Pair of Colts Breeze a Quarter in :20 2/5 at OBS Spring

A pair of colts representing Hoppel gave their consignor a boost of confidence April 11 ahead of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training when they each worked a quarter in :20 2/5 to tie for the fastest time at the distance during Day 6 of the under tack show. Hip 875, a bay colt by Spendthrift Farm's Yaupon, and Hip 1017, a bay colt by Hill 'n' Dale Farms' Maclean's Music, both strutted their stuff during another day of clear weather conditions. The Yaupon colt was the first of the duo to hit the track and is out of the winning Scat Daddy mare Chestnut Street, who is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Saratoga Snacks. "It's hard to expect :20 2/5. We expected really good breezes, but today exceeded expectations," said Jesse Hoppel. "The Yaupon colt, he has a really smooth way of moving. He has a lot of balance and he's everything we want in a horse. Now that he's shown he can perform, hopefully that will come through in the end." The Maclean's Music colt also has a page filled with black type. He is out of the winning mare Embur's Zip, by City Zip. Embur's Zip herself is out of multiple graded stakes winner and 2011 Canadian champion older mare Embur's Song and is from the female family of 2016 Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Exaggerator. "He's a really pretty horse," Hoppel said of Hip 1017. "I see the Maclean in him, but I also see a lot of City Zip. I like that City Zip attitude. He has a very 'game on' mentality. I think he's a precocious horse who is really talented. I anticipate having a good sale." Two youngsters also tied for the fastest eighth on the day with Hip 903, a bay colt by Claiborne Farm's Silver State and Hip 1011, a bay filly by Yaupon, each working in :09 4/5. Consigned by Envision Equine, the Silver State colt is out of the winning Distorted Humor mare Comic. Comic is out of a half sister to grade 1 winner Callback and is from the female family of 2010 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Super Saver and grade 1 winner Girolamo. The Yaupon filly is consigned by Rivera Training and Sales and is out of stakes winner Efforting, who is by Into Mischief. Efforting is out of a daughter of multiple stakes winner and graded stakes producer Alltheway Bertie. The OBS Spring under tack show concludes April 12 at 8 a.m. ET with hips 1036-1207. The sale itself takes place from April 15-18 with sessions beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET each day.