Maybe I have been too grumpy about the lack of turf horses available in the Ocala sale. The top horse on this list is certainly worth further consideration.
- #472 – Air Force Blue – Dynarama – I have been disappointed with the results of AFB so far, but maybe I should be more patient. The dam is a daughter of Dynaformer and the 2nd dam was a very solid daughter of Theatrical. What more could you ask for? The nick is rated A. A 5/9 foal. This really should be a top 5 horse for this sale.
- #81 The Temple City discussed in a previous post.
- I guess a few of the Cairo Prince’s like #146 are solid choices
- #285 – Astern – Tisbury – Maybe this is too creative, Astern was a great turf sprinter in Australia, but his pedigree says he could be more. Tisbury broke here maiden going 1/ 1/8 miles on the turf at Gulfstream. The second dam adds Giant’s Causeway, and the third dam is the superstar router My Flag. $42,000 as a yearling. Maybe brilliant, maybe crazy.
- #145 – Point of Entry – Pepita – I love POE, but the dam here is shaky. She did produce a good turf horse out of pure dirt sprint sire (Five Star Day). Very risky.
- #288 – Summer Front – Tiz Paradise – The second dam was decent turf horse. Very marginal
- #233 – Hard Spun – Soresca – The dam brings lots of fancy Euro pedigree. RNAed for $75,000 as a yearling
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