Ocala April – Top 20

After I go through this catalog the first time I come to one conclusion.

The March sale is at least partially a “select sale”. This catalog has more “extra” horses with pedigrees that are very weak. There are more first foals and unraced dams. That is just my feel, there is no way I can quantify it. At first glance it seems the better horses were brought to the first sale.

1. #175 – c – Dialed In – Shine Softly by Aldebaran – Mom ran a solid 94 Equibase fig going 1 1/16 on the turf, and was also a solid producer. The 2nd dam was a multiple G1 winner going long. The nick is A. 4/4 foal. A model horse. $50,000 yearling.
2. #989 – f – Gormley – Lady Dora by Lord at War – Mom was G2 winner going long. 2nd dam was a $600,000 winner. B nick. 3/16 foal. Gormley with some stamina added. $14,000 RNA as a yearling.
3. #1077 – c – Connect – Mary Bernice by Bernardini – Mom ran a solid 86 and produced a solid horse. Bernardini is a great broodmare sire. The 2nd dam was graded winner going long on the turf. The nick is A++. 4/20 foal. $19,000 RNA as a yearling.
4. #187 – c – Cupid – Silver Sands by El Prado – Mom ran a 94 sprinting on the turf, but was bred to go longer. 2nd dam a solid horse by Red Ransom. A+ nick. 5/25 foal. Believe in the magic of El Prado. $57,000 yearling.
5. #595 – f – Honor Code – Catch the Moment by Unbridled – Mom was a unraced, but has produced 4 solid horses, including a G1 winner. 2nd dam by Nureyev. B nick. 5/24 foal.
6. #216 – c – American Freedom – Souper Miss by Alphabet Soup – Mom was a solid allowance horse going long, and a decent producer. 2nd dam a solid producer. Kind of boring, but that might be good. 4/6 foal. B nick. $26,000 yearling
7. #272 – c – Midnight Storm – Suzee Sunrise by Chester House – Midnight Storm was bred to lots of marginal mares, and this is one. Only a sprinter, but bred for more. good 2nd dam by With Approval. $55,000 RNA as a yearling.
8. #191 – f – Cairo Prince – Sing Lady Sing by Scat Daddy – Mom was 87 fig router. 2nd dam was third in G2 routing, and produced Social Inclusion. A++ nick. 5/7 foal. Speculative. $25,000 yearling.
9. #843 – c – Mastery – Giant Deduction by Giant’s Causeway – Mom got a late late start, but in her third start she tried 1 /1/8 miles on the turf in a G2, running a 96. The 2nd dam was by stamina source Prized, and produced 4 graded stakes horses. Nick is a C. 5/3 foal. There are so many Mastery’s to choose from, maybe this one will be overlooked. $65,000 RNA as a yearling.
10. #794 – f – Frosted – Finnica by Empire Maker – Mom was fancy Juddmonte horse that could not run. 2nd dam was by Roberto. $37,000 RNA as a yearling. A++ nick. 5/4 foal. maybe an affordable Frosted.
11. #776 – c – Vancouver – Explainable by Dynaformer – Mom ran a 92 going 1 1/4 miles on the turf. 2nd dam a multiple G2 winner. B+ nick. 3/22 foal.
12. #1175 – f – Big Blue Kitten – Neith by Dynaformer – Mom was ok, and sold for $245,000 as a two year old. Mom was same breeding as Barbaro (Dynaformer out of a Carson City mare)
13. #314 – f – Astern – Thunder Way by Thunder Gulch. Mom ran some 80’s. Same cross as Mshawish. A nick. 2/20 foal. $21,000 yearling.
14. #466 – c – Honor Code – Anabaa’s Creation by Anabaa – Strange experimental mix of Honor Code and a Euro long distance mare. High risk, D nick
15. #477 – c – Shaman Ghost – Apology Accepted by Candy Ride – Mare unraced, but 2nd dam sister to LDK stakes winner. Speculative
16. #319 – f – Connect – Timetobegone by Vindication – kind of a specialty pick because it is the same cross as Exaggerator and the West Point yearling I passed on. $70,000 RNA yearling
17. #401 – f – Cupid – Wild Mocha by Medaglia d’ Oro – Mom was a plodder, but with great pedigree. A nick. 3/3 foal. $13,000 yearling
18. #777 – c – Cupid – Explosive Vacation by Harlan’s Holiday – Mom was a plodder, but well bred. 2nd dam a solid horse by Dynaformer. A+ nick. 5/3 foal. $22,000 yearling.
19. #1095 – f – Cupid – Mercer Mill Mae by Broken Vow – Mom was a ok turf sprinter, but bred for more. 3rd dam a multiple G1 winner going long. An A nick. 4/20 foal. $13,000 yearling.
20. #52 – f – American Freedom – Purple Rose by El Prado. Mom was not much, but very well bred. 2nd dam placed in a G1 routing. A nick. The magic of El Prado. $15,000 yearling.
21. #73 – f – American Freedom – Razzle Dazzle by Medaglia d’ Oro – Mom unraced, but well bred. 2nd dam was second in a G2 going long. B+ nick. 2/20 foal. $23,000 yearling.