“The Taiba filly, I bred her, I raised her, I love that filly,” Beth Bayer said. “I’ve loved her since the day she was born. I loved everything about her. She just had so much class and did everything right for me and ultimately paid for me.”
The April-born filly was bred in Florida from the Unbridled’s Song mare Tranquil Song. Bayer purchased the mare in 2018 at Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale for $2,000, in foal to Outwork.
Bayer also sold the most expensive colt of the auction (Hip 22), a son of Nashville who brought $140,000 from the Always Dreaming entity. He proved to be a successful pinhook after being purchased by Racing Point for $37,000 at the Keeneland November Sale last fall. He was bred in Kentucky by Boone Family Trust and is out of the stakes winning and rated stakes producing mare Rapid Racer. Hip 22 comes from the direct family of grade 1 winner and father McKinzie .
“Hip 22, the Nashville colt, was for a customer of ours who purchased them during the November sale,” Bayer said. “When he arrived I was happy with him because he was a big, strong colt, lots of bone, lots of size, lots of substance, and he presented himself very well. The price clearly showed he was worth what they gave. He answered what I thought he would bring.”
Bayer ended the day by selling 21 of its change for gross revenues of $719,800. She sold three of the four highest priced horses. The largest buyer was Pine Creek Ranch with two purchases totaling $172,000, one of which was Hip 133, a Florida-bred colt by Zandon who brought home $90,000 from Bayer’s shipment. They also bought Hip 49, a colt by Run out the clock for $82,000.
The highest priced broodmare or broodmare prospect was Callie’s Courage, a 5-year-old daughter of Givin who brought $48,000 from William Churly. She was presented pregnant Gunite by Kaizen Sales (Richard Kent), agent.
At the end of the sale, OBS saw gains on all fronts, with 186 horses changing hands for a total of $3,507,850, including private sales, up from last year’s gross of $3,093,700 of 212 head. The average price was $18,859, with a median of $12,000. Last year’s sales earned an average of $14,593 and a median of $7,500. Seventy-one horses did not meet their reserve, resulting in an RNA percentage of 27.6%.
OBS will now set its sights on the next live auction, the March 2 Year Olds in Training Sale, held from March 10 to 12, with an under-tack show from March 4 to 7.
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