BY OCALA BREEDERS’ SALES OFFICEOCALA, FL—The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Com-

pany will begin their four-day Spring Sale today at12 noon with each subsequent session beginning at10:30 a.m. The catalog has 1,221 2-year-old thor-oughbreds and has become one of the world’s mostprominent juvenile auctions with buyers expectedto come to Ocala from around the globe. The salehas produced three classic winners, 10 EclipseAward winners and 35 equine millionaires. It is the

centerpiece of the three OBS juve-nile auctions along with their 2-year-old sales in March and June.Hips 1-304 go on the block

today, Hips 305-608 will be offeredWednesday, Hips 609-912 sell Thursday and Hips913-1221 will sell on Friday.Juveniles bred in Florida and their registered

Florida-bred status make them eligible for bonusmoney attached to races for all ages and condi-tions that come from the $1 million Florida-bredIncentive Fund distributed at Gulfstream Park dur-ing the 2019 Spring/Summer Meeting.Also look for 2-year-olds eligible for the

$1.625 million Florida Sire Stakes program forhorses of all ages run at Gulfstream Park duringthe Spring/Summer season and the additional$450,000 in Florida Sire Stakes purses offered atTampa Bay Downs during their current meeting.Certain other open stakes at Gulfstream Parkhave a total of $150,000 in Florida Sire Stakeswin only bonus monies while other open and re-stricted stakes races at Tampa Bay Downs fea-ture a total of $290,000 in Florida Sire Stakes winonly bonus monies.The April Sale’s latest Eclipse Award winner is

Conrad Farms’ Shamrock Rose, voted 2018’schampion female sprinter after her victory in theBreeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (Grade 1).The now 4-year-old daughter of Double DiamondFarm’s First Dude was purchased for $120,000out of the Best A Luck Farm LLC consignment atthe 2017 OBS April Sale after breezing an Under

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Tack eighth-mile in :10 flat. Trained by MarkCasse, she now has a record of five wins from 13starts and is closing in on a million dollar bankrollwith earnings of $968,962. She’s the second OBSApril graduate to parlay a Filly and Mare Sprint(G1) victory into an Eclipse Award. Florida-bredMusical Romance was the first in 2011.Gracing the cover of Book 2 of the catalog is

Bloom Racing Stable, Madaket Stables LLC andAllen Racing LLC’s Midnight Bisou, who won theApril 14 Apple Blossom (G1) at Oaklawn Park.Her victory in the recent Azeri Stakes (G2) atOaklawn was the seventh graded-stakes win in acareer that has seen her capture graded races atBelmont Park, Churchill Downs, Parx, SantaAnita and Sam Houston. The 4-year-old daughterof Midnight Lute was consigned by WoodfordThoroughbreds to the 2017 Sale, where shebreezed an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5 beforeshe was purchased by Jeffrey Bloom for$80,000. Trained by Steve Asmussen, she nowhas seven wins from 13 starts and has earned$2,405,000 to date.The latest April international millionaire is

Green Fields Co. Ltd.’s Mr Melody, winner of theTakamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) at Chukyo Race-course in March. The 4-year-old son of ScatDaddy was consigned to the 2017 OBS April Saleby Harris Training Center LLC as an agent, andpurchased for $400,000 by Narvick Internationalafter breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat.Now with a record of four wins from 10 starts fortrainer Hideaki Fujiwara, he has earned$2,011,108 to date.Robert LaPenta and Head of Plains Partners

LLC’s Coal Front attained international millionairestatus in February with a victory in the GodolphinMile (G2) on Dubai World Cup Day at MeydanRace Course in Dubai, U.A.E. It was the thirdstraight graded-stakes win for the 5-year-old sonof Stay Thirsty, purchased for $575,000 by Steven

W. Young on behalf of Mr. LaPenta at the 2016April Sale after turning in an Under Tack quarter in:21 1/5. Now with seven wins from nine starts hehas earned $1,679,138.Allied Racing Stable, LLC’s By My Standards

stamped his ticket to the Kentucky Derby presentedby Woodford Reserve (G1) with a victory in FairGrounds’ Louisiana Derby (G2). The 3-year-old coltby OBS graduate Goldencents sports a record oftwo wins from five starts with earnings of $653,710for trainer Bret Calhoun. Consigned to the 2018April Sale by Scanlon Training & Sales as an agent,he was purchased by Josh Stevens Bloodstock,Agent, for $150,000 after breezing an Under Tackeighth in :10 3/5.The newest Grade 1-winning April graduate is

Commonwealth Stable’s Out for a Spin, headedfor the Kentucky Oaks (G1) after defeating cham-pion Jaywalk in Keeneland’s Central Bank AshlandStakes (G1) on April 6. The 3-year-old daughter of

