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The under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company 2026 April Spring Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale has been consolidated to six days and will now be held April 6-11.
Each under tack session will start at 8 a.m. ET. The sale will take place as scheduled April 14-17 with sessions beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET.
For more information and updates, visit obssales.com.
Pantofel Stable, Wachtel Stable and Gary Barber’s Bold Journey (Hard Spun – Polly Freeze, by Super Saver) rallied from last-of-5 to secure his second career graded score in the Grade 3, $175,000 Tom Fool Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Feb. 28, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, the 7-year-old son of Hard Spun previously captured the Grade 3 Fall Highweight Handicap in 2023. On Saturday, he rallied down the outside of the track to get up and win by a nose with fellow OBS grad One Nine Hundred in third.
“He did his job today. He was able to get really comfortable,” winning jockey Eric Cancel told NYRA publicity. “By the three-eighths (pole), he started picking it up little by little. Once we turned for home, I still had some horse, and he gave his all out there.”
Bold Journey was purchased by McMahon and Hill Bloodstock, agent for $80,000 out of the McKathan Bros. consignment at the 2021 OBS April Sale after breezing in :10 1/5.
At Fair Grounds Feb. 28, Black Hornet (Essential Quality-Brattata, by More Than Ready) tipped out in the stretch and ran down odds-on favorite Touch of Fire to win the $100,000 Black Gold Stakes.
Trained by Brendan Walsh and owned by Calumet Farm, the son of Essential Quality was purchased by his owner at the 2025 OBS March Sale for $120,000 from the Scanlon Training & Sales consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
Saturday’s Fair Grounds card also saw Boss of All Bosses (Street Boss-Tensas Salt, by Salt Lake) take command in the final furlong to win the $100,000 Edward J. Johnston Memorial Stakes by 3 1/2 lengths for trainer Mike Maker. Owned by Paradise Farms Corp., David Staudacher, Angelo Carlesimo, and Gata Racing Stable, the colt was purchased by Maker for $90,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the Grassroots Training and Sales consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
On March 1 at Aqueduct, Winning Move Stable, John C. Oxley, Lady Sheila Stable, Silverwood Stables and Sanford H. Robbins’ With the Angels (Omaha Beach – Sister Margaret, by Pulpit) earned a 4 1/2-length score for her first open-company stakes victory in Sunday’s $135,000 Correction Stakes.
Trained by Linda Rice, the 4-year-old daughter of Omaha Beach adds to previous state-bred stakes success in the Joseph A. Gimma, Maid of the Mist and Key Cents as part of a 4-for-4 juvenile campaign in 2024. She was purchased by Justin Casse, agent out of the Wavertree Stables consignment at the 2024 OBS April Sale for $350,000 after breezing in :9 4/5.
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Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company will implement additional control measures for its under-tack shows in 2026, further enhancing existing standards that prioritize the well-being of horses and riders.
Beginning with the under-tack show for the March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, use of the riding crop will be restricted to where the rider will not be permitted to strike the horse with their hands off the reins before, during or after the breeze.
Also starting this year, all horses will be required to have a veterinary statement stating they are suitable to perform in the under-tack show. Any entries without an affirming statement will be scratched from the sale. This will be in addition to the existing practice of a staff veterinarian monitoring the training leading up to the under-tack show and positioned on track during the under-tack show.
The new protocols complement safety rules which have already been successfully implemented. The administration times for NSAIDS and corticosteroids were tightened to where neither are allowed to be administered within 48 hours of a horse’s under tack performance and no other medication is allowed within 24 hours of an under-tack effort.
Corticosteroids are also not permitted within 24 hours of a horse’s sale session. No NSAIDS can be administered after 6 p.m. the day prior to a horse selling. Any overages for these medications will result in a horse being subject to return.
Last year, OBS instituted a gallop only option where sellers can enter their horses with this designation which will be on the catalog page.
Last season saw all three of the OBS 2-year-old sales produce record results. The OBS March sale posted year-to-year gains in gross and average – including selling Brant, a son of Gun Runner, for a record $3 million – the April sale finished with a record average, and the June sale yielded records for both average and median.
