Article: Final horse is show-topper on first day of OBS sale.

Byline: Ryan Conley

Jun. 22--OCALA, Fla. -- Those who hung around to watch the last horse pass through Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s auction ring Tuesday saw a fairly epic battle conclude the opening session of the June Two-Year-Olds in Training and Horse of Racing Age sale.

Agent Buzz Chace outlasted a group of bidders that included local horsemen Johnny Collins, Craig Wheeler and Joe Brockelbank, giving $135,000 for a Maria's Mon colt offered in the Gabriel Dixon consignment.

The chestnut was just one of two horses that topped six figures in the annual sale that signals the end of 2-year-old auction season. The final session of the two-day sale ...

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