OBS March Under Tack Show Stopped Short Due to Rain

The opening under tack session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale was off to a fast start March 10 in front of storms moving in. The quickest time of the day recorded at an eighth-mile clocked in :09 3/5 from Hip 139, a juvenile colt by Bayern , consigned by Really and Truly Thoroughbreds, agent.

Ultimately about 1:00 p.m. under tack works were put on hold for about 45 minutes before the rest of the day's action was canceled, leaving about 56 horses remaining to breeze. Thankfully the first horse for consignor Really and Truly Thoroughbreds was able to get out and lay down the quickest time of the day before the postponement.

This year makes a return to the OBS grounds from his initial sale in 2021 at the October Sale for $12,000. The dark bay or brown colt is the first foal out of Sophia Mia (by Pioneerof the Nile ) and was bred in Florida by Caperlane Farm. The relatively young family comes from the grade 2-placed second dam Amie's Dini , second in the Honeybee Stakes (G3), Fantasy Stakes (G2), and third-best in the Delaware Oaks (G2). The daughter of Bandini  is a half sibling to Kid Kate  (by Lemon Drop Kid ), a multiple stakes winner and placed in both the Distaff Handicap (G2) and Bed o' Roses Handicap (G3).

The all-weather track at OBS proved fast Thursday as 17 juveniles stopped the clock at :09 4/5 for an eighth-mile throughout the day. Eight fillies and nine colts accounted for the second-fastest time of the day.

• Hip 10: a filly by More Than Ready   consigned by Gene Recio, agent, and from the female family of European group 3 winner Dietrich . The Kentucky-bred filly was sourced initially from the Keeneland September Sale by Lynwood Stable for $75,000.
• Hip 14: a filly by Honor Code   is a half sibling to stakes-placed Gold for Kitten , consigned by Two Oaks Equine. The Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey-bred filly changed hands at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale for $11,000.
• Hip 37: a colt by More Than Ready from the current family of Brilliant Cut , recently placed in the La Brea Stakes (G1), and stakes winner Lemieux . Under the second dam is the producer Bonnie Blue Flag , dam of millionaire and recent Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by 1S/T BET (G1) hero Life Is Good . Coastal Equine, agent, consigns the chestnut. Jesse Hoppel found this colt at the Keeneland September Sale for $150,000.
• Hip 42: a colt by Tapwrit  , whose first crop are now 2-year-olds. He is out of a Quality Road   mare and from the family of graded stakes winner Desert Party . Ciaran Dunne's Wavertree Stables brings this March colt forward after purchasing him from the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale for $100,000.
• Hip 44: a filly by Malibu Moon  and from the dam Private Jet, a half sister to champion 2- and 3-year-old male and now sire Lookin At Lucky  . She is consigned by Top Line Sales, agent, from Barn 1.
• Hip 59: a filly by City of Light  , consigned by Wavertree Stables. This is the first foal from the Union Rags   mare Redbud, a half sibling to grade 3 winner Wishful Tomcat  and three other stakes winners. The Kentucky-bred filly is a $155,000 pinhook from the Keeneland September Sale.
• Hip 61: a colt by Unified  , the dark bay or brown glided effortlessly across the surface and is consigned by Julie Davies, agent, from Barn 1. Davies sourced the colt from the Keeneland September Sale for $72,000.
• Hip 63: a colt by Street Boss  , the Texas-bred colt, is consigned by Halcyon Hammock Farm, agent, and was initially purchased from the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale by Hoby Kight for $130,000.
• Hip 81: a colt by first-year sire Bolt d'Oro  , consigned by Ciaran Dunne from Barn 5. The Pennsylvania-bred colt has two half siblings who are stakes-placed. A pinhook for Dunne, this colt sold for $125,000 at the Keeneland September Sale.
• Hip 82: a colt by new sire Good Magic   was initially sourced from the Keeneland September Sale for $70,000. He is from the family of champion older mare and Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) winner Escena . Wavertree Stables, agent, consigns this chestnut Kentucky-bred colt.
• Hip 89: a colt by Justify  , the Triple Crown winner's first foals are 2-year-olds this year. Eddie Woods, agent, consigns the February Kentucky-bred colt, who hails from the family of grade 1 winners Nine Keys and Silver Voice.
• Hip 95: a filly by Munnings  , the flashy chestnut filly flew across the ground Thursday morning for consignor Eddie Woods, agent. The Kentucky bred filly was sourced from the Fasig-Tipton July Sale for $40,000.
• Hip 107: a filly by Bee Jersey   is one of three on offer for this new sire at the March sale. Top Line Sales, agent, consigns the filly from Barn 1; she was initially purchased from the Keeneland September Sale for $42,000. She comes from the Charles Fipke-bred family of Perfect Soul .
• Hip 110: a filly by Street Boss, consigned by Off the Hook, agent she is out of the stakes-placed mare Seeking the Light . The Kentucky bred filly was initially seen through the Fasig-Tipton July Sale, selling for $30,000.
• Hip 129: a filly by Lord Nelson , consigned by Off the Hook, agent. This filly comes from a European family of winners in Honfleur , Carnegie , and Antisaar, all from the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) winner Detroit . Brandywine Farm bred this filly who sold for $42,000 at the Keeneland September Sale.
• Hip 164: a colt by Bolt d'Oro, consigned by Britton Peak, agent. This colt comes from the full sister to grade 1 winner Capo Bastone  . The Kentucky-bred colt was sourced from the Keeneland September Sale for $50,000.
• Hip 190: a colt by Cloud Computing  , his first crop are 2-year-olds this year. Originally sent through the Fasig-Tipton July Sale, this colt brought $50,000; he is consigned by Paul Sharp, agent, from Barn 8.

Only one horse breezed the fastest quarter-mile in :20 3/5 on Thursday, Hip 177, a colt by Good Samaritan  . Consigned by Pick View, agent, the colt was bred in Kentucky by St. Elias Stables out of the Speightstown   mare Sweat and Saddle and hails from the family of graded stakes winners Well Monied  and Will's Secret. Pick View secured this colt for $120,000 from the Keeneland September Sale.

The remaining 56 horses that were unable to breeze on their scheduled day will go March 11, beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET, followed by Hips 213 thru 424. The final day of breezing will be March 12, with Hips 425 thru 635.

The auction begins March 15-16 in Ocala, Fla., with sessions starting at 10:30 a.m. EST daily. The catalog consists of 635 entries, and as of the conclusion of the March 10 under tack show, there were 93 withdrawals.