The 2026 OBS March Sale will be held March 10-12 with under-tack shows taking place March 4-7.
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Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse has been named the sixth Chairman of the Board in the history of Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company, Inc., succeeding Francis Vanlangendonck, who steps down after 35 years on the OBS board.
Vanlangendonck had held the position of chairman since 2022, succeeding Mike O’Farrell, who was elected chairman in 2007 and was an OBS board member for nearly 40 years. George Onett was the first chairman in 1975, followed by Harry T. Mangurian, Jr., Norman E. Casse, O’Farrell and Vanlangendonck.
OBS extends deep gratitude to Vanlangendonck and Treasurer, Nick de Meric, who is also stepping down from the board, for their leadership and significant contributions to the success of OBS.
Mark Casse and his wife Tina manage the vast Casse Racing operations from their base in Ocala. His father Norman was a founding member of OBS and Chairman of the Board of OBS for over twenty years and Mark became an OBS board member in 2001 and Secretary-Treasurer in 2022. Casse has won more than 4,100 races to date with career earnings exceeding $274 million. He has been inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
Barry Eisaman will continue as Vice President of the OBS board. Dr. Eisaman, a veterinarian, was first elected to the OBS Board in 1996 and Secretary-Treasurer from 2010-2021. Along with his wife Shari, Eisaman operates Eisaman Equine. Many of the elite racing stables in the country rely on Eisaman Equine to provide the foundation for their young horses for their racing career and to rehabilitate older horses for their return to the races.
David O’Farrell will serve as Secretary for OBS. He was elected to the OBS board in 2022 and serves as the TOBA Board of Trustees chair, steward at The Jockey Club, and a member of Breeders’ Cup Limited. The O’Farrell family’s Ocala Stud is celebrating their 70th year anniversary and is synonymous with the Florida breeding industry and OBS. David and his brother Joe are now directing operations, taking over the helm from their father, Mike O’Farrell. Another generation back, Joe O’Farrell, was a promoter of Florida breeding and pioneer of the two-year-olds in training sale concept. He was one of the founding members of Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company, Inc. in 1974 and the first vice president of OBS.
James L. (Jimbo) Gladwell, IV was elected Treasurer of OBS. He joined the OBS Board in 2021. Gladwell is a third-generation horseman with deep roots in Ocala and, along with his wife Torie, operates Top Line Sales, one of the leading OBS two-year-old sale consignors. Among the Grade 1 winners who are graduates of Top Line Sales are Princess Noor, Arabian Knight, Saudi Crown, and Muth.
Joining the OBS Board for the first time are Tristan de Meric of de Meric Sales and William B. Russell, DVM Peterson Smith Equine Hospital. The rest of the board includes Tom Ventura; Jonathan I Green (DJ Stables); John Penn (Pennston Farm); Bryan Rice (Woodside Ranch); George Russell (Rustlewood Farm), Paul Sharp, and Eddie Woods.
John Oxley’s Silent Tactic (Tacitus-Magical Sign, by Gun Runner) roared late to capture the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 6 at Oaklawn Park, putting himself on the Kentucky Derby trail and leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Ridden by Cristian Torres and trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, Silent Tactic led a sweep of the top three places by OBS grads when he finished 3 ¼ lengths ahead of Solider N Diplomat with Buetane a head farther back in third. He collected 20 Kentucky Derby qualifying points in the Southwest and has 25 points overall. Silent Tactic, a son of Tacitus, also became the first graded stakes winner for his sire.
“He wanted to go and I just waited a little bit longer,” Torres told Oaklawn Park publicity. “I knew when I got him clear he was going to fire for me. Good horse, Hopefully, he’s going to keep improving. The more distance the better, I think.”
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.
At Santa Anita Park Feb. 7, El Potente (Temple City – Charmsil, by Silver Charm) won the Grade 3, $100,000 Thunder Road Stakes for the second year in a row when rolling to a front-running victory.
Trained by Dan Blacker, El Potente is owned by My Way Racing LLC and 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.
The Feb. 7 card at Santa Anita also saw Light Won Up (City of Light-Factorofwon, by The Factor) roll to a 2 ¾-length victory in the $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes.
