The Supplemental Catalogue for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2026 October Yearling Sale is now available online at obssales.com. A total of 60 horses have been supplemented to the auction taking place Oct. 6-7.
The Oct. 6 sale session will offer Hips 1 – 189 plus supplements Hips 190 – 224. The Oct. 7 session will sell Hips 251 – 439 along with supplements Hips 440 – 464. Sessions begin at noon ET each day.
Included in the supplemental entries are offspring by such popular sires as Arcangelo, Army Mule, Authentic, Bolt d’Oro, Charlatan, OBS grad Colonel Liam, Cyberknife, Doppelganger, Echo Town, Elite Power, Epicenter, Flameaway, Liam’s Map, Maclean’s Music, Mage, Maxfield, McKinzie, Mo Donegal, Omaha Beach, Practical Joke, Speaker’s Corner, Star Guitar, Taiba, The Factor, Tiz the Law, Uncle Mo, Up to the Mark, Win Win Win, and Zandon.
PDF files of the entire catalogue with supplements or the supplement catalogue only are available on the info tabPDF Catalogs.
The sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the DRF, TDN, BloodHorse and Pastthewire websites.
OBS will again offer online bidding during the October Sale. Buyers may 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-internet-bidding.
The iPad version of the catalogue can be accessed via the equineline Sales Catalog App. The App allows users to download and view the catalogue, receive updates and results, record notes and provides innovative search, sort and rating capability. For more information and downloads go to:equineline.com.
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For more information regarding the October Sale or OBS website, please call (352) 237-2154.
C2 Racing Stable, Mathis Stables, and TCC Stables’ Forged Steel (Vekoma-Scorecard, by Tale of the Cat) made a triumphant return to Santa Anita Park Sept. 26 when winning the Grade 1, $300,000 Goodwood Stakes going 1 1/8 miles, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Forged Steel wins the Grade 1 Goodwood Stakes. (Benoit photo)
Forged Steel took command entering the second turn and won by 1 ¼ lengths over stablemate and fellow OBS graduate Caldera to earn a fees-paid berth to the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Oct. 31 at Keeneland Race Course.
“It’s very satisfying to win this race,” trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. told Santa Anita publicity. “This victory is so good for the horse and for (jockey) Edwin (Gonzalez). Edwin gave him a great ride, and this was a tremendous effort.”
Forged Steel was purchased by C2 Racing Stable for $190,000 at the 2024 OBS March Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
The Sept. 26 card at Santa Anita Park also saw Kretz Racing LLC’s Cabo Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile – Fancy Day (IRE), by Shamardal) set the pace and fend off a late charge from fellow OBS graduate El Potente to win the Grade 2, $200,000 City of Hope Mile by a head and secure a berth to the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).
Trained by George Papaprodromou, Cabo Spirit notched his sixth graded stakes win and seventh stakes victory overall in 45 starts. It pushed his earnings to more than $1.5 million. Cabo Spirit was consigned to the 2021 OBS April Sale by Eddie Woods and purchased for $575,000 by Gayle Van Leer, agent, after breezing a quarter in :20 4/5.
At Remington Park Sept. 27, John Oxley and Victoriam Farm’s Silent Tactic (Tacitus-Magical Sign, by Gun Runner) got back into the winner’s circle with a neck victory in the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby.
Trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, Silent Tactic improved his record to three wins from nine starts with a bankroll of $1,359,422. He was purchased by Justin Casse for $500,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the Thorostock consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
At Laurel Park Sept. 26, Amerman Racing’s Coast Highway (Corniche—Lemoncita, by Lemon Drop Kid) won the $125,000 Laurel Futurity by a head, giving the colt his first black-type stakes win. Trained by Graham Motion, he was purchased by his owners for $105,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Two Oaks Equine consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
The Laurel Park card on Sept. 26 also saw Hidden Overture(Mendelssohn—Sweeping Cherry, by Tonalist) take the $125,000 Selima Stakes by three-quarters of a length. Trained by Brittany Russell for Golden Lion Racing and Hidden Brook Farm, the filly earned the first stakes win of her career. She was purchased by Hidden Brook for $180,000 at the 2026 OBS June Sale from the Omar Ramirez Bloodstock consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Remington Park Sept. 27, Joe D. Casey’s Hola Joey (Adios Charlie—Engaged, by Malibu Moon) captured the $100,000 David M. Vance Stakes by a head over fellow OBS graduate Yo Banana Boy. Trained by Gene Jacquot, the 4-year-old gelding was purchased by his owner at the 2024 OBS June Sale for $3,000 from the Ocala Stud consignment after breezing in :21 2/5.
Also on the Remington Park card, Rileytole (Mitole—Picolata, by Bellamy Road) won the $200,000 Remington Park Oaks by 1 ¾ lengths. Trained by Steve Asmussen for Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt, the filly was purchased by her owners for $50,000 at the 2024 OBS Winter Mixed Sale from the Summerfield consignment.
