Tricky Day 2 at Ocala

The times were a little faster on day 2 of the Ocala sale. There were 5 works of 9.4, compared to none yesterday. There were also only 13 works of 10.3 compared to 24 yesterday.

There had been a big storm on Saturday night which, postponed the first day of works until Monday. Usually that extra water might make the track play a drying out “wet fast”, but instead the surface was called “soupy” in the press. It is most likely best to not compare works between the two days. Let’s see what happens the rest of the week.

It was also interesting to note how all the good works were early in the day. There was not even a single 10.0 after the second break. They work in groups of about 60 horses. It might be best to avoid horses that work later. I wish I understood better how slots are given out.

It was a tough day to combine sires I like, with stamina mares I like, and then have the horse work the “right” time. I only have 3 horses to add to my list, and mostly to the bottom.

1. #403 – c – Point of Entry – Wild Silk by Street Sense – mare was Godolphin horse that never ran, but was well bred. The 2nd dam is by AP Indy, and produced a G1 winner. Work was an above average 21.1. The 3rd dam produced Fed Biz. Maybe willing to go over $50,000
2. #256 – f – Noble Mission – Style Show by Red Ransom – NM has been a failure, and is now in Japan, but I have some interest. Work was an ok 10.1. Love the Red Ransom and Manila on the dam side. 5/1 foal. NM is a son of Galileo. The mare has only produced one good horse in 5 tries. Marginal, don’t want to pay more than $25,000.
3. #273 – c – Midnight Storm – Suzee Sunrise by Chester House. worked 10.1 This is a classic case of a mare that was bred to run long, but became only a turf sprinter. The one decent foal was a stakes placed miler. This is a marginal and experimental idea, but not without merit. Already named Star Shopping

Maybe I should be more interested in the 10.2’s, if I really like the sire or the mare, but I need to stay consistent.

One of my Cairo Prince’s worked a 9.4, and will be too expensive.

Several idea were withdrawn, or worked too slow to be considered.