Gene Recio

Bill Recio, a respected and accomplished horseman, passed away on Feb. 10 following a brief illness. He was 78 years old. Born in Miami, Florida, Bill was introduced to thoroughbred racing at an early age by his uncle, an owner-trainer. From the moment he experienced the beauty of the horse and the electricity of the racetrack, he knew his life's path would be in the horse business. The quote, "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man," could not have...

A colt by Chitu (hip 347) tied the track record over the Safetrack racing surface when working a quarter-mile in :20 1/5 during the second session of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's June Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training Tuesday in Central Florida. The juvenile, who is out of stakes-placed Satan's Mistress (Songandaprayer), is consigned by Silvestre Chavez. Tuesday's work was the colt's second trip over the OBS surface. He worked a furlong in :10 flat before RNA'ing for $70,000 at the OBS March sale. "We took...

by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis OCALA, FL - For the third straight day, the team of Bob Baffert and Donato Lanni, acting on behalf of Saudi businessman Amr Zedan, made the highest bid of the session, this time going to $2.2 million--top price of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training sale so far--to acquire a colt by Gun Runner from the de Meric Sales consignment as the Spring sale continued to produce figures largely in line with its record-setting 2022 renewal. Through three of four...

As the calendar inches inexorably towards March and a spring-long series of 2-year-olds in training sales, consignors are putting the finishing touches on juveniles heading to auction, paying particular attention to youngsters representing their stallions first crop to hit the track. The TDN is reaching out to consignors with 2-year-olds heading to the sales rings at OBS and Gulfstream Park next month to find out which freshman sires have impressed them. EDDIE WOODS Prolific consignor Eddie Woods has 24 juveniles catalogued for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March 2-Year-Olds in...