The parking lot here at the OBS sales grounds is overflowing and the pavilion is as crowded as I've seen it. Maybe it's the promise of a new two-year-old crop. Or perhaps the anticipation of value has brought more buyers to Ocala. Then again, maybe it's just a bunch of Ocala-ites who turned out to watch a horse sale.
We'll know soon enough. The first horse should be in the ring any minute. Provided they vet ok, hips 1, 4, and 14 ought to hit six figures.
1 $300,000
4 $100,000
14 $127,000
Here is my Short List from the TODAY newsletter . This a deep group, so I had to make some tough choices.
For example, one of my favorite horses was actually Hip 197, a Concorde's Tune filly I left off my list on sire power. Her workout was awesome. Click on Hip 197 after you go here.
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As it turned out, quite a few people hung around to take a shot at the Concorde's Tune filly, who ultimately sold for $225,000 to bloodstock agent Demi O'Byrne. She'll be one to watch for at the track.
Thoroughbred writer Pete Denk shares his experience covering North American Thoroughbred auctions and racing.
Pete Denk
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Pete fell in love with horse racing during the early 1990s while frequenting Sportsman’s Park, Arlington Park, and Hawthorne Race Course in his native Chicago. His first favorite horses were Dehere and Holy Bull.
An award-winning newspaper journalist, Pete moved to Lexington in March of 2005 to accept a job as staff writer with Thoroughbred Times. He was promoted to sales editor in January of 2008.
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After reviewing all the workouts and creating my own not-so-short list, I found that we matched on five of your ten "Short List" horses (68, 102, 107, 142, 195), and there were a few others that I'd liked but didn't quite make my cut.
I saw quite a few useful breezes, but not very many blew me away. I generally ignore the times and just watch how they travel. I would like to have had the advantage of seeing them at the barn and watching them train for a few days.
The Concorde's Tune filly you mentioned, Hip 197, had a terrific work. It couldn't have looked any easier, and I'd love to have one like her in my barn.
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