Averill Racing, Mathis Stable, and Tristan de Meric’s My Miss Mo (Uncle Mo – In a Dream, by Quality Road), runner-up in back-to-back graded-stakes, broke through with a determined effort to win the $300,000 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan (G2) at Laurel Park May 15, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates.
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My Miss Mo was making her sixth career start and first outside of her native Florida. She was previously second in the one-mile Davona Dale (G2) Feb. 28 and a 2 ¾-length runner-up in the 1 1/16-mile Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2).
“She was very game at the end, and I am proud of her. She was challenged and she dug in, and it worked out great,” trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. told Laurel Park publicity. “Congrats to the owners. She was very gutsy. This filly, we liked her from the beginning. We thought she showed so much speed that she was going to be a sprinter. We were wrong. We didn’t see the goodness until we stretched her out. She is a different filly going longer.”
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.
The undercard of the Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park saw Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Warming (Global Campaign-Haute Style, by Unusual Heat), back on turf for the first time since last fall, come with a spirited late run to score by a length in the $150,000 Gallorette (G3).
Warming’s last win came in her most recent start on the grass, the one-mile Autumn Miss (G2) last October at Santa Anita. Trained by Graham Motion, 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.
Saturday’s card also saw Delta Squad Racing, Michael Dubb and Madaket Stables’ Margie’s Intention (Honor A. P. – Playful Dancer, by Into Mischief) come away with the victory in the $125,000 Allaire du Pont Distaff at Laurel Park.
Trained by Brad Cox, Margie’s Intention captured the Black-Eyed Susan (G2) last year at Pimlico Race Course. She was purchased by Corbin Blumberg, agent for $185,000 out of the 2024 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Sequel Bloodstock after breezing in :10 flat.
The Preakness undercard also saw Leland Ackerley Racing, James Sherwood, Jode Shupe and John Cilia’s Obliteration (Violence- I’mclassyandsassy, by Master Command), in his first start since finishing second in the Saudi Derby (G3) Feb. 14, score a 3 ½-length victory in the $150,000 Chick Lang.
Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, the son of Violence captured the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes last July. Obliteration was a $200,000 purchase by Leland Ackerley at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the consignment of breeder Ocala Stud after breezing in :21 3/5.
At Santa Anita Park May 16, multiple graded stakes winner Queen Maxima (Bucchero – Corfu Lady, by Corfu) held off a late challenge from Spirited Boss to earn her sixth stakes victory in the $100,000 Mizdirection Stakes on the hillside turf course.
Sent off the 6-5 favorite, Queen Maxima prevailed by three-quarters of a length. Owned by Dutch Girl Holdings LLC and Irving Ventures LLC and trained by Jeff Mullins, she was purchased by Michael Pender, agent for $40,000 from the 2023 OBS June Sale from the Blue River Bloodstock consignment after breezing in :20 3/5.
At Gulfstream Park May 16, Carrie Brogden and Circle N Thoroughbreds’ Turino (Kantharos-Intensify, by Unbridled’s Song) made her stakes debut a winning one when she scored a neck victory in the $100,000 Monroe Stakes.
Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Turino is a dual OBS graduate, having first been purchased by Machmer Hall for $80,000 at the 2022 OBS October Yearling Sale from the Kaizen Sales consignment and then sold to Nicoma Bloodstock for $250,000 at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
At Santa Anita Park May 17, Tim Pegram and Jacob “Gator” Pegram’s Bust Out (Complexity-Swap Shop, by Creative Cause) did just that when earning his first stakes win in the $100,000 Cinema Stakes.
Trained by Michael McCarthy, Bust Out was purchased by McCarthy as agent for Tim and Jacob Pegram for $115,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the Azpurua Stables consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
Durante (Distorted Humor – Seahawk Girl, by Pioneerof the Nile) came with a burst to run down fellow OBS graduate Acoustic Ave in the final furlong to win by a neck in the Grade 3, $175,000 John A. Nerud at Aqueduct Racetrack May 9, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
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Owned and trained by David Jacobson, the 7-year-old Distorted Humor gelding made a winner’s circle trip for the first time since the Grade 3 Aristides last May at Churchill Downs. Jacobson said mounting a title defense with a return trip to the Aristides on May 30 is the next logical spot.
