One day after suffering across-the-board declines at its select session. The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s August yearling sale continued Tuesday in Ocala, Fla., with a $100,000 Western Pride filly the session leader by late afternoon.

Eddie Woods, agent, purchased the chestnut daughter of graded-placed stakes winner So Much More. Signature Sales consigned the filly as Hip No. 375. She is the first foal for her dam, an earner of $381,516.

The Tuesday session was the first of four open sessions.

Monday’s select session saw decreases of 40 percent in gross receipts, with 115 yearlings bringing $5,778,000, as compared with 167 selling for $9,679,500 at the 2007 session. The average price fell 13 percent, and the median declined 20 percent.

The Monday session’s top price was $200,000 for a Macho Uno filly out of Top of the League, a Light the Fuse mare.

Final results for the second session were not available by 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The sale was scheduled to run through Friday.

—-

Trainer gets one-year-ban.

Owner-trainer Samuel J. Brown has been suspended for one year and fined $1,000 by the Thistledown stewards for having in his possession two bottles of injectables, needles and syringes, a jugging tube, and other paraphernalia on Monday.

Brown, 19, came to Ohio from Mountaineer Park with 11 horses a month ago and has won two races. His case has been referred to the Ohio State Racing Commission for possible further action. He is denied access to any track under the racing commission’s jurisdiction.

Posted on August 20th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Horse Racing news