Crowded leaderboard on penultimate day of OBS June preview

The leaderboard got even more crowded on the second-to-last day of the under-tack preview show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s June sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age, as four juveniles tied for the fastest furlong and two tied for the fastest quarter-mile to join the logjam of bullet works.

Fillies by Ghostzapper and Malibu Moon and colts by Chitu and Sky Mesa all worked a furlong, the traditional distance for 2-year-old in training sales, in 9 4/5 seconds on the Ocala Training Center's all-weather Safetrack surface. They are tied with five other juveniles who worked earlier in the week for the fastest overall time at the distance. Meanwhile, colts by Dialed In and Race Day each worked a quarter-mile in 20 3/5 seconds, making it a total of three juveniles tied for the fastest time at that distance.

The Ghostzapper filly, consigned by de Meric Sales, as agent, is out of the Grade 3-winning Carson City mare Palanka City, who is the dam of three winners from as many starters. It is the family of Breeders' Cup Mile winner Royal Academy.

The Malibu Moon filly, who is already named Scoot the Moon, is consigned by Race Ready Sales, as agent. She is out of the stakes-placed War Pass mare Scooter Bird.

Chitu's first foals are 2-year-olds this season. His bullet-working colt, consigned by Vargas Sales, as agent, is out of the Pleasantly Perfect mare St Ballado's Lady, dam of a pair of winners from a pair of starters.

The Sky Mesa colt, who is named El Guaya, is consigned by Golden Tock Thoroughbreds, as agent. He is out of the stakes-placed Broken Vow mare Serious Vow, making him a full brother to stakes-placed Rowdy Dylan.

The Dialed In colt, consigned by Parrish Farms, as agent, is out of the winning In Excess mare Pure Refinement, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Pure As Gold.

This is also the first crop for graded stakes winner Race Day, by Tapit. This colt, consigned by Hawks Nest LLC, as agent, is out of the Unbridled's Song mare Queen Brianna, a full sister to graded stakes winner and leading regional sire Rockport Harbor.

For hip-by-hip times for Saturday's works, click here. The under-tack preview for the OBS June sale has its final session tomorrow. The three-session sale will be held June 12 through June 14.