More Than 200 Cataloged for Texas Summer Yearling Sale

A catalog of 207 yearlings has been released for the upcoming Texas Summer Yearling Sale, presented by the Texas Thoroughbred Association. The sale is set for Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. CST at the sales pavilion on the grounds of Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Texas.

The sale will also include a special dispersal of horses consigned by CS Sales, agent for Three Feathers Farm. The dispersal, which includes weanlings and broodmares, brings the total number of horses entered in the sale to 217.

"I'm pleased with both the quantity and quality of the yearlings in this year's catalog," said TTA sales director Foster Bridewell. "We came down a bit in the total number compared to last year's near-record entries, but we really have some quality individuals in this offering and the entire region is well represented."

There are 91 Louisiana-bred yearlings in the sale, along with 48 Texas-breds, 32 Arkansas-breds, and 18 Oklahoma-breds. Among the accomplished regional and national sires represented are Competitive Edge  , El Deal , Goldencents  , Mr Speaker  , Practical Joke  , Star Guitar  , Street Boss , Tapiture  , Thousand Words  , Vekoma  , Volatile  , and Yaupon  . A slew of first- and second-crop sires are also represented. 

"We've already seen a lot of success on the track from graduates of last year's yearling sale, including Secret Faith and Ring Seeker taking divisions of the $150,000 Texas Thoroughbred Association Futurity earlier this month at Lone Star Park," Bridewell added. "And we've had a great response to the $100,000 TTA Derby and Oaks at Sam Houston Race Park that we added to give our sale grads even more stakes opportunities."

Last year's catalog included 264 yearlings, which was close to an all-time high for the sale.