Respect the Valleys’ Dazzling Dame (Girvin – Awesome Dama, by Corinthian) put herself on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) trail when she drew off to an emphatic 11 1/2-length victory in the $150,000 Busanda at Aqueduct Racetrack Jan. 3, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
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The Busanda offered 20-10-6-4-2 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points to the top-five finishers, respectively.
Trained by Brittany Russell, Dazzling Dame entered off a 1 1/2-length victory in Delaware Park’s White Clay Creek on Oct. 11. Her final time of 1:38.30 was more than 3/5 of a second faster than sophomore colt My World ran when winning the $150,000 Jerome earlier on the card (1:38.96).
Trained by Brittany Russell, the daughter of Girvin was purchased by her owners for $45,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the Richardson Bloodstock consignment after breezing in :21 flat. She was previously sold to Tahoe Bloodstock from the Hare Hill Farm consignment for $65,000 at the 2024 OBS Winter Mixed Sale.
At Turfway Park Dec. 3, Colts Neck Stables’ Hometown Bound (Mitole- Youngest Daughter, by The Factor) remained unbeaten as he cruised to a 1 ¼-length victory in the $123,750 Turfway Prevue.
Trained by Jorge Duarte Jr., Hometown Bound bested fellow OBS grads Trendsetter and Blessed Warrior. The son of Mitole was purchased by his owners at the 2025 OBS March Sale for $350,000 from the L.G. consignment after breezing in :9 4/5
At Oaklawn Park Jan. 3, Leland Ackerley Racing’s Obliteration (Violence- I’mclassyandsassy, by Master Command) dominated the $150,000 Renaissance Stakes, taking the lead at the top of the stretch and drawing away to a 7 ½-length victory.
Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, the son of Violence was making his 3-year-old debut following a successful 2-year-old campaign that saw him earn a 10 ½-length victory the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes in July. Obliteration was a $200,000 purchase by his owner at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the consignment of breeder Ocala Stud after breezing in :21 3/5.
At Gulfstream Park Jan. 1, JSM Equine’s Haute Diva (Constitution – Diva Style, by Unbridled’s Song) closed through the stretch to register a neck victory in the $175,000 Cash Run Stakes.
Trained by Patrick Biancone, Haute Diva was offered by Wavertree Stables at the 2025 OBS April Sale where she failed to meet her reserve after breezing in :10 flat.
At Santa Anita Park Dec. 29, La Ville Lumiere (City of Light-Malibu Drive, by Malibu Moon) became a newly minted stakes winner when she surged late to score by a neck in the $100,000 Blue Norther Stakes going a mile on turf.
Trained by Michael McCarthy and owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Sabby Racing and Ken T. Reimer, La Ville Lumiere was purchased by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners for $475,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the Eddie Woods consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
For Immediate Release
A total of five horses who are graduates of Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company auctions were announced as finalists for the 2025 Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, which honors excellence in Thoroughbred racing.
Morplay Racing’s Shisospicy (Mitole – Mischief Galore, by Into Mischief) is a finalist for three divisional honors: champion 3-Year-Old Filly, Female Sprinter, and Female Turf. The daughter of Mitole won three graded stakes in 2025 with the highlight coming when she became the first 3-year-old filly to win the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar. Trained by Jose D’Angelo, Shisospicy was offered at the 2024 OBS April Sale by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds where she was an RNA after breezing in :9 3/5.
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Fellow OBS April grad Nysos (Nyquist – Zetta Z, by Bernardini) is also up for multiple honors as a finalist for Older Dirt Male and Male Sprinter. Trained by Bob Baffert for owner Baoma Corp and lessees Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith, and Michael B. Tabor, Nysos earned four graded stakes victories in 2025 including his victory in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar. He was purchased for $550,000 out of the Best A Luck Farm consignment by Donato Lanni, agent for owner Baoma Corp, at the 2023 OBS April Sale after breezing in :9 4/5.
