Here's Johnny wins OBS Championship in photo

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company celebrated its 25th annual Day of Champions

on Tuesday. In the afternoon's final race, Ice Wine Stable's Here's Johnny

battled down the stretch with Canzoni in the $100,000

OBS

Championship for colts and geldings and prevailed by a nose in a photo

finish. It was a neck back to East Hall in third.

The race was the second victory of the day for the combination of jockey Kent

Desormeaux and trainer Wesley Ward, who teamed to win the day's second race with

Mark Dodson's Ruslana.

Here's Johnny, a Florida-bred colt by Colonel John, sold

for $220,000 by Beth Bayer, agent, at the 2012 OBS August Sale, ran 1 1/16 miles

over Tapeta in 1:45 4/5. He's now 7-3-2-0 and has earned $163,381 to date.

William D. McCarty's Naughty Holiday rallied between horses on the far turn

of the $100,000

OBS Championship for three-year-old fillies, took the lead turning for home

and scored by 1 1/2 lengths over Babe's Ruler. Holiday Magic found room late and

rallied for third.

Naughty Holiday, by Harlan's Holiday, trained by David Fawkes and ridden by

Javier Castellano, ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:46 3/5. Sold for $40,000 by Niall

Brennan Stables, agent, at the 2013 OBS April Sale, Naughty Holiday is now

3-2-1-0 and has earned $92,400.

Ruslana took command at the head of the lane and held off late runs by Henny

Jenney and Epic Story to win the $50,000

OBS

Sprint for three-year-old fillies, winning by 1 3/4 lengths and running six

furlongs in 1:10 4/5.

Sold for $70,000 by Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne),

agent, at the 2013 OBS April Sale, the daughter of City Zip is now 5-2-1-0 and

has earned $76,115.

Rustlewood Farm's Prudhoe Bay saved ground under a heady ride by Paco Lopez,

got through on the rail in the stretch and won the $50,000

OBS

Sprint for three-year-old colts and geldings by a neck over Breitling Flyer,

with Can't Stop the Kid two lengths back in third.

The Florida-bred colt by Songandaprayer, who ran six furlongs in 1:10, was consigned by Summerfield,

agent, to the 2012 OBS August Sale. The win leaves him with a 3-2-0-0 record and

$56,535 in earnings.

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