Trained by Doug O’Neill, the filly by City of Light bested fellow OBS grad Himika, who was making her turf debut. Light Won Up is owned by Purple Rein Racing and Mark D. Davis. She was purchased by her owners for $265,000 at last year’s OBS March Sale from the Top Line Sales consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
At Tampa Bay Downs Feb. 7, Florida-bred stalwart Mystic Lake (Mo Town – Salty Soul, by Itsmyluckyday) broke on top and turned her speed up a notch after being headed briefly on the turn for home, powering to a 7 ½-length victory in the $125,000 Minaret Stakes.
Now 12-for-22 lifetime, Mystic Lake improved her career bankroll to $1,537,517. She is owned by Miller Racing, BAG Racing Stables and Stefania Farms and trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr. She is a two-time OBS graduate, sold by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent, at the 2022 October Yearling Sale and then purchased for $130,000 out of the Tom McCrocklin consignment at the 2023 March Sale after breezing in :20 4/5.
At Turfway Park Feb. 7, BSF Equine Athlete’s Coco Connect (Connect-Miss Chanel, by Commissioner) notched her first career stakes victory when she defeated five rivals by a half-length in the $125,000 Valdale Stakes.
Trained by John Ennis, Coco Connect was purchased by Jeremiah O’Dwyer, agent at the 2025 OBS March Sale for $150,000 from the Wildheart Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :21.
On Feb. 8 at Oaklawn Park, heavily favored Roll On Big Joe (Prospective – Nina’s Gift, by Victory Gallop) carried his razor-sharp form into 2026, scoring a half-length victory over Tejano Twist in the $150,000 King Cotton Stakes.
The King Cotton was the fifth career stakes victory and third consecutive for Roll On Big Joe, owned by Rancho Temescal LLC, Rancho Temescal Thoroughbred Partners, White Fence LLC and Richard Hale Jr. All five stakes victories have come in the last year, including the $150,000 Ring the Bell Dec. 13 at Oaklawn to conclude his 2025 campaign.
Trained by Bob Hess Jr., Roll On Big Joe was purchased by Southern California-based owner Tim Cohen (Rancho Temescal) for $90,000 at the 2022 OBS June Sale from the Gayle Woods consignment after breezing in :10 flat.
At Santa Anita on Feb. 8, Jim Daniell’s Yellow Card (Lost Treasure (IRE)-Paris Girl, by Pulpit) closed to win the $100,000 Clockers’ Corner Stakes.
Trained by Michael McCarthy, Yellow Card earned his first stakes win. 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 Oaklawn Park on Feb. 6, T.C. Stables and Hickory Stables’ Mackman (Union Rags-Silverpocketsfull, by Indian Charlie) earned his first stakes victory when he captured the $135,000 General MacArthur Overnight Stakes. Trained by Matt Shirer, Mackman was purchased by his owners for $160,000 at the 2022 OBS April Sale from the Mayberry Farm consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.
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Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company has catalogued 816 horses for its 2026 March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, which will be held over three days March 10-12. The catalogue is available online at obssales.com.
Sessions will begin at 11 a.m. ET each day. Hips 1-272 will sell March 10 with Hips 273-544 going March 11 and 545-816 selling March 12.
The under-tack show will run from March 4-7 starting at 8 a.m. each day. Hips 1-204 are slated for March 4 followed by Hips 205-408 March 5, Hips 409-612 March 6, and Hips 613-816 March 7. The under-tack show and sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the TDN, DRF, BloodHorse, and Past The Wire websites.
The 2025 March auction posted year-to-year gains in gross and average and was highlighted by the sale of Brant (Gun Runner-Tynan, by Liam’s Map) who was purchased by Zedan Racing from the Eddie Woods consignment for an all-time OBS record price of $3 million after breezing in :9 3/5. Brant went on to capture the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity and was an Eclipse Awards finalist for champion 2-year-old male.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Brant is featured on the back cover along with 2025 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner and Eclipse Awards finalist Bentornato (Valiant Minister-Her Special Way, by Put It Back), multiple Grade 1 winner White Abarrio (Race Day – Catching Diamonds, by Into Mischief), and multiple Grade 1 winner Scottish Lassie (McKinzie – Bodebabe, by Bodemeister).
