Article courtesy of Track Magazine
With more than $6,000,000 being bid Saturday on the 266 head that went through the ring in the final day of the Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale, a total of more than $18,300,000 was bid on the 797 head presented to prospective buyers in the three- day event in Oklahoma City.
The average on the horses sold Saturday was $22,442, and the overall average on sold horses for all sessions was $22,553.
Heritage Place’s Spence Kidney said the 2024 average was an increase over the average for the 2023 edition of this the biggest sale in the nation for running-bred American Quarter Horses.
Amazingly, of the Top 10 sellers on Saturday only one was listed as a gelding. One was a foal-in-utero. Four were females foaled in 2020 or later with one being a just-turned yearling filly. Four were unaltered males.
Saturday’s top seller at $300,000 was the three-year-old King Apache, a son of Favorite Cartel and the One Sweet Jess mare Jess Mas. The $45,000 earning Favorite Cartel colt that qualified for the $1,000,000 Rainbow Futurity G1 was consigned by Lazy E Ranch, agent for Shaun Hubbard.
Rancho La Cobra was the buyer on this horse that topped the sale.
Complete sale results are now available here.
Following is a list of the Top 10 sellers on Saturday.
- 1. $300,000 (#901) KING APACHE, 3-17-21 c.
- (Favorite Cartel—Jess Mas, by One Sweet Jess)
Consigned by Lazy E Ranch, LLC, agent for Shaun Hubbard. Purchased by Rancho La Cobra. - 2. $150,000 (#787) GOODTYME, 3-3-21 c.
- (Apollitical Jess—Havanah Goodtime, by Ivory James)
Consigned by Lazy E Ranch, LLC, agent for West Texas Racing Partnership. Purchased by Bobby D. Cox. - 3. $130,000 (#670) SHES GOT THUNDER, 1-27-21 m.
- (Tres Seis—Shes Got Fire, by Walk Thru Fiew)
With recip carrying Flying Cowboy 123 transferred 2-15-23. Consigned by Jordan Wiggins, agent for Sam Green. Purchased by La Feliz Montana, LLC. - 4. $130,000 (#690) CODEX, 3-19-20 h.
- (Big Daddy Cartel—Astica, by Jesse James Jr)
Consigned by Marty Powers, agent for Mas Uno. Purchased by Jesus Colin. - 5. $100,000 (#791) COLLEYS CARTEL, 1-12-21 g.
- (Carters Cartel—A Friend In The Sky, by Walk Thru Fire)
Consigned by Dunn Ranch, agent for Josefina Guzman. Purchased by Gael Garza. - 6. $100,000 (#882) FOAL IN UTERO transferred 4-25-23.
- (Apollitical Jess—Three Green Leaves, by Tres Seis)
Consigned by Marty Powers, agent for Darling Farms & Dr. Rick Beck. Purchased by La Feliz Montana Ranch, LLC. - 7. $80,000 (#798) PURPLE RAINN, 3-1-21 f.
- (Flying Cowboy 123—Dinastia Toll BRZ, by Tolltac)
Consigned by Dunn Ranch, agent for Matt Dunn. Purchased by Simmons Racing, LLC - 8. $80,000 (#891) APICASSO JESS, 4-11-21 c.
- (Apollitical Jess—Cassandra Crest, by Holland Ease)
Consigned by Lazy E Ranch, agent for West Texas Racing Partners. Purchased by Danny Joe Miller. - 9. $75,000 (#915) PROXIMITY, 3-13-20 f.
- (Moonin The Eagle—Conspicuous Dynasty, by FDD Dynasty)
Consigned by Dunn Ranch, agent for Dennis Dreier. Purchased by McColee Land & Livestock, LLC. - 10. $75,000 (#966) NAME PENDING, 2-15-23 f.
- (Apollitical Jess—Anasttasia, by The Louisiana Cartel)
Consigned by Rancho El Cabresto, LLC. Purchased by Horton Racing, LLC.