A full brother to millionaire Free Like a Lady introduced a bid of $150,000 Aug. 26 to prime the Texas Summer time Yearling Sale, which was sponsored by the Texas Thoroughbred Affiliation and held on the grounds of Lone Star Park. A complete of 142 yearlings offered for $2,685,200 for a median of $18,910 and median of $13,000. Forty-five yearlings have been reported as not offered. The common and median have been each up in comparison with final yr’s figures.
“We began out robust proper out of the gate with a $150,000 horse within the first jiffy, and it was nice to see the typical and median enhance over final yr,” stated Foster Bridewell, gross sales director. “The sale-topper is an impressive horse, and we had loads of high quality all through the catalog. This bodes nicely for our 2-Yr-Olds in Coaching Sale arising within the spring.”
From the consignment of Oakridge Farm (Paul Pruett), the sale-topping Louisiana-bred colt by El Deal went to Josh Stevens for Mansfield Racing. Cataloged as Hip 7, the Feb. 21 foal is out of the successful Flashy Bull mare Flashy Value, whose 5 winners from as many foals to race are topped by the 5-year-old Free Like a Lady. That Louisiana-bred mare has racked up earnings of greater than $1.9 million with 18 wins from 41 begins. A lot of her success has come in opposition to fellow Louisiana-breds, which earned her 2022 Louisiana Horse of the Yr Honors, however this yr she has additionally excelled in opposition to open firm. She hit the board within the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) and La Troienne Stakes, and three days earlier than the sale she landed within the winner’s circle after the $500,000 Misty Bennett Pink Ribbon Stakes at Hollywood On line casino at Charles City Races. That victory made her the all-time main Louisiana-bred earner.
The opposite horse to deliver six figures was Hip 176, a Louisiana-bred colt by Collected out of an unraced Sweet Trip mare. She offered for $100,000 from the consignment of Scott Mallory, agent, to SBM, agent for Ken Reimer.
Whereas Louisiana-breds crammed a lot of the top-selling spots, Texas-breds additionally attracted consideration as two fillies foaled within the Lone Star State and sired by Texas stallion Mr Speaker offered for $60,000 apiece. The primary to promote was Hip 69, a March 18 foal out of a productive My Golden Tune mare who has produced two stakes winners from three foals to race, together with a $330,561 earner and 2020 Texas Horse of the Yr Redatory . Consigned by Marjorie Farms, agent, she was bought by Carl. R. Moore Mgmt.
The opposite Mr Speaker filly, consigned by Highlander Coaching Middle, agent, as Hip 184 and bought by Josh Stevens for Mansfield Racing, is out of the stakes-winning and stakes-producing Closing Argument mare Closing Report , who offered on the Texas 2-year-old sale in 2013.
A small blended dispersal was held after the yearling session, with 9 head offered for $39,200.
Full outcomes can be found at www.ttasales.com.
This press launch has been edited for content material and magnificence by BloodHorse Workers.