Swinbank Stables, Medallion Racing, Joey Platts, and Mark Stanton’s Cy Fair (Not This Time-Remarqued, by Arch), a graduate of the 2025 OBS April Sale, is a finalist for champion 2-Year-Old Filly on the strength of her victory in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) Oct. 31 at Del Mar. Cy Fair became the second filly to win the race, joining Twilight Gleaming (IRE) in 2021. The daughter of Not This Time was purchased by Swinbank for $185,000 at this year’s OBS April Sale out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
Leon King Stable Corp. and Julia and Michael Iavarone’s Bentornato (Valiant Minister-Her Special Way, by Put It Back), is a finalist for champion Male Sprinter after scoring a 2 ¼-length victory in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Del Mar. He 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.
Zedan Racing Stables’ Brant (Gun Runner-Tynan, by Liam’s Map), who set an all-time OBS record when he sold for $3 million at the 2025 March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, is a finalist for champion 2-Year-Old Male following a three-race campaign that saw him earn a victory in the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity Sept. 7 before finishing third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Brant was consigned to the OBS March Sale by Eddie Woods and lit up the board in record-setting fashion after breezing in :9 3/5, the fastest time of any horse in the March catalogue.
The Eclipse Awards are voted upon by the NTRA, represented by member racetrack racing officials and Equibase field personnel, NTWAB, and Daily Racing Form, and are produced by the NTRA. Winners in each category are determined by who receives the most first-place votes.
Winners in each category will be announced at the 55th Annual Eclipse Awards ceremony held Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 at The Breakers Palm Beach in Florida beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Michael Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Usha (Tiz the Law- Animal Appeal, by Leroidesanimaux) uncorked a powerful performance under jockey Juan Hernandez to prevail in her Grade 1 debut in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita Park Dec. 28, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Usha raced in mid-pack down the backstretch, split horses near the quarter pole and then drew off in the stretch to romp by 5 ¼ lengths for trainer Bob Baffert, becoming the first Grade 1 winner for her sire, Tiz the Law.
“Usha showed up today,” Baffert told Santa Anita publicity. “She came back here and that worked well. We expected this when I shipped her to Kentucky, and didn’t win a race, but today she showed up.”
Usha 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.
The Dec. 28 opening day card at Santa Anita also saw Nysos (Nyquist – Zetta Z, by Bernardini) edge stablemate and fellow Grade 1 winner Nevada Beach by a head in the Grade 2, $200,000 Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes going 1 1/16 miles on dirt. Both are trained by Baffert.
The victory added to a banner year for Nysos, who prevailed in last month’s Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar and now has won seven of eight career starts with $1,238,500 in earnings. He was purchased for $550,000 out of the Best A Luck Farm consignment by Donato Lanni, agent for owner Baoma Corp, at the 2023 OBS April Sale after breezing in :9 4/5. Also listed on the owner’s line for Nysos as lessee’s are Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith, and Michael B. Tabor.
Also on the Santa Anita card, Kretz Racing’s veteran gelding Cabo Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile-Fancy Day (IRE), by Shamardal) earned the sixth stakes win of his career when rolling to a front-running victory in the Grade 3, $100,000 San Gabriel Stakes.
Trained by George Papaprodromou, Cabo Spirit has earned five wins at the graded level and improved his career bankroll to $1,356,836. Cabo Spirit was consigned to the 2021 OBS April Sale by Eddie Woods, Agent, and purchased for $575,000 by Gayle Van Leer, Agent, after breezing in :20 4/5.
At Aqueduct on Dec. 26, Tristar Farm’s Doc Sullivan (Solomini-Queen Frostine, by Giant’s Causeway) eanred a determined win over fellow OBS grad Quick to Accuse in the $125,000 Alex M. Robb Stakes for New York-breds.