“It was an amazing race today. He beat some good horses and he’s doing real good,” Jacobson told NYRA publicity. “I can’t wait to get him back to Churchill and run him in the Aristides – he won that last year, so we’re going to aim for that.”
Consigned by Richardson Bloodstock, agent, to the 2021 OBS March Sale, Durante was sold for $130,000 to Dennis O’Neill after breezing an eighth in :10 1/5.
At Gulfstream Park May 9, Teresa and David Palmer’s Liberty Rings (Awesome Slew- America First, by Uncaptured) registered a front-running victory in the $125,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies to earn a trip to England.
The Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies offered the winner automatic entry into one of six stakes during the Royal Ascot meeting (June 16-20) at Ascot Racecourse, as well as a $25,000 equine travel stipend.
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.
Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company has catalogued currently 909 horses before supplements for its 2026 June Two-Year-Olds in Training & Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held over three days June 16-18. The catalogue is now available online at obssales.com.
Sale sessions will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET. Hips 1 – 302 plus supplements will sell June 16 with Hips 351 – 652 plus supplements going on June 17. The June 18 session will offer Hips 701 – 1002 plus supplements along with Horses for Racing Age Hips 1051 – 1053 plus supplements. Supplements close on Friday, May 22. The supplements will be added to the day that their dam’s name would have landed if they were entered in the main catalogue.
The under-tack show will run from June 9-13 starting at 7:30 a.m. ET each day. The daily schedule for the under-tack show will be determined after supplemental entries are complete.
The under-tack show and sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as TDN, DRF, BloodHorse, and Past The Wire websites.
Last year’s two-day June Sale saw Feminism, a chestnut filly by Curlin consigned by Caliente Thoroughbreds, establish a record price for the auction when she sold for $975,000 to owner Gus King. Feminism won first time out on April 2 at Oaklawn Park and was designated a “TDN Rising Star”. The overall average and median from last year’s sale also established new June records.
Featured on the back cover of the catalogue is CSLR Racing Partners’ Crude Velocity (Beau Liam- Sweetnsour Kitty, by Lemon Drop Kid), winner of the $750,000 Pat Day Mile (G2) May 2 at Churchill Downs. Trained by Bob Baffert, Crude Velocity was purchased by Bill Childs for $250,000 at the 2025 OBS June Sale from the consignment of Omar Ramirez Bloodstock after breezing in :20 1/5, equaling the OBS track record for the distance.
Joining Crude Velocity on the back cover are fellow June graduates Solitude Dude, Queen Maxima, El Potente, Roll On Big Joe, and Elysian Field.
Chris Fountoukis’ Solitude Dude (Yaupon-After the Party, by Into Mischief) has scored victories in the $175,000 Swale Stakes and Bay Shore Stakes. 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.
Dutch Girl Holdings LLC and Irving Ventures LLC’s Queen Maxima (Bucchero – Corfu Lady, by Corfu) earned her fifth stakes and third at the graded level when prevailing in the Grade 3, $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes on Jan. 11. Trained by Jeff Mullins, she was purchased by Michael Pender, agent for $40,000 from the 2023 OBS June Sale after breezing in :20 3/5 from the Blue River Bloodstock consignment.
My Way Racing LLC’s El Potente (Temple City – Charmsil, by Silver Charm) won the Grade 3, $100,000 Thunder Road Stakes for the second year in a row on Feb. 7. Trained by Dan Blacker, El Potente was purchased by McMahon and Hill Bloodstock, agent for $35,000 out of the Nice and Easy Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2021 OBS June Sale after breezing in :10 1/5.
Rancho Temescal LLC, Rancho Temescal Thoroughbred Partners, White Fence LLC and Richard Hale Jr.’s multiple graded stakes winner Roll On Big Joe (Prospective – Nina’s Gift, by Victory Gallop) earned his fifth career stakes victory when he annexed the $150,000 King Cotton Stakes Feb. 8. Trained by Bob Hess Jr., Roll On Big Joe was purchased by owner Tim Cohen (Rancho Temescal) for $90,000 at the 2022 OBS June Sale from the Gayle Woods consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
Gary Barber and Team Valor International LLC’s Canadian champion Elysian Field (Hard Spun -Elysian, by Smart Strike) captured the $150,000 Seaway Stakes (G3) last August, her second career graded stakes win. Trained by Mark Casse, Elysian Field 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.