Hard Spun was consigned by Randy Bradshaw asan agent, to the 2018 April Sale, where she wentthrough the ring after turning in an Under Tackeighth in :10 3/5. Trained by Dallas Stewart, shenow has three wins from five starts and hasearned $354,903.William & Corrine Heiligbrodt’s Mitole became

the latest graded-stakes-winning April graduate,taking the lead at the start of the $500,000 CountFleet Sprint Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn on April13, fighting off an early challenge by two time de-fending champion Whitmore and pulling away lateto win by daylight. It’s the first graded-stakes vic-tory and fifth straight win for the 4-year-old coltby Eskendereya, trained by Steve Asmussen, whohas $701,510 in earnings from six wins and ninestarts. Consigned by Grassroots Training & SalesLLC to the 2017 OBS April Sale, he was sold for$140,000 after turning in an eighth in :10 flat atthe Under Tack Show.In all, since the beginning of 2018, 185 April

graduates have won or placed 380 times in stakesraces, 123 of them graded events. They have ac-counted 113 stakes victories.The OBS website’s searchable and sortable

master index provides links to under tack videos,pedigree and consignor information as well aspedigree updates occurring since the catalog wasprinted. It has also been updated to allow short-list creation. A link to instructions for using thenew features can be found in the index header anda step by step tutorial is available in the index aswell.The iPad version of the entire catalog is avail-

able via the equineline Sales Catalog app.Current information about OBS sales, con-

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BY BROCK SHERIDANWhen Florida-bred A Bit of Both

won her career debut by more than 11lengths against maiden claimers atGulfstream in September, she caughtthe attention of the prominent partner-ship of Michael Dubb of Long Island,N.Y.; Sol Kumin and Jason Mon-teleone’s Madaket Stables LLC of NewYork City; Michael Caruso, of Bethle-hem, Pa., in the name of his BethlehemStables LLC and David Simon. Somuch so that they purchased a part ofher from owner and co-breeder DarylS. and Sandy Clark’s Darsan, Inc., ofPlantation, Fla.She was transferred to the barn of

trainer Jason Servis, but was a bit of adisappointment in her first race for thenew connections when she finishedsecond as the 1-10 favorite, four-and-a-halflengths behind winner I’llmakeyousmilein in afirst level, starter optional claiming race over five-and-one-half furlongs at Gulfstream on Jan. 10.But that would be her last sign of discourage-

ment as she won her next two starts against sim-ilar company including a 10-length destruction ofstarter optional claimers going six furlongs at Gulf-stream on Mar. 14.She made her stakes debut Saturday at Gulf-

stream and was able to win her third straightagainst four other 3-year-old fillies in the $75,000Game Face Stakes going seven furlongs.Breaking from post two in the short field, A

Bit of Both veered out at the start and collided

with 7-5 second-choice Karama before jockeyPaco Lopez corrected her in the initial strides.Meanwhile, longshot Talkback had a clean startfrom the outside post seven and put a lengthlead on A Bit of Both as they made their way outof the chute and onto the main track.However, A Bit of Both was on even terms

with Talkback from the inside and quickly racedto a length advantage before as they passed thefive-eighths pole.A Bit of Both clocked the first quarter-mile in

:22.36 and had a clear lead moving into the farturn where Karama launched a challenge from theoutside. After the half-mile in :45.19, Lopez gavethe cue to A Bit of Both who drew clear from

Karama for the run down the stretch.A Bit of Both had five easy lengths

on Karama at the furlong marker andgalloped under the wire with a three-length advantage in a final time of1:22.77 on the fast track. Karama heldsecond, two-and-a-half lengths clear ofGetting Warmer in third followed byTalkback and Amy Flash Fowler.A Bit of Both paid $3.40 to win the Game

Face, $2.10 to place and $2.10 to show.She is also a graduate of the Ocala

Breeders’ Sales 2017 October YearlingSale where Darsan consigned andwisely bought her back for $10,000.A Bit of Both is by Paynter out of Lizzie

K., by High Fly and was bred in Florida byDarsan Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC. Shehas won four of five career races withearnings of $130,610 and is not the first

Darsan-bred star plucked out of the maiden claim-ing ranks by Dubb, Madaket and Bethlehem. In August of 2017, Dubb purchased Florida-

bred World of Trouble from the Clarks after a14-length romp in his career debut at Gulf-stream. Madaket and Bethlehem later boughtinto World of Trouble who would go onto to winthe 2019 Carter Handicap (Grade 1) on April 6.He was also named the 2018 Florida-bredchampion 3-year-old male and champion maleturf horse after a multiple stakes-winner cam-paign that also included a second-place finishin the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1)won by Stormy Liberal at Churchill Downs inNovember. n

