OBS March Sale's Under Tack Show Begins March 14

The Under Tack Show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's expanded 2023 March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training begins March 14.

There are now four sessions, with Hips 1-208 breezing the first day. Hips 209-416 will go March 15, Hips 417-624 will work March 16, and Hips 625-833 will breeze March 17. All four sessions begin at 8 a.m. ET. Under Tack Show results are posted on the OBS website.

A total of 833 juveniles are cataloged for the three-day sale, now set for March 20-22, with all sessions starting at 11 a.m. Hips 1-278 will sell Monday; Hips 279-556 Tuesday, and Hips 557-833 Wednesday.

The Under Tack Show will be streamed live via the OBS website at obssales.com and the BloodHorse website. The workouts are recorded and can be viewed on the website, in their entirety or by individual hip number. They will also be available in the Video Room at the Sale grounds as well as several kiosks in the breezeway and covered walking ring. Walking videos and conformation photos may be available in addition to under tack videos for each horse. Visitors to Ocala will find the videos available for in-room viewing at The Courtyard by Marriott, Holiday Inn & Suites, Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn & Suites, Residence Inn, and the Ocala Hilton, plus lounge viewing is available at the Hilton.

Online bidding will again be available. Bidders must register in advance. For more information, please go to the OBS website at: online bidding information.

The catalog can be viewed via the OBS website at http://obssales.com. The website's searchable and sortable master index provides links to under tack videos, pedigree and consignor information, and pedigree updates occurring since the catalog was printed. It has also been updated to allow shortlist creation. A link to instructions can be found in the index header and a step-by-step tutorial is available in the index as well.

The iPad version of the entire catalog is available via the Equineline Sales Catalog app. The app allows users to download and view the catalog, record notes, and also provides innovative search, sort, and rating capabilities. For information and downloads visit: http://www.equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/.

Since the beginning of 2018, March graduates have continued to excel, winning 304 stakes races, a pace of more than a stakes win per week. One hundred fifty-seven March grads won or placed 314 times in graded stakes, including 97 graded victories.

The March sale has produced 35 equine millionaires. The active list includes New York-bred Bankit , ageless 9-year-old Drafted , multiple graded stakes winner Last Samurai , and is headed by Koichi Nishikawa's multiple group 1-winning Japanese star Café Pharoah, third in the recent Saudi Cup (G1).

The four-time group stakes winner, pictured on the catalog's front cover, is a 6-year-old son of American Pharoah  , consigned by Eddie Woods, agent, to the 2019 March Sale, and sold for $475,000 to Narvick International, agent, after breezing an Under Tack quarter in :21 1/5. Trained by Noriyuki Hori, he has compiled a 7-0-1 career record in 14 starts and earned $5,414,646. Watch his under tack video 

Photos of active graded stakes-winning March graduates Champions Dream , Eda , Speed Boat Beach , and White Abarrio  share the catalog's back cover.

The latest star in the OBS March galaxy is NBS Stable and Elements Racing's Danse Macabre , winner of the recent Herecomesthebride Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park.

Current information about OBS sales, consignors, and graduates is now also available via social media sites Facebook and Twitter. A link on the homepage directs users to either site.

Under Tack Show and Sales results will be available on the OBS website, updated throughout each session of the March 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.

For more information regarding the March Sale or OBS website, please call (352) 237-2154.