Leon King Stable Corp.’s Bentornato scored a 2 ¼-length victory in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar, besting a field that included defending race winner and champion Straight No Chaser. 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.
C2 Racing Stable, Gary Barber, and La Milagrosa Stables’ White Abarrio has four career Grade 1 wins to his credit including victories in the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and 2025 Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1). The son of Race Day, who boasts more than $7.7 million in career earnings, is a two-time OBS graduate having been 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.
Sportsmen Stable, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Photos Finish LLC, Corms Racing Stable and Jorge R. Abreu’s Scottish Lassie captured the 2024 Frizette Stakes (G1) in her second career start and took the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) last July. She was purchased for $85,000 out of the 2024 March sale by Parkland Thoroughbreds from the consignment of Gene Recio after breezing in :21 flat.
Other notable OBS March Sale graduates include Grade 1 winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) starter Sandman, Grade 1 winner Argos, a graduate of the 2025 March Sale, fellow Grade 1 winners Gaming, Iscreamuscream, Muth, and Velocity and graded stakes winner Nooni.
OBS will again offer online bidding during the March 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.
Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is now also available via social media sites Facebook and “X”.
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Ifyousaidso, a winning Florida-bred daughter of Cajun Breeze, elicited a final bid of $110,000 from Dare to Dream Stable Management LLC to top the 2026 OBSOnline January Sale for 2-year-olds and Horses of Racing Age.
Consigned as Hip 402 by breeder Shadybrook Farm, Ifyousaidso is out of the Concerto mare Theladysaidno and is a full sister to multiple stakes winner Cajun Casanova and stakes placed Full Disclosure. The 3-year-old filly has two wins on dirt and turf from four starts, has been on the board in each outing, and most recently posted a three-furlong work in :36 3/5 at Gulfstream Park Jan. 29.
The second highest price horse to sell was Hip 412 Bruno (Independence Hall-Everything Magic, by Street Sense), who was purchased by Rising Sun Racing Stables for $40,000. The dark bay or brown colt consigned by Jose Munoz is a half brother to multiple stakes placed Heldish and breezed a half mile in :47 1/5 during the optional under tack show.
The top selling newly turned 2-year-old was Hip 403, a bay filly by OBS grad Collected out of the multiple Grade 1 winning Tiznow filly Tough Tiz’s Sis who sold for $22,000 to E-Class Racing. Consigned by McKathan Bros. Sales, the filly is a half sister to graded stakes winner and producer Tiz Midnight.
At the close of business Jan. 30, the OBSOnline January sale generated $297,400 in gross receipts from 14 horses sold. The average was $21,243 with the median coming in at $13,000. Two horses failed to meet their reserve.
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Beth Bayer had good reason to be biased about the gray or roan filly by Taiba in her consignment for the 2026 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company January Winter Mixed Sale.
Not only was the newly turned yearling one of the more popular residents in Bayer’s shedrow once she arrived on the grounds, but she carried an added dose of sentiment as Bayer had bred the filly and hence, had been there for every moment of her development.
“I bred her, I raised her…I’ve loved her since the day she was born,” Bayer said of the filly catalogued as Hip 80.
The high opinion Bayer held of her homebred proved more than just emotions talking as the youngster headed up an outstanding day for her breeder/consignor when she sold for a sale-topping $150,000 during the one-day January Winter Mixed Sale held Jan. 27.
In addition to selling the Taiba filly to Marc Gunderson, Bayer also consigned Hip 22, a colt by Nashville, who brought the day’s second highest price when he elicited a final bid of $140,000 to Always Dreaming. When the dust settled, Bayer had sold three of the top four prices during the session, including Hip 133, a colt by Zandon out of the winning Roman Ruler mare Built in a Day, who went to Pine Creek Ranch for $90,000.
The market for short yearlings was expected to be solid heading into the sale, and that theory indeed held true once the bidding started. The Taiba filly proved most desirable as she is out of the winning Unbridled’s Song mare Tranquil Song and is a half sister to Isolate, a multiple group 2 winner in Dubai.
“I loved everything about her. She just had so much class and has done everything right for me,” Bayer said. “It ended up paying off for me at the end of the day.”