Trained by John Ortiz, the 4-year-old son of Solomini won the rubber match with multiple stakes-winner and fellow OBS grad Bank Frenzy, who finished third. Doc Sullivan has now won 3-of-5 matchups between him and Bank Frenzy, including last out in the seven-furlong NYSSS Thunder Rumble on Nov. 22.
Doc Sullivan was a $59,000 purchase by Glen Lostritto from the consignment of Omar Ramirez Bloodstock at the 2023 OBS June Sale after breezing in :21 1/5.
At Oaklawn Park Dec. 27, West Point Thoroughbreds’ Counting Stars (Honor A.P.- Paynterbynumbers, by Paynter) wheeled back on short rest to score an eye-catching victory in the $150,000 Year’s End Stakes.
Trained by dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, Counting Stars was running back in 13 days after earning a four-length win in the $135,000 Astral Spa Stakes at six furlongs Dec. 14. She was purchased by her owners at the 2025 OBS April Sale for $150,000 from the Wildheart Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
Daniel Alonso’s multiple graded stakes winner Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator – Twinkling, by War Chant) fought off a stretch-long challenge to prevail by a head in the $150,000 Harlan’s Holiday (G3) at Gulfstream Park Dec. 20, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
(Lauren King photo)
With the victory, the 6-year-old horse earned a berth for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) Jan. 24. The son of Exaggerator, who also captured the 2022 Harlan’s Holiday, notched his 10th graded stakes victory during a career in which he’s earned more than $3.7 million under the care of trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr.
“He’s 6 going on 7, but trust me, his works were as good as he ever worked, and we were quietly optimistic that he would run well,” Joseph told Gulfstream Park publicity. “But you never know. I think you have to ride the horse patient. I think that’s one of the keys to him.”
Skippylongstocking was purchased by Alonso for $37,000 out of the Top Line Sales consignment at the 2021 OBS April Sale after breezing an eighth in :10 2/5.
The Dec. 20 card at Gulfstream Park also saw Ms. Bucchero (Bucchero-Give Glory to God, by Mutakddim), owned and trained by Diane Morici, rally along the inside down the stretch to win the $125,000 Sugar Swirl, a race where five of the six entrants were OBS grads.
Nic’s Style was second while favorite and defending race winner Mystic Lake was third.
A 5-year-old mare by OBS grad and leading New York sire Bucchero, Ms. Bucchero was an RNA from the consignment of Nice and Easy Thoroughbreds at the 2022 OBS April Sale after breezing in 10.0.
At Laurel Park Dec. 20, Golden Lion Racing’s Complexity Jane (Complexity –Bestinthebusiness, by Ghostzapper) displayed determination to score the victory in the $100,000 Carousel Stakes. Trained by Brittany Russell, the daughter of Complexity was purchased by Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds for $170,000 at the 2024 OBS March Sale from the Scanlon Training & Sales consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
At Turfway Park Dec. 21, WinStar Farm’s Canadian champion Caitlinhergrtness (Omaha Beach – Belatrix, by Giant’s Causeway) proved much the best in the $219,000 My Charmer Stakes.
Trained by Kevin Attard, Caitlinhergrtness became racing’s newest millionaire with earnings of $1,071,569. Her overall record stands at 17-6-4-2. Last year’s King’s Plate winner was consigned by Off the Hook to the 2023 OBS April Sale where she sold for $375,000 to Maverick Racing & Siena Farms after breezing in :10 flat.
At Oaklawn Park Dec. 19, Randy Patterson, Sam M. Vogel and Joe Morgan’s Dreaminblue (Street Boss-Dreamy Blues, by Curlin) made a three-wide move approaching the quarter pole before drawing off down the lane to win the $135,000 Silks Overnight Stakes by three lengths.
Trained by Randy Morse, Dreaminblue stopped the clock in 1:09.10, the quickest of the first four days of the 2025-2026 Oaklawn season. He was purchased by Patterson for $120,000 at the 2024 OBS June Sale from the McKathan Bros. Sales consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
For Immediate Release
Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company has catalogued 282 horses for its January Winter Mixed Sale to be held Jan. 27, 2026. The single-session auction will begin at 11 a.m. ET and features newly turned yearlings, broodmares, and broodmare prospects.