At Finger Lakes Sept. 21, Torie Gladwell’s homebred Sun Kissed Bliss (Mind Control—Kiska, by Into Mischief) won the $100,000 Lady Finger Stakes by 1 1/2 lengths. Trained by Joe Sharp, Sun Kissed Bliss was offered by the Top Line Sales consignment at both the 2026 OBS April Sale, where she breezed in :10 flat, and OBS April Second Chance Online Sale.
The Sept. 21 Finger Lakes card also saw Screen Door Stables’ D I Wire (Yaupon—Hard to Stay Notgo, by More Than Ready) take the $99,615 Aspirant Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths. Trained by Kelly Breen, D I Wire was purchased by his owner for $135,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale out of the Sequel Bloodstock consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
The Puma (Essential Quality- Eve of War, by Declaration of War) made a sweeping move on the far turn to take the lead and held off fellow OBS graduate Further Ado to win the $1 million, Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing on Sept. 19, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
The Puma holds off Further Ado to win the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing. Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO.
Owned by High Step Racing, OGMA Investments, TCC Stables, YNG Stables and JR Ranch, The Puma opened a three-length advantage at the stretch call, which turned out to be enough, winning by a half-length to earn his first top-level score.
“He went very fast. You always want to win the Grade 1,” trainer Gustavo Delgado told Parx publicity. “For all the people, the family, it’s very good. The best race for me is right now. Very happy and very exciting. Right now, we will wait before thinking about the Breeders’ Cup. We will go back to Saratoga, and we will meet with my partners and my son (assistant trainer Gustavo Jr.) and then decide.”
The Puma was purchased by Marquee Bloodstock for $150,000 out of the Hidden Brook consignment at the 2025 OBS April Sale after breezing in :10 flat.
The Sept. 19 card at Parx also saw Kaleem Shah’s Stradale (Yaupon-Twitterpated, by Stormy Atlantic) pick up his first graded stakes win on dirt and second straight overall in the $400,000 Gallant Bob (G2).
Trained by Steve Asmussen, Stradale came into the Gallant Bob off back-to-back turf sprint stakes at Saratoga Race Course including a narrow win in the Grade 3 Mahony. He was a $1.3 million purchase by his owner at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Presque Isle Downs Sept. 18, St. Elias Stable, BAG Racing Stables LLC, Turf Express, Inc and Watkins Diamond Stables LLC’s Reagan’s Flame (Flameaway – Mizzen Donald, by Mizzen Mast) scored a three-quarter length win in the $300,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (G2) to earn the third graded stakes win of her career
Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., the 5-year-old daughter of Flameaway was purchased by dual classic winning trainer Cherie DeVaux for $185,000 at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Eddie Woods after breezing in :10 1/5.
Also at Presque Isle Downs Sept. 18, Neoequos (Neolithic—Bold Birdie, by Birdstone) captured the $150,000 Presque Isle Mile Stakes by 4 3/4 lengths. Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. and owned by C2 Racing Stable LLC, Ian Parsard, Shining Stables LLC, Stefania Farms LLC, Ken Reimer, Paul Braverman and Timothy Pinch, Neoequos was purchased by Joseph for $22,000 at the 2023 OBS October Yearling Sale from the consignment of Abbie Road Farm.
The Presque Isle Downs card on Sept. 18 also saw Bossy Wossy (Maclean’s Music—Family Friend, by Lemon Drop Kid) capture the $100,000 Fitz Dixon, Jr. Memorial Juvenile Stakes by five lengths to earn his first career stakes win. Owned and trained by Juan Arriagada, Bossy Wossy was purchased by Arriagada for $10,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Double R Equine Sales consignment afterbreezing in :10 1/5.
The Sept. 19 card at Parx also saw WSS Racing’s U Lite Up My Life (City of Light—Dido, by Bernstein) win the $150,000 Philly Special Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths. The 5-year-old mare, trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., earned the first stakes victory of her career. The daughter of City of Light was purchased by The Winning Stables at the 2023 OBS April Sale for $30,000 from the Eddie Woods consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
Happy Tenth Stable’s Buccherino (Bucchero – Bellimbusto, by First Dude) was another winner on the Sept. 19 card at Parx, capturing the $150,000 Stable Recovery Stakes by a head. Trained by Alfredo Velazquez, the 5-year-old son of OBS graduate Bucchero was purchased for $75,000 from the Blue River Bloodstock, Inc. consignment at the 2023 OBS April Sale after breezing in :10 flat.
The undercard of the Pennsylvania Derby card at Parx also saw DeSales 85’s Icona Mama (Maximus Mischief-Classe Signora, by Bernstein) score a two-length victory in the $150,000 Liberty Bell Stakes. Trained by Flint Stites, she was purchased by her owner for $75,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the Grassroots Training and Sales consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Woodbine Sept. 19, Epic Style (Good Magic—Final Mesa, by Sky Mesa) won the $89,387 Sweet Briar Too by 1 1/4 lengths to earn her first stakes victory. Trained by Michael Stidham for Speedway Stables, Epic Style was purchased by her owners for $300,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ graded stakes winner Built (Hard Spun – Sea Garden, by Curlin) remained in top form with a 1 ½-length win in the $300,000 Louisville Thoroughbred Society at Churchill Downs on Sept. 12, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Built wins the Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes at Churchill Downs. (Coady Media)
It was the third stakes win for the 4-year-old son of Hard Spun. In addition to winning the Grade 2, $400,000 Vanderbilt at Saratoga on July 25, Built won the $100,000 Gun Runner at Fair Grounds as a 2-year-old. Trained by Wayne Catalano, Built was purchased by his owner for $260,000 out of the Harris Training Center consignment at the 2024 OBS April Sale after breezing in :9 4/5.
