With final preparations underway for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2020 Winter Mixed Sale, the sale got a headline out of Oaklawn Park when Mike McCarty’s Gold Street posting a 2-3/4 length wire to wire victory in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes. It was the second straight stakes win for the newly turned 3-year-old colt by Street Boss, purchased for $55,000 as a yearling out of the Abbie Road Farm consignment at the 2018 Winter Mixed Sale. The same sale also produced Vacherie Girl, winner of the Louisiana Champions Day Lassie Stakes at Fair Grounds in December.
The Under Tack Show for the Winter Mixed Sale’s Horses of Racing Age Section is set for Monday, January 27th at 10:00 a.m.
There are 151 horses cataloged in the Racing Age section, with Hip No.’s 201- 322 in the regular Winter Mixed Sale catalog. A printed supplemental catalog, Hip No’s 323 – 350, is now available at the sales grounds and Hip No. 351 is available printed separately.
The Under Tack Show will be streamed live via the OBS.
The Winter Mixed Sale catalog can be viewed via the OBS website at http://obssales.com. The website’s searchable and sortable master index provides links to under tack videos, pedigree and consignor information as well as pedigree updates occurring since the catalog was printed. It has also been updated to allow shortlist creation. A link to instructions for using the new features can be found in the index header and a step by step tutorial is available in the index as well.
The iPad version of the entire catalog is available via the equineline Sales Catalog app. The app allows users to download and view the catalog, record notes and also provides innovative search, sort and rating capability. For information and downloads visit: http://www.equineline.com/SalesCatalogApp/.
Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is now also available via social media sites Facebook and Twitter. A link on the homepage directs users to either site.
Sales results will be available on the OBS website, updated hourly during each session of the Winter Mixed Sale. In addition, the latest news regarding OBS graduates, sales schedules, nominations, credit requests, travel information and other news relevant to OBS consignors and customers is also available. E-mail should be addressed to obs@obssales.com.
For more information regarding the Winter Mixed Sale or OBS website, please call (352) 237-2154.
