Sunday, October 12, 2025
Both go at 7 furlongs for $200,000 . . .

    HALLANDALE BEACH - The $200,000 Susan’s Girl and the $200,000 Affirmed have attracted full fields for next Saturday’s second leg of the Florida Sire Stakes series at Gulfstream Park.

    The Susan’s Girl, a seven-furlong test for 2-year-old fillies sired by accredited Florida stallions, drew a field of 12 (and an also-eligible), including Finding Strength and Love Like Lucy, who finished second and third, respectively, in the $100,000 Desert Vixen, the six-furlong first leg of the Florida Sire Stakes series. Michael Yates-trained Finding Strength finished a nose behind Lennilu, who will bypass the second FSS leg for a planned start in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Oct. 31 at Del Mar.

     Jorge Delgado-trained Mythical will return to Gulfstream after incurring her first loss while finishing fifth in the Aug. 30, Gr. I Spinaway at Saratoga. The Arindel home-bred won her April 17 debut at Gulfstream before beating the boys in the June 5 Tremont and capturing the Aug. 3 Gr. III Adirondack at Saratoga.

    Trainer Kenny McPeek entered Blazing Bridgette, a daughter of Uncle Chuck who finished third in her recent career debut at Aqueduct. Trainer Joe Orseno entered Sister Hustle, a daughter of Uncle Chuck who romped by 12 ¼ lengths in her recent debut at Presque Isle Downs for owner/trainer Randall Russell.

     Antonio Sano-trained Camigol, who finished second behind Fourth and Central in the $100,000 Dr. Fager, the six-furlong first leg of the FSS open division, is prominent among 11 entries for the seven-furlong Affirmed. Camigol finished third in the Aug. 2, Gr. III Saratoga Special after breaking his maiden at Gulfstream Park by 5 ¾ lengths. Fourth and Central was not entered in the Affirmed. Jose Pinchin-trained Trelawny, a son of Uncle Chuck who finished three-quarters of a length behind Camigol in the Dr. Fager, is entered to return in the Affirmed.

    Heather Smullen-trained Wootun and the Jose D’Angelo-trained duo of Micanopy and Khozalite, all recent second-start graduates, and Patrick Biancone-trained Squire, a stakes-placed son of Leinster who will return to dirt after a subpar showing on turf in the Hollywood Beach, have also been entered in the Affirmed.

    The Susan’s Girl is carded as Race 8, while the Affirmed is carded as Race 11 on next Saturday’s 12-race program.

    The $70,000 Mr. Jordan, a mile overnight handicap for 3-year-olds and up that is carded as Race 10, drew a highly competitive field of nine, including Sam Wilensky-trained Lure Him In, Bobby DiBona-trained Steal Sunshine, Joe Orseno-trained Hades, Patrick Biancone-trained Classic of Course and Jose Castro-trained Lightning Tones.


Saturday, October 11, 2025
Post time today is 12:50 . . .
    HALLANDALE BEACH - Heavy rain and a forecast for continued thunderstorms throughout the afternoon caused Gulfstream Park to cancel the balance of its nine-race program following Friday's second race out of an abundance of caution for horses , horsemen and fans.

    Overnight rain Thursday forced each of Friday’s three races scheduled for the turf to be moved to the all-weather Tapeta course. Peacethrustrength ($5) won the opener, a 3-year-old and up maiden claimer on Tapeta for Sunshine Meet leading trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. Carlos David-trained Carentan ($6) took Race 2 for claimers 3 and older, also on Tapeta.

    Post time for the first of 11 races today is 12:50 p.m.

    A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is scheduled for Sunday. The multi-race wager was hit twice in three days last weekend, returning payouts of $143,083 on Oct. 3 and $50,554 on Oct. 5.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Sales reach more than $7.2 million . . .
    Never let it be said that Nelson Arroyo doesn’t take advice to heart and put it into action. During his quest to build up his Arroyo Bloodstock business in just its second year of pinhooking, Arroyo recalled that one of the most accomplished bloodstock agents in the thoroughbred industry urged him to let one key principle guide his purchases.

    “Donato Lanni set me aside this year and he said ‘Nelson, stick to buying good horses and make that type of name’. So that’s what we’re trying to do,” Arroyo said. “We’re trying to go after what I really believe in.”

    The horse Arroyo believed in the most at the 2025 OBS October Yearling Sale was one he successfully acquired, going to $180,000 to land Hip 482, a bay son of Jackie’s Warrior consigned by Glen Hill Farm who paced the second and final day of selling to wrap up an exercise that posted gains across all key figures.

    Arroyo, a former jockey, had already enjoyed success on the OBS grounds this year having sold a son of Midshipman for $650,000 consigned by Caliente Thoroughbreds at the OBS March Sale. His latest purchase is a product of generations of breeding from the Glen Hill program as the colt is out of Glen Hill’s homebred graded stakes-inning Broken Vow mare Broken Dreams and is a half- brother to multiple graded stakes-winner Caribou Club, who was also bred and campaigned by the farm.

