Hip 682, a filly by Unified bred by Barry Ostrager, sold for $70,000 to highlight Wednesday’s session at the OBS June sale. Photo provided by Ordonez Thoroughbreds.
A New York-bred filly from the third crop of Unified commanded a bid of $70,000 to highlight the second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s June 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale Wednesday in Ocala.
Meah/Lloyd Bloodstock, agent for Starry Night Racing, purchased Hip 682 out of the Ordonez Thoroughbreds consignment. She turned in one of the fastest presale workouts, breezing an eighth in :10.
Bred by Barry Ostrager and foaled at Hidden Lake Farm in Stillwater, the filly is out of the stakes-winning Southern Halo mare Black Escort, who is the dam of stakes-placed winners Miss Melinda and Black Snowflake. The filly is also a full sister to New York-bred 4-year-old Halofied, a two-time winner also bred by Ostrager.
Hip 709, a colt by former New York-based stallion Destin, brought the second highest price for a New York-bred Wednesday on a bid of $58,000 from Ashlee Wolf, agent for Stable HMA.
Hip 709, a colt by former New York stallion Destin, sold for $58,000 Wednesday at OBS June. Photo provided by Thorostock LLC.
Bred by Eaton & Thorne, Inc., foaled at Thorndale Farm in Millbrook, and consigned by Thorostock LLC, agent, the colt is out of the winning Bustin Stones mare Bustinattheseams. She’s the dam of four winners, including a pair of five-time winning New York-breds in Fat N Bitter ($120,110) and Bustin the Rules ($107,795).
Destin, a 10-year-old son of Giant’s Causeway out of the Grade 1-winning Siberian Summer mare Dream of Summer, previously stood at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson. He bred 84 mares in 2019 and 53 in 2020 before relocating to Saudi Arabia for stud duty.
OBS reported sales on 15 of the 18 New York-breds offered during Wednesday’s session for a total of $330,700, an average price of $22,047. Overall, 41 of the 50 New York-breds offered have sold for $1,001,200, an average price of $24,420.
The top price for a New York-bred through the first two sessions is $80,000, paid by Emerald Sales, agent for K E M Stables, for Hip 165, a filly by two-time leading New York sire Central Banker.
Bred by Mr. and Mrs. Brian Guy Rice, the filly is the first foal out of the unraced Temple City mare Moroccan Temptress, who is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner and $372,830-earner Needs Supervision. The filly was consigned by Woodside Ranch.
The sale continues with the final session, which includes a draft of horses of racing age, starting at 10 a.m. Thursday.
