The start of the juvenile auction season also represents the anticipated unveiling of 2-year-olds from first-crop sires. Fittingly, two of the more precocious members of their generation are already showing signs of success ahead of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. 2026 March Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale.

    Hip 508, a chestnut filly by Drain the Clock, and Hip 598, a dark bay or brown colt by Golden Pal, combined to produce a standout day for the Top Line Sales consignment as both flagbearers of Jimbo and Torie Gladwell’s barn worked an eighth in :9 3/5 to tie for the fastest time at the distance during the third day of under-tack shows.

    Both Drain the Clock, who stands at Gainesway, and Golden Pal, a member of Coolmore’s Ashford Stud roster, are represented by their first 2-year-olds this year and each appear to be stamping their offspring with the same precocity they showed during their respective Grade 1 winning careers.

    The Drain the Clock filly is out of the winning Grand Appointment mare Windsail and is a half sister to stakes winner Windy Lu Who. The Golden Pal colt is out of the winning Sligo Bay (IRE) mare Bide a Wee Island and is a half brother to graded stakes winner Island Commish.

    “Those horses have both been really good all year,” said Jimbo Gladwell of Top Line Sales.  “We knew we had a shot at going fast today but you never think you’re going to go :9 3/5. Once the Golden Pal did it, we thought the Drain the Clock might do it because she’s been right there head and head with him all year. The Drain the Clocks have been big, beautiful horses. And the Golden Pal, he’s been straightforward. Anybody can get him to go fast.

    “They’re both big horses who have a lot of balance and a lot of muscle to them and both of them have a good way of moving with really big strides,” Gladwell continued. “The way OBS has the track set up safe and fast for us, the bigger striding horses get across it easily and they come back home safe and happy.”

    The fastest quarter-mile on a day dotted with overcast conditions came when Hip 453, Candy Illusion, a dark bay or brown filly by Twirling Candy, covered the distance in :20 2/5. Consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Candy Illusion is out of the winning, stakes-placed Tizway mare Tizanillusion, an OBS graduate and half sister to stakes winner All That Magic.

    “Very high expectations for her. She’s always been nice, a very fast filly,” McCrocklin said of Candy Illusion. “I had set myself up for disappointment because I was expecting a big breeze when she came through.

    “She has a lot of length and scope. She’s deceptive because she’s not moving her legs fast but she’s covering a lot of ground which to me is always a good sign. She’s a very exciting filly.”

    McCrocklin also consigns Hip 610, Dash, a dark bay or brown filly by Cyberknife who worked a quarter in :20 4/5. The filly is out of the winning Harlan’s Holiday mare Blast, who is a full sister to graded-stakes placed winner and OBS March graduate Fun. Dash is also a half sister to Grade 1 winner Velocity, an OBS March graduate.

    A pair of horses posted the second fastest quarter of the day, going in :20 3/5: Hip 433, a dark bay or brown filly by Olympiad consigned by Hoppel LLC. The filly is out of the winning stakes-placed Tapit mare Tapped, who is out of graded stakes winner Gemswick Park and is a half sister to stakes winner and Grade 1 placed Scotland.

    Hip 537, a gray or roan filly by Roadster consigned by Ocala Stud. The filly is out of the winning Trippi mare Alotofappeal and is a half sister to stakes winners and OBS graduates Epona’s Hope and King Cab as well as fellow stakes winner B C’s Train.

    A total of 17 horses worked an eighth in :9 4/5Hip 416, a bay colt by leading sire and OBS March graduate Into Mischief consigned by S B M Training and Sales. The colt is out of the winning, graded stakes placed Will Take Charge mare Sweet Diane and is a half brother to stakes winner Miss Martini.

    Hip 419, a bay colt by Olympiad consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock. The colt is out of the First Defence mare Tactical Move, a daughter of Grade 1 winner Game Face, an OBS March graduate.

    Hip 437, a dark bay or brown filly by OBS graduate Yaupon consigned by de Meric Sales. The filly is out of the Candy Ride (ARG) mare Tempered, a half sister to stakes-winner and graded stakes placed Cowan, an OBS March graduate.

    Hip 445, a dark bay or brown filly by Aloha West consigned by Top Line Sales LLC. The filly is out of the winning Smart Strike mare Thepartyneverends, who is a half sister to stakes winners Laurie’s Rocket and Greeley’s Rocket, an OBS March graduate.

    Hip 449, a dark bay or brown filly by Jackie’s Warrior consigned by Kings Equine. The filly is out of the multiple stakes winning and graded stakes placed Sky Mesa mare Thundering Sky and is a half sister to graded stakes placed winner Corruption, an OBS graduate.

    Hip 466, a dark bay or brown colt by Early Voting consigned by L. G., Agent. The colt is out of the winning stakes-placed Hold Me Back mare Truth in the Lies, a half sister to multiple stakes winner Trueamericanspirit.