Among the stallions represented with yearlings in the catalogue are OBS graduates Bucchero, Colonel Liam, champion Corniche, Goldencents, Kantharos, Mitole, and Yaupon as well as offerings by first-crop sires Arcangelo, Annapolis, OBS grad Country Grammer, Dr. Schivel, Doppelganger, Endorsed, Fulsome, Gunite, Pappacap, Proxy, Simplification, Taiba, and Zandon.
The catalogue also boasts yearlings by such notable stallions as Authentic, Charlatan, Early Voting, Essential Quality, Girvin, Golden Pal, Hard Spun, Jackie’s Warrior, Independence Hall, Maclean’s Music, Mandaloun, Maximus Mischief, Omaha Beach, Roadster, Speaker’s Corner, Tiz the Law, Twirling Candy, and Win Win Win.
The 2026 OBS January Winter Mixed Sale includes a daughter of six-time leading sire and OBS grad Into Mischief as well as mares in foal to emerging sires Dornoch, Maxfield, and Verifying and proven stallions Khozan, Leinster, and Midshipman.
Supplemental entries are being accepted until Jan. 16, 2026.
OBS will again offer Internet Bidding during the 2026 Winter Mixed 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 internet bidding please go to the OBS website: obs-internet-bidding.
OBSOnline to Hold 2026 January Sale
The OBSOnline January 2026 Sale, a timed auction for horses of racing age and 2-year-olds in training, will be held in conjunction with the live January Winter Mixed Sale. The entry form for the OBSOnline January Sale can be found at OBSOnline January 2026 Information.
OBSOnline January 2026 Sale Dates
Entry deadline – Jan. 19
Optional Under Tack – Jan. 22, 10 a.m. ET
Bidding Begins – Jan. 26, noon ET
Bidding Closes – Jan. 30, noon ET
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.
For more information regarding the Winter Mixed Sale or OBSOnline auctions, please call (352) 237-2154.
Rancho Temescal LLC, White Fence LLC and Richard Hale Jr.’s multiple graded stakes winner Roll On Big Joe (Prospective – Nina’s Gift, by Victory Gallop) added to his accolades this season when he scored a frontrunning victory in the $150,000 Ring The Bell Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at six furlongs Dec. 13 at Oaklawn Park, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Oaklawn Park. (Coady Media)
Roll On Big Joe was making his first start since a 4 ½-length victory in the six-furlong $300,000 Bet On Sunshine Stakes Nov. 1 at Churchill Downs. Trained by Bob Hess Jr., Roll On Big Joe won the Kelly’s Landing (G3) and Palos Verdes (G3) earlier this year. He was purchased by Rancho Temescal for $90,000 at the 2022 OBS June sale from the Gayle Woods consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
The Oaklawn card on Dec. 14 saw West Point Thoroughbreds’ Counting Stars (Honor A.P.- Paynterbynumbers, by Paynter) pull away through the stretch en route to a four-length victory in the $135,000 Astral Spa Overnight Stakes.
Trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, 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.
At Gulfstream Park Dec. 13, Steve Landers Racing’s Destino d’Oro (Bolt d’Oro- Heart of Destiny, by Lion Heart) dueled with Grade 1 winner And One More Time through the stretch before edging clear late for a head victory in the $125,000 Tropical Park Oaks.
Trained by Brad Cox, Destino d’Oro earned her fourth win from seven career starts and first victory since her capturing the Aug. 3 Pucker Up (G3) at Ellis Park. She was purchased by her owner for $185,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the consignment of CM Thoroughbreds after breezing in :10 flat.