The son of Nashville Bayer brought to the auction was another who ended up paying handsome dividends.
Bred by Boone Family Trust, the colt is out the stakes winning Forest Wildcat mare Rapid Racer and is a half sibling to graded stakes placed Lee’s Baby Girl. Rapid Racer is out of a half sister to the top producing mare Ticket to Houston, dam of multiple graded stakes winner Runway Model who herself produced Grade 1 winner and sire McKinzie.
“When he arrived, I was pleasantly pleased with him because he was a big strong colt, lots of bone, lots of size, a lot of substance,” said Bayer, who also sold Hip 90, another son of Nashville, for $75,000 to Dark Horse Racing Stable. “He presented himself really well. He reciprocated what I thought he would bring.”
Overall, Bayer led all consignors with 21 head sold for $719,800.
Bayer’s leading duo were among a trio of yearlings that cracked the six-figure mark during the session. Hip 191, a colt by Simplification, also reached that threshold when he sold for $100,000 to Rising Dividends Racing.
Consigned by Danielle Loya’s Silver Oaks Farm and bred by Tami Bobo, the colt is out of the Sky Mesa mare Gidget Girl and is a half brother to King’s Plate winner and OBS graduate Mansetti and multiple stakes winner Straight Up G.
Other notable hips included Hip 91, a colt by Pappacap consigned by Kaizen Sales (Richard Kent), and Hip 260, a colt by Cairo Prince consigned by Hare Hill Farm, both of whom sold for $85,000. The son of Pappacap was purchased by Pinhook Partners while Banks Bloodstock landed the Cairo Prince colt.
Hip 49, a colt by Drain the Clock, was purchased by Pine Creek Ranch for $82,000 from the Silver Oaks Farm consignment while Hip 116, a filly by Engage now named Ms. Engaged from the Hare Hill consignment, and Hip 217 Mom Said Win, a filly by Win Win Win consigned by Colin Brennan Bloodstock at Highlander Training Center, each brought $65,000. The Engage filly sold to Silver Creek Thoroughbreds with Breeze Easy & Robert Cotran purchasing Mom Said Win.
The highest priced broodmare or broodmare prospect to sell was Hip 267, Callie’s Courage, a daughter of Girvin consigned by Kaizen Sales, who sold for $48,000 to William Churly. Callie’s Courage sold in foal to Gunite and is out of the winning mare Mom’s a Cougar, a daughter of OBS grad Kantharos, who is a half sister to multiple graded stakes winner and OBS grad Mom’s On Strike and multiple stakes winner Otago.
The January Winter Mixed Sale finished with across-the-board gains over the 2025 exercise in all key metrics. At the close of business Jan. 27, a total of 186 head sold for total gross receipts of $3,507,850, an increase over the $3,093,700 generated by 212 sold a year ago. The average came in at $18,859, up from $14,593 in 2025, while the median of $12,000 was an improvement over $7,500 a year ago. A total of 71 horses failed to meet their reserve for an RNA percentage of 27.6%, up from 21.4% in 2025.
Bidding is also currently live for the OBSOnline January Horses of Racing Age and Two-Year-Old Sale, which runs until Jan. 30. Bidding will close at noon ET Jan. 30. Visit obsonline.com to view the sale.
The next live sale on the OBS auction calendar is the March Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, set for March 10-12 with the under-tack show taking place March 4-7.
Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is also available via social media sites Facebook and “X”.
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Coming off a 2025 sales season ripe with record-setting results, Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company hosts its first live auction of 2026 when its January Winter Mixed Sale takes place Jan. 27 with 307 entries, including supplements, catalogued.
The single-session auction will begin at 11 a.m. ET and features newly turned yearlings, broodmares, and broodmare prospects.
Bidding started at noon ET on Monday for the OBSOnline January Horses of Racing Age and Two-Year-Old Sale, which runs until Jan. 30. Several of the horses will be available for inspection on the OBS sale grounds during the live sale. Bidding will close at noon ET Jan. 30. Visit obsonline.com to view the sale.