    Hip 474, a dark bay or brown filly by Omaha Beach consigned by Blue River Bloodstock. The filly is out of the multiple stakes winning Hook and Ladder mare Under Serviced and is a half sister to stakes placed winners Kingpin and Lucky Mike.

    Hip 476, a gray or roan colt by Army Mule consigned by Hoppel LLC. The colt is out of the Creative Cause mare Upandtotheright, a half sister to graded stakes winner The Pamplemousse, an OBS March graduate.

    Hip 505, a bay filly by Golden Pal consigned by Blue River Bloodstock. The filly is out of the winning Wildcat Heir mare Wildcat Gaze, a half sister to stakes winners Saratoga Treasure and April Gaze.

    Hip 519, a bay filly by Nashville consigned by Blue Sapphire Stables. The filly is out of the winning Runhappy mare Zebra Cake and is from the female family of graded stakes winners Red Ruby and Mo Tom.

    Hip 526, a bay colt by Practical Joke consigned by Top Line Sales LLC. The colt is out of the Speightstown mare Air of Authority, who hails from the female family of graded stakes winner and OBS March graduate Conquest Panthera.

    Hip 533, Martha, a gray or roan filly by Independence Hall consigned by Golden Rock Thoroughbreds. The filly is out of the winning Liam’s Map mare All Over the Map.

    Hip 561, a dark bay or brown colt by Life Is Good consigned by Top Line Sales LLC. The colt is out of the stakes-winning and graded stakes placed Run Away and Hide mare Ask Bailey, an OBS graduate.

    Hip 572, a dark bay or brown colt by Mendelssohn consigned by Dark Star Thoroughbreds (Stori Atchison). The colt is out of the Street Cry mare Bachelors Walk, a daughter of multiple group winner Sander Camillo.

    Hip 576, a bay colt by OBS graduate Yaupon consigned by Kings Equine. The colt is out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Balbina, a daughter of multiple graded stakes winner Ready’s Gal and a half sister to graded stakes winner Machen.

    Hip 595, a gray or roan filly by Drain the Clock consigned by J & R Thoroughbreds LLC. The filly is out of the Street Boss mare Bettyfromtheblock, a daughter of Balboa Betty, who is a full sister to champion Tiznow and graded winners Budroyale and Tizdubai.

    Hip 607, a bay colt by Authentic consigned by de Meric Sales. The colt is out of the winning Not For Love mare Bitterroot, a full sister to multiple stakes winner Clubman.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - Robert Cotran’s Rezasrolex, his nine-race win streak over the course of two seasons ended by an agonizing neck last time out, returns home to resume what the connections feel could be his best year yet in Saturday’s $125,000 Silks Run at Gulfstream Park.

    The 12th running of the five-furlong Silks Run for 4-year-olds and up, scheduled on the turf, co-headlines a 12-race program with the $175,000, Gr. III Hurricane Bertie for older filly and mare sprinters on the main track. First race post time is 12:50 p.m. 

    Following a 2025 campaign where he was perfect in five starts, Rezasrolex, a gelded 5-year-old son of multiple Gr. II-winning turf sprinter Bucchero, has run twice this year going five furlongs on the grass at Tampa Bay Downs. He won a Jan. 11 optional claimer by 1 ½ lengths to extend a streak that began in June 2024 at Gulfstream, but was beaten in the Feb. 14 Turf Dash, his stakes debut.

    The winner, My Boy Prince, is a multiple stakes-winner on both turf and synthetic who has placed five times in graded stakes, four of them Gr. 1. Despite the loss, Rezasrolex registered a Beyer Speed Figure of 98, a career-best on any surface, finishing a head in front of stablemate And Uwish.

    “He got beat a tough neck the other day, I’ll tell you that. He kept trying and the truth is, he took the worst of it,” trainer Joe Orseno said “The one speed horse was in front of him and [jockey Edgard Zayas] didn’t want to go to the inside fearing that that horse would just angle down on us, so he went around him. Actually, the horse that was in front stopped my other horse from coming. And UWish maybe would have won the whole race if the horse didn’t stop in his face. Both my horses showed up and ran well, but My Boy Prince just got to sit on the rail and beat us a neck. That was a tough one.”

    Rezasrolex has won 13 of 18 lifetime starts, primarily in starter company, with 11 of those wins coming after Orseno claimed him for $16,000 out of a Dec. 7, 2023 victory on the all-weather Tapeta course. It was his first race at Gulfstream following two starts at Belterra Park, where he graduated going one mile on the grass.