The Churchill Downs card on Sept. 12 also saw Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Usha (Tiz the Law- Animal Appeal, by Leroidesanimaux) battle gamely to win the $268,500 Open Mind by three-quarters of a length.
Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Usha collected her third career stakes win. The Grade 1 winner was purchased by her owners for $600,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the On Point Training & Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Gulfstream Park Sept. 12, Ironhorse Racing Stable and Harlow Stables’ Mattingly (Bucchero—Battingstar, by Grand Slam) making his second start off a three-month layoff, split horses in mid-stretch for a dramatic neck victory in the $100,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint.
Trained by Joe Orseno, the gelded son of OBS grad Bucchero was purchased at the 2023 OBS March Sale by Ironhorse Racing Stable for $70,000 out of the Two Oaks Equine consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
At Woodbine Sept. 13, Gary Barber and Team Valor International’s Elysian Field (Hard Spun—Elysian, by Smart Strike) came off a summer freshening to win her first career turf race in the $150,000 Belfountain Stakes by 2 3/4 lengths.
Trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, Elysian Field is a multiple graded winner on synthetic. She was a $70,000 purchase at the 2022 OBS June Sale by Bruce Brown, Agent, out of the Ocala Stud consignment after breezing in :21 3/5.
Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman’s Miss Monica (Early Voting – Lipstikliesnlovers, by American Pharoah) stamped herself a contender for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Keeneland in October when she captured the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Debutante at Del Mar Sept. 5, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Miss Monica wins the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante at Del Mar. (Benoit photo)
The dark bay or brown daughter of Early Voting assumed command and drew off for a 6 ¼ length victory for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.
“We had a great post and she was able to put herself into a good spot. (Jockey) J.J. Hernandez rode her with a lot of confidence,” Baffert told Del Mar publicity. “We know going seven-eighths is demanding but at the three-eighths pole you could tell she was cruising and she went to the lead on her own. She’s that good of a filly.”
Miss Monica was purchased by her owners for $850,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Hoppel consignment after breezing in :20 2/5.
OBS graduates also enjoyed international success this past week with Kentucky-bred Dragon Welds (Frosted-Little Dipper, by Eskendereya) prevailing in the Sept. 6 Korea Sprint (G3) sponsored by OBS at Seoul Racecourse. Trained by Hideaki Fujiwara, Dragon Welds earned a fees-paid berth into the Breeders’ Cup Sprint as part of the “Win and You’re In” program.
Dragon Welds was purchased by T B Bloodstock at the 2024 OBS April Sale for $150,000 out of the Harris Training Center consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Saratoga Sept. 5, Lawana and Robert Low’s Liam’s Law (Colonel Liam-Quickasakitten, by Kitten’s Joy) made every pole a winning one to make the grade in the Grade 3, $225,000 With Anticipation.
Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, the son of Colonel Liam proved best over stablemate Bold Leadership in a compact field of three. He was a $120,000 purchase by his owners from the 2026 OBS March Sale out of the Ocala Stud consignment where he breezed in :21 2/5.
The Sep. 6 card at Saratoga saw Mashallah (Maxfield-All in With Aces, by Quiet American) put forth a much-the-best score in the Grade 3, $225,000 Prioress.
Trained by Brendan Walsh for JR Ranch, Mashallah entered from a frontrunning romp in the seven-furlong Tyson Gilpin on August 1 at Colonial Downs in her stakes debut. She was purchased by Marquee Bloodstock, agent for $1.25 million at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Woodbine Sept. 5, Ironhorse Racing Stable and T-N-T Equine Holding’s Tomasello (Authentic – Dakota Queen, by War Front) came off the shelf and prevailed in gritty fashion to earn his first graded win in the $175,000 Singspiel Stakes (G3).
Racing for the first time since early July, Mark Casse-trained Tomasello scored by a determined half-length. Tomasello was purchased by Thomas and Mitchell Bloodstock for $125,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Golden Rock Thoroughbreds after breezing in :21 1/5.
At Gulfstream Park Sept. 5, K. Johnston Racing, Michael and Jules Iavarone and Hopeless Stables’ Sum of Success (Win Win Win- All Summed Up, by In Summation) kept his perfect record intact with a 5 ¼-length victory in the $150,000 FHBPA Express Tour Stakes.
Trained by Bobby Dibona, Sum of Success has notched his three wins by 24 ¼ combined lengths. He was purchased by Dibona for $165,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne) consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
The Sept. 5 card at Gulfstream also saw Averill Racing’s R Island Jewel (Awesome Slew—Hello Juliet, by Adios Charlie) emerge from a three-way battle up front with the lead to score a 6 ¼-length triumph in the $150,000 FHBPA Three Ring.
Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., R Island Jewel was purchased by her owner for $90,000 at the 2026 OBS March Sale after breezing in :21 2/5.
At Saratoga on Sept. 4, Velora (Yaupon—Scadadle, by Scat Daddy) remained undefeated with an impressive 2 1/4-length score in the $200,000 Seeking the Ante. Trained by Linda Rice for Winning Move Stable, Sabby Racing, IEE Racing, Sanford Robbins and Silverwood Stables, Velora was purchased by Kimmel/Sallusto, agent on behalf of her owners for $300,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Niall Brennan Stables consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Del Mar on Sept. 6, Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Desert Gate (Omaha Beach-Theogony, by Curlin) added another stakes win to his resume when he won the $125,000 Shared Belief Stakes by 5½ lengths for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. The son of Omaha Beach was purchased by his owners for $260,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the Navas Equine consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
On the same card at Del Mar, Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures’ Vanta (Greatest Honour—Goodn’ready, by More Than Ready) remained perfect with a 2 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes for trainer Jeff Mullins.
Vanta was purchased by her owners for $370,000 at the 2026 OBS March Sale from the Golden Rock Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Kentucky Downs Sept. 6, May Day Ready (Tapit-Nemoralia, by More Than Ready) prevailed in what became a match race after four entrants scratched, winning the $500,000 One Dreamer Stakes by 4 1/2 lengths over Miwa. Trained by Richard Mandella for owner KatieRich Stables, the graded stakes winning daughter of Tapit was purchased by her owners for $325,000 out of the de Meric Sales consignment at the 2024 OBS April Sale after breezing in :10 flat.
At Kentucky Downs on Sept. 7, Dahman’s Bottas(Vekoma- Iadorakid, by Lemon Drop Kid) won the $1.75 million Gun Runner Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths for trainer Miguel Clement, besting fellow OBS grad Conducted. The victory pushed the multiple graded stakes winning son of Vekoma past $1 million in career earnings.
Bottas was a $300,000 purchase by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Paul Sharp after breezing in :10 1/5.
The Labor Day card at Kentucky Downs also saw Citrus Springs (Olympiad—California Spirit, by Tale of the Cat) prevail in the $750,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes in her stateside debut. Trained by Joseph O’Brien for owner Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Citrus Springs sold to Justin Casse/Carriganog for $300,000 at the 2026 OBS March Sale from the RiceHorse Stable consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Colonial Downs Sept. 7, Just a Touch (Justify—Touching Beauty, by Tapit) won the $150,000 Colonial Cup Stakes by a head for owners Qatar Racing LLC and Marc Detampel. Trained by Brad Cox, 5-year-old son of Justify was purchased by Fergus Galvin, agent for $300,000 at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the Scanlon Training & Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2026 October Yearling Sale is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com. The two-day sale is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 6-7. Supplemental entries will be accepted until Sept. 25.
A total of 378 horses have been cataloged for the sale with sessions beginning at noon ET each day. The Oct. 6 session will offer Hips 1 – 189, plus supplemental entries, with the Oct. 7 session selling Hips 251 – 439 along with supplements. Supplemental entries will be cataloged based on the alphabetical order of the dam’s name corresponding to the dam order for each sale session.
The sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the DRF, TDN, BloodHorse and Pastthewire websites.
This year’s October sale features yearlings by such notable sires as Army Mule, Authentic, Blame, OBS grad Bucchero, Charlatan, City of Light, OBS grad Collected, Complexity, Dialed In, Frosted, Girvin,Hard Spun, OBS grad Kantharos, Leinster, Maclean’s Music, Maxfield, Midshipman, OBS grad Mitole, Munnings, Oscar Performance, Practical Joke, Tiz the Law, Uncle Mo, Vekoma, Vino Rosso, War Front, Win Win Win, and OBS grad Yaupon.
Sires represented by their first yearlings in the October catalog include Americanrevolution, OBS grad Arabian Lion, Arcangelo, OBS grad Country Grammer, Doppelganger, Dr. Schivel, Elite Power, Gunite, Mullion, Pappacap, Simplification, Taiba, Up to the Mark, Verifying, and Zandon.
First crop sires represented in the catalog include Aloha West, OBS grad Colonel Liam, OBS grad and champion Corniche, Cyberknife, Drain the Clock, Jack Christopher, Jackie’s Warrior, Mage, Mandaloun, Mind Control, Mystic Guide, Olympiad, Roadster, and Speaker’s Corner.
Featured on the cover of the catalog is OBS October graduate Bentornato (Valiant Minister-Her Special Way, by Put It Back), winner of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) and Eclipse Award finalist for divisional honors. Trained by Jose D’Angelo for Leon King Stable Corp. and TCC Stables, Bentornato bested defending champion Straight No Chaser in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
Bentornato is a two-time OBS graduate, having been sold by Stuart Morris at the 2022 October Yearling Sale and then purchased by Champion Equine for $170,000 out of the Golden Rock Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2023 March Sale after breezing in :20 4/5.