Market strength was the theme throughout the Thoroughbred auction arena in 2025, highlighted by OBS establishing new marks at each of its juvenile exercises and across-the-board gains during its October Yearling Sale. That robust demand, particularly for short yearlings, has sellers cautiously optimistic more positive figures are on the horizon.
“I think (the market strength) should continue. I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t so I’m pretty hopeful,” said consignor Colin Brennan of Highlander Training Center. “In terms of the general market, it’s been a record-setting year particularly the weanling market. I’ve noticed a lot more end users buying earlier and spending a little bit more knowing that if you buy them now, it’s almost like spending money to save money down the line, that kind of mind frame.
“I think there was a little more strength through the middle market. The lower market seemed to continue to struggle if you will. But it was nice to see the middle market was a little bit better and that’s because there were so many people shopping at the top end, you figure, you have to get some kind of stock.”
Among the notable stock that count themselves as graduates of the January Winter Mixed sale are multiple Grade 1 winner and multi-millionaire White Abarrio, Grade 1 winners Casa Creed, Medina Spirit, and Speech, and graded stakes winners Federal Judge, Midnight Stroll, and St. Joe Bay. Dazzling Dame, currently fourth of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) leaderboard following her victory in the Busanda Stakes Jan. 3, is also a graduate of the Winter Mixed Sale.
The 2026 OBS January Winter Mixed Sale boasts yearlings by such notable stallions as Authentic, Charlatan, Early Voting, Essential Quality, Girvin, Golden Pal, Hard Spun, Jackie’s Warrior, Independence Hall, Mandaloun, Maxfield, Maximus Mischief, Mystic Guide, Omaha Beach, Roadster, Speaker’s Corner, Tiz the Law, Verifying, and Win Win Win.
The catalogue also features yearlings by OBS graduates Bucchero, Colonel Liam, Goldencents, Kantharos, Mitole, and Yaupon as well as offerings by Nashville and first-crop sires Arcangelo, Annapolis, OBS grad Country Grammer, Dr. Schivel, Doppelganger, Endorsed, Fulsome, Gunite, Pappacap, Proxy, Simplification, Taiba, and Zandon.
The 2026 OBS January Winter Mixed Sale includes a daughter of seven-time leading sire and OBS grad Into Mischief, daughters by top sires Candy Ride (ARG) and Tapit, as well as mares in foal to emerging sires Dornoch and Maxfield, and proven stallions Khozan, Leinster, and Midshipman.
The catalog pages for all entries are available via the OBS website at obssales.com and in printed form at the sales.
The January sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the DRF, TDN, BloodHorse, and Hipismo.net websites.
OBS again offers online bidding during the January Sale. Buyers will be able to go to the OBS website and register to gain bidding approval, then access the OBS Bidding Screen with their credentials. For complete information on registration and online bidding please go to the OBS website: obs-online-bidding. OBS has upgraded its internet bidding platform for both live and timed auctions and existing users will need to update their passwords. To regain access in the new platform, existing users will need to go to the login page bid.obsonline.com/login and use the “Forgot Password” feature to establish a new password.
The iPad version of the catalog can be accessed via the equineline Sales Catalog App. The App allows users to download and view the catalog, receive updates and results, record notes and provides innovative search, sort, and rating capability. For more information and downloads go to: equineline.com.
Sales results will be available on the OBS website, updated frequently during each session of the Sale. In addition, the latest news regarding OBS graduates, sales schedules, nominations, credit requests, travel information and other news relevant to OBS consignors and customers is also available. E-mail should be addressed to obs@obssales.com.
Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is now also available via social media sites Facebook and “X”.
Daniel Alonso’s Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator – Twinkling, by War Chant) finally added a top-level victory to his accomplished resume when the hard-knocking 7-year-old captured the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 25 in his unprecedented fourth try in the race, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates.
In taking the 1 1/8-mile stakes for 4-year-olds and up, Skippylongstocking defeated the 2025 Pegasus World Cup winner and fellow Saffie Joseph Jr. trainee and OBS grad White Abarrio by 1 ¾ lengths. The veteran runner also earned a fees paid entry into the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Oct. 31 at Keeneland.
