The two-day OBS October Yearling Sale came to a close Wednesday in Ocala, Florida, with moderate declines in the relevant statistical categories.
Following on the heels of a strong Select Sale Tuesday, the action Wednesday was a bit more subdued, with 256 open yearlings reported as sold for gross receipts of $4,367,900. The average of $17,062 was down by just over 8% from last year's $18,593. The median price declined by 13.3% to $13,000, while the buyback rate was nearly double that of 2021 at 30.2% compared to 16.6% last year.
Girvin Yearlings on Top at OBS Wednesday
A colt and a filly by fast-starting freshman sire Girvin shared top billing at Wednesday's open session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's October Yearlings Sale when attracting matching $110,000 bids.
Michael Sucher's Champion Equine, which acquired a colt by Girvin for $140,000 at last week's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale, purchased another son of the stallion for $110,000 Wednesday. Hip 418 is out of stakes-placed Absoulute Heaven (Not for Love) and was consigned by Boutte Sales. He was bred by Tim Aheam.
Sucher, who purchased the sale-topping full-brother to multiple Grade I-winning juvenile Cave Rock (Arrogate) for $700,000 at the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearlings Sale in August, campaigns first-out winner Commandant, another colt by Girvin, whom he acquired for $300,000 at the OBS April sale earlier this year.
Later in the session, the Green family's D. J. Stable, which acquired the co-toppers during Tuesday's select session of the auction, went to $110,000 to purchase a filly by Girvin (hip 610) from Camelot Acres Racing and Sales. The bay is out of Liberty Flag (Kingmambo) and is a half-sister to stakes winner Little Chesney (City Zip). The yearling was bred by Janet Erwin.
For full results, click here. Next on the calendar is the company's Winter Mixed Sale set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 24 and 25, 2023.
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