Other notable OBS June grads included two-time Breeders’ Cup winners Stormy Liberal and Goldencents, Grade 1 winners Adare Manor, War Like Goddess, and Yaupon as well as graded stakes winner Flood Zone.
OBS will again offer online bidding during the June 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 catalog can be accessed via the equineline Sales Catalog App. The App allows users to download and view the catalog, receive updates and results, record notes and provides innovative search, sort and rating capability. For more information and downloads go to: equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/
Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is now also available via social media sites Facebook and “X”.
CSLR Racing Partners’ Crude Velocity (Beau Liam- Sweetnsour Kitty, by Lemon Drop Kid) rocketed past pacesetting Englishmaninside the eighth pole and drew off for a 3 3/4-length victory in the $750,000 Pat Day Mile (G2) on May 2 at Churchill Downs, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates.
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Trained by Bob Baffert, Crude Velocity completed the mile over a fast main track in a stakes-record 1:33.87 and gave him his third victory in three starts.
“This horse is a freaky horse. He is so talented,” Baffert told Churchill Downs publicity. “I was very surprised that he was able to win first out with all of the trouble he got in. If he stays healthy, we’ll be hearing from this horse down the road.”
Crude Velocity was purchased by Bill Childs for $250,000 at the 2025 OBS June Sale from the consignment of Omar Ramirez Bloodstock after breezing in :20 1/5, equaling the OBS track record for the distance.
The Kentucky Derby undercard also saw James Daniell’s Yellow Card (Lost Treasure (IRE)-Paris Girl, by Pulpit) surge between horses to win by a neck in the $600,000 Turf Sprint (G2) at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Michael McCarthy, Yellow Card increased his earnings to $1,099,245 and earned his first stakes victory. He was purchased by West Bloodstock at the 2023 OBS April Sale for $87,000 from the Little Farm Equine consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Woodbine May 2, BAG Racing Stables LLC, Turf Express, Inc and Watkins Diamond Stables LLC’s Reagan’s Flame (Flameaway – Mizzen Donald, by Mizzen Mast) launched a strong off the pace rally to roar home in the $150,000 Whimsical Stakes (G3) over fellow OBS grad Lithe Spirit.
The Whimsical triumph was the first career graded score for Reagan’s Flame, who is trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. She was purchased by newly-minted Kentucky Derby (G1) 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 Churchill Downs on April 30, Medallion Racing, Swinbank Stables, Joey Platts and Mark Stanton’s Cy Fair (Not This Time-Remarqued, by Arch) scored a one length victory in the $299,250 Mamzelle (G3).
Trained by George Weaver, Cy Fair captured the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) over males in November. The daughter of Not This Time was purchased by Swinbank for $185,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Gulfstream Park May 2, Mast Thoroughbreds LLC’s Bolero Bay (Basin- Essence of Audre, by Exchange Rate) scored a front-running victory in the $125,000 English Channel Stakes.
The Michael Yates-trained son of Basin had to survive an objection lodged by second-place finisher and fellow OBS grad My Favorite Bird before claiming his stakes debut. Bolero Bay was purchased by McMahon & Hill Bloodstock, agent for $15,000 at the 2024 OBS Winter Mixed Sale from the Colin Brennan Bloodstock consignment.
The May 2 Gulfstream card also saw Peachtree Stable homebred Spirit Doll (Tiz the Law-Pakhet, by Cairo Prince) score a victory in the $125,000 Honey Ryder.
Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Spirit Doll was offered at the 2025 OBS April Sale by the Julie Davies consignment where she failed to meet her reserve after breezing in :10 2/5.
At Oaklawn Park May 2, Willy D’s (Lookin At Lucky-Boston Mine, by Mineshaft) battled back in deep stretch to win the $200,000 Lake Ouachita Stakes.
Mike Maker trains Willy D’s for Paradise Farm Corp. (Peter Proscia) and Case Chambers and he has now won four races for Maker, including the Michael G. Schaefer Memorial Stakes last July at Horseshoe Indianapolis and the Kentucky Cup Classic (G3) March 21 at Turfway Park in his last start. He 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 Aqueduct May 2, My Purple Haze Stables’ New York-bred Waralo (War Dancer-I Drink Alone, by Intidab) made every pole a winning one to secure his first career stakes win in the listed $150,000 Elusive Quality Stakes.
