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Kitten’s Joy filly tops Fall Mixed Sale’s Consignor Preferred session

Hip No. 73, a weanling filly by Kitten’s Joy consigned by Top Line Sales LLC went to Machmer Hall for $110, 000 to top the Consignor Preferred session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2013 Fall Mixed Sale. The dark bay or brown filly is out of Brickyard Gal, by Proud Citizen, a half sister to graded stakes winner Moviesta.

Hip No. 91, weanling daughter of Discreet Cat consigned by Kerri Szegi, Agent, was sold to Jumping Jack Racing for $75,000. The bay filly is out of De Danann, by War Chant, a half sister to graded stakes winner Regal Engagement.

Hip No. 161, Ribbon Taffy, a 4-year-old mare by Hard Spun consigned by Top Line Sales LLC was sold to Hunter Valley Farm for $72,000. In foal to Into Mischief, the bay mare is out of Partyship, by Premiership, and is a half sister to stakes winner Barrier Reef.

Hip No. 1, Paint Me Red, an 8-year-old mare by Red Bullet consigned by TdM Sales (Tristan & Valery de Meric), Agent, went to H & E Ranch for $65,000. The chestnut mare, out of stakes winner Queen St. West, by Smarten, sold in foal to Quality Road.

Hip No. 123, a weanling colt by Smoke Glacken was sold to H & E Ranch for $65,000. The gray or roan colt, consigned by Kerri Szegi, Agent, is out of Honora Helen, by Bianconi.

Hip No. 143, a weanling filly by Put It Back consigned by Bobby Jones Equine LLC, Agent, also brought $65,000, going to B. P. N. A half sister to graded stakes winner Another Romance, the dark bay or brown filly is out of Love To, by Friendly Lover.

Hip No. 99, Big Promise, an 11-year-old mare by Rahy in foal to Sky Mesa, was sold to A F I, Inc. for $57,000.  Consigned by Glen Hill Farm, the bay mare is out of stakes winner Effectiveness, by Notebook.     

For the session, 116 horses sold for a total of $2,631,000 compared with 123 horses selling for a total of $1,740,900 at last year’s Consignor Preferred session. The average was $22,681, up 60.2% compared with $14,154 in 2012 while the median price soared 68.1% from $11,000 last year to $18,500. The buyback percentage was 15.9%; it was 18% a year ago.

The OBS Fall Mixed Sale concludes on Wednesday with an Open session beginning at 10:30 a.m.   

Fall Mixed Sale begins Tuesday

The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2013 Fall Mixed Sale begins Tuesday, October 15th.  A total of 386 horses are cataloged for the two-day sale, scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. with hip numbers 1-174 selling in the Consignor Preferred session. Hip numbers 175 – 386 sell on Wednesday, October 16th in the Open Session, starting at 10:30 a.m.

The catalog and pedigree updates may be viewed via a Sortable Master Index in the OBS website at obssales.com.  The sale will be streamed live via the OBS website and also via the Blood-Horse and DRF websites. The catalog can also be downloaded for iPad use. For more information and to obtain the application go to http://www.equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/.  

The sale’s 160 weanlings feature the progeny of a sire roster that includes City Zip, Colonel John, Discreet Cat, High Cotton, Kitten’s Joy, Leroidesanimaux (BRZ), Majesticperfection, Old Fashioned, Proud Citizen, Tale of Ekati, Two Step Salsa and Wildcat Heir. First crop sires represented include Cape Blanco (IRE), First Dude, General Quarters, Gone Astray and Paddy O’Prado.

The list of first crop stallions with in-foal mares in the sale includes Astrology, Creative Cause, and Hansen.

Also featured are mares in foal to a strong group of sires including Archarcharch, Bellamy Road, Big Drama, Broken Vow, Into Mischief, Kantharos, Majestic Warrior, Quality Road, Regal Ransom, Scat Daddy, Sky Mesa, Spring At Last and Tiz Wonderful.  

Fall Sale graduates in the headlines recently include Preston Stables LLC’s Flat Out, sold for $11,000 by Thoroughstock, Agent, in 2006. Still going strong at the age of seven, the son of Flatter accounted for Belmont’s Westchester Stakes (G3) and Suburban Handicap (G2) this year, and passed the $3-million mark in earnings. He’ll be among the favorites for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on November 2nd.   Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, and Kevin Tsujihara’s millionaire Comma to the Top, a 2008 graduate, has two graded stakes wins to his credit in 2013.