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Hip# Sex Sire Time

1 C Blame 21.12 C More Than Ready out3 C Shanghai Bobby 10.24 F The Factor 11.05 F Race Day 10.16 F Shanghai Bobby 10.07 C Flatter 10.48 C Lemon Drop Kid 22.09 C Maclean's Music 10.310 F Summer Front 10.411 C Fed Biz 21.312 F Palace Malice 10.213 C Street Sense 10.214 F Shanghai Bobby 10.415 C Kantharos 10.416 C Tapiture 10.217 C Daredevil 11.018 F Secret Circle 21.119 F Will Take Charge out20 C Congrats 10.221 F Honor Code 21.422 C Palace Malice 10.223 C Ecton Park 10.124 F Lemon Drop Kid 10.225 F Pioneerof the Nile 22.126 F Twirling Candy 10.227 C Shanghai Bobby 10.428 C Lea 10.329 F Alpha 10.330 F Tonalist 11.031 C Tapizar 10.032 C Competitive Edge 10.333 C Graydar 10.234 C Wicked Strong 10.335 F Summer Front 21.336 F Ghostzapper 10.237 F Quality Road 10.138 C Midshipman 10.239 C Gemologist 10.340 F Super Saver 10.341 C Midnight Lute 10.442 F Lea 10.143 F Verrazano 10.244 C Constitution 10.345 C Munnings 22.346 F Hard Spun 10.347 C Mizzen Mast 21.448 F Goldencents 10.249 C Khozan 21.450 C Empire Maker 23.051 F Animal Kingdom 10.352 C Carpe Diem out53 C Tonalist 21.454 F City Zip 21.355 F Bayern out56 C Kantharos out57 F Union Rags 10.458 C Kantharos 10.159 F Khozan 21.360 F Mineshaft 10.361 F Daredevil 10.362 F Constitution 10.163 C Will Take Charge 10.264 C Uncaptured 10.365 F Shakin It Up 21.266 F Lookin At Lucky 22.067 F Mizzen Mast 10.468 F Pioneerof the Nile 10.269 C Handsome Mike 10.270 C Kantharos 21.171 C Daredevil 10.472 F Union Rags 10.373 C Twirling Candy 10.174 C The Factor 21.275 C American Pharoah 11.0

Hip# Sex Sire Time76 F Carpe Diem 10.177 F Tapizar out78 F Trappe Shot 10.479 C First Dude 22.280 F Uncaptured out81 F Candy Ride (ARG) out82 F Bodemeister -83 F Cross Traffic 10.284 C Uncaptured 10.385 C Carpe Diem 10.386 C Fed Biz out87 C Tiznow 22.088 F Distorted Humor 10.289 C Palace Malice 10.490 F Uncaptured 10.291 C Mission Impazible 10.192 C First Dude out93 F Palace 21.394 F Fast Anna out95 F Palace Malice 10.396 C Carpe Diem out97 C Violence 10.398 C Malibu Moon 10.299 C Liam's Map 21.4100 F Curlin out101 F Constitution 10.3102 F Midnight Lute 10.2103 C Palace 10.2104 C Mucho Macho Man out105 F Uncaptured 10.2106 C Cairo Prince out107 F Tonalist 10.4108 F Bodemeister 10.2109 F Twirling Candy 21.0110 F Liam's Map 11.1111 C Strong Mandate out112 C Fed Biz out113 C Bahamian Squall out114 C Wicked Strong 22.3115 F Fast Anna 21.0116 C Conveyance out117 F Sky Kingdom 21.3118 C Competitive Edge 10.2119 F Sky Kingdom out120 C Cross Traffic 10.4121 C Declaration of War out122 C Overanalyze 10.3123 C Strong Mandate 21.4124 F Palace Malice 21.3125 F Orb 10.1126 F Tonalist 10.2127 C Verrazano out128 F Congrats 23.0129 F Daredevil 10.0130 C Bodemeister 22.0131 C Cross Traffic 10.4132 out133 F Palace 10.3134 C Big Drama 10.4135 C Girolamo 10.2136 F Tonalist out137 C Macho Uno 10.4138 F Chitu 10.2139 C Malibu Moon 10.3140 C Candy Ride (ARG) out141 C Mr Speaker 10.4142 C Munnings 22.0143 F Union Rags 22.0144 F Tonalist 10.3145 C Fed Biz 10.1146 F Constitution 10.2147 C City Wolf 10.3148 C Tapiture 10.2149 C Elusive Quality 10.1150 C Hard Spun 21.4151 C Take Charge Indy 10.2