Trained by Chris Englehart, the 7-year-old War Dancer gelding was purchased by Englehart on behalf of his owners for $40,000 at the 2020 OBS Winter Mixed Sale from the consignment of Sue Vacek.
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A dark bay or brown filly by Golden Pal sold to owner/breeder Ken Ramsey for $50,000 to top the 2026 OBSOnline April Second Chance sale, a digital auction held April 24-28 featuring horses who breezed during the Spring Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale and either scratched or failed to meet their reserve.
Consigned as Hip 777 by Top Line Sales, the filly is out of the Point of Entry mare Expect an Entry, a half sister to stakes winner Becky’s Exchange. The filly breezed in :10 flat during the under-tack show.
Expect an Entry is out of the Valid Expectations mare Expect Becky, a half sister to multiple stakes winner and OBS graduate Thatsusintheolbean and stakes winner Valid Belfast.
The second highest priced horse to sell was Hip 1088, a bay colt by Roadster who brought $46,000 from H Jack Hendricks. Consigned by Ocala Stud, the colt is out of the Montbrook mare Marion Theatre and is a half brother to both multiple stakes winner and graded stakes placed R Adios Jersey, an OBS graduate, and the dam of graded stakes winner R Disaster.
The colt, who is eligible for the Florida Sire Racing Incentive program, breezed in :21 1/5 during the under-tack show.
At the close of business April 28, 11 horses were sold for gross receipts of $316,500 with an average of $28,773 and median of $27,000.
OBSOnline will also hold a “Second Chance” auction following the upcoming June Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale taking place June 16-18.
Rousseau Racing’s Grade 3 winner Nic’s Style (Uncaptured – Sense When, by Street Sense) outclassed her three rivals to score a dominant 5 ½-length triumph over fellow OBS grad Just a Philly in the $100,000 FHBPA Filly & Mare Sprint at Gulfstream Park April 25, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Nic’s Style notched her eighth victory from 14 starts and first win since the Hurricane Bertie (G3) in March 2025 at Gulfstream. She was purchased by Stephen Rousseau for $25,000 out of the Summerfield consignment at the 2021 October Yearling Sale.
At Woodbine on April 25, Mony Mony (Munnings-Super Sharp, by Super Saver) came through for jockey Sofia Vives’ third consecutive $125,000 Star Shoot Stakes victory.
Trainer Joe Sharp shipped in Mony Mony for Woodbine’s first stakes event of the new season. Mony Mony is owned by Scott Dilworth, Evan Dilworth and Randy Andrews and was purchased by Scott and Evan Dilworth for $110,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the JVC Training and Sales consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
Sunday’s Woodbine card saw Arbiter (Charlatan – Bicolour, by Tiznow) deliver a commanding performance, drawing off to a six-length victory in the $125,000 Woodstock Stakes.
Trained by Wesley Ward for Resolution Road Stables, Arbiter improved his record to three wins from four starts. He was purchased by Louis Dubois and Gary Young, agent for Wesley Ward for $375,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the Britton Peak consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Oaklawn Park April 24, favored Have Faith (Vekoma-She’ll Heir, by Wildcat Heir) captured the $135,000 Southern Hospitality Overnight Stakes by three-quarters of a length. Trained by Dallas Stewart for Holy Cow Stable LLC, she was purchased by her owners for $35,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the Top Line Sales consignment after breezing in :10 2/5.
The April 26 Oaklawn Park card saw Spring Dancer (The Big Beast – Spring Included, by Include) take the $135,000 Majestic Overnight Stakes. Trained and co-owned by Randy Morse with Randy Patterson, Joe Morgan and Sam M. Vogel, she was purchased at the 2023 OBS October Yearling Sale by Champion Equine for $35,000 from the Abbie Road Farm consignment
A total of nine horses who are graduates of Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company auctions have been entered in the 152nd Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) to be held at Churchill Downs.
The $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks takes place May 1 with an approximate post time of 8:40 p.m. ET. The $5 million Kentucky Derby takes place May 2 with an approximate post time of 6:57 p.m.