At Fair Grounds Dec. 13, Rising Inflation (Mitole – Any Given Trace, by Any Given Saturday) proved best, scoring by 6 3/4 lengths in the $125,000 Ladies Turf. Owned by Mark Rose, Slam Dunk Racing and Dennis Bailey, Rising Inflation is trained by Jonathan Wong and earned her third stakes win.
The 4-year-old daughter of Mitole was purchased by Klaravich Stable for $200,000 out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment at the 2023 OBS April Sale after breezing in :10 1/5.
In Saudi Arabia in Riyadh Dec. 12, Al Tharb (Beau Liam-Quinta Tata, by Ghostzapper) won the National Guard Ministry Cup (Third Category) over a distance of 1600 meters. Trained by Ahmed Mahmoud, the son of Beau Liam was purchased by KAS Stables at the 2025 OBS March Sale for $180,000 from the consignment of Shooting Star Sales after breezing in :10 flat.
Klaravich Stables’ Fully Subscribed (Tiz the Law-Sweetbaby, by Candy Ride (ARG)) earned her second straight graded win and lived up to her 1-2 favoritism in taking the Grade 3, $200,000 Comely Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Dec. 7 to lead the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Aqueduct (NYRA/Coglianese photo)
Trained by five-time Eclipse Award-winner Chad Brown, the daughter of Tiz the Law entered the Comely off a 4 1/2-length romp in the Grade 2 Mother Goose Nov. 8. She notched her third lifetime victory from five starts.
“It felt like the pace wasn’t crazy and I wanted to keep her in a good position, but (Brown) told me she was a good filly and she had a good run – and she showed it,” winning jockey Flavien Prat told NYRA publicity.
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 Tampa Bay Downs Dec. 6, Chris Fountoukis’ Solitude Dude (Yaupon-After the Party, by Into Mischief) demolished five opponents to capture the $125,000 Inaugural Stakes. Under jockey Edgard Zayas, Solitude Dude defeated runner-up and fellow OBS grad Max Capacity by 8 lengths in a time of 1:09.07 for 6 furlongs, breaking the stakes record of 1:09.13 set last year by Donut God.
Trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., Solitude Dude was purchased by Fountoukis through Joseph for $300,000 at the 2025 OBS June Sale from the consignment of Julie Davies after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Aqueduct Dec. 6, DiRico Racing and Breeding’s Sunday Boy (Central Banker-Lady Daphne, by Harlan’s Holiday) posted a maiden-breaking win when he pulled away in the stretch for a 2 3/4-length score in Saturday’s $500,0000 Great White Way division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series.
The Jim Ryerson-trained Sunday Boy, by Central Banker, is a full brother to the dual-surface multiple stakes-winner and fellow OBS grad Sunday Girl. He was purchased by Joseph DiRico for $65,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the Top Line Sales consignment after breezing in :10 3/5.
At Turfway Park Dec. 6, Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher’s Zverev (Oscar Performance- Balance, by Thunder Gulch) was able to find his best stride in deep stretch en route to the victory in the $125,000 Boone County Stakes by a half-length.
Trained by Mike Maker, Zverev was purchased by Belladonna Racing for $330,000 at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the Eisaman Equine consignment after breezing in :10 2/5.
Spendthrift Farm’s Further Ado (Gun Runner- Sky Dreamer, by Sky Mesa) drew away late to win the Grade 2, $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill Downs by 1 ¾ lengths Nov. 29 and lead the slate of stakes-winning OBS grads for the week.
at Churchill Downs. (Churchill Downs photo)
Further Ado verified his 20-length, two-turn maiden win 50 days ago at Keeneland. He earned $242,470 and collected 10 points as part of the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series, which offered points on a scale of 10-5-3-2-1 to the top five finishers.
“This was a really good test for him,” trainer Brad Cox told Churchill Downs publicity. “He won very impressively last time. Today he had to show a different dimension and really dig down late to get by. It’s very important to get a horse like this started early on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Hopefully he can bring us right back here in the spring.”
