Hip 61, a filly by Maxfield bred by McMahon of Saratoga and Empire Equines, sold for $200,000 Tuesday at the OBS March sale. Photo courtesy of Niall Brennan Stables.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s March sale kicked off the juvenile auction season Tuesday in Florida and New York-breds factored into the Day 1 results.
Hip 61, a filly from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Maxfield, brought the top price for a New York-bred in the opening session on a bid of $200,000 from EMCEE Stable LLC. Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent, the filly is out of the Malibu Moon mare Dancing Onthemoon.
Bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds LLC and Empire Equines LLC and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, the filly originally sold for $190,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred sale. She’s a half-sister to stakes winner General Ken and the winning New York-bred 4-year-old Solomini filly Artemis Girl. Dancing Onthemoon is also the dam of a New York-bred yearling colt by Epicenter – also co-bred by McMahon and Empire Equines – and was bred to Violence last season.
McMahon of Saratoga also co-bred, with Spruce Lane Farm, the session’s top-selling juvenile by a New York-based sire. Hip 255, a son of four-time defending leading New York sire Central Banker, brought a final bid of $65,000 from Joseph DiRico.
Hip 255, a son of four-time leading New York sire Central Banker, sold for $65,000 Tuesday at OBS March. Photo courtesy of Top Line Sales.
Foaled at McMahon of Saratoga, consigned by Top Line Sales and out of the winning Harlan’s Holiday mare Lady Daphne, the colt received a few significant recent updates thanks to his full sister Sunday Girl winning the Correction Stakes against open company March 2. Also bred by McMahon and Spruce Lane, Sunday Girl is 6-for-8 with $394,988 in earnings. Lady Daphne is also the dam of three other winners, including $101,988 earner Lady Jasmine.
Hip 241, a son of Grade 1-winning freshman sire Rock Your World, commanded the top price for a New York-bred colt on a bid of $150,000 from Steve Young, agent.
Consigned by Jose Munoz, the colt is the first foal out of the unraced Speightstown mare Kerry Montbretia. Bred by Waterville Lake Stables Ltd. and foaled at Stonewall Farm in Granite Springs, the colt originally sold to Munoz for $17,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred sale.
OBS reported sales on 14 of the 18 New York-breds through the ring Tuesday for a total of $879,000, an average price of $62,786 and median of $46,000.
The three-day sale continues with the second session at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