Five OBS graduates are entered in the main body of the 20-horse field for the first leg of the Triple Crown with one also eligible. They are:
- PP 3 (50-1) – Dutch Girl Holdings LLC and Irving Ventures LLC’s Intrepido (Maximus Mischief-Overly Indulgent, by Pleasantly Perfect), winner of the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita Park last Fall. Trained by Jeff Mullins, Intrepido was purchased by his owners for $385,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the Cardozo’s Brothers consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
- PP 8 (15-1) – Norman Stables and Saints or Sinners’ So Happy (Runhappy-So Cunning, by Blame), winner of the Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Trained by Mark Glatt and bred by Leverett Miller, So Happy was purchased by Glatt, agent for $150,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale out of the First Call consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
- PP 9 (10-1) – OGMA Investments, JR Ranch, High Step Racing, LLC, Michael and Jules Iavarone and TCC Stables’ The Puma (Essential Quality- Eve of War, by Declaration of War), who bested Further Ado to capture the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs. Trained by Gustavo Delgado Sr., 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.
- PP 13 (20-1) – John Oxley’s Silent Tactic (Tacitus-Magical Sign, by Gun Runner), who annexed the Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park. Trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, Silent Tactic was purchased by Justin Casse for $500,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the Thorostock consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
- PP 18 (6-1) – Spendthrift Farm’s Further Ado (Gun Runner- Sky Dreamer, by Sky Mesa), winner of the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. Trained by Brad Cox, 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.
- AE 24 Corona de Oro (Bolt d’Oro – Lemon de Oro, by Lemon Drop Kid), third in the Lexington Stakes (G3). Trained by Dallas Stewart for On Our Own Stable, Commonwealth Stable, et al, Corona de Oro was purchased by Champions Equine for $100,000 from the consignment of Beth Bayer at the 2024 OBS October Yearling Sale.
Three OBS graduates are among entries for the 1 1/8-miles Kentucky Oaks, which will feature a maximum of 14 starters:
- PP 4 (8-1) – West Point Thoroughbreds’ Counting Stars (Honor A.P.- Paynterbynumbers, by Paynter), winner of the Fantasy Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park. Trained by 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.
- PP 6 (20-1) – Averill Racing, LLC, Mathis Stable, LLC and, Tristan de Meric’s My Miss Mo (Uncle Mo – In a Dream, by Quality Road), second in the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2). 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.
- PP 7 (30-1) – Respect the Valleys’ Dazzling Dame (Girvin – Awesome Dama, by Corinthian), winner of the Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack. 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.
OBS has produced three Kentucky Derby winners in its history beginning with OBS April graduate Lil E Tee in 1992, future Hall of Famer and fellow OBS April graduate Silver Charm in 1997 and dual classic winner I’ll Have Another in 2012, also an OBS April graduate. Two OBS graduates have prevailed in the Kentucky Oaks: OBS April graduate Blind Luck in 2010 and OBS March graduate Plum Pretty in 2011.
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Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company has catalogued 28 horses for its OBSOnline April “Second Chance” digital auction taking place April 24-28. The OBSOnline April sale features horses that were either unsold or breezed and scratched from the record-setting OBS Spring Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale held April 14-17.
The catalogue will be available for viewing on the OBSOnline website (www.obsonline.com). Bidding will begin April 24 at noon ET and close at noon April 28.
Sires featured in the “Second Chance” sale include such first-crop stallions as OBS graduate and champion Corniche, Cyberknife, Drain the Clock, Golden Pal, Idol, Jack Christopher, Mind Control, Mystic Guide, Pinehurst, and Roadster as well as offspring by Army Mule, Essential Quality, Girvin, Maclean’s Music, McKinzie, Munnings, No Nay Never, Tacitus, Twirling Candy, Uncle Chuck, Uncle Mo, and Vekoma.
Each horse will have pedigree, video, and racing details available for viewing. Medical information will be available to veterinarians in the OBS repository.
To create an account or register to bid for the OBSOnline April Sale, visit obsonline.com.
Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company will host a “Second Chance” digital auction on its OBSOnline platform featuring horses that were either unsold or breezed and scratched from the record-setting OBS Spring Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale held April 14-17. The April online sale will be held from April 24-28.