Bajan Scores in Santa Anita’s Anoakia Stakes

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Ronald Frankel and Jerry Frankel’s Bajan rallied on the turn, took the lead a furlong from home and cruised to a 2-1/4 length victory in the $75, 020 Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita on Sunday. It’s the first stakes win for the 2-year-old Speightstown filly, now 4-2-1-0 with earnings of $99,150. After an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show she was sold by Harris Training Center, Agent, for $80,000 at the 2013 OBS March Sale. watch her under tack video

Pewter Stable, Robert P. Levy and Alex Karkenny’s Winchill posted his first stakes victory Saturday in the $75,000 First Responder Stakes at Parx Racing, taking command at the top of the stretch and scoring by three quarters of a length. A two time OBS graduate, he went through the ring at the 2010 March Sale before bringing $45,000 when sold by Blue River Bloodstock, Agent, at the June Sale. The 5-year-old son of Tapit is now 21-5-4-2 and has earned $266,094. watch his under tack video

Miller Racing LLC’s E B Ryder found the Calder turf course to her liking on Saturday, coming from well off the pace, taking the lead at the sixteenth pole and drawing away to win the $63,800 Frances A. Genter Stakes by a length and a half. Her first stakes win leaves the 3-year-old Florida-bred daughter of Bluegrass Cat 13-4-3-1 with $155,290 in earnings. She was consigned by Casse Sales, Agent, to the 2012 OBS April Sale. watch her under tack video

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Results

Sortable Results Index Results in excel format
Tuesday, October 15 (1- 174) Wednesday, October 16 (175 – 386)

Catalog

Consignor Preferred:       Tuesday, October 15, 2013 – 1:00 p.m.             Hip No.’s 1 – 174
Open:                               Wednesday, October 16, 2013 – 10:30 a.m.     Hip No.’s 175 – 386

Sortable Master Index  Master Index In Excel Format
Entire Sale w/o indexes (Hip # 1 – 386) Entire Sale w/indexes (Hip # 1 – 386)
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My Conquestadory romps in Keeneland’s Alcibiades Stakes

Conquest Stables’ My Conquestadory  is two for two and a grade one winner after an impressive victory in Keeneland’s $400, 000 Darley Alcibiades Stakes (G1). Trapped on the inside in the early going, the 2-year-old daughter of Artie Schiller found running room on the turn, accelerated between fillies after straightening away in the stretch and scored by a length and three quarters under a hand ride. A winner of Woodbine’s TVG Summer Stakes (G2) on the turf over males in her only other start, she has earned $355,908 to date. After turning in a eighth in :10 flat at the Under Tack Show, she was sold for $240,000 by Eisaman Equine, Agent, at the 2013 OBS March Sale.  watch her under tack video

Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Bernie the Maestro had only one horse beaten in the early going of the $103,850 Michael G. Schaefer Memorial Stakes at Indiana Downs on Saturday, but rallied wide around the turn and was up in the final yards to win by a length. It’s the second straight win for 6-year-old gelding by Bernstein, sold for $25,000 by breeder Sabine Stables at the 2009 OBS April Sale. With four stakes wins to his credit, he’s now 56-17-8-7 and has earned $600,662 to date. watch his under tack video

DDRD Racing’s Sr. Quisqueyano went to the front and never looked back in Saturday’s $100,000 Quality Road Stakes at Gulfstream, scoring by 2-1/4 lengths for his third win of the year. It’s the fourth stakes win for the 3-year-old Florida-bred colt by Exclusive Quality, now 16-6-4-1 with earnings of $479,150. He was sold $5,500 by Thoroughstock, Agent, at the 2011 OBS August Sale.

Joy Ride Racing’s Miss Pippa picked up her first stakes win on Saturday, mounting a late charge to win Santa Anita’s $74,000 Swingtime Stakes by half a length. It’s her second win in nine starts this year, leaving her with an 11-3-4-1 record and earnings of $173,602. The 4-year-old daughter of Master Command was sold for $140,000 by de Meric Sales, Agent, at the 2011 OBS March Sale. watch her under tack video


The 2013 OBS Baby Watch

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The Hot List: 

Boast – Margaret V. Bloss’ Boast wasted no time winning his first race, going wire to wire en route to a 2-3/4 length victory in his debut in a maiden special at Arapahoe Park on June 29. A 2-year-old gelding by Ready’s Image, he was consigned to the 2013 OBS August Sale by Moreau Bloodstock International, Agent.

