Ocala June – 2022

I am very skeptical of this sale. While walking around the Ocala sale in April I heard one medium size consigner asked, “what kind of horses will you have in June?” the consigner responded all to honestly,

” I have two that are ok, and about a dozen bad ones”

If the horse are any good they should be in the April sale, because many buyers do not even appear at this sale.

Obviously there are some horses that have small problems that end up in this sale, and some late developers may have little choice. I will build a list of 10, but I will approach with great caution:

1. Get Stormy – Cosmic Energy by Unbridled Energy – c – $85,000 Taproot Bloodstock, this is a Phil Hager selection that is using the obscure/deceased sire strategy, 21.1 work, 5/4 foal
2. Always Dreaming – Waltzing Matilda by Danehill Dancer – c – $70,000 Oracle Bloodstock, let’s watch the Oracle guys, mare won a G2 at 1 /1/4 miles on the turf, 21.2 work
3. Oscar Performance – Sparkle Factor by Arch – c – $45,000 Acadiana, the best OP in the sale, mare did not win until she was 5 in Ireland, 10.1 work, 4/24 foal
4. Funtastic – Peace Opportunity by Point of Entry – c – $70,000 Rob Orr, a favorite obscure sire, 21.0 work
5. Girvin – Ocean Boulevard by Fusaichi Pegasus – f – $32,000 de la Cerda, this is a sire I want to watch. long legged photo, 21.3 work, 4/18 foal
6. Girvin – Greely’s Girl by Mr Greeley, – c – $87,000 Fernando Abreu, really like the look of the Girvin’s, 10.2 work
7. Funtastic – Foxy Cleo by Whywhywhy – c – $25,000 Legion Bloodstock, let’s try a bargain Funtastic, 22.0 work, 4/10 foal
8. Cairo Prince – Erma Lee by Stormy Atlantic, $50,000 Douglas Reddington, the best CP at the sale, 10.1 work
9. Midnight Storm – Sterling Madame by Unbridled Energy, $50,000 Raffaella Di Paola, will not give up on this sire, 10.1 work
10. Noble Mission – Thatza Wrap by Hard Spun, $57,000 Mongolian Stable, 5/1 foal

I am not optimistic about this group, but maybe there is some value here. The “cool kids” were not buyers here. West Point bought one horse, and a few smaller partnerships bought a few horses, but not much.

Let’s watch.