Bidding will begin at noon ET April 24 and conclude at noon April 28.
Horses offered will feature the same hip numbers they were initially assigned for the OBS April Sale. They will be available for inspection at the location noted on their page.
Entries for the online sale close April 21.
Medical information, including radiographs and video scopes, is available in the repository and can be accessed by buyers’ veterinarians. Each horse will also have a walking video.
OBSOnline previously held a similar Second Chance auction following its March sale.
To create an account or register to bid for the OBSOnline April Sale, visit obsonline.com.
Multiple Grade 1 winner and multi-millionaire White Abarrio (Race Day – Catching Diamonds, by Into Mischief) turned back the clock and took down 2025 Triple Crown race winners Sovereignty and Journalism to prevail in the $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) at Oaklawn Park April 18, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
White Abarrio finished two lengths ahead of reigning Horse of the Year and dual classic winner Sovereignty, who was making his 4-year-old debut and first start against older horses. Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism, in his 4-year-old debut, finished 1 ¼ lengths farther back in third.
Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., 7-year-old White Abarrio blazed 1 1/8 miles over a fast track in 1:47.49, making it the fastest Oaklawn Handicap since Hall of Famer Cigar ran 1:47.22 in 1995. He races for owners C2 Racing Stable, Gary Barber, and La Milagrosa Stable (Antonio Pagnano).
“Today we were rewarded in one of the best races in a long, long time,” Joseph told Oaklawn publicity. “It really materialized, the matchup. Thanks for all my team that worked so hard with this horse.”
White Abarrio captured the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and 2025 Pegasus World Cup (G1) among his several high-profile victories in his 26-race career. An 11-time career winner, White Abarrio boasts $8,445,170 in earnings.
A two-time OBS graduate, White Abarrio was sold by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent, at the 2020 Winter Mixed Sale and then purchased for $40,000 out of the Nice and Easy Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2021 March Sale after breezing an eighth in :10 2/5.
At Aqueduct Racetrack April 18, Chris Fountoukis’ Solitude Dude (Yaupon-After the Party, by Into Mischief) successfully cut back in distance to improve to 4-for-4 in sprints in the listed $150,000 Bay Shore Stakes.
Trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., the son of Yaupon previously earned stakes wins in the six-furlong Inaugural in December at Tampa Bay Downs and the seven-furlong Swale in January at Gulfstream Park. 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 Laurel Park April 18, R. A. Hill Stable and SGV Thoroughbreds’ Outlaw Kid (Violence – Calling Rhy Rhy, by City Zip) returned firing in his first start of the year to win the $100,000 King T. Leatherbury Stakes.
Trained by George Weaver, Outlaw Kid was consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds LLC (Steven Venosa), Agent to the 2021 OBS April Sale when he was sold to Myracehorse.com for $220,000 after breezing in :10 flat.
At Aqueduct April 19, Mad Dog Racing Stable’s Bam’s Bliss Kiss (Solomini- Kiska, by Into Mischief) made every pole a winning one en route to an 8 1/4-length score to bring her win streak to six in Sunday’s $135,000 Biogio’s Rose. Fellow OBS grads Sweet Brown Sugar completed the exacta by a neck over the inside rallying Midtown Lights.
Trained by Jorge Abreu, the 4-year-old daughter of Solomini was bred by Torie Gladwell. She was purchased at the 2024 OBS April Sale for $95,000 by Clear Stars Stable from the Top Line Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
Everything in the lead up to the final day of trade at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training indicated the benchmarks for determining all-time levels of achievement at the bellwether auction would need to be adjusted to a higher setting.
The level of commerce over the first three days inside the OBS pavilion was such that, heading into the final April session, it was all but certain multiple key indicators were going to conclude at a record level – besting last year’s exercise that ranked as one of the best of its kind. Accompanying the buzz generated by the results themselves was an extraordinary level of anticipation for a certain colt set to sell on the final day, a youngster that had many participants convinced that Hip 1056, as he is currently known, would make the best kind of spectacle of himself in the ring.
an OBS record $10.5 million to Zedan Racing at the 2026 OBS April Sale.
