Texas Yearling Sale Returns at Lone Star Park
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The Texas Thoroughbred Association has announced 106 yearlings, 21 broodmares, nine weanlings, and two horses of racing age are cataloged for the Texas summer yearling and mixed sale.
The sale, to be held on Aug. 29 at Lone Star Park, will be the first yearling sale in Texas since Fasig-Tipton last held one at the same location in 2014. The catalog is online and will be mailing shortly.
Among the prominent national sires with yearlings in the sale are Uncle Mo , Awesome Again , Dunkirk, Exchange Rate, Into Mischief , Langfuhr , Lookin At Lucky , Paddy O’ Prado, Stephen Got Even , Street Boss , Temple City , Tiz Wonderful, and Warrior's Reward .
Regional sires represented include Too Much Bling , Chitoz, Euroears, Grasshopper , Half Ours , Intimidator, My Golden Song , Run Production, Star Guitar , Valid Expectations, and Yankee Gentleman . Emerging sires such as Dominus , Crossbow , Justin Phillip , and Liaison are also represented.
“We are gratified to see the response from consignors to the re-launch of this sale,” said Mary Ruyle, executive director of the TTA. “We think it’s important to the Texas industry to continue this venture, and we are pleased with the quality of the catalog.”
All yearlings from the sale will be eligible to be nominated to the 2017 Texas Thoroughbred Futurity, which will be run in two divisions for an estimated purse of $100,000 apiece at Lone Star Park.
“We will have launched a new web feature that will allow consignors to display pictures and videos of their horses in the online catalog,” said Tim Boyce, who will manage the sale. “I think this concept will be advantageous to consignor and buyer interaction and will help in marketing the sale in general. People will be able to see the great conformation of some of our best consignments before they hop on a plane.”
The mixed sale session features a dispersal of broodmares from William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Texas, which recently announced it is closing. The dam of Shaded, the recent Texas Thoroughbred Futurity winner, is included in this lot. Weanlings and yearlings are also included by Lane’s End Texas stallions Too Much Bling and Grasshopper, who will stand the 2017 breeding season at Valor Farm in Texas along with fellow former Lane’s End Texas stallion Congaree .
To view the sale catalog or for more information, go to ttasales.com.