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Friday's second of three under-tack previews ahead of next week's OBS March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training witnessed no fewer than two dozen horses that broke the 10-second threshold among those who worked an eighth of a mile over the synthetic track. But it was hip 446, a filly by young Crestwood Farm stallion Caracaro (Uncle Mo) from the draft of On The Run Sales, agent, who was the fleetest of them all when stopping the clock in a slick :9 3/5 about three hours into the session.

A Feb. 28 foal bred in Kentucky by Pope McLean, Marc McLean and Pope McLean, Jr., the bay is the first foal out of the unraced Port Marazion (Point of Entry) and hails from the female family of 'TDN Rising Star' Faiza (Girvin), herself a $725,000 purchase out of the breeze-up sales in 2022, a Grade I winner that season and later sold for $4 million as a broodmare prospect. Hip 446 is set to make her second trip through a sales pavilion, having been bought back on a bid of $16,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale.

The final time surprised even her consignor.

“I didn't know she would go that 9 and 3, I thought maybe she would go 10 flat or 9 and 4,” admitted On The Run's Moses Longoria. “I didn't expect that, so I was happy with that. I have another one for the next sale, but just have this filly here (for the March sale). She's a nice horse. She's real athletic and I always felt like she was going to be fast. I've just been babying her the whole time trying to save it until we got here. But she's great. It's a nice pedigree she has, and she's always felt real athletic the whole time. I've always liked her, she's always been a nice filly. I've just kept my fingers crossed.”

Of the 23 juveniles that covered their furlong in :9 4/5, six of those are consigned to the March Sale by Top Line Sales, who sent out two of three bullet workers (:9 4/5) during Thursday's breeze show.

While a pair of horses shared the fastest quarter-mile breeze on Thursday at :20 4/5 where a good many of the works were into a strong headwind, five horses bettered that clocking on Friday, with a trio going in :20 2/5.

Consigned by Caliente Thoroughbreds as agent, hip 325 is a chestnut son of Midshipman and Meetmeonline (Line of David), a half-sister to dual Grade II-winning turf sprinter and the successful New York-based stallion Bucchero (Kantharos). The latter is a half-sister to the dam of dual-surface Grade I winner World of Trouble (Kantharos). Bred in Kentucky by Lesley Campion and Nathan McCauley's River Oak Farm, hip 325 (breeze video) was a $140,000 purchase by Arroyo Bloodstock out of last year's Keeneland September Sale and the colt's 4-year-old half-sister Twirling Romance (Twirling Candy) made $485,000 at the 2-year-old sales in 2023.

Pick View LLC, agent, offers hip 364 (breeze video), a colt by Mor Spirit and the first foal from the winning Mopsicle (Liam's Map), who was purchased for $10,000 with this foal in utero out of the Fasig-Tipton December Digital Sale in 2022. After fetching $3,000 as a short yearling at this auctioneer's Winter Mixed Sale in January 2024, the colt, bred in Kentucky by Twin Oaks Bloodstock, was snapped up by Pick View for $62,000 at the OBS October Yearling Sale.

Hip 505 (breeze video) is a Florida-bred filly by Leinster–Sea Smoke (Tribal Rule) and is being consigned to the March Sale by Tom McCrocklin, agent. Bred by the consignor in partnership with Frank Mermenstein, the Mar. 23-foaled chestnut hails from the first crop of her sire (by Majestic Warrior), four times a winner in graded turf sprints and third in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. The filly's dam is a full-sister to GII Charles Whittingham Stakes winner Marckie's Water.

Hips 460, a colt by Win Win Win, and 538, a Liam's Map filly, each went a quarter-mile in :20 3/5.

The final breeze show for the OBS March Sale kicks off Saturday morning at 8 a.m. ET. The March Sale will be held over the course of three sessions Tuesday through Thursday, Mar. 11-13. For the complete catalogues and under-tack results, visit www.obssales.com.

Hip 446, who breezed in 9 3/5 during the second set of the #OBSMarch under tack show, getting loved on back at the barn. “She's real athletic and I always felt like she would be fast,” said consignor Moses Longoria. pic.twitter.com/itMp9Iqn0Q

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Godolphin homebred and GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief) is being pointed to the GI Curlin Florida Derby for his next start March 29.

“I think we're leaning very heavily toward the Florida Derby,” said Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott Friday. “We're 95 percent sure that's where we're going.”

Sovereignty earned 50 Kentucky Derby qualifying points for his Fountain of Youth victory by a neck over 'TDN Rising Star' River Thames (Maclean's Music), and is tied with 2024 2-year-old male champion Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) for second on the list with 60. The 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby offers points to the top five finishers on a 100-50-25-15-10 basis.

Mott said Sovereignty exited his comeback race well and has resumed training at his winter base of Payson Park.

“He looks good,” Mott said. “He's doing good and back on the track galloping.”

Mott will be bringing back another of his stable's stars next week in George Krikorian-homebred Just F Y I (Justify), the 2-year-old filly champion of 2023 who has not raced since finishing sixth in the GI Acorn Stakes last June at Saratoga.

Just F Y I, now four, is entered to return in an optional claiming allowance for older fillies and mares going one mile on the main track Thursday, March 13.

“We need to get started,” Mott said. “She's been away a long time and we decided to try an allowance race, although it's a very tough allowance race. It could be a stake, really.”

The race also features Grade II winner Gun Song (Gun Runner), runner-up to Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) in last fall's GI Cotillion Stakes.

Just F Y I most recently went five furlongs in 1:02.60 (4/6) March 2.

“She's done well,” Mott said. “We've got some decent works in her but she's been away a long time, so we just need to get her started.”

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