“It just means everything. He’s an amazing horse, and he deserves it,” Alonso told Gulfstream Park publicity. “Watching the races today we knew it was going to be tough coming from that far back, but he just found another gear today that we hadn’t seen before. To beat a champion like White Abarrio, it’s amazing.”
The Pegasus gave Skippylongstocking his 13th win from 36 career starts and improved his bankroll to $5,461,250. He 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 Pegasus World Cup card also saw Steve Landers Racing LLC’s Destino d’Oro (Bolt d’Oro- Heart of Destiny, by Lion Heart) capture the $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational (G2).
Trained by Brad Cox, the 4-year-old filly previously won the Pucker Up (G3) at Ellis Park in August and has now improved her career earnings to more than $830,000. 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.
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Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company has catalogued 16 horses for its OBSOnline January 2026 auction taking place Jan. 26-30. The OBSOnline January sale features 2-year-olds and horses of racing age.
The catalogue will be available for viewing on Friday Jan. 23 on the OBSOnline website (www.obsonline.com). Bidding will begin Jan 26 at noon ET and close at noon Jan. 30. The OBSOnline January sale will be held in conjunction with the live January Winter Mixed Sale taking place Jan. 27.
A total of seven online entrants breezed or galloped during the optional under tack show held at OBS on Jan. 22: The four entrants who breezed were:
Consignors also have the option to bring the horses to the OBS Sale grounds for viewing.
Other notable entries in the OBSOnline January catalogue include:
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 January Sale, visit obsonline.com
OBS Updates Online Bidding Platform
Ahead of the OBSOnline January Sale and January Winter Mixed Sale, OBS has upgraded its internet bidding platform for both live and timed auctions.
As part of the migration process, existing passwords could not be moved over. To regain access in the new platform, existing users will need to go to the login page www.bid.obssales.com/login and use the “Forgot Password” feature to establish a new password.
Instructions for EXISTING users:
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Norman Stables LLC and Saints or Sinners’ So Happy (Runhappy-So Cunning, by Blame) made a successful leap into graded company when he prevailed in the Grade 2, $200,000 San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita Park January 10, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
Bred by Leverett Miller and trained by Mark Glatt, So Happy’s victory kicked off a banner weekend that saw OBS graduates sweep all three graded stakes scheduled. The son of Runhappy surged to the lead inside the final furlong and held off a late charge from 1-2 favorite and fellow OBS grad Buetane to score by two lengths.
“I was really happy with the way he handled the seven-eighths because usually that’s a pretty good indication they will go two turns,” winning jockey Mike Smith told Santa Anita publicity. “He was well within himself running underneath the wire. I was really happy with the way he did things.”
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.
So Happy’s triumph set the stage for an outstanding couple of days for Glatt and Saints or Sinners. The following day’s Santa Anita card saw the connections enjoy more success with another OBS grad when Margarita Girl (Twirling Candy-My Day, by Uncle Mo) was victorious in the Grade 3, $100,000 Las Flores Stakes to notch her first career graded win.
A 4-year-old daughter of Twirling Candy, Margarita Girl joined Glatt’s barn as a juvenile with high expectations after being purchased by Saints or Sinners for $575,000 at the 2024 OBS March Sale from the Wavertree Stables consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.
The Jan. 11 card at Santa Anita also saw Queen Maxima (Bucchero – Corfu Lady, by Corfu) earn her fifth stakes and third at the graded level when prevailing in the Grade 3, $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes for older fillies and mares on the hillside turf course.
A 5-year-old daughter of fellow OBS grad Bucchero, Queen Maxima is owned by Dutch Girl Holdings LLC and Irving Ventures and trained by Jeff Mullins. Consigned by Blue River Bloodstock, she was purchased by Michael Pender, agent for $40,000 from the 2023 OBS June Sale after breezing in :20 3/5.
At Fair Grounds on Jan. 10, Blue Fire (Aurelius Maximus – Mystic Blue, by Maimonides) proved too much in the $100,000 Bob F. Wright Memorial Stakes, winning by 2 1/4 lengths. Owned by Stonestreet Stables and Peter Leidel and trained by Steve Asmussen, Blue Fire was purchased for $32,000 by Fast Horses out of the 2023 OBS Winter Mixed Sale from the Kaizen Sales consignment.
