OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—JANUARY 12, 2022—Sc Divas Cartel Man, a 4-year-old stakes-placed winning son of leading sire Corona Cartel, topped the opening session of the 43rd annual Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale on Thursday with a bid of $185,000.
Daniel Herrera signed the $185,000 ticket for Thursday’s high-seller, Hip 232 SC Divas Cartel Man. Lazy E Ranch, LLC, Agent for Reliance Ranches, LLC consigned the stakes-placed earner of $208,803. Out of the three-time AQHA Racing Champion mare Spit Curl Diva, Sc Divas Cartel Man was second in the Pat Hyland Memorial Handicap and a finalist in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity(G1), Ed Burke Million Futurity(G1) and Los Alamitos Super Derby(G1).
Simmons Racing purchased the high-selling mare on Thursday, Hip 267 B Boujee, for $127,000. Marty Powers, Agent for Running Down A