Harlan’s Honor – David and Margaret Wimer’s Harlan’s Honor led a 1-2-3-4 OBS parade in her debut in a $38,200 maiden special at Monmouth Park on June 27. The 2-year-old daughter of Harlan’s Holiday beat fellow 2014 OBS April Sale graduate Anna May Our Queen by 2-1/2 lengths, with March Sale graduates Fancy Malka and Cali Thirty Seven finishing third and fourth. The winner was sold for $165,000 by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, after she breezed an eighth in:10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch her under tack video

Platinum Patty – Charles A. Castille Jr.’s Platinum Patty showed her heels to her rivals in her debut in an Evangeline Downs maiden special on June 27, going right to the front at the break and romping to a four length victory. The 2-year-old daughter of Pomeroy is a two-time OBS graduate, sold by Select Sales, Agent, at the 2013 Winter Mixed Sale before she was purchased for $47,000 out of the BryLynn Farm consignment at the 2013 August Yearling Sale.

Sky Preacher– Success Racing’s Sky Preacher stretched out to a mile on the turf course at Santa Anita on June 27, took over on the second turn and and then ran off to a 7-1/2 length victory in a $73,550 maiden special.  The 2-year-old colt by Sky Mesa worked and Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5 before being purchased for $80,000 out of the Eisaman Equine consignment by Russell Smith at the 2014 OBS March Sale. watch his under tack video

Starless Night – Tucci Stables’ Starless Night was favored at nearly even money in her debut on June 28 in a $72,492 maiden special test at Woodbine and did not disappoint, leading from gate to wire and scoring by a length and a half. The 2-year-old daughter of Grand Slam turned in an eighth in :10 2/5 at the Under Tack Show for the 2014 OBS April Sale before she was purchased by Carlo Tucci for $40,000 out of the Wavertree Stables consignment. watch her under tack video

 

Graded Stakes Winners: 

Cinco Charlie – William & Corrine Heiligbrodt’s Cinco Charlie,  the first OBS graduate of the class of 2014 to break his maiden, is now it’s first graded stakes winner, going to the lead in the $108,100 Bashford Manor Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs and staying there all the way, easing away late to score by a length and three quarters. Two for two, the 2-year-old Indian Charlie has earned $93,422 to date. After working an eighth in :10 1/5 at the March Sale Under Tack Show, he was purchased for $190,000 out of the Cary Frommer consignment.  watch his under tack video

Stakes Winners

Enchanting Lady – Kaleem Shah’s Enchanting Lady avenged a loss to Seduire in her May 22 debut in the $126,000 Landaluce Stakes at Santa Anita on June 22, chasing that rival to the top of the stretch before putting her away and drawing off to a 6-1/4 length victory. It’s the first win for the 2-year-old daughter of Tale of the Cat, purchased on the recommendation of Bob Baffert and Donato Lanni for $650,000 out of the Eddie Woods consignment at the 2014 OBS March Sale after she breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. With a 2-1-1-0 record, she has earned $86,200 to date.  watch her under tack video

 

Up and Coming: 

Guderian  – Germania Farms’ Guderian settled for second in his debut at Pimlico in May, but made no mistakes second time out in a $38,625 maiden special at Delaware on June 19, bolting quickly to a big lead and staying there all the way en route to a three length victory.The 2-year-old son of Stroll, who worked an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show for the 2014 OBS March Sale, was purchased for $185,000 out of the Casse Sales LLC (Justin Casse) consignment. watch his under tack video

Heat Transfer – Patricia’s Hope LLC’s Heat Transfer took the lessons learned in her debut to good use in her second start, going right to the front in a $34,000 maiden special at Arlington Park on June 19 and staying there all the way, reporting home a 2-1/2 length winner. The 2-year-old daughter of Latent Heat was sold for $190,000 by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, at the 2014 OBS March Sale after she breezed an eight in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show.  watch her under tack video

Holiday Camp – Michael Lund Peterson’s Holiday Camp got his career off on the right foot on June 7 with an authoritative 2-1/2 length victory in a $56,000 maiden special at Santa Anita. The 2-year-old colt by Street Boss was one of the stars of the 2014 OBS March Sale, working a quarter in :21 flat at the Under Tack Show before being purchased for $700,000 out of the de Meric Sales consignment. watch his under tack video

