Ocala pinhooking & consignment
Let the horse
be a horse.
We buy yearlings in the fall, give them time and a proper foundation at Oak Ridge Training Center, and offer them as two-year-olds in the spring.
What we do
First Call is a pinhooking and consignment outfit owned and operated by Rodolfo Garcia, a multiple stakes-winning trainer with over 40 years of professional experience out of Gulftream Park. Primary business now is yearlings in, two-year-olds out. We also take outside horses for layups, breaking, sales prep, and consignment when the fit is right.
- FallBuy at the yearling sales with a hard budget and a horseman’s eye.
- WinterBreak, turnout, and build a foundation. No shortcuts to make a breeze work.
- SpringPresent them at the two-year-old sales ready to go on.
From 2026 through 2029, First Call will be collaborating with the University of Florida's Dr. Samantha Brooks and graduate researcher Ms. Valerie Rose, alongside Oak Ridge Training Center and the Racing Surfaces Testing Lab (RSTL). Working with our yearling cohorts, they will be investigating how training and track surfaces influence the development of Thoroughbred movement.
As a consignment which prides itself in developing sound, athletic horses, we are excited to contribute to research that may increase our understanding of how young Thoroughbreds adapt as their training progresses. By following horses throughout their preparation, the study will provide a unique look at changes in movement alongside their training exposure and the track conditions they experience.
There will be no changes to horse's routine or management routines, and there are no invasive procedures within the study's design. All observations and data collection will take place within our normal training routine.