Further Ado was purchased by Spendthrift at the 2025 OBS April Sale for $550,000 from the Six K’s Training & Sales consignment after breezing in :21 1/5.
At Churchill Downs Nov. 30, Moonlight (Audible- Sundown, by Tapit) rallied past 6-5 pacesetting favorite Dragoon Guard in deep stretch to win the second running of the $249,835 Cherokee Mile by 1 ½ lengths.
Moonlight, a 4-year-old son of Audible, earned his first stakes win and third win in five starts at Churchill Downs for trainer Chris Block and owner Kiki Courtelis’ Town and Country Racing LLC.
Moonlight was purchased at the 2023 OBS April Sale by his owners for $285,000 from the Eddie Woods consignment after breezing in :21.
At Zia Park on Nov. 25, Lookinforbargains (Practical Joke-Mixed Up Kid, by Lemon Drop Kid) won the $100,000 Zia Park Distaff Stakes in her second stakes attempt.
Owned by Paul Jenson and trained by Todd Fincher, Lookinforbargains was purchased by H & R Bloodstock for $85,000 at the 2022 OBS April Sale from the Scanlon Training & Sales consignment after breezing in :10.
The Nov. 25 Zia Park card also saw Bryon Seymore’s A Thousand Miles (Thousand Words – Swiss Army Wife, by Colonel John) take the $300,000 Zia Park Oaks for trainer Bart G. Hone. The daughter of Thousand Words was purchased for $27,000 by Dennis O’Neill out of the Pick View consignment at the 2024 OBS March sale after breezing in :10 3/5.
Hit The Bid Racing Stable’s Fast Market (Volatile – Betty Draper, By Street Cry (Ire)) continued her run of improvement when she scored by 1 1/2 lengths in the Grade 3, $175,000 Pebbles Stakes on the outer turf at Aqueduct Nov. 23 to notch her first stakes score and lead the slate of stakes-winning OBS grads for the week.
(NYRA/Coglianese/Susie Raisher photo)
Fast Market has raced in routes and sprints on both the main track and grass for trainer John Terranova but has established a comfort level on turf while stretching out. She notched her second win in her last three starts following a maiden-breaking score going one mile on the Aqueduct grass in September.
“She’s just a very nice filly. She finally put it all together her last few starts and it’s more of the same,” Terranova told NYRA publicity. “She’s just getting better and better. She’s a later foal, so she took a little while for us to figure out, but we finally got it all right and she’s been real consistent and we can’t wait for next season.”
Fast Market was purchased at the 2024 OBS June Sale by her owners for $350,000 from the Majestic consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Aqueduct on Nov. 22, Tristar Farm’s Doc Sullivan (Solomini- Queen Frostine, by Giant’s Causeway) relished a turnback in distance to post a 5 1/2-length score in the $125,000 Thunder Rumble division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series, a seven-furlong sprint for eligible New York-sired 3-year-olds and up.
Trained by John Ortiz, the 4-year-old son of Solomini picked up his third stakes win following state-bred scores sprinting seven furlongs at Saratoga Race Course in last year’s Mike Lee and the John Morrissey in July.
Doc Sullivan was a $59,000 purchase by Glen Lostritto from the consignment of Omar Ramirez Bloodstock at the 2023 OBS June Sale after breezing in :21 1/5.
At Fair Grounds on Nov. 20, Rising Inflation (Mitole – Any Given Trace, by Any Given Saturday) proved much the best in the $100,000 John Valene Memorial.
Rallying from fifth, Mark Rose, Slam Dunk Racing and Dennis Bailey’s Rising Inflation saved ground into the stretch before taking the lead and drawing clear by 4 1/2 lengths for trainer Jonathan Wong.
Notching her second stakes win since moving to Wong’s barn in Louisiana, the 4-year-old daughter of Mitole was purchased by Klaravich Stable for $200,000 out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment at the 2023 OBS April Sale after breezing in :10 1/5
