Hip 165, a filly by leading New York sire Central Banker, sold for $80,000 to highlight the OBS June opener Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Woodside Ranch.
A filly by two-time leading New York sire Central Banker sold for $80,000 to highlight the opening session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s June 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale Tuesday in Ocala.
Emerald Sales, agent for K E M Stables, signed for the day’s top-priced New York-bred, who is out of the unraced Temple City mare Moroccan Temptress. Offered as Hip 165 out of the Woodside Ranch consignment, the filly breezed an eighth in :10.1 during last week’s presale workouts.
Bred by Mr. and Mrs. Brian Guy Rice and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, the filly is the first foal out of Moroccan Temptress, who is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner and $372,830-earner Needs Supervision.
Central Banker, a 13-year-old son of Speightstown, stands for $7,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds. He topped New York’s general sire list in 2021 and 2022 and sits well in front on the 2023 table with progeny earnings of more than $1.7 million through Tuesday.
Hip 51, a colt by New York-based sire Courageous Cat, sold for $72,000 Tuesday at OBS June. Photo courtesy of G. A. Thoroughbred Sales.
The second most expensive New York-bred juvenile sold during the opening session was also sired by a New York-based stallion – Hip 51, a colt by Courageous Cat that brought $72,000 from K.O.I.D. Co. Ltd.
Consigned by G. A. Thoroughbred Sales, the colt is the second foal out of the winning Strong Hope mare Laur Net. Bred by Barry Ostrager and foaled at Hidden Lake Farm in Stillwater, the colt is a half-brother to the unraced New York-bred Majestic City filly Cast Your Net, a full to a yearling filly by Courageous Cat and a half to a colt by champion male sprinter Mitole born May 17.
Courageous Cat, a 17-year-old son of Storm Cat out of multiple Grade 1 winner Tranquility Lake, stands for $2,500 at Questroyal North in Stillwater. Courageous Cat ranked 16th on New York’s general sire list in 2022 and is 19th through Tuesday.
McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds’ young stallion Solomini, who stands for $6,500, was also represented by a strong sale. K.O.I.D. Co., Ltd. struck again going to $75,000 to land Hip 41. The New Jersey-bred colt, consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock as agent, hails from the family of Pioneerof the Nile. That price was good for third among the offerings by freshman sires and at the top of the list among those stallions outside of Kentucky.
OBS reported sales on 24 of the 32 New York-breds offered during the opening session for a total of $599,500, an average price of $24,979.
The sale continues with the second of three sessions at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
