Weanling Son of Bradester Tops Texas Mixed Sale
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The first standalone Texas Winter Mixed Sale in nearly a decade was held Dec. 6 at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, topped by a weanling son of Bradester .
TTA reported 50 horses sold for gross receipts of $223,000, an average price of $4,460 and a $2,600 median. There were 67 horses that went through the ring not sold.
Top price of $16,000 was paid by Highlander Training Center for the Bradester colt (Hip 78) from the Benchmark Training Center consignment. Bred in Texas by Haynes Stables, the colt is out of the winning Street Boss mare Blasted Boss. The colt's third dam, grade 1-placed Shooting Party, produced millionaire Breaking Lucky (by Lookin At Lucky ) a grade 3 winner in Canada who finished second in the 2016 Clark Handicap (G1).
Shooting Party is the granddam of Country House (Lookin At Lucky)—who finished second in the 2019 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and was elevated to first upon disqualification of Maximum Security —and of Mitchell Road (English Channel ), a grade 3 winner who has won or finished second in 14 of 18 career starts to date.
The most expensive mare to pass through the ring was Hip 23A, an unraced daughter of Cherokee Run named Running Dispute. Consigned by Brant Schafer, the 16-year-old mare was purchased by Ronald J. Podraza Sr. for $15,000.
Bred in Kentucky by Stonerside Stable, Running Dispute is out of the Danzig mare Dispute, a four-time grade 1 winner who earned classic honors in 1993 when she won the Kentucky Oaks (G1). The dam of seven foals, Running Dispute has produced multiple stakes winner Can't Be Wrong (Broken Vow ) and stakes-placed Indisputable (Valid Expectations). She was offered in foal to Midnight Lute .
Sunday's auction was a joint venture between the Texas Thoroughbred Association and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie and the first TTA winter mixed sale since 2011. This year's Texas Summer Yearling Sale did include a horses of racing age section and previous yearling sales have included mixed sessions.