For Immediate Release
Coming off a 2025 sales season ripe with record-setting results, Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company hosts its first live auction of 2026 when its January Winter Mixed Sale takes place Jan. 27 with 307 entries, including supplements, catalogued.
The single-session auction will begin at 11 a.m. ET and features newly turned yearlings, broodmares, and broodmare prospects.
Bidding started at noon ET on Monday for the OBSOnline January Horses of Racing Age and Two-Year-Old Sale, which runs until Jan. 30. Several of the horses will be available for inspection on the OBS sale grounds during the live sale. Bidding will close at noon ET Jan. 30. Visit obsonline.com to view the sale.
Market strength was the theme throughout the Thoroughbred auction arena in 2025, highlighted by OBS establishing new marks at each of its juvenile exercises and across-the-board gains during its October Yearling Sale. That robust demand, particularly for short yearlings, has sellers cautiously optimistic more positive figures are on the horizon.
“I think (the market strength) should continue. I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t so I’m pretty hopeful,” said consignor Colin Brennan of Highlander Training Center. “In terms of the general market, it’s been a record-setting year particularly the weanling market. I’ve noticed a lot more end users buying earlier and spending a little bit more knowing that if you buy them now, it’s almost like spending money to save money down the line, that kind of mind frame.
“I think there was a little more strength through the middle market. The lower market seemed to continue to struggle if you will. But it was nice to see the middle market was a little bit better and that’s because there were so many people shopping at the top end, you figure, you have to get some kind of stock.”
Among the notable stock that count themselves as graduates of the January Winter Mixed sale are multiple Grade 1 winner and multi-millionaire White Abarrio, Grade 1 winners Casa Creed, Medina Spirit, and Speech, and graded stakes winners Federal Judge, Midnight Stroll, and St. Joe Bay. Dazzling Dame, currently fourth of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) leaderboard following her victory in the Busanda Stakes Jan. 3, is also a graduate of the Winter Mixed Sale.
The 2026 OBS January Winter Mixed Sale boasts yearlings by such notable stallions as Authentic, Charlatan, Early Voting, Essential Quality, Girvin, Golden Pal, Hard Spun, Jackie’s Warrior, Independence Hall, Mandaloun, Maxfield, Maximus Mischief, Mystic Guide, Omaha Beach, Roadster, Speaker’s Corner, Tiz the Law, Verifying, and Win Win Win.
The catalogue also features yearlings by OBS graduates Bucchero, Colonel Liam, Goldencents, Kantharos, Mitole, and Yaupon as well as offerings by Nashville and first-crop sires Arcangelo, Annapolis, OBS grad Country Grammer, Dr. Schivel, Doppelganger, Endorsed, Fulsome, Gunite, Pappacap, Proxy, Simplification, Taiba, and Zandon.
The 2026 OBS January Winter Mixed Sale includes a daughter of seven-time leading sire and OBS grad Into Mischief, daughters by top sires Candy Ride (ARG) and Tapit, as well as mares in foal to emerging sires Dornoch and Maxfield, and proven stallions Khozan, Leinster, and Midshipman.
The catalog pages for all entries are available via the OBS website at obssales.com and in printed form at the sales.
The January sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the DRF, TDN, BloodHorse, and Hipismo.net websites.
OBS again offers online bidding during the January Sale. Buyers will be able to go to the OBS website and register to gain bidding approval, then access the OBS Bidding Screen with their credentials. For complete information on registration and online bidding please go to the OBS website: obs-online-bidding. OBS has upgraded its internet bidding platform for both live and timed auctions and existing users will need to update their passwords. To regain access in the new platform, existing users will need to go to the login page bid.obsonline.com/login and use the “Forgot Password” feature to establish a new password.
The iPad version of the catalog can be accessed via the equineline Sales Catalog App. The App allows users to download and view the catalog, receive updates and results, record notes and provides innovative search, sort, and rating capability. For more information and downloads go to: equineline.com.
Sales results will be available on the OBS website, updated frequently during each session of the Sale. In addition, the latest news regarding OBS graduates, sales schedules, nominations, credit requests, travel information and other news relevant to OBS consignors and customers is also available. E-mail should be addressed to obs@obssales.com.
Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is now also available via social media sites Facebook and “X”.