Pair of $70,000 Yearlings Top Heritage Place September Yearling Opener

Hip #164 – Tres Veces Loco was the co high-seller in the Heritage Place September Yearling Sale opening session for $70,000.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—SEPTEMBER 23, 2016—A pair of $70,000 yearlings were the high-sellers on the opening day (Thursday) of the 38th annual Heritage Place September Yearling Sale in Oklahoma City.

“We sold right at 90% of the horses today,” Heritage Place General Manager Spence Kidney said Thursday evening. The sale average was down 18% compared to the same day last year.” The first session saw 233 head sell for a $2,979,100 gross compared to 233 head in 2015 grossing $3,845,00. Today’s opening session average was $12,786 compared to $16,506 in 2015 and the median dropped to $9,000 in 2016 from $10,000 last year.

Hip #259 – Eagles Tenaya as the co high-seller on Thursday for $70,000.
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“We have a great set of horses for the next two days and look forward to a good finish to the sale,” Kidney added.

Tyler Graham paid $70,000 for Hip 164, Tres Veces Loco, a Tres Seis colt consigned by Marty Powers, Agent for Erin Knox. Out of the Mr Jess Perry mare You Call It Madness, a half-sister to Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity(G1) winner One Quick First Down.

Hip 259 Eagles Tenaya was the high-selling filly, also for $70,000. Gary Hoovestal purchased the One Famous Eagle half-sister to Grade 3 winner and champion sire Desirio. Lazy E Ranch, LLC, Agent for John Andreini consigned the sorrel filly.

Hip 200, Stihl The Won, a half-brother to Grade 1 winner and sire Favorite Cartel was the third high-seller at $61,000. Jose Vicente Contrara Pallivich purchased the Mr Jess Perry colt out of Shenoshercorona, by Corona Cartel, from the Bobby D. Cox.

Hip #200 – Stihl The Won was the third high-seller for $61,000 on Thursday.
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Ramon Vega was the leading buyer in the opening session with nine head for $140,400. Rachaun Suarez MVZ paid $123,400 for 11 yearlings and the aforementioned Gary Hoovestal had four head for $114,500.

Bobby D. Cox is the first leading consignor or agent with nine had grossing $192,000, Lazy E Ranch, LLC, Agent had 13 head for $174,400 and Marty Powers Agent had 14 head for $167,400.

Tres Seis was the leading opening day sire (by average with two or more sold) with three head averaging $35,333, Corona Cartel had four head average $32,750 and One Famous Eagle had seven yearlings at $31,071. Hez Our Secret was the leading first crop sale sire (by average with two or more sold) with five yearlings averaging $11,400.

For preliminary sale results from Thursday’s opening session, including hip-by-hip prices, CLICK HERE.