Featured on the back cover are a pair of OBS October stalwarts in multiple graded stakes winner and millionaire Mystic Lake (Mo Town – Salty Soul, by Itsmyluckyday) and Grade 1 winner Trikari (Oscar Performance – Dynamic Holiday, by Harlan’s Holiday).
Named the 2024 Florida Bred Horse of the Year, Mystic Lake has amassed more than $1.6 million in earnings under the care of trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. for Miller Racing LLC, BAG Racing Stables, and Robert Zoellner. She was sold by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck) to Tom McCrocklin, agent for $3,500 at the 2022 October Yearling Sale and was later purchased for $130,000 out of the Tom McCrocklin consignment at the 2023 OBS March Sale.
Amerman Racing LLC’s Trikari earned his biggest career win when he took the 2024 edition of the Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1). The Graham Motion trainee, who was consigned by Ordonez Thoroughbreds to the 2022 October Yearling Sale and purchased by Amerman Racing for $27,500, won three graded stakes with career earnings of more than $1.4 million.
Other notable sale graduates include champion Starship Jubilee – who sold when the OBS Yearling sale was held in August – Grade 1 winner Speed Boat Beach, graded stakes winners Desert Dawn, Kinza, and Visually as well as stakes winners Dana’s Beauty, For Harper, Gabaldon, Langvad, Liberty Rings, Meilani, Mensa, Miss Fulton Gal, Nic’s Style, Neoequos, Stat, Sunday Girl, and To the Eastside, the latter of whom recently prevailed in the $100,000 Benny the Bull Handicap at Gulfstream Park Aug. 29.
OBS will again offer online bidding during the October Sale. Buyers may 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-internet-bidding.
The iPad version of the catalogue can be accessed via the equineline Sales Catalog App. The App allows users to download and view the catalogue, receive updates and results, record notes and provides innovative search, sort and rating capability. For more information and downloads go to: equineline.com.
Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is now also available via social media sites Facebook and “X”.
For more information regarding the October Sale or OBS website, please call (352) 237-2154.
Klaravich Stables’ Fully Subscribed (Tiz the Law-Sweetbaby, by Candy Ride (ARG)) added a top-level victory to her accomplished resume when she uncorked a monster performance to annex the Grade 1, $500,000 Personal Ensign over fellow OBS grad Scottish Lassie at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 29, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Fully Subscribed wins the Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes. (Coglianese/Susie Raisher photo)
In addition to earning her first Grade 1 victory, the daughter of Tiz the Law earned a “Win and You’re In” fees-paid berth into the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff in October at Keeneland.
“Very gratifying. She’s always trained super, like a Grade 1 quality filly,” winning trainer Chad Brown told NYRA publicity. “(She) came up a little bit short to start the season, but she’s kept improving slowly and steadily, and she’s a high-quality race mare. I’m so happy. She got to show her stuff and show what she can really do.”
Fully Subscribed came into the Personal Ensign off a victory in the Grade 2 Shuvee at Saratoga on July 24. She was purchased at the 2024 OBS April Sale by her owner for $300,000 from the Caliente Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Charles Town on Aug. 28, Paradise Farms Corp. and Case Chambers’ Willy D’s (Lookin At Lucky-Boston Mine, by Mineshaft) prevailed in the $1 million Charles Town Classic (G2), making himself a millionaire as he improved his career bankroll to $1.5 million.
Trained by Mike Maker, Willy D’s was purchased for $60,000 by Greg Compton, agent for Danny W. Brown at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the Woodside Ranch consignment after breezing in :22 1/5.
At Fairmount Park Aug. 29, Panic Stable’s Sharons Beach (Omaha Beach—Cosmic Code, by Into Mischief) won the $250,000 St. Louis Derby by a half-length, marking the first stakes win for the 3-year-old gelding. Trained by Jonathan Thomas, Sharons Beach was purchased by his owner at the 2025 OBS April Sale for $150,000 out of the Randy Miles consignment after breezing in :21 2/5.
At Kentucky Downs Aug. 29, Doubledown Stables’ Mid American (Epicenter—Wampum Girl, by Exchange Rate) solidified a strong turf maiden win with a victory in the $750,000 Juvenile Sprint, becoming the first stakes winner for his first-crop sire Epicenter. Trained by James P. DiVito, Mid American was purchased by DiVito as agent for $180,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Navas Equine consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Gulfstream Park Aug. 29, Robert Wayne Jacobs and Dwight Puckett’s To the Eastside (Enticed—G Miracle, by Drosselmeyer) led every step of the way in the $100,000 Benny the Bull Handicap to earn his and trainer Andrea Puckett’s first career stakes triumph.
The gelded 5-year-old son of Enticed was purchased by Andi Puckett for $3,000 at the 2022 OBS October Yearling Sale from the Abbie Road consignment.
At Kentucky Downs Aug. 30, Holy Cow Stable’s Seneca Park (Golden Pal–Wendy Wow, by Invasor (ARG)) won the $750,000 Untapable Stakes by a neck, becoming the first stakes winner for her sire Golden Pal. Bred in Kentucky by Southern Comfort Farm, Seneca Park was purchased by her owners for $70,000 out of the Top Line Sales consignment at the 2026 OBS March Sale after breezing in :10 flat.