    “It’s a good family and he’s a nice colt,” Tom Proctor, who trained Broken Dreams and heads up the Glen Hill consignment, said of the Jackie’s Warrior colt. “I think the family goes back (to Glen Hill) about 7-8 dams. He’s a big, good looking colt who is well balanced. I hope Nelson does well with him.”

    Adding to the colt’s appeal on paper is the presence of Glen Hill’s champion One Dreamer in the female family. However, Arroyo said it was the youngster’s presence that most convinced him to stretch to the price level he did.

    “I loved the horse. He has a lot of substance to him,” said Arroyo, who operates his bloodstock operation along with his son Elijah. “He has all the right parts. To me, he was my favorite horse of the sale. I told my guys we might have to pay the most but thank God, we got him for less than what we thought. His page of course (is outstanding), but his physical and his mind is what got me.”

    Arroyo added the colt would likely be targeted to make what he hopes is another strong appearance at the 2026 OBS March Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. “That’s the main goal, finding horses I think will pinhook well and will make it at the races,” Arroyo said. “Hopefully he’s back here in March.”

    The appeal of Glen Hill families reigned over the today’s action as the farm also consigned Hip 506, a son of Army Mule who sold to Breeze Easy for $125,000. The bay colt is out of Glen Hill’s multiple graded stakes-winning Repriced mare Closeout and was one of four horses to sell for six figures during the session. “Another old family from Glen Hill that has some really nice mares,” said Proctor, who also conditioned Closeout.

    The other six-figure offerings on the day were Hip 480, a gray or roan son of Roadster out of the winning Street Sense mare Bridlewise, who sold for $120,000 to Sean S. Perl Bloodstock from the Blue Sapphire Stables consignment, and Hip 549, a bay filly by OBS grad Yaupon out of Champagne Girl, a daughter of OBS grad Into Mischief, who brought $100,000 from Mustang Farms from the Sennebec South Farm consignment.

    “She’s a classy filly and she’s never put a foot wrong since she’s been here,” said Sandi Dorr of Sennebec South. “She’s everything you would want in a beautiful filly: great body, moves really well. She’s hard to pick apart. I’m happy for the opportunity to sell her.”

    A total of nine horses reached the six-figure level during the two-day October auction headlined by Hip 177, a bay filly by Mo Donegal named Expectations who brought a sale-topping $240,000 from bloodstock agent Christophe Nouvellet on behalf of Dream With Me Florida. The filly was consigned by Richard Kent’s Kaizen Sales, which led all consignors with 34 head sold for gross receipts of $1,133,000.

    Two other horses sold for $200,000 on the opening day, Hip 251, a bay colt by Jack Christopher purchased by DiBello Racing Stables, LLC from Beth Bayer’s consignment and Hip 148, a bay colt by Corniche consigned by Soler & Soler Thoroughbreds who sold to MJB Stable.

    The market strength that showed itself during the juvenile sale season continued to make its presence felt. The overall gross of $7,267,700 from 309 head sold surpassed the $5,724,600 generated by 297 horses sold during the 2024 OBS October Sale, which had its schedule adjusted due to the impact of Hurricane Milton.

    The overall average improved from $19,275 last year to $23,520 this season with the median coming in at $15,000, up from $10,000 in 2024. The overall rate of horses not sold came in at 25.5% compared to 36.3% in 2024. West Coast Equine, a group of investors from mainland China, led all buyers with 13 purchased for $287,00
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
October numbers show good gains from 2024 . . .

    Richard Kent isn’t one to lean on hyperbole when discussing the plethora of horses who have come through his care. But in the moments after a filly fittingly bearing the name of Expectations exited the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company ring during the opening session of the October Yearling Sale, the longtime consignor put some lofty hopes on the youngster who headlined his Kaizen Sales consignment Tuesday.

    “I sold Serena Song’s as a yearling and this filly has that kind of class,” Kent said. “That’s big words.”

    It remains to be seen if Hip 177 can come close to delivering in the manner of the Hall of Famer Kent sold during his tenure at Bridlewood Farm. During the first day of action at the two-day October exercise, however, the bay filly by Mo Donegal ended the day out front when she brought $240,000 from bloodstock agent Christophe Nouvellet on behalf of Dream With Me Florida to top the session.

    Bred by Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, the bay filly has the pedigree to back up her elegant looks as she is out of the Speightstown mare On the Good List, a half-sister to Gr. 1 winner Dunbar Road. The female family is rich in success with Gr. 1 winner Secret Status, multiple graded stakes-winner Private Mission, and graded winner Alumni Hall also on the page.

    Since arriving on the sale grounds, Kent stated the filly did nothing but signal a high level of quality in her own right.

  “The price was excellent. The filly justified the price,” Kent said. “She was just a super star all week. She’d been scoped eight times and showed herself just brilliantly over 100 times. She’s a very classy filly. We had all the players in town bidding on her.”

