The Ocala Breeders’ Gross sales June 2-Yr-Olds in Coaching and Horses of Racing Age Sale concluded June 18, capping off a record-setting juvenile gross sales season at OBS. The sale reached unprecedented heights, setting information for gross and common worth and producing the highest-priced horse within the sale’s historical past: a $1.4 million Justify  filly bought by Speedway Stables.
The filly breezed a speedy quarter-mile in a :20 4/5 in the course of the under-tack present for consignor Jesse Hoppel. He bought the filly as a yearling on the 2025 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $100,000.Â
Hoppel, who had a really profitable exhibiting on the OBS June sale, led all consignors, promoting 18 from his draft for $2,543,000. Speedway Stables’ single buy of Hip 428 put it atop all patrons by gross. D.J. Steady was the second-leading purchaser, buying 5 hips for $980,000.
“I’ve finished nicely right here yr after yr. Hopefully, it should proceed,” Hoppel mentioned.Â
Along with the Justify filly, Hoppel additionally bought the highest-priced filly of the third session—Hip 876, a New York-bred daughter of Vekoma  . The filly who breezed a co-fastest quarter-mile in :20 2/5 in the course of the under-tack present introduced $400,000 from Kimmel and Sallusto, agent for Miguel Clement.Â
On the finish of the ultimate session, 561 horses had modified fingers for $28,551,500, together with non-public gross sales. The typical reached a report $50,894, and the median of $25,000 equaled the report mark set finally yr’s sale. A complete of 146 horses failed to fulfill their reserve, leading to an RNA fee of 21%.Â
The outcomes are usually not immediately comparable due to the shift from a two-day sale to a three-day sale this yr. In 2025, 507 horses bought for a complete of $25,473,000, together with non-public gross sales. The typical worth was $50,243.Â
“I feel it has been a banner yr for us with the information that we have set by way of all three gross sales and ending up on a excessive observe with the June sale,” mentioned Tod Wojciechowski, director of gross sales at OBS. “Very excited and really proud of the outcomes on the yr. I nonetheless suppose there have been quite a lot of horses that obtained bought, interval, and we bought quite a lot of horses at quite a lot of totally different worth ranges. I do know typically you at all times need to see extra at totally different ranges, however there was loads of commerce of horses.”
Two horses of racing age bought on the finish of the juvenile session totaling $23,000.
Medaglia d’Oro Colt Tops Last Session at $650,000
Veteran consignor Marcial Galan bought the highest-priced colt of the sale when Hip 824, a colt by Medaglia d’Oro named Bulmaro, introduced $650,000 from Donato Lanni, agent for Zedan Racing Stables. Not solely was he the highest-priced colt of the sale, however it was additionally a private milestone for Galan because the highest-priced horse to ever come out of his consignment.Â
The colt was bred in Kentucky by Jason Corridor, Herschel Martindale, Joe Wheeler, and David Department. He’s out of the profitable Desert Occasion mare Scarlet Emerald , making Bulmaro a half brother to the a number of stakes-placed Naughty Lottie .Â
“I’ve bought like 200 horses in my life, and that is the very best,” Galan mentioned. “Me and my spouse are about to cry. We work actually arduous, and when one thing goes mistaken we really feel like, what did we do mistaken? However as I advised the house owners, not every part goes the best method on a regular basis. However we’re actually proud of this. He gave us the end result we wished. That was the final horse and … we’re prepared for trip now.”
The colt misplaced three months of coaching over the winter due to a hematoma on his foreleg from a stall accident. Judging from his sharp breeze, you wouldn’t have guessed the flashy colt had missed a beat. He blazed a co-fastest furlong in :09 4/5 in the course of the under-tack present.
“I’ve to pat the shopping for public on the again as a result of they did an awesome job of taking (the missed coaching time) under consideration and seeing the horse for the athlete he’s,” Corridor mentioned. “Marcial has simply finished an unimaginable job for us for 4 to 5 years now. Even after we had a scenario like this, he rolled his sleeves up and obtained the job finished. The method is lengthy and might be full of some peaks and valleys, and we’re simply completely happy that it labored out.”
The colt will head to coach Bob Baffert, the place he will probably be amongst a proficient steady that features Zedan, a colt by Flightline  who introduced a report $10.5 million on the OBS Spring 2-Yr-Olds in Coaching Sale.
“He appears quick. He appears like one that can go on,” Lanni mentioned of Bulmaro. “All yr for the great horses, there have been quite a lot of robust bidders. Yearly appears to get stronger and stronger. I feel there’s some huge cash on the market and folks need to have enjoyable.”