Wesley Ward-trained Bacio(Maclean’s Music – Katie’s Kiss, by Kantharos) shipped to England and took down several of Europe’s top turf sprinters in the Aug. 21 Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) at York Racecourse, earning a fees-paid berth into the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Keeneland in October and leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Bacio won two of three starts during his juvenile campaign in 2025 and has gone a perfect 3-for-3 so far this season, twice shipping to England to defeat international competitors. The son of Maclean’s Music, who was bred in Kentucky by Torie Gladwell, Cincinnati Equine, Borrowdale, Knollwood Farm, and partners, took a handicap race during the Royal Ascot meeting in June and stepped up with aplomb against older competitors while making his group/graded debut in the Nunthorpe.
Owned by My Racehorse/Gladwell/Dailey/Dejablu, Bacio was offered at the 2025 OBS March Sale by the Top Line Sales consignment but failed to meet his reserve after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Del Mar on Aug. 23, Proletariat(Raging Bull (FR)—Kodiak West (IRE), by Kodiac (GB)) made every pole a winner en route to a 1 ¼-length victory over fellow OBS graduate Bust Out in the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby.
Trained by Jeff Mullins for owners Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures, Proletariat was purchased at the 2025 OBS March Sale by his owners for $200,000 from the GOP Racing Stable consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Woodbine on Aug. 22, St. Elias Stable, BAG Racing Stables LLC, Turf Express, Inc and Watkins Diamond Stables LLC’s Reagan’s Flame (Flameaway – Mizzen Donald, by Mizzen Mast) made light work of a short field to take the $175,000 Seaway Stakes (G3) at the Toronto oval.
Reagan’s Flame also enjoyed Woodbine success in early May, winning the Grade 3 Whimsical for new trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. She was purchased by dual classic winning trainer Cherie DeVaux for $185,000 at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Eddie Woods after breezing in :10 1/5.
At Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 21, KatieRich Stables’ Grade 1-winner Iron Orchard(Authentic- Onebrethatatime, by Brethren) flexed her class with a return to winning form in the $200,000 Fleet Indian, a nine-furlong test for sophomore New York-bred fillies.
Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, the daughter of Authentic previously captured the Grade 1 Frizette last October while under the care of trainer Danny Gargan. Iron Orchard was purchased by Bill Childs and Mark Stanton for $500,000 from the Grassroots Training and Sales consignment at the 2025 OBS April Sale where she breezed in :9 4/5.
At Parx Racing on Aug. 18, Micanopy (Uncle Chuck—Golden Horseshoe, by Belong to Me) scored the first stakes victory of his career in the $200,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, winning by 1 1/2 lengths. The 3-year-old gelding, trained by Michael Simone for owner Jane Perry, was offered at the 2025 OBS April Sale by the Journeyman Bloodstock Services consignment where he failed to meet his reserve after breezing in :21 4/5.
The Aug. 18 card at Parx also saw Fire Pit (Cairo Prince—True Martha, by Creative Cause) annex the $75,000 State Representative’s Sprint Stakes by three-quarters of a length. The victory gave the 4-year-old colt the first stakes win of his career. Trained by Guadalupe Preciado for owner Travin Stables, Fire Pit was purchased by his owner for $35,000 from the Randy Miles consignment at the 2024 OBS April Sale after breezing in :10 2/5.
Kaleem Shah’s Stradale (Yaupon-Twitterpated, by Stormy Atlantic) secured his first turf and stakes victories in the $225,000 Mahony (G3) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 16, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Stradale wins the Grade 3 Mahony Stakes. (Coglianese/Chelsea Durand photo)
Trained by Steve Asmussen, the son of Yaupon had made his first eight starts on dirt.
“I think the break made the biggest difference today,” Scott Blasi, assistant to Asmussen, told NYRA publicity. “I think he likes to run a little closer like that. (Jockey) Jose (Ortiz) said when he jumped out of there like that, it gave him some confidence and then he was able to put him on the bridle. He finished up strong.”
Stradale was a $1.3 million purchase by his owner at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Gulfstream Park Aug. 10, K Johnston Racing, Michael and Jules Iavarone and Hopeless Stables’ Sum of Success (Win Win Win- All Summed Up, by In Summation) put away longshot stalker It’s Smoking leaving the far turn and opened up through the stretch to 11 ½-length victory in the $100,000 FHBPA In Summation Stakes.
Trained by Bobby Dibona, Sum of Success is a grandson of In Summation bred by Liz and Norman Wilson’s Oakleaf Farm in Ocala, Fla. He was purchased by Dibona for $165,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne) consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Chukyo Racecourse in Japan Aug. 9, Susumu Fujita’s From Dusk (Bolt d’Oro-Foolish Cause, by Giant’s Causeway) captured the CBC Sho (G3) for trainer Hideyuki Mori. The son of Bolt d’Oro was purchased by Mori at the 2022 OBS March Sale for $900,000 out of the Top Line Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
Dahman’s Bottas(Vekoma- Iadorakid, by Lemon Drop Kid) provided an emotional victory at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 7 when he posted a stalking score in the Grade 2, $400,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Bottas wins the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes. (Coglianese/Susie Raisher photo)
The victory in the one-mile inner turf test was a special one for trainer Miguel Clement, son of the late trainer Christophe Clement, who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame hours before the race. The win was also part of a banner day for jockey Manny Franco, who won a record-equaling six races on the 11-race program.
