Expectations (Hip 177), a filly by first-crop yearling sire Mo Donegal, topped Day 1 of the Ocala Breeders' Sales October Yearling Sale Oct. 7, bringing $240,000 from Dream With Me Florida from the Kaizen Sales consignment.
The bay filly is out of On the Good List—a half-sister to grade 1 winner and millionaire Dunbar Road —who has produced two winners from three to race. Expectations was bred in Kentucky by Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, who purchased her dam in foal to Mo Donegal at the 2023 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale for $95,000.
Expectations had been to the sales ring once before, where she failed to meet her reserve at last year's Keeneland November sale, bringing a final bid of $55,000.
Kaizen Sales also sold the second-highest-priced filly of the day—Hip 1 for $110,000. Thorostock, with Nick Sallusto as agent, purchased the Bucchero filly, who was bred in Florida by Rivermont Farm.
Two colts by first-crop yearling sires sold for $200,000. Hip 148, a Florida-bred colt by Corniche, sold to MJB Stable and was bred and consigned by Soler & Soler Thoroughbred.
Hip 251, a Jack Christopher colt consigned by Beth Bayer, agent was picked up by DiBello Racing Stables. He was bred in Kentucky by Mike Pressley, and had been to the sales ring twice, with his last outing just a month ago where he did not meet his reserve at $170,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. He sold for $195,000 to Scout Bloodstock last year at Fasig-Tipton's The November Sale.
At the end of the first session, 146 head changed hands for $3,255,600, including private sales. The average price was $22,299, with a median of $15,000. Seventy horses failed to meet their reserve, resulting in an RNA rate of 32%.
Kaizen Sales led the consignors, selling 18 horses for a total of $605,000. DiBello Racing Stables was the leading buyer with gross receipts of $255,000 for three buys.
