West Coast Colt, Bucchero Filly Work :20 3/5 at OBS
The first of six under tack shows for the Ocala Breeders' June 2-Year-Olds & Horses of Racing Age Sale was led by a West Coast colt and a Bucchero filly, who both worked two furlongs in :20 3/5 June 4. Hip 16, a colt by West Coast out of multiple stakes winner Overprepared, by Quality Road, shared the two-furlong bullet. Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, which plucked the Kentucky-bred out of Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale for $14,000, consigns him at OBS. He is the sixth foal out of his dam, who is a half to grade 1 winner Shadow Cast and stakes-placed winner Queen Marge. Hip 163, a filly by Bucchero, also stopped the timer in :20 3/5. The filly consigned by Richardson Bloodstock is the first foal out of the winning Majestic City mare Sister Aurora. Bred in Florida by Ricardo Romo, she has not been through a sale previously. There was a gap to the second-fastest times at two furlongs, with two horses going :21, and then two more who went :21 1/5. Two horses shared the best time for one furlong. Hip 34, a colt by Munnings, stopped the clock in :09 4/5. Consigned by Britton Peak, the Kentucky-bred is out of the unplaced Air Force Blue mare Piccadilly Line. The colt was a $70,000 purchase by KHF at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Hip 144, a filly by Frosted consigned by Grade One Investments, went one furlong in :09 4/5. Bred in Kentucky by Machmer Hall, she is the third foal out of the unraced Majesticperfection mare Shawklit Cake, who is a half to grade 2 winner Shawklit Mint. Shawklit Cake's second foal, a Palace Malice filly named Venomous Vixen, won her debut at Laurel last year as a 2-year-old. Hip 144 sold for $18,000 at the OBS Winter Mixed Sale. Another eight 2-year-olds worked in :10. The under tack show resumes June 5 at 7:30 a.m. with Hips 176-350 scheduled to breeze. The breeze shows, which are scheduled to run daily through June 9, are streamed live at obssales.com, as well as bloodhorse.com. The online catalog contains a sortable master index providing searchable pedigree and consignor information as well as access to pedigree updates occurring since the catalog was printed. Under tack videos, walking videos, and conformation photos are also available. The OBS June sale runs June 12-14, with sessions starting at 10 a.m. EST daily.