Hip# Sex Sire Time152 C War Front 10.4153 C Shanghai Bobby 10.2154 F Distorted Humor 10.4155 C Constitution 10.3156 C Mucho Macho Man 10.3157 C Into Mischief 10.1158 C Liam's Map 10.2159 C Colonel John 10.2160 C Honor Code 22.3161 C Twirling Candy out162 C Commissioner 21.2163 C Munnings 10.3164 F Liam's Map out165 C First Samurai 22.0166 F Fast Anna 10.2167 F Danza 21.0168 F Take Charge Indy 10.3169 C Uncle Mo 21.4170 C Carpe Diem 21.4171 C Union Rags 22.3172 C Declaration of War 10.2173 C Liam's Map out174 F Congrats 10.3175 F Orb 10.3176 C Tapiture 21.4177 C Twirling Candy 21.2178 C Bahamian Squall 10.2179 F Mucho Macho Man 10.2180 F Cairo Prince 10.2181 C Stormy Atlantic 11.0182 F Street Boss 10.2183 F American Pharoah out184 C Liam's Map out185 F Afleet Alex 11.0186 C Brethren 10.3187 C Lemon Drop Kid 10.1188 F Street Sense 10.2189 C Honor Code out190 F Congrats 10.1191 C Honor Code out192 C Noble Mission (GB) 10.4193 C Shackleford 10.2194 C First Samurai 10.1195 F Competitive Edge 10.2196 F Uncaptured out197 F Blame 10.2198 C Bodemeister 10.0199 F Teuflesberg 10.4200 F Constitution 22.0201 C Race Day 10.1202 F City Zip 10.3203 C Flatter 21.3204 C Discreet Cat 10.2205 F Constitution 10.1206 C Verrazano 21.4207 C Hard Spun 21.0208 C Tiznow 21.2209 F Will Take Charge 10.3210 C Prospective 11.0211 C War Front out212 C Bayern 10.0213 C Alpha out214 C Bayern 21.2215 F Palace Malice 10.1216 F Declaration of War 22.0217 F Lookin At Lucky 10.1218 F The Factor 21.0219 C Violence 10.2220 F The Factor 10.2221 C Street Boss out222 C Shackleford 10.3223 C First Samurai 10.2224 F Flat Out 10.0225 F Lemon Drop Kid 21.0226 F Uncle Mo 21.4227 F Kantharos out

Hip# Sex Sire Time228 C Jimmy Creed out229 F Bodemeister 10.1230 C Summer Front 21.1231 F Wicked Strong 10.1232 C Tapizar 21.3233 C Lookin At Lucky out234 F The Big Beast out235 F Majestic City 10.2236 F Uncaptured 22.0237 C He's Had Enough -238 C Tonalist 22.2239 F Drill 10.2240 C Amira's Prince (IRE) 20.1241 C Super Saver 10.2242 C Sky Mesa 9.4243 C Constitution 10.4244 F Competitive Edge out245 F Karakontie (JPN) 10.0246 C Street Boss 10.0247 C Tapizar 10.1248 F Constitution 10.1249 C First Samurai 10.0250 C Malibu Moon 10.2251 F Fort Larned 10.3252 C Wicked Strong 10.0253 C Hard Spun 10.4254 F Apriority out255 F Kitten's Joy 10.0256 F Summer Front 21.2257 F Congrats 21.1258 C Candy Ride (ARG) -259 F Fed Biz out260 C American Pharoah 10.4261 C Race Day 10.1262 F Verrazano out263 C Honor Code 10.2264 F Fury Kapcori 22.1265 C Anthony's Cross 20.4266 F City Zip 10.3267 C War Front out268 C Palace Malice out269 C Twirling Candy 21.1270 C Karakontie (JPN) 10.2271 F Cairo Prince 10.0272 F Super Saver 10.4273 F High Cotton 10.4274 F Creative Cause 10.2275 F Shackleford 22.0276 C Take Charge Indy 10.2277 C Jack Milton out278 F Medaglia d'Oro out279 C Micromanage 10.2280 C Congrats 10.2281 F Make Believe (GB) 9.4282 F Union Rags 10.1283 F Paynter 11.0284 F Kitten's Joy 21.0285 C Majesticperfection 20.3286 C Competitive Edge 10.3287 C Will Take Charge out288 F Candy Ride (ARG) 10.2289 F Hard Spun 10.1290 C Will Take Charge 22.0291 F Competitive Edge 10.0292 C Strong Mandate out293 C Kantharos 10.1294 F Mineshaft out295 C Super Saver 10.1296 C Tapiture 21.3297 C Malibu Moon 21.2298 F Pioneerof the Nile 10.0299 C Tapiture out300 F Competitive Edge 10.0301 F Twirling Candy 10.0302 C Handsome Mike 10.2303 F Mineshaft out304 F Majesticperfection 10.1