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Naval Command – Pinnacle Racing Stables, H. Jack Hendricks and Roger L. Justice’s Naval Command was sent off the 9-5 favorite in his debut on June 21 in a $41,600 Gulfstream maiden special and lived up to his billing, rallying to take charge in deep stretch and scoring by a length. The 2-year-old Florida-bred colt by Midshipman is a two time OBS graduate, sold first by breeder Woodford Thoroughbreds at the 2013 August Yearling Sale. Consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, to the 2014 April Sale, he brought $60,000 after working an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. watch his under tack video

Sky Preacher – Success Racing’s Sky Preacher stretched out to a mile on the turf course at Santa Anita on June 27, took over on the second turn and and then ran off to a 7-1/2 length victory in a $73,550 maiden special.  The 2-year-old colt by Sky Mesa worked and Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5 before being purchased for $80,000 out of the Eisaman Equine consignment by Russell Smith at the 2014 OBS March Sale. watch his under tack video

Unbridled Reward – John C. Oxley’s Unbridled Reward looks like a she has a big future after  her 7-3/4 length front-running score at first asking in a $44,000 maiden special at Churchill Downs on May 30 followed by a sharp second in the Debutante Stakes three weeks later. The 2-year-old filly by Warrior’s Reward was purchased for $330,000 by Mark Casse on Oxley’s behalf at the 2014 OBS March Sale after she breezed an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. watch her under tack video

 

 

 

In Trouble wins the Futurity at Belmont Park

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Team D’s In Trouble is two for two and a graded stakes winner after tracking the speed in the $200, 000 Futurity Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park, taking dead aim turning for home and rolling by in the lane en route to a 1-1/2 length score. Sold for $120, 000 by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC after working an eighth in :10 1/5 at the 2013 OBS April Sale, the 2-year-old colt by Tiz Wonderful has earned $168,000 to date. watch his under tack video

WinStar Farm LLC’s General Election  captured his second graded stakes win the same way he won his first, rallying from off the pace and getting up in the final yards, taking Saturday’s $110,400 Jefferson Cup Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs by a neck. It’s the third win in eight starts this year for the 3-year-old Harlan’s Holiday colt, now 10-4-2-0 with earnings of $285,189. He was sold for $150,000 by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, at the 2012 OBS March Sale. watch his under tack video

Lone Stable LLC’s Parranda led a 1-2-3 OBS sweep of Saturday’s $100,000 Our Dear Peggy Stakes at Gulfstream, taking over at the top of the stretch and drawing off to a 2-1/4 length victory. Millenia (August ’11) rallied for second, a nose ahead of Creative License (June ’12, Ocotber ’10), who settled for third. It’s the first stakes win for the 4-year-old Florida-bred daughter of English Channel, sold for $13,000 by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent, at the 2011 OBS April Sale. The win leaves her with a 16-5-2-2 record and $188,955 in earnings. watch her under tack video

G. Ray Trisler’s Sliver of Hope went wire to wire in Saturday’s $88,950 City of Anderson Stakes at Indiana Downs, scoring her first stakes victory by three quarters of a length. That’s two straight wins for the 2-year-old filly by Value Plus, now 3-2-0-1 with earnings of $76,268. After working a quarter in :21 1/5 at the Under Tack Show, she was purchased for $35,000 from the Southern Chase Farm (Greg & Karen Dodd) consignment at the 2013 OBS June Sale. watch her under tack video

Marc Wexler’s Aarons Orient tried stakes company in his first start since a Saratoga maiden victory in August, went right to the front in Sunday’s $75,000 Kip Deville Stakes at Remington Park and stayed there to the wire, besting fellow OBS graduate Rivers Run Deep (June ’13) by 3-3/4 lengths. Sold for $75,000 by Bobby Dodd, Agent, after working an eighth in :10 flat at the 2013 OBS April Sale, the 2-year-old colt by Orientate is now 3-2-0 -0 and has earned $97,000.  watch his under tack video

Clyde Rice’s Champagne Ruby came from just off the pace in the $50,000 Shesastonecoldfox Stakes at Finger Lakes on Saturday, hit the front a furlong from home and was best by a length. It’s the first stakes win for the 2-year-old daughter of Utopia (JPN), sold for $5,000 by Carapan Farm LLC (Ed & Diane Gregory) at the 2012 OBS Winter Mixed Sale. She’s now 4-2-0-0 and has earned $51,715. 