    Nouvellet, who recently purchased the 200-acre McKathan Brothers’ Farm in Citra, was the player who ultimately won out, saying the winning bid was above what he expected to pay, but nonetheless was willing to stretch to.

    “She’s a good physical and we’re going to hope for the best,” said Nouvellet. “She’s a good mover and I think on paper she has everything to succeed. We just like to buy good horses.”

    The Mo Donegal filly was one of four horses to reach the six-figure level during the opening session of the sale.

    The day’s trade ended on a high note as Hip 251, a bay colt by Jack Christopher, elicited a final bid of $200,000 from DiBello Racing Stables. Consigned by Beth Bayer, the colt is out of the Hard Spun mare Madelyn’s Magic, who is a half-sister to graded stakes-winners Totally Boss and Super Steed.

    “We had been waiting all day for him to come up,” Bayer said. “I love Jack Christopher as a new sire. All the ones we’ve seen have looked like athletes and (this colt) had a nice pedigree as well and a very good mind. He showed really well every single time.”


    Champion Corniche, a graduate of the 2021 OBS April Sale, and multiple graded stakes-winner Bucchero, who sold at the 2014 OBS June exercise, again made their mark in the pavilion as they were responsible for two of the six-figure lots.

    HIP 48, a bay colt by Corniche out of the Take Charge Indy mare Mollyball, sold to MJB Stable for $200,000 while Hip 1, a daughter of Bucchero, got the sale off to a quick start when she hammered for $110,000 to Thorostock’s Nick Sallusto.

    Named Mr. Predicted, the Corniche colt is a half-brother to stakes-placed Lawyer Mason and hails from the female family of graded stakes-winners Adriano and Strike Power. He was consigned by his breeder, Edisley Soler, who is selling for the first time under the Soler & Soler Thoroughbred Corp. banner.

    “I thought he was going to bring more, that’s a good horse,” Soler said. “I raised him, he’s been my baby. I liked everything about him, he’s just a really nice colt.”

    Like her sire, Hip 1 wasted little time making a strong impression as she kicked off the day’s selling and set the tone for her connections. Consigned by Kaizen Sales and bred by Rivermont Farm, the chestnut filly is out of the winning Greatness mare Dagney’s Revenge and hails from the female family of graded stakes-winners Seeking Slew and Canadian Frontier.

    “She was just a real quality filly. Many people told us she was the best filly on the grounds,” said Kent, who led all consignors on the day with 18 head sold for $605,000. “We were not coming in with that high of expectations but once we were here, she really sold herself and did all the work. She looked fabulous, behaved great. We showed her 100 times, and she did as well on the 100th time as she did on the first."

    Other top prices for the day included Hip 144, a bay filly by Vekoma consigned by Bobby Jones Equine, who sold for $95,000 to Dennis Campbell, and Hip 169, a bay colt by Epicenter consigned by Summerfield, who brought a final bid of $90,000 from Red Wings.

    Tuesday’s session produced year-over-year gains in gross, average, and median compared to 2024. A total of 146 head sold for gross receipts of $3,255,600, up from the $1,713,900 generated by 104 during the first session a year ago. The average improved from $16,480 in 2024 to $22,299 with the median coming in at $15,000 compared to $10,000 last year.




Last year’s OBS October Yearling Sale had its sale sessions adjusted due to Hurricane Milton.



The RNA rate for the session came in at 32.4 percent compared to 35.4 in 2024.

Monday, October 6, 2025
Native of England . . .
    Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company announced that bloodstock agent Will Douglass will join OBS as their International representative.

    A native of England, Douglass began his career as a bloodstock agent in January 2010 when he started working with industry veteran Charlie Gordon-Watson. Prior to his time with Gordon-Watson, Douglass served as assistant to classic-winning trainers Luca Cumani and Ed Dunlop, and champion Australian trainer David Hayes.

    “I am looking forward to working with the team at OBS and helping them expand their international client base,” Douglass said. “OBS has a long history of selling outstanding horses that are successful all over the world such as Crimson Advocate winning at Royal Ascot whilst (Group 3 placed and OBS October graduate) The Publican’s Son looks be a horse to follow next year.”

    Will Douglass Bloodstock was established in January 2025, advising clients on all aspects of private sales, auction purchases, bloodstock, and racing management. Among the top horses in training acquisitions Douglass has been responsible for include classic and multiple Group 1 winner Al Riffa (FR); Hong Kong Group winner Helene Feeling, dual Hong Kong Group 1 winner Peniaphobia, Qatari champion Kerindia, and Gr. II winner Nancy from Nairobi (GB).

    Douglass also selected Group 1 placed Shes Perfect (IRE) and Luther (GB), winner of this year’s Gr. II National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga.

    "Will’s expertise in the Europe and Asia provides the perfect complement to the global appeal of OBS graduates,” said Tod Wojciechowski, OBS Director of Sales. “We are excited to bring him on board as his knowledge and skillset will be an invaluable asset in promoting our sales."