Three Work in :10 at OBS July Under Tack Show

Three horses topped the eighth-mile works in :10 during the July 10 under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales July 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale, and one worked the fastest quarter-mile for the session in :21.

"The track has been consistent all week, and we've been fortunate that it has not been as hot as it could have been," OBS sales director Todd Wojciechowski said. "Today was the first day we didn't have to deal with a shower at some point."

The three horses working in :10:

• Hip 803, a bay filly by G. W.'s Skippie consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, agent, out of Jena's Gold, a daughter of Seeking the Gold out of the graded-placed multiple stakes winner Jena Jena. She is from the female family of graded stakes winner Cookie Dough.
• Hip 859, a gray or roan filly by Anchor Down  consigned by Julie Davies, agent, who is a half sister to grade 2-placed OBS graduate Dream Marie, the runner-up in the July 4 Delaware Oaks (G3). The filly's dam is Lin Marie, a winning daughter of Curlin  out of stakes winner Coy Cat.
• Hip 864, a bay colt by Cinco Charlie  consigned by McKathan Bros. Sales, agent, out of the winning E Dubai mare Lookin' Foxy, a half sister to graded stakes winner and multiple stakes producer Humoristic (Sefapiano).

Among these three, the Anchor Down filly has attracted the most commercial success, selling for $100,000 to Captiva Bloodstock at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale out of the Four Star Sales consignment. The filly had been aimed for the OBS Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training but grabbed a quarter and needed time to heal, according to Davies.

"We knew she would still stand out," Davies said. "Even with a later sale, I feel people still need to buy horses, and there will be plenty of good ones here next week."

The day's quickest quarter-mile work came from Hip 839, a daughter of Palace  consigned by Blue River Bloodstock, agent. The bay filly out of the Medaglia d'Oro  winner Lady Halite has the co-fourth-fastest time at the distance for the under tack performances. Her second dam is stakes-placed Ada's Dream (Touch Gold), who is a half sister to multiple graded stakes winner Buffalo Man (El Prado).

Another highlight of the under tack session Friday was the three-eighths work in :33 2/5 by Hip 781, a son of Tale of Ekati  consigned by Vargas Sales, agent. The time equaled the third-fastest at the distance among horses that have worked so far. The bay colt is out of Ima Soul Miss, by Perfect Soul. The dam is a half sister to graded stakes winner Tasteyville (With Approval) and stakes-placed stakes producer Stolen Heart (Ecton Park).

The final under tack show begins at 7:30 a.m. ET July 11 and includes Hips 901-1114. The three-day sale begins July 14 at 10 a.m.