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Expectations are one thing. Reality can be something different. But when the final gavel fell on the 2026 edition of the OBS April Sale, even the loftiest of predictions had been dwarfed, overtaken and obliterated by a level of excellence rarely seen inside any public auction arena.
The weeks leading up to the signature sale on the OBS calendar featured a hype track for the ages, inspired by a bay son of unbeaten champion Flightline set to be the glittering jewel of the boutique Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds consignment. With one record already in their pockets after selling a record-priced filly earlier in the week, Randy Hartley and Dean DeRenzo helped orchestrate the biggest moment in the sales company’s history when Hip 1056 justified his paparazzi like following by selling for an all-time OBS record of $10.5 million to agent Donato Lanni on behalf of Zedan Racing on the final day of a Spring Sale that set new highwater achievements across-the-board.
Before a capacity crowd that overfilled the pavilion and erupted in cheers when the final bid was cemented, the Flightline colt shattered the previous record OBS price of $3 million established when Zedan Racing purchased future Grade 1 winner Brant at the 2025 March Sale. He also ranks as the second-highest priced horse to sell at any 2-year-old sale, a fitting milestone for a horse that had every major buyer in the marketplace clamoring to claim him, especially in the wake of his effortless :9 3/5 breeze during the under-tack show.
“There was a lot of hype on this horse. He followed through with the hype,” Lanni said after signing the biggest ticket in the annals of OBS. “When he worked, everyone got on that rail and watched and he delivered. He did everything that was asked of him. (Hall of Fame trainer) Bob (Baffert) loved him, the first time he saw him he loved him and Amr (Zedan) is tough, he’s tough to outbid. He’s an emotional guy and he’s great for the sport. His enthusiasm is unbelievable.”
OBS April Sale. (OBS/VidHorse photo)
Even before Friday’s session got underway, the April auction had already seen its share of highlights including Hip 570, a dark bay or brown filly by Jackie’s Warrior consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo that became the highest priced filly to sell at OBS when she elicited a final bid of $2.3 million from Dermot Farrington on behalf of Mrs. Fitriani Hay during the sale’s second session.
As the Flightline colt left his stall in Barn 5 and headed toward the back walking ring to ready for his star turn, however, flickers of the biggest fireworks show in Marion County this year began popping off throughout the Ocala pavilion.
The crowds that gathered 4-5 deep in the back ring trying to get a glimpse of the would-be record setter soon made their way into the pavilion, creating a palpable buzz as the colt out of the multiple stakes winning and graded stakes placed mare Lucrezia, a daughter of leading sire and OBS graduate Into Mischief, began his historic time in the ring. The opening $1 million bid was a salvo of what was to come as the board climbed in $200,000 and $300,000 increments, soaring past the previous record OBS mark in moments and drawing gasps as the eight-figure stratosphere was breached.
“I had no idea it was going to hit that,” Lanni said. “I talked to everybody and everyone had different numbers, could bring $6 million, could bring $7 million. I never thought that. But that’s why there is a horse auction. You never know what they’re going to bring.”
Hip 1056 sold for an OBS record $10.5 million. (OBS/VidHorse photo)
Added OBS President Tom Ventura, “The best description of this horse is LeBron James coming out of high school. He was just that much heads above the class. Let’s hope he keeps that and it translates on the racetrack. His imposing physical is one thing. The way he did it on the track was effortless. But the class was in the ring. It was hectic, they followed him. But when he came in the ring and there was a lot of chatter going on, he was just all class.”
Twenty-five years ago, Hartley/DeRenzo sold the first seven-figure horse at an OBS juvenile auction when they consigned Warners for $1.05 million to Eugene Melnyk at the 2001 March Sale. A quarter of a century after that hallmark moment, the two stalwarts of the juvenile marketplace reflected on the fact they continue to raise the bar on their own lofty standards.
“You always want to be the best, that’s what you strive for,” Hartley said. “When you bring these kinds of horses to the sale and the horses we’ve sold in the past, people have high expectations and sometimes things don’t work out, and people get so disappointed. It’s hard to stay at that level because there are so many good people doing it now. They’re all trying to buy the same horses.
“This was just an amazing horse,” Hartley continued. “We very rarely see these kinds of horses come through the 2-year-old sales. But he never missed a beat with nothing. From the breeze to showing, when you’re around him for five seconds, you can see that he breathes different air than other horses.”
