Fear, Optimism at OBS in Coronavirus Era

Following the announcement of the cancellation of the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale on Friday afternoon, the atmosphere at the OBS March Sale was tense. Becky Thomas of Sequel Bloodstock made the analogy, “There was a movie years ago with Jim Carrey called the Truman Show, where Jim Carrey did not realize he was actually the subject of a TV series. That's the way I feel. We're going through the motions, but we don't really know if it's real or not.”

Consignors gathered in the barns following the breeze show, expecting to hear the worse at any moment. Al Pike of Pike Racing said, “Everything is up in the air. We keep hearing all sorts of things, but we prepared for this sale and we're here and hoping it all works out.”

Later Friday evening, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company reiterated the decision that the sale would go on, helping soothe the nerves of consignors and buyers alike.

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