OBS October Kicks Off Tuesday

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The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s October Yearling Sale begins its two-day run Tuesday, Oct. 8 at noon with a 225-horse select session. It will be followed by a 497-horse open session Wednesday, Oct. 9, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Yearlings on offer represent top Kentucky stallions such as Into Mischief, Distorted Humor, Constitution, Commissioner, Carpe Diem, Competitive Edge and more. There are also offspring by Florida stallions Khozan, Jess’ Dream, The Big Beast, Chitu and First Dude; as well as New York sires Freud, Central Banker and Laoban.

Last year’s sale was topped by a $340,000 colt by Cairo Prince sold during the select sale, which saw a total of 124 yearlings sell for $5,464,000. The median was $30,000 and the average was $44,065. The 2018 October Sale had two open sessions where 294 horses summoned $3,870,250 with an average of $13,164 and median of $7,000.

GSW Catherinethegreat (Uncaptured) is a graduated of the October Sale. Other OBS sales ahev produced the likes of MGISWs Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute), World of Trouble (Kantharos), Mind Your Biscuits (Posse) and Stormy Liberal (Stormy Atlantic).

Brennan Launches Solo Venture at October

A son of well-known 2-year-old consignor Niall Brennan and horsewoman Jolane Weeks, Colin Brennan has Thoroughbreds in his blood. After graduating from the Darley Flying Start Program, he joined his father’s business as his assistant trainer. At the upcoming OBS October Sale, Brennan will launch his first solo venture with a nine-horse yearling consignment.

“It has always been something that I have enjoyed doing,” Brennan said about working with yearlings. “Through the Flying Start and several of the people I have worked for in the past, I have done a bit of yearling prep all over the world and I really enjoyed it. My wife and I were fortunate enough to recently buy a piece of property with the plans of building a home and a farm, which we have done. We decided we would enjoy having a few weanling to yearling pinhooks on the side. That is how it started and it has worked out pretty well so far. This year I decided to go ahead and sell them myself. I had some great support from friends and clients to build the consignment, so I thought let’s give it a go and God only knows where it could end up.”

He added, “I would be remiss not mention my mother Jolane [Weeks]. She has been a huge help to me and she is a wonderful horsewoman. She has raised many young horses and owned her own farm for several years, so she has been a huge asset for me.”

Brennan’s initial consignment is a mix of his own horses, as well as some clients.

“Once the word gradually started to spread, people started to call me out of support and friendliness and, of course, I was happy to take them,” Brennan said. “I owe a lot of it to the opportunity that they have all granted me to try this venture.”

Brennan and his wife are continuing to develop their new facility in order to expand their new venture.

“I am prepping mine, but the client horses are being prepped by them,” Brennan said. “We will have the facilities to offer to our clients to prep theirs as well this coming season. We were in the middle of finishing the build of our little farm, which I built myself this season, so we didn’t have the room, but we will going forward.”

Brennan will offer four in the select portion of the sale, two fillies and two colts, with the additional five selling during Wednesday’s open session. The consignment has a little bit of everything with a mix of Kentucky and regional stallions, some of which are freshmen.

“There is a Maclean’s Music filly in the Select Sale that looks like she will be a quick little 2-year-old type horse,” Brennan said. “I think the pinhookers are going to love her. There is also a fast looking Speightster filly. Those two will grab the pinhookers attention. We have a pretty solid group for the open. There is a great-looking Giant Surprise colt with a good physical. We have two freshman sires, an Exaggerator and a Brody’s Cause. Based on how they were selling at Keeneland, I am hopeful for them as well. Overall, a solid group.”

Though Brennan is enjoying working with the weanling to yearling pinhooks, he is still working alongside his father, prepping young horses for the 2-year-old sales.

“It is a bit of a juggling act,” Brennan said. “I have always enjoyed the 2-year-olds. That has been my livelihood my entire life. I am hoping they can work in conjunction. If it becomes a profitable side business, my wife and I may go that route. Who knows.”

 

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