The 2026 OBS April Sale also put itself into rarified air as a record gross, average, and median were all established at the close of business Friday. The overall gross receipts of $113,823,000 from 637 head sold soared past the previous record mark of $92,129,000 established in 2022 and well surpassed the $88,496,500 generated by 638 head sold in 2025.
The cumulative average of $178,686 bested last year’s record mark of $138,709 with the median of $80,000 finishing ahead of last year’s number of $65,000 and toppling the prior record figure of $70,000 set in 2024.
“I do think you saw some depth here. The top typically takes care of itself but there was plenty of money in that second and third tier for horses all through the week,” said Tod Wojciechowski, Director of Sales for OBS. “That was the impressive thing all week was not just the domestic buyers but the increased amount of interest we saw from all regions of the world. A deeper bench of buyers from Japan, more and more of the Middle East buyers coming in, European buyers. It just continues to grow.
“We are the largest 2-year-old sale in the world. No one sells more 2-year-olds over more days than OBS. And I think it just continues to prove itself as the 2-year-old source to the world.”
The total RNA rate came in at 17.8% compared to 16.6% in 2025.
A total of seven horses sold for seven figures at the April Sale, including Hip 1136, a dark bay or brown filly by Not This Time that went to Asagi Stables for $1 million during Friday’s session. Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), the filly is out of the winning and graded stakes placed Uncle Mo mare Moana, an OBS April graduate who is a half sister to the dam of Grade 1 winner Ceiling Crusher. She worked in :9 4/5 during the under-tack show.
Proving the money will wait for the right horse, Hip 1221, a bay filly by Girvin from the female family of OBS April graduate Cy Fair, made sure the record auction ended with an exclamation point when she sold to Robert and Lawana Low for $1.6 million as one of the final offerings in the ring.
Consigned by Top Line Sales, the Girvin filly is out of the Curlin mare Soma, who is a half sister to graded stakes winner Celestial City. The filly, who posted the co-fastest time of the sale when she breezed in :9 3/5, has a page overflowing with Grade 1 talent with champion Calendonia Road and top-level winners Hymn Book and Data Link all in her female family.
“For the quality the money is always there,” said Jimbo Gladwell of Top Line Sales. “She’s just gotten better every day we’ve had her. She showed up here in a big way and she brought down the house here at the end.”
Not surprisingly, Hartley/DeRenzo led all consignors by gross with three head sold for $13,550,000 with Zedan’s historic purchase making him the leading buyer.
“Honestly, Dean and Randy were the first true believers of the April Sale,” Ventura said. “They were totally committed to the select sale. (Hall of Famer and Hartley/DeRenzo OBS April graduate) Silver Charm put us the map. And they also sold Warners. They’ve done it for a long time and they’re not doing it with 50 horses a year, they’re doing it with a relatively small group of horses. Kudos to them.”
Other top prices on the day included:
- Hip 1037, a dark bay or brown filly by Early Voting purchased by Three Amigos for $850,000. Consigned by Hoppel LLC, the filly is out of the American Pharoah mare Lipstikliesnlovers, a daughter of graded stakes winner Cherokee Queen from the female family of Grade 1 winner Domestic Product. She breezed in :20 2/5, the co-fastest time at the distance during the under-tack show.
- Hip 1027, a gray or roan colt by Essential Quality that sold for $775,000 to MorPlay Racing / Marquee Bloodstock / MyRacehorse. Consigned by Hoppel LLC, the colt is out of the winning Pomeroy mare Let’s Parlay, a half sister to the dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Mind Control. The colt breezed in :20 4/5 during the under-tack show.
- Hip 1102, a bay filly by Life Is Good purchased for $750,000 by Donato Lanni, Agent for Glassman Racing LLC. Consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo, the filly is out of the Bodemeister mare Mezinka, a half sister to Grade 1 winner and sire Pioneerof the Nile. The filly breezed in :10 flat during the under-tack show.
OBSOnline will be hosting a “Second Chance” auction for horses who breezed during the April Sale and either scratched or failed to meet their reserve. The April digital auction will begin at noon ET April 24 and conclude at noon April 28. Entries for the online sale close April 21.