 

Secret Compass, Bond Holder score in Santa Anita grade ones

OBS March graduates swept both of Santa Anita’s G1 races for 2-year-olds on Saturday as Secret Compass took the Chandelier Stakes for fillies and Bond Holder scored in the FrontRunner Stakes.  

Westrock Stables LLC’s Secret Compass came running late in the $250, 000 Chandelier Stakes (G1) and was up late to win by a head. The daughter of Discreet Cat was sold for $425, 000 by Eddie Woods, Agent, at the 2013 March Sale after a quarter in :21 flat at the Under Tack Show. Now 4-2-0-0,she has earned $216,120 to date. watch her under tack video

Reddam Racing LLC Bond Holder came into the $250,000 FrontRunner Stakes (G1) a maiden, but rallied from off the pace to run past fellow OBS graduate Dance With Fate (April ’13) in deep stretch and score by 2-1/4 lengths. Dance With Fate settled for second. The 2-year-old colt by Mineshaft was sold by Crupi’s New Castle Farm, Agent, for $125,000 in March after an eighth in :10 2/5 at the Under Tack Show. He’s now 5-1-1-2 and has earned $186,000. watch his under tack video

OBS April fillies Georgia, Be Proud one-two in Santa Anita opener

Peachtree Stable’s Georgia went to the lead at the start of the first race of the Santa
Anita meeting, pressed by fellow 2013 OBS April graduate Be Proud. The 2-year-old filly by Tiz Wonderful refused to yield, and pulled away in the stretch of the one mile maiden special test and won by four lengths with Be Proud second best. A two time OBS graduate, Georgia went through the ring at the 2012 August Sale before being sold for $200,000 by de Meric Sales, Agent, after a quarter in :21 2/5 at the April Under Tack Show. First and second after two starts, she’s earned $43,800. watch her under tack video

Selected 2YO Sale Information and Nomination Forms

As the October 11th deadline approaches, horsemen are reminded it’s time to make plans for the 2014 Two-Year-Old Sale season, and OBS is now accepting nominations for the Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds, scheduled for March 10-11, 2014.

The links below will take you to the Selected Sale nomination form as well as an information sheet detailing why OBS is the unquestioned leader in North American juvenile sales, both in the auction ring and at the racetrack.


2014 2YO Nomination letter and InformationTrialPage_page_001
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2014 OBS Selected Two-Year-Old Nomination Form 2014Selected2YO-NominationForm_page_001
Nominations Close: October 11, 2013
Sale Date: March 10-11, 2014

Immortal Eyes a millionaire after De Francis Dash score

Robert Abbo Racing Stables LLC’s Immortal Eyes went over the million dollar mark in Laurel’s $350, 000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes in style, going right to the front, setting the pace, then drawing away to a 6-3/4 length score. The victory gives the the 8-year-old Florida-bred son of Greatness a dozen stakes wins, a 47-17-13-4 record and $1,090,051 in earnings. The three time veteran of the OBS sales ring was sold first at the 2006 Winter Mixed Sale then resold at the 2006 August Yearling Sale. Then, consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, to the 2007 February Sale, he brought $220,000 after an working an eighth in :10 3/5 at the Under Tack Show.  watch his under tack video

Eisaman Equine OBS graduates took both juvenile stakes at Laurel on Saturday as Yes I’m Lucky and Aibhilin scored over the turf course.

Trilogy Stable and Laurie Plesa’s Yes I’m Lucky picked up his third stakes win with a 6-1/2 length wire to wire victory in $100,000 Laurel Futurity. The 2-year-old colt by Yes It’s True, now 5-4-1-0 with $173,000 in earnings, was sold for $105,000 at the 2013 March Sale after his Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. watch his under tack video

Laurel’s $100,000 Selima Stakes went to David & Margaret Wimer’s Aibhilin, who rallied from off the pace and got up in the final strides to win by a head. Her first stakes win gives her a 4-2-0-1 record and earnings of $98,600. After working an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show for the 2013 April Sale, the 2-year-old Sky Mesa filly was sold for $140,000. watch her under tack video

Lynn and Lola Cash’s Take It Like a Man rolled up on the outside to take charge of the $400,000 Researcher Stakes on Saturday at Charles Town then edged away in the lane and scored by a length and a quarter. It’s the first stakes win for the 3-year-old colt by Run Away and Hide, who worked an eighth in :10 1/5 before being sold for $27,000 by Ricky Leppala, Agent, at the 2012 OBS June Sale. His second straight win leaves him with a 12-6-1-1 record and earnings of $339,915. watch his under tack video