“Not a bad day,” Clement said told NYRA publicity. “I don’t know if it was Manny’s hot streak, Dad up above or someone deciding to help me out, but I thought it was great.”
Bottas was a $300,000 purchase by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Paul Sharp after breezing in :10 1/5.
At Del Mar Aug. 8, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Warming (Global Campaign-Haute Style, by Unusual Heat) got the job done in the Grade 2, $201,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes for trainer Graham Motion.
Warming picked up a winner’s share of $120,000 of the purse to improve her total earnings to $473,050. She was purchased by her owners at the 2024 OBS March Sale for $100,000 from the consignment of Blue Sapphire Stables after breezing in :10 1/5.
At Gulfstream Park Aug. 8, David and Teresa Palmer’s Liberty Rings (Awesome Slew- America First, by Uncaptured) earned a decisive three-length victory in the $100,000 FHBPA Scandalous Act. Liberty Rings became a stakes winner on two different surfaces after capturing the May 9 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies over Gulfstream’s turf course.
Trained by Nicholas Palmer, the daughter of Awesome Slew was purchased by Palmer for $27,000 from the Camelot Acres Racing and Sales consignment at the 2025 OBS October Yearling Sale.
At Woodbine Aug. 8, Chivalry Thoroughbred Racing and Hubert Vester’s Katie’s Grace (Independence Hall – Bella Joy, by Kitten’s Joy) produced a polished off the pace performance to win the $250,000 Bison City Stakes and earn her first stakes victory.
The bay daughter of Independence Hall is trained by Catherine Day Phillips. She was purchased at the 2025 OBS April Sale by Taproot Bloodstock, agent for $80,000 out of the Shooting Star Sales consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
At Thistledown Aug. 8, Emcee Stable’s Panda Listen (Tiz the Law—Lightning Lucy, by Giant’s Causeway) won the $100,000 Best of Ohio Miss Ohio by six lengths to earn the first stakes victory of her career. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Panda Listen was purchased by Corbin Blumberg, agent for $200,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Grade One Investments consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
St. Elias Stables and WSS Racing’s Eunomia (Tiz the Law-Speedy Vanessa, by American Pharoah) shipped into Del Mar to capture the $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) Aug. 1, coming home a half-length in front to lead the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Eunomia captures the Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch at Del Mar. (Benoit photo)
The 4-year-old daughter of Tiz the Law registered the fifth victory of her career and gave trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. his second Del Mar stakes score.
“Saffie just told me to find a good spot and make her comfortable. She did just that,” winning jockey Micah Husbands, told Del Mar publicity. “I could tell they weren’t going that fast for these type horses, so I was comfortable with her all the way around. She gave me a good kick and we got it done. My first ride at Del Mar and it was a good one.”
Eunomia was purchased for $190,000 by Jewel Box Racing 2 at the 2024 OBS March Sale from the Niall Brennan Stables for the complete dispersal for Lothenbach Stables consignment after galloping during the under-tack show.
At Saratoga Race Course July 31, Spendthrift Farm’s Local Knowledge (Yaupon – Chestnut Street, by Scat Daddy) was the least experienced horse in the field but proved best when besting fellow OBS graduates Solitude Dude and Obliteration in the Grade 2, $250,000 Amsterdam Stakes.
Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, the son of Yaupon was a $625,000 purchase from the Hoppel consignment by his owners at the 2025 OBS April Sale after breezing in :20 2/5.
The Saratoga card on Aug. 2 saw Flanagan Racing’s Sea Strike (Midshipman- Meetmeonline, by Line of David) roll to a 8 ¼-length victory in the listed $150,000 Curlin Stakes.
Trainer Chad Brown indicated Sea Strike could potentially step up in class and distance in the 10-furlong Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers on Aug. 29. The son of Midshipman sold for $650,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale to Kimmel/Sallusto, Agent for Flanagan Racing from the Caliente Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :20 2/5.
At Colonial Downs Aug. 1, JR Ranch’s Mashallah (Maxfield-All in With Aces, by Quiet American) turned in another commanding performance, cruising to victory in the $100,000 Tyson Gilpin and crossing the wire 5½ lengths in front for her first stakes victory.
Trained by Brendan Walsh, Mashallah was purchased by Marquee Bloodstock, agent for $1.25 million at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
Also on the Colonial card Aug. 1, Resolute Racing, Delta Squad Racing and Anderson Stables’ Verifire (Authentic – Ruby Trust, by Smart Strike) punched past pacesetter Celtic Contender in deep stretch to capture the $100,000 Reigh Count Stakes.
