Millionaire Quartet half-sister to Santa Anita Oaks (G1)-winner Hedonist, Brooklyn OCALA, FL—Ocala Breeders’ Sales started the 2022 2-year-olds Handicap (G2)-winner Seeking Daylight, stakes-winner Zaha, in training sales season March 15-16 with their prestigious March stakes-placed Gold Player and stakes-producer Cat Play. The colt Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training and the auction produced four worked an eighth-mile in :9.80 at the under tack session. Mori and Woods also topped their respective constituents as Mori seven-figure juveniles and two days of brisk trading with increases led all buyers while signing the tickets on seven head for $3,550,000 in gross sales and averages. The four millionaires were the most at the OBS March sale and Woods sold 24 young thoroughbreds for $6,393,000. Spendthrift, BSW/Crow Colts Group, Broman outlasted all since 2017 when five juveniles sold for at least $1 million dollars. bidders on the second seven-figure 2-year-old, getting Hip 277 for This year’s March Sale recorded $49,498,000 in gross sales from 371 thoroughbred juveniles compared to last year when 325 $1 million. Consigned by Sequel Bloodstock as agent for Chester sold for $37,970,000, resulting in a 30% improvement. The aver- and Mary Broman, the colt is also by Into Mischief but out of the age price for the two-day sale was $132,119 compared to $116,831 Roman Ruler mare Artemis Agrotera, a multiple Grade 1 winner last year, equating to a $13% increase while the median jumped of the Ballerina and Frizette. Artemis Agrotera has also produced stakes-winner Chestertown. The bay colt worked an eighth-mile 25% from $60,000 a year ago to $75,000 this year. “We’re delighted with the results. We thought there was a lot in :10.20 at the under tack show. Chestertown, by Tapit, was also an OBS March Sale topper of strength in the marketplace at all levels and it bodes well as we having sold for $2 million in 2019 to West Point, Masiello and move into the April Sale,” OBS director of sales Tod WojciechSiena Farm from the consignment of Sequel Bloodstock. owski said. Hip 532 also hit seven figures on the money board as Donato Hip 318 started the secLanni as agent, put in the final bid ond day off with a bang as of $1 million to acquire the bay a colt by More Than Ready daughter of Triple Crown-winner sold for $1.2 million to K S I American Pharoah out of Just Parkfrom the consignment of Cier, by Forest Camp. Just Parker is aran Dunne’s Wavertree Staa half-sister to graded stakes-winbles Inc. as agent. The bay colt is ner Qahira; stakes-winner Stormin’ out of Broad Spectrum, by Indian Lyon and stakes-winner and graded Charlie, making him a half-brother stakes-producer Quick Flip. The filto stakes-placed Broad Approval ly was consigned by Top Line Sales and he worked an eighth-mile in LLC as agent and worked a furlong :9.80 at the under tack show. Broad in :10 flat at the under tack session. Spectrum is also a half-sister to Mori also went to $900,000 for Grade 3 Indiana Derby-winner Hip 438, a colt by first crop sire Dynamic Impact. Bolt d’Oro out of Foolish Cause, Japanese trainer and agent Hidby Giant’s Causeway. The colt is eyuki Mori purchased the first mila half-brother to stakes-winner lion-dollar juvenile during the first Foolish Humor, was consigned by day of the auction when he went Top Line Sales LLC as agent and to $1.1 million for Hip 257 from worked an eighth-mile in :9.80 at the Eddie Woods as agent conthe breeze show. signment. The bay colt is by Into That was the second consecuMischief out of Zapara, by Not tive big purchase by Mori, who had For Love and is a half-brother to Judit Seipert Photo just put in the final bid on Hip 437 stakes-placed Basso. Zapara is a
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