Flurry Racing Stables LLC’s Little Miss Flurry is two for two and a stakes winner after leading from gate to wire and winning the $50,000 Lady Razorback Futurity on Saturday at Louisiana Downs by a length. The 2-year-old daughter of Awesome Again, who has earned $42,600 to date, was sold for $25,000 by J. R., Agent, at the 2013 OBS June Sale after working an eighth in :10 2/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch her under tack video

RAP Racing and Westside Rentals.com’s Avare led from start to finish and scored by a length over fellow OBS graduate Tree of Life (August ’11) in Saturday’s $50,000 Pomona Derby at Fairplex Park. It’s the second stakes win for the 3-year-old gelding by Johannesburg, sold for $130,000 by McKathan Bros., Agent at the 2012 OBS June Sale after an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. He’s now 11-4-1-1 and has earned $144,370. watch his under tack video

Newtown Anner Stud’s Ol Donyo picked up her first stakes win on Friday at Belmont, rallying from off the pace and winning the $100,000 Zaftig Stakes by two lengths. The lightly raced 3-year-old filly by Curlin is now 7-2-2-1 and has earned $111,828. Consigned by Mayberry Farm, Agent, to the 2012 OBS April Sale, she sold for $195,000 after working an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch her under tack video

My Conquestadory beats the boys in debut in Woodbine’s Summer Stakes

Conquest Stables’ My Conquestadory got her career off to a flying start on Saturday, romping to a 3-1/2 length victory in her debut against the boys in Woodbine’s $212, 800 TVG Summer Stakes (G2). The 2-year-old daughter of Artie Schiller, who took charge of the one mile turf test turning for home before drawing away in the stretch, picked up a check for $115,908. She was sold for $240,000 by Eisaman Equine, Agent, at the 2013 OBS March Sale after an eighth in :10 flat at the Under Tack Show.  watch her under tack video

Patsy C. Symons’ Effie Trinket made it two stakes wins in her last three starts on Sunday at Belmont, getting up in the final strides and winning the $150,000 John Hettinger Stakes by a neck. It’s the third stakes win for the 3-year-old graded stakes placed daughter of Freud, now 9-5-1-1 with earnings of $312,150. She was sold for $105,000 by Everett Livestock at the 2012 OBS April Sale after a quarter in a bullet :20 3/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch her under tack video

Rozamund Barclay’s Hi Fashioned took three tries to break his maiden but did it in style on Saturday, going wire to wire in the $100,000 Barretts Juvenile Stakes at Fairplex Park and scoring by a length and a quarter. The 2-year-old Florida-bred colt by Old Fashioned, sold for $67, 000 by Dapple Stud, Agent, at the 2012 OBS August Sale, is now 3-1-2-0 and has earned $85,000 to date. Selected Yearling Sale photo

Bluestone Thoroughbreds LLC’s Black Diamond Cat won his second straight Gulfstream Park stakes race Saturday, taking command of the $100,000 Montbrook Stakes on the turn and then romping home by 5-3/4 lengths. The 6-year-old Florida-bred gelding by Wildcat Heir is a two time OBS graduate, sold first by Kaizen Sales at the 2008 January Sale before being consigned by Marion Bloodstock, Agent, to the 2008 August Sale. His fifth stakes win leaves him 50-9-11-5 with $462,454 I earnings.

Pinnacle Racing Stables, H. Jack Hendricks and Roger L. Justice’s Holiday Magic took charge of Saturday’s $85,000 Brave Raj Stakes at Calder a furlong from home then drew off to a 4-1/4 length victory over fellow OBS graduate Quinnkat (April ’13, August ’12). The two time OBS graduate was consigned to the 2012 October Sale by The Acorn LLC, Agent, before being sold for $45,000 by All In Sales (Tony Bowling) at the 2013 April Sale. The win gives her a 4-2-1-1 record and earnings of $104,150. watch her under tack video

Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc.’s Managed Account chased Warrioroftheroses from the start of Saturday’s $80,150 DTHA Governors Day Stakes at Delaware Park, went by him on the turn, surrendered the lead back in the stretch then came again late and beat him by a head. It’s the first stakes win for the 4-year-old colt by Malibu Moon, purchased for $110,000 out of the de Meric Sales consignment at the 2011 OBS April Sale. Now 18-6-3-1, he has earned $232,683 to date. watch his under tack video