    “A couple of years ago before Bucchero had a lot of runners, I had a few in my barn and I liked the stallion a lot. Actually, the fellow that I claimed this horse for bought into Bucchero so he now owns a piece of the stallion. That’s how much I liked him,” Orseno said. “I happened to see this horse run at Belterra and I thought, ‘Wow, this is a Bucchero that went a mile on the turf’ and that’s something, because they’re sometimes better off sprinting, but they do just about anything.

    “It just stayed in the back of my head,” he added. “When he came down to Gulfstream, he had run against a horse that we had, Tapit Three Times, and he beat him. The owner was like, ‘Well, I’m tired of this horse beating us, so we should take him.’ Then I said that this is the horse I saw run at Belterra and I liked him and he’s by Bucchero, so we should definitely take him.”

    Rezasrolex lost his first two races for the new connections, won the next two before losing again, then went on a run that covered a span of 570 days, winning on turf and Tapeta sprinting five and 5 ½ furlongs, favored eight times in nine races.

    “He was eligible for that starter condition, from the [$25,000] to the [$35,000] to the [$50,000]. He won and every starter raised him in price,” Orseno said. “His numbers were starting to get better and the more confidence he got. The horse has had some minor little issues here and there and I’ve always stopped on him and gave him time. He’s a very happy horse right now.”

    Though he has primarily won on the front end, Rezasrolex has also had success coming from just off the pace as he did in his season debut. He drew the rail in a field of seven with regular rider Zayas back. 

    “He’s been amazing,” Orseno said. “It looks like he’s going to be a stronger 5-year-old. The stallion didn’t really get good until he was 5, so this is kind of what we’re hoping. I kind of ran him sparingly last year, five starts, just in preparation to try and have a good campaign this year.”

    Among the competition for Rezasrolex will be his stablemate and defending champion Eamonn, also owned by Cotran. It will be the 48th career start for the 8-year-old, who hasn’t won since last year’s Silks Run with thirds in the Gr. II Shakertown at Keeneland and Wolf Hill at Monmouth Park last spring and summer.

    Six of Eamonn’s eight career wins have come on the Gulfstream turf. He makes the quick turnaround and cuts back off a fifth-place finish after getting away slowly and closing late in a one-mile optional claimer on the grass Feb. 22 at Tampa.



             



         

    HALLANDALE BEACH - Jockey David Egan made a winning return to Gulfstream Park Thursday after spending two weeks back in Europe, guiding Lea Farms’ Never Count Me Out ($4) to a popular victory in Race 4.

    The 26-year-old Irish-born and Great Britain-based jockey, has ridden at Gulfstream during Europe’s offseason the past few years, notched his 18th winning ride of the Championship Meet aboard the Jorge Delgado-trained 3-year-old Tacitus colt in the 5-furlong, $35,000 maiden claiming race. Making his second career start, Never Count Me Out stumbled early before making a four-wide sweep to the lead and drawing off to win by five lengths.

    “This horse definitely wants longer,” Egan said. “The first jump was quick. The second step out of the gate he stumbled and went to his head, and I had to rush him down the backstretch, which was not ideal. But he’s was much the best. He’s a big strong horse.”

    Egan, the multiple Group 1 stakes-winning former British champion apprentice, is under contract with European sports agent Kia Joorabchian’s AMO Racing.

    “I was back in the U.K., riding some horses on the track. We have a lot of young horses coming through, so I was over there to breeze them at the farms,” Egan said. “It’s an important time of year getting these horses ready.”

    Egan has a busy riding schedule this weekend with six mounts today, 11 on Saturday’s 14-race Coolmore Fountain of Yout Day card, and nine on Sunday.

    “I’m here all of this week and next week anyway,” Egan said. “I’ve got some nice rides – a nice filly, Domino Vitali, for Jorge again for AMO Racing. I have lots of rides on Saturday, Fountain of Youth Day, not in the big one, but I’m in nearly all the other races.”

Champion Apprentice Moran Rides at Gulfstream Sunday

    Pietro Moran, who won the 2025 Outstanding Apprentice Eclipse Award, will begin riding at Gulfstream Sunday.

    The 20-year-old Irish-born jockey, whose meet-leading 140 wins at Woodbine included a $1 million King’s Plate victory aboard Mansetti, has been named on a pair of 3-year-old maidens by Canadian trainer Rachel Halden. He has the mounts on Magical Factor in Race 8, a 1 1/8-mile maiden special weight on turf, and Just In Touch in Race 11, a 1 1/8-mile maiden special weight race on turf for fillies.

    “I’ll ride here until April and head back to Woodbine,” said Moran, who lived in Ireland for six years before moving with his family to Canada. “I’m here for the experience. It’s a good room with a lot of good riders I can learn from and a lot of good trainers and owners.”

    Moran no longer qualifies for the five-pound apprentice allowance.

    “I’ve been very fortunate so far. I’ve had a lot of opportunities and support, and I hope to keep it going,” Moran said.