Majesticperfection Colt Fastest at OBS

by Jessica Martini 
A colt by Majesticperfection turned in the fastest furlong breeze during Wednesday's under-tack preview session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's June Sale of 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age. At the midway point of the six-session breeze show, hip 469 became the third horse overall to work in :9 4/5. Out of stakes winner Into Reality (Untuttable), the youngster is consigned to the June sale by McKathan Bros., agent. 

“We were definitely expecting him to work well,” confirmed Kevin McKathan. “You never expect them to go in :9 4/5, but I knew he was going to be hard to outrun today.” 

The speedy bay, bred by Scott Dilworth, RNA'd for $110,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October sale. He is a half-brother to stakes winner Meadowood (Harlan's Holiday). 

“He is just a really nice colt,” McKathan said of the youngster. “He's a homebred of a client of ours and we've had him down here since he was a foal. We waited for the June sale–he was just maturing so fast and growing up. So we picked this spot to bring him to and he did everything he was supposed to do. I think when people come to the barn to look at him, they won't be surprised. They will say, 'Oh, I see why he worked like that.' He is an absolutely beautiful horse.” 

It was the second straight day a colt from the McKathan Brothers consignment earned a bullet in Ocala. During Tuesday's second session of the breeze show, the McKathans sent out a son of Bob and John (hip 286) to work a quarter in :20 3/5. 

“The Bob and John is another nice horse,” McKathan said. “He's a horse that we decided to go a quarter with because he is a big, long, stretchy horse. I don't go a lot of quarters as far as my breeze shows go, but this horse kept getting faster at every pole. He might not have been a :9 4/5, but he just keeps going faster and faster. He went a quarter and then he went out, I would have to guess, as fast as any horse has caught the next pole–I caught him out in :32 3/5. He's a big-moving, pretty horse. He's perfectly correct.” 

The gray colt, out of Driven (Forestry), is a half to multiple stakes placed Glamoride (Ide). He was an $8,000 Keeneland November weanling and RNA'd for $30,000 at last year's OBS August sale. 

The juvenile's bullet quarter-mile time was equaled Wednesday when hip 509, a colt by Into Mischief, also stopped the clock in :20 3/5. Out of Kiss the King (Roman Ruler), the bay is consigned by Thoroughbred Champions Training Center. 
The June sale follows on from record-setting renewals of the OBS April and March sales and McKathan looks for the strong results to continue in Ocala next week. 

“I definitely think top-end horses are always going to be highly sought-after,” McKathan said. “And then for the rest of the market, the other sales were so strong, a lot of people weren't able to fill their orders and get the horses they wanted, so I think they'll be here shopping hard also. I'm expecting the market to be good. It has been all year and with the excitement of everything going on with American Pharoah and the Triple Crown, I believe owners have a lot to be excited about. I hope that carries over into the sales ring.” 

Kevin and brother J.B. McKathan were involved first-hand in the excitement of American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile)'s Triple Crown victory, having been responsible for the champion's early training. 

“It's been a blur, but it's been a good blur,” McKathan, who was at Belmont Park Saturday for the historic sweep, said. “It's just kind of now started to get back to normal. Ever since we got home Sunday all the way to yesterday, we've been fortunate enough to have t.v. crews and newspapers at the farm and even over at OBS. I think it's great. He's a horse that can transcend the general racehorse people. People outside the sport who don't know anything about racehorses are interested in him and what he is doing. We're making new fans, hopefully.” 

The OBS June breeze show continues through Saturday with sessions beginning daily at 7:30 a.m. The June sale takes place next Tuesday through Friday, beginning daily at 10:30 a.m.