Hip No. 450, a colt by More Than Ready consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc. (Ciaran
Dunne), agent, zipped an eighth in :9 3/5 to post the fastest time at the
distance at the second session of the under tack show on Friday for Ocala
Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2009 March Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training.
The Kentucky-bred bay is out of Silent Circle (Indian Charlie) and comes from
the same family as 1981 champion turf filly De La Rose (Nijinsky II), Grade 1
victor Upper Nile (Nijinsky II) and multiple Grade 2 heroine Lie Low (Dr.
Fager).
Five youngsters shared honors for the session’s fastest quarter-mile breeze,
stopping the timer in :20 3/5. They were: Hip 261, a chestnut Gulch filly
consigned by Eisaman Equine, agent, out of Lady of Wicklow (Turkoman), a full
sister to Grade 1 hero Man From Wicklow and a half-sister to Grade 2 victress
Wild Heart Dancing (Farma Way); READY RESPONSE (Tiger Ridge), consigned as Hip
276 by Casse Sales LLC, agent for Norman Casse, out of Low Talker (Phone Trick),
a half-sister to stakes winners Stalker (Stalwart), Cash Road (Smile) and Lord
Pergrine (Regal and Royal); WILD WIT (Distorted Humor), consigned as Hip 327 by
Welcome Gate Farm, out of stakes winner Mountain Girl (Mountain Cat) and from
the same family as Grade 1 hero Siphonic (Siphon [Brz]), Grade 2-winning sire
Dixie Dot Com (Dixie Brass) and Grade 1-winning Kentucky Oaks (G1) hopeful
Laragh (Tapit); Hip 340, a gray Exchange Rate filly consigned by Old South Farm,
out of Notably Charming (Run Turn); and Hip 498, a dark bay Indian Ocean colt
consigned by O & H Bloodstock (Terry Oliver and Bo Hunt), agent, out of Sweet
Zeena (Straight Man) and from the same family as Grade 3 winning full siblings
Cambiocorsa (Avenue of Flags) and California Flag (Avenue of Flags).
The session’s fastest three-eighths was done in :33 by Hip 414, a dark bay
colt by Mingun consigned by Harris Training Center LLC, agent. The Ohio-bred is
out of Run Early Run Fast (Cherokee Run) and comes from the same family as
stakes winners Lotta Rhythm (Rhythm), High Blues (High Yield) and Lotta Kim
(Roar), herself the dam of Grade 2 victress and Kentucky Oaks contender Rachel
Alexandra (Medaglia d’Oro).
All workouts were recorded and will be available for viewing at the sales
grounds and on the internet at obssales.com, indexed by Hip Number as well as
viewable and/or downloadable in their entirety. Under tack results are posted on
the OBS website approximately one hour after the conclusion of each session.
The March Sale is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, with each session
getting underway at 11 a.m.