Blame, Bee Jersey Juveniles split quarter mile ball at OBS Wednesday

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The under-tack show for next week’s Ocala Breeders’ Sale Society 2-year-old June sale reached its midpoint on Wednesday, with a colt by Blame (hip 430) and a filly by Bee Jersey (hip 495) sharing the session’s quarter-mile bullet time of: 20 3/5.

Hip 495 was among the first horses to work Wednesday morning when she turned in her quarter-mile exercise. Consigned by Triple J Equine Sales, the chestnut filly is out of Tale of La Comete (Tale of Ekati). His third dam is La Comete (Holy Bull), who is the dam of Munnings.

Bred by Charles Fipke, the filly RNA’d for $4,500 at Keeneland’s September sale last year.

Hip 430, which also returned its work of :20 3/5 at the start of Wednesday’s first set, is consigned by Wavertree Stables. The dark bay colt is out of Soul Spirit (Quality Road), who is a daughter of multiple Grade I ranked Soul Search (AP Indy) and a half sister to ranked winner Journey Home (War Front).

“We expected him to work very well, but I can’t say we expected: 20 3/5,” said Ciaran Dunne of Wavertree. “It was a really good job because on the back, timing it, it wasn’t like he threw a really quick sixteenth and then just found his way back. He was even all the way through the course and kind of held on to the turn, which is what he’s going to be. He’s going to go for a long time. The fact that he has that kind of speed makes you think he could be very dangerous on a long period.

Of the decision to work the colt a quarter mile on Wednesday, Dunne explained: “I find that if you go an eighth in June you spend the next week explaining why he was only ready to go an eighth . Especially with this horse, he’s not supposed to go an eighth of a mile. We wanted to give him some space to get uncorked and get into a rhythm.

Dunne admitted the June sale was not his first choice for the youngster.

“April would have been ideal, but it just had a few bumps in the road,” he explained. “Nothing serious, but more growing pains than anything. Since it was so big, we just backed off and took our meds and thought we’d wait here. The general consensus was that if he is a good horse, he will also be a good horse in June. Hopefully we will be rewarded for our patience.

The June sale became less of a liability and more of an attractive option for horses that needed more time.

“I think the same guys who are buying all the other sales will be buying in June,” Dunne said. “There are horses here that were in March and April that may have caught an unfavorable racetrack or just something just didn’t go to plan. If there are legitimate reasons why they are here, I don’t think there is anything negative about them being here.

Dunne bought colt Blame for $210,000 at the September sale at Keeneland last year.

“I think the trend in the 2-year-old market is that they want big two-trick horses,” Dunne said. “If you can get a horse that looks like it’s going far and shows the kind of speed it has, then you’re going to get paid. Even more so than with the ready-made 2-year-old spring types. So that was a lot of money for him [as a yearling], but he was a fine horse. He has always been a fine horse.

The proliferation of high-powered partnerships seeking these two-trick type colts at yearling sales last year pushed most pinhookers out of this segment of the market. This led to a shortage of these well-pedigree colts at the 2-year-old sales this spring.

“The most common thing we heard when we were in Timonium [at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale] was that there was a lack of two-trick colts,” Dunne said. “It seemed like it was strong on the fillies, but light on the colts. Hopefully those guys who used to buy foals there and couldn’t find them will be here [at OBS].”

Dunne continued: “Some of the colts that brought in the most money [at previous 2-year-old sales this year] were by stallions that the majority of yearling buyers would have turned their backs on,” Dunne said. “While the fillies that sold well, on the whole, had pedigree. There was just a shortage of good colts. If you were lucky enough to have one, you got paid.

A filly by Kantharos (hip 431) made the fastest furrow on Wednesday: 9 4/5. Consigned by the Cruzin’ Thoroughbreds of Brayhan Cruz, the bay filly is out of Souper Colket (Ghostzapper) and the de Blofeld family, winner of several graduated races. She was bought for $17,000 by Laura Kelton at Keeneland’s September sale last year.

The under-tack show continues through Saturday with sessions beginning at 7:30 a.m. daily. The June sale will take place from Tuesday to next Thursday. Auctions start each day at 10 a.m.

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