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The April 15-18 OBS 2-year-old sale kicked off Tuesday with a banner day for Vekoma when hip No. 246 sold for $600,000 to Case Clay Thoroughbred Management. The day would finish with the gray/roan being the second-highest price paid for a colt of the session. Consigned by Thorostock LLC, the… Read More

Authentic’s hip No. 234 hammered for $500,000 during the first session of the April 15-18 OBS Spring 2-year-old sale, one of the top five prices paid for a filly during the opening day of the central Florida auction. Consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC, agent, the filly worked a… Read More

A pair of 2-year-olds from the first crop of By My Standards surpassed the $100,000 mark during Tuesday’s opening session of the OBS April sale, with hip No. 46, the first offering by his sire, bringing $170,000. Consigned by Triple C. Sales, agent, the colt went to West Point Thoroughbreds. Read More

Maximus Mischief, the leading Third-Crop sire of 2025, had an excellent opening day of the April 15-18 OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale, topped by $385,000 colt. Hip No. 244, named Maximus Empire, was consigned by Cardozo’s Brothers and sold to Dutch Girl Holdings & Irving Ventures, Michae Pender, agent. The… Read More

Among the first 2-year-old offerings during Tuesday’s opening session of the OBS April sale from the first crop of Yaupon was a filly that sold for $525,000 to Spendthrift Farm. Consigned by Tom McCrocklin, agent and catalogued as hip No. 243, the filly was bred in Kentucky by Mark Allen… Read More

Lion of Justice and Shred the Gnar, both 3-year-olds by Into Mischief, earned TDN ‘Rising Star’ status over the past weekend, the 50th and 51st for their six-time champion sire. Lion of Justice was a dominating winner of his March 15 debut at Colonial Downs, coming home a 6 ½-length… Read More

The OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale finished with a bang for Yaupon when his last offering brought a winning bid of $875,000 during the Thursday afternoon session. From the first crop of his Grade 1-winning, sire, the bay colt, hip No. 798, was consigned by Pick View LLC, agent… Read More

After a very swift 9 4/5-second breeze at the Under Tack show, a filly from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Basin garnered plenty of attention in the sales ring Wednesday at OBS, ultimately hammering for $270,000. Consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, agent and catalogued as hip No. 302, the… Read More

Grade 1 winner Rock Your World, whose first foals are 2-year-olds of 2025, had three juveniles bring six figures during the Wednesday session of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale. Leading the way was hip No. 438, which sold for $180,000 to Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables. Consigned… Read More

Anchored by a $400,000 colt Wednesday at the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale, Yaupon has had a half-dozen horses bring at least $200,000 during the high-profile auction. Hip No. 456, consigned by Pike Racing at Highlander Training Center, Agent, was the highlight thus far for Yaupon, bringing a winning… Read More

Leading Second-Crop sire Authentic had one of the top-five sellers during Wednesday’s session of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale when hip No. 491 hammered for $600,000. Consigned by Top Line Sales, agent for breeder Machmer Hall, the bay colt went to Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables. The… Read More

Bolt d’Oro had the second-highest priced filly of the day during Wednesday’s session of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale when hip No. 405 brought a winning bid of $600,000. Consigned by Brandon and Ali Rice’s Ricehorse Stable for breeder Machmer Hall, the dark bay filly went to AMO… Read More