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Circular Quay colts tops robust OBS session Hip No. 266, CHEERS OF THUNDER (Circular Quay) whose three-eighths in :33 1/5 at Saturday's Under Tack session was the day's fastest at the distance, was sold to Paul Pompa Jr. for $275,000 to top the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2013 June Sale of Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age on Tuesday. Consigned by Blue River Bloodstock, Agent, the bay colt is out of Trail of Cheers (Indian Charlie) and is from the family of multiple Grade 2 winner Crafty Friend (Crafty Prospector). Cheers of Thunder previously brought $300,000 at the OBS April sale of two-year-olds and $12,000 as an OBS August yearling. Hip 180, a colt by Smart Strike consigned by All in Line Stables, agent, went to Steven W. Young, agent for Dogwood Stable, for $200,000. The bay colt, who worked an eighth in :10 3/5 at Friday's Under Tack session, is out of Silk Road (Giant's Causeway), a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Summer Colony (Summer Squall). The colt was previously a $130,000 Keeneland November weanling. Hip 176, a First Samurai colt whose eighth in :10 flat was co-fastest on Friday, was purchased for $155,000 by EQB, Inc., agent for Ken and Sarah Ramsey. Consigned by Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne), agent, the bay colt is out of Shoo In (Dynaformer), a half-sister to stakes winner Promise of War (Lord at War). This is the family of Grade 1 winner Rose's Cantina (Naskra). The colt was previously a $90,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling. Gary Young, agent, went to $150,000 for Hip 336, a filly by Dixie Union consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent. The dark bay, who breezed a quarter in :21 2/5 on Saturday, is out of African Sunrise (Tale of the Cat), a half-sister to Group 3 winner Tough Speed (Miswaki). The filly was led out of the ring unsold following a $70,000 bid at the Keeneland September yearling sale. For the session, 220 horses grossed $6,695,500, a rise of 31.6 percent compared with 221 horses bringing a total of $5,087,800 at last year's first session. The average was $30,434, up 32.2 percent from $23,022 a year ago, while the median price was $20,000, a gain of 33.3 percent compared with $15,000 last year. The June Sale continues Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. (EDT). Full results can be found at obssales.com.
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