Freud juveniles on display at Ocala

Juveniles by New York stallion Freud, who is ranked nationally as a second-crop sire, are among the more than 40 statebreds cataloged to the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company auction on Tuesday and Wednesday in Florida. Selling begins each day at 10:30 a.m.

Cactus Cat, a filly by Freud who is consigned by John Fennessy Stables, agent, is a half-sister to multiple-stakes-winning New York-bred Dave, who won the $100,000 Kingston Handicap at Belmont on May 14. She is out of Commadore's Gold, a half-sister to stakes winner Sir Stephenmichael from a family that also includes Grade 1-placed Gold Spruce and graded-stakes-placed Golden Man.

Wayne Rice, as agent, is the consignor of Sheba's Storm, a Freud colt out of the Prized mare Sheba's Prize. Sheba's Prize is a granddaughter of the stakes-winning mare Toga Toga, whose daughter Hold to Fashion produced Peace Rules, who earned $3 million and won the Blue Grass Stakes, Haskell Invitational, and Suburban Handicap, all Grade 1 events.

State sire Wheelaway has a single offering at OBS June, Wheel Win, a filly consigned by New Episode Training Center Inc., as agent. Wheel Win is out of Winloc's Lady Love, a daughter of Compliance who is a half-sister to New York-bred Winloc's Glorious, winner of the Park Avenue New York Stallion Stakes.

New Episode Training Center Inc. is also the consignor of Pepitas de Oro, a Gold Fever filly. Pepitas de Oro's mother, the Dignitas mare Capitess, is a granddaughter of stakes winner Joy to Tell, who is the granddam of the brilliant Mayakovsky, now a New York sire.

Fiddlers Princess, a New York-bred half-sister to Speed Bag, is from the consignment of Kenneth Lejeune Training Stable as agent. She is by Stormin Fever out of the Affirmed mare Thorette, a daughter of Debutante Stakes winner Barbara's Nemesis. Fiddlers Princess's third dam is the classy Cheiftan's Command, winner of the Grade 2 Firenze and Grade 3 Next Move handicaps during her racing days.

Speed Bag, with placings in the open Correction Handicap and several restricted stakes races, has earnings of $251,709.

Also represented at OBS June are the New York sires Chief Seattle, Good and Tough, Hunting Hard, Key Contender, Prime Timber, Raffie's Majesty, Regal Classic, Thunderello, and Tomorrows Cat.

Statebred talent evident in Kingston

The Kingston, won by Dave, reflected the depth of talent in the ranks of New York-bred turf runners.

Finishing second was Golden Commander, who came into the Kingston off a fourth-place finish in last year's Grade 2 King Edward at Woodbine. Pa Pa Da and Foreverness, third and fourth in the Kingston, were second and first in the Grade 3 Fort Marcy in their previous start. Sixth in the Kingston was Certifiably Crazy, who placed in the Grade 2 Red Smith Handicap in 2004 and 2005.

Ask Queenie racks up eighth stakes

Key Contender's daughter Ask Queenie recently won her eighth stakes when she took the Isadorable Stakes at Suffolk Downs under co-high weight of 124 pounds.

Ask Queenie was conceived at Carl Lizza Jr. and Joseph Bartone's Highcliff Farm in Delanson, where Key Contender stands for a fee of $3,500.

Ask Queenie sent her career earnings to $327,510, with a record of 13-5-7 in 26 starts.

She is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Little Time and multiple-stakes-placed Puddle Time, both conceived at Highcliff Farm. Ask Queenie is out of Time to Ask, by L'Amour Rullah.

Quick Witted becomes stakes winner

New York-bred Quick Witted won his first stakes June 3 in the the $40,000 Golden Boy Stakes at Assiniboia Downs in Manitoba, Canada.

Bred by Highclere Farm, and foaled at Sugar Maple Farm in Poughquag, he is a son of Distorted Humor out of Lucky Sheikh, by Sheikh Albadou.

A Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling who sold for $410,000, Quick Witted is the first foal of Lucky Sheikh, whose mother, With Penny's Luck, is by former New York stallion What Luck.

Lucky Sheikh is a half-sister to multiple graded-stakes winner Traffic Circle, who captured the Grade 3 John B. Campbell Handicap and Grade 3 Polynesian Stakes on the way to earnings of $313,844.

With Penny's Luck has also produced stakes-placed Lucky Yoder and is the granddam of Strong Life, a Group 3 stakes winner in Italy.

Quick Witted's trainer, Emile Corbel, said after the Golden Boy Stakes that he would be pointed to the $100,000 Manitoba Derby at 1 1/8 miles on Aug. 7.