Trained by Brad Cox, Verifire earned his second stakes victory. He was purchased for $1 million by Resolute Bloodstock out of the Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2024 OBS March Sale after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Ellis Park Aug. 1, Lugamo Racing Stable’s Cloe (Tiz the Law – Nuhood, by Smart Strike) prevailed by 2 3/4 lengths in the $250,000 Hummingbird Stakes.
Trained by Mike Maker, the 4-year-old daughter of Tiz the Law was offered at the 2024 OBS March Sale by de Meric Sales where she was an RNA after breezing in :9 4/5.
The Aug. 2 card at Ellis Park saw Carl Moore Management’s Bohemian (Essential Quality- Eileen’s Song, by Kitten’s Joy) unleash a powerful late rally to win the listed $250,000 Pucker Up Stakes.
Trained by Joe Sharp, Bohemian was purchased for $85,000 by JWS Racing at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the Top Line Sales consignment after breezing in :10 3/5.
At Evangeline Downs July 31, Nola Queen (Imperial Hint- Queen Ofthe Catsle, by Tale of the Cat) won the $100,000 D. S. Shine Young Futurity by a length, marking her first stakes win . Trained by Sturges J. Ducoing for owner Valene Farms, Nola Queen was purchased by her owner for $62,000 at the 2026 OBS March Sale from the Golden Rock Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
Though not in stakes company, the Aug. 2 card at Niigata Racecourse in Japan saw Susumu Fujita’s Lizhitsumodoraichi (Life Is Good–Ask Bailey, by Run Away and Hide) become the ninth individual winner for freshman sire Life Is Good with a front-running victory in a newcomers’ event over 1,800 meters. Trained by Hideyuki Mori, the colt was purchased by Mori for $450,000 at the 2026 OBS March Sale after he breezed in :9 4/5 from the Top Line Sales consignment.
West Point Thoroughbreds’ Counting Stars (Honor A.P.- Paynterbynumbers, by Paynter) put herself squarely atop the 3-year-old filly division when she soundly defeating Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Always a Runner for the second time this year in the Grade 1, $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga Race Course July 25, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates.
Counting Stars wins the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks. (Coglianese/Susie Raisher photo)
Trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, Counting Stars was an authoritative winner of the Acorn last out over course and distance on June 5 with a 3 3/4-length score over Always a Runner, and was just as dominant on Saturday as she drove home a 4 1/4-length winner. Counting Stars was third in the Kentucky Oaks ahead of their first rematch in the Acorn.
“She’s a special horse. She is,” Casse told NYRA publicity. “It was great for racing to see the two of them go at it. We said all along this week that this was round three, the rubber match. So, that’s what happened. Luckily, we ended up on the right side of it.”
Counting Stars was purchased by her owners at the 2025 OBS April Sale for $150,000 from the Wildheart Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
The Saratoga card on Saturday also saw Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Built (Hard Spun – Sea Garden, by Curlin) earn his first graded win with a victory in the Grade 2, $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
Trained by Wayne Catalano, the 4-year-old son of Hard Spun powered away to a 2 1/2-length score. He was purchased by his owner for $260,000 out of the Harris Training Center consignment at the 2024 OBS April Sale after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Monmouth Park July 25, Averill Racing, Mathis Stable and Tristan de Meric’s My Miss Mo(Uncle Mo – In a Dream, by Quality Road) followed up her May 15 score in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan with a gate-to-wire victory in the Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks, winning comfortably by 1 1/2 lengths.
Trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., My Miss Mo was purchased by Averill Racing and Mathis Stable for $320,000 from the de Meric Sales consignment at the 2025 OBS March Sale after breezing in :10 1/5.
On July 24 at Saratoga, Klaravich Stables’ Fully Subscribed (Tiz the Law-Sweetbaby, by Candy Ride (ARG)) overtook dual Grade 1-winner and fellow OBS graduate Scottish Lassie in the final jumps to capture the Grade 2, $250,000 Shuvee Stakes.
Trained by Chad Brown, the daughter of Tiz the Law earned her third graded win following past successes in the Grade 2 Mother Goose and Grade 3 Comely last winter at Aqueduct Racetrack. Fully Subscribed was purchased at the 2024 OBS April Sale by her owner for $300,000 from the Caliente Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Del Mar July 25, BAG Racing Stables and WSS Racing’s Baltic Fire (Flameaway-Fisc, by Lemon Drop Kid) held on gamely late to capture the $100,000 Osunitas Stakes by a neck. The victory in the 1-mile turf test was the first black-type stakes win for the 5-year-old mare, who is trained by Jeff Mullins.
Baltic Fire was purchased by Paul Galli at the 2023 OBS April Sale for $70,000 from the Mason Springs Partnership consignment after breezing in :10 2/5.
At Colonial Downs July 25, the inaugural $100,000 Yorktown Stakes came down to a photo finish as Mark Grier’s Inveigled (Enticed—Kitty Quality, by Quality Road) outdueled odds-on favorite Barbadian Runner to score by a nose and earn his first stakes victory.
Trained by Arnaud Delacour, Inveigled was purchased by Ben Gowans, agent at the 2023 OBS June Sale for $52,000 from the Hoppel’s Horse & Cattle Co. consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
