OBS March Sale Catalog Features 635 Juveniles

A total of 635 juveniles have been cataloged for the March 15-16 Ocala Breeders' Sales March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. The catalog is now available online at obssales.com.

The sale's two sessions will both begin at 10:30 a.m. ET. Hips 1-316 will sell the first day, Tuesday, and Hips 317-635 follow the next day, Wednesday. The under tack show will span three days beginning March 10 with Hips 1-212. Hips 213-424 will breeze March 11 and Hips 425-635 will go March 12. All three sessions will begin at 8:00 a.m. ET. The under tack show and sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as on BloodHorse.

Both sides of the catalog pay tribute to half a dozen of the champions produced throughout the March sale's rich history.

Lost in the Fog, consigned to the 2004 sale by Southern Chase Farm (Greg and Karen Dodd), won his first 10 starts including the King's Bishop Stakes (G1) and Riva Ridge Breeders' Cup Stakes (G2) en route to the Eclipse Award as 2005 champion sprinter.

Fleet Indian , voted 2006's champion older female, was sold for $230,000 by Leprechaun Racing, agent, at the 2003 March sale. She went on to earn over $1.7 million and capture five graded stakes including the Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) and Beldame Stakes (G1).

Midnight Lute  , consigned by Eddie Woods, agent, to the 2005 March sale, went on to win over $2.6 million and back-to-back renewals of the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1). He earned an Eclipse Award as 2007 champion sprinter.

A pair of March grads won Eclipse Awards in 2008. Forever Together , sold for $240,000 in 2006 by Racehorse Consignment, agent, went on to earn just under $3 million, with six graded stakes wins including the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) and was 2008 champion grass female.

Stardom Bound , the 2008 champion 2-year-old filly, was sold at the 2008 March sale by Shadybrook Farm, agent, for $375,000. She earned over $1.8 million and won the Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1), Oak Leaf Stakes (G1), and Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) her championship season.

Asia Express was the Japanese 2-year-old champion colt in 2013. The grade 1 winner was purchased by Narvick International for $230,000 from breeder Ocala Stud at the 2013 March sale and went on to earn over $1.6 million, taking the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (G1) at 2 and Leopard Stakes (G3) at 3.

OBS March graduates have continued to uphold the sale's legacy as a prime source of top-class racehorses. The latest star to emerge from the March sale is Peter Cantrell's Call Me Midnight , who jumped firmly onto the Road to the Kentucky Derby by taking the recent Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Trained by Keith Desormeaux, the 3-year-old son of Midnight Lute is now 2-1-0 from seven starts with earnings of $221,806. A graduate of numerous sales, he turned in an under-tack quarter in :20 4/5 and was purchased for $80,000 out of the Navas Equine consignment at the 2021 March sale.

Baoma Corporation's Eda  wrapped up her juvenile campaign with three straight stakes wins, the last in the Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos Race Course in December. Now training at Santa Anita Park, the daughter of Munnings   has won four of six starts and earned $370,000. Consigned by Woods, agent, to the 2021 March sale, she was purchased for $550,000 by agent Donato Lanni, after breezing an under-tack eighth in :10.

Racing in Japan, Koichi Nishikawa's Cafe Pharoah  compiled an impressive record including victories in the February Stakes (G1) and Sirius Stakes (G3), leaving him with a 5-0-0 record in 10 starts and earnings of more than $1.9 million. The 5-year-old American Pharoah   horse trained by Noriyuki Hori was consigned by Woods, agent, to the 2019 March sale and was sold for $475,000 to Narvick International after turning in an under tack quarter in :21 1/5.

OBS will again offer online bidding during the March 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.

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 also provides innovative search, sort, and rating capability.