Mendelssohn Filly Fastest at Spring Sale’s First Under Tack Session

April 16, 2023

Hip 141, Mendelssohn x Caroline Victoria, boasts the fastest breeze on the day (Tiborphoto)

OBS Press Release

OCALA, Fla.— Hip No. 141, a daughter of Mendelssohn consigned by Off the Hook, Agent, sped an eighth in :9 3/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the opening session of the Under Tack Show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2023 Spring Sale of Two Year Olds in Training, a session marked by increasing headwinds throughout the day. The bay filly is out of Caroline Victoria, by Lonhro (AUS), from the family of grade one stakes winner American Theorem. breeze video

Hip 3, Bolt d’Oro x Above Fashion (Tiborphoto)

Hip No. 3, a daughter of Bolt d’Oro consigned by RiceHorse Stable (Brandon & Ali Rice), breezed the day’s fastest quarter, stopping the timer in :20 3/5. The dark bay or brown filly is out of graded stakes placed stakes winner Above Fashion, by Paddy O’Prado.  breeze video    walking video

Three horses breezed eighths in :9 4/5.

  • Hip No.1, a dark bay or brown filly by Bee Jersey consigned by Hoppel’s Horse & Cattle Co., Inc. is a half sister to stakes placed Perfect Sr., out of graded stakes placed Aaroness, by Distorted Humor. breeze video  walking video
  • Hip No. 37, a dark bay or brown filly by Flameaway consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds (Steven Venosa), Agent, is a half sister to grade one stakes placed Nasreddine, out of graded stakes placed Appreciating, by Sky Mesa. breeze video walking video
  • Hip No. 71, consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, is a bay filly by Vino Rosso out of Beautissimo, by Uncle Mo, a half sister to graded stakes placed stakes winning OBS graduate Two Thirty Five. breeze video

Two horses worked quarters in :20 4/5.

  • Hip No. 27, a chestnut colt by OBS graduate Kantharos consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, is out of Always Right, by Arch, from the family of grade one stakes winner McKinzie. breeze video
  • Hip No. 57, consigned by J V C Training and Sales, is a chestnut filly by Midshipman out of Avoree Noel, by Lion Tamer, a half sister to stakes winner Country Diva. breeze video

A pair of horses worked quarters in :21 flat.

  • Hip No. 39, a bay filly by West Coast consigned by Harris Training Center LLC, Agent, is a half sister to stakes placed Jerry the Nipper out of graded stakes placed Aqua Regia, by Pollard’s Vision. breeze video   walking video
  • Hip No. 90, consigned by CM Thoroughbreds, is a gray or roan colt by Cairo Prince out of Canadian Horse of the Year Biofuel, by Stormin Fever, a half sister to champion Tu Endie Wei. breeze video

Four horses worked quarters in :21 1/5.

  • Hip No. 6, consigned by Ocala Stud, is a bay filly by Girvin out of Adios Annie, by OBS graduate Adios Charlie, a daughter of stakes winner Burn Brightly. breeze video   walking video
  • Hip No. 156, a dark bay or brown filly by Uncle Mo consigned by Pick View LLC, Agent, is out of Cersei, by Malibu Moon, a daughter of grade one stakes winner Oh What a Windfall. breeze video    walking video
  • Hip No. 158, Tap the Champagne, a gray or roan filly by Tapit consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, is a half sister to grade one stakes winner Majestic Harbor out of stakes placed Champagne Royale, by French Deputy.  breeze video    walking video
  • Hip No. 167, a bay filly by Preservationist consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is a half sister to graded stakes winner Great Escape out of Chickasaw Gal, by Indian Charlie. breeze video

A trio of horses worked quarters in :21 2/5.

  • Hp No. 16, a bay filly by Twirling Candy consigned by Oak Creek Thoroughbreds, Agent, is out of Ain’t She Sweet, by Storm Cat, a full sister to champion Sweet Catomine. breeze video
  • Hip No. 41, consigned by Global Thoroughbreds LLC, Agent, is a bay filly by Practical Joke out of Arbitress, by Tiznow, a half sister to graded stakes placed stakes winner Tempus Fugit. breeze video    walking video
  • Hip No. 53, a chestnut colt by Mor Spirit consigned by Lucan Bloodstock (Karl Keegan), Agent, is out of Auntie’s the One, by Exchange Rate, from the family of graded stakes winner Real Courage. breeze video

There were 23 eighths in :10 flat.

  • Hip 10, a bay colt by Night of Thunder (IRE) out of Afdhaad (GB) by Nayef consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent 
  • Hip 20, a chestnut filly by Candy Ride (ARG) out of Alliford Bay by City Zip consigned by Coastal Equine LLC (Jesse Hoppel), Agent 
  • Hip 38, a bay filly by Hard Spun out of April True by Yes It’s True consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent 
  • Hip 50, a bay colt by Runhappy out of Augusta Queen by Forestry consigned by Scanlon Training & Sales, Agent 
  • Hip 51, a bay filly by Munnings out of Aunt Dot Dot by Gulch consigned by Hartley / DeRenzo Thoroughbreds LLC, Agent 
  • Hip 77, a chestnut filly by Omaha Beach out of Belatrix by Giant’s Causeway consigned by Off the Hook LLC, Agent 
  • Hip 78, a dark bay or brown filly by Midshipman out of Bella Biondetti by Biondetti consigned by Oak Creek Thoroughbreds, Agent 
  • Hip 83, a bay colt by Bucchero out of Bellimbusto by First Dude consigned by Blue River Bloodstock, Inc., Agent 
  • Hip 89, a chestnut colt by Practical Joke out of Big Thrill by Big Drama consigned by Grade One Investments LLC, Agent 
  • Hip 94, a bay filly by Maximus Mischief out of Blackhawk Honey by Malabar Gold consigned by Ordonez Thoroughbreds, Agent 
  • Hip 95, a chestnut colt by Mendelssohn out of Blazen Betsy by Speightstown consigned by Julie Davies LLC, Agent 
  • Hip 103, a gray or roan colt by Violence out of Blues Corner by Bluegrass Cat consigned by Richardson Bloodstock, Agent Cat 
  • Hip 117, a chestnut filly by Vino Rosso out of Broken Blues by Broken Vow consigned by Best A Luck Farm LLC, Agent 
  • Hip 123, a bay filly by Violence out of Button Girl by Mizzen Mast consigned by Marcial Galan, Agent 
  • Hip 125, a chestnut filly by Midshipman out of Cafe Belle by Medaglia d’Oro consigned by Golden Rock Thoroughbreds, Agent 
  • Hip 129, a bay filly by Sky Mesa out of Calidez by Spring At Last consigned by Randy Miles, Agent
  • Hip 140, a bay colt by Speightster out of Capitalism At Risk by Bull Market consigned by Coastal Equine LLC (Jesse Hoppel), Agent
  • Hip 151, a gray or roan filly by Twirling Candy out of Cauy’s Humor by Distorted Humor consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC, Agent 
  • Hip 157, a bay filly by Dialed In out of Chalonitka by Empire Maker consigned by Navas Equine 
  • Hip 164, a dark bay or brown filly by Mendelssohn out of Charming Becky by Dixie Union consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent 
  • Hip 165, a chestnut filly by Justify out of Chauncey by Jimmy Creed consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent 
  • Hip 171, a bay filly by Vino Rosso out of Choice Play by Vindication consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC 
  • Hip 173, a bay colt by Mitole out of Church Social by Pulpit consigned by Crane Thoroughbred Services LLC, Agent

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