Hip 969, a bay colt by Maximus Mischief out of Diane’s Ready by More Than Ready consigned by Kinsman Farm. Diane’s Ready is out of stakes winner and multiple graded stakes placed Dianehill (IRE), who is a daughter of Breeders’ Cup winner Very Subtle.
  • Hip 970, a bay colt by Tiz the Law out of the winning Curlin mare Dictate Cool consigned by de Meric Sales. Dictate Cool is out of multiple stakes winner and graded stakes placed Walkwithapurpose and is a half-sister to stakes winner Where Paradise Lay and Regulatory Risk, who ran third in the 2024 Kentucky Oaks (G1).
  • Hip 976, a gray or roan filly by Constitution out of Diva Style by Unbridled’s Song consigned by Wavertree Stables. Diva Style is out of graded stakes winner Tizfiz and is a half-sister to Belmont Stakes (G1) winner and sire Tiz the Law. The filly is a three-quarter sibling to Tiz the Law.
  • Hip 978, a bay filly by Nyquist out of the winning stakes placed Bernardini mare Divine Mercy consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds LLC (Steven Venosa). Divine Mercy is out of graded stakes winner Miss Coronado and is a half-sister to Grade 1 placed Arethusa.
  • Hip 982, a bay filly by Maclean’s Music out of the winning Mineshaft mare Doritza consigned by Majestic. Doritza is out of stakes winner and graded stakes placed Pinch Pie and is from the female family of Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Volponi.
  • Hip 995, a bay filly by McKinzie out of the winning Dialed In mare Drunk Dial consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock. The filly is from the family of champion and OBS grad Midnight Lute.
  • Hip 1020, a chestnut filly by Practical Joke out of the winning Verrazano mare Enchanted Sunrise consigned by Niall Brennan Stables. Enchanted Sunrise is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Three Technique and multiple stakes winner and graded stakes placed Stan the Man.
  • Hip 1024, a chestnut filly by Vekoma out of the winning Forestry mare Eskimo Princess consigned by de Meric Sales. Eskimo Princess is out of multiple graded stakes winner Silent Eskimo.
  • Hip 1028, a chestnut colt by Essential Quality consigned by Hidden Brook and out of the winning and graded stakes placed mare Eve of War, by Declaration of War. Eve of War is out of a daughter of multiple graded stakes winner Bedanken.
  • Hip 1031, a bay colt by Ghostzapper out of the Curlin mare Everything consigned by Global Thoroughbreds LLC. Everything is out of stakes winner Cascading and is from the female family of champion Rags to Riches and Belmont Stakes (G1) winners Jazil and Arcangelo.

The OBS April under tack show concludes April 12 at 8 a.m. with hips 1036 – 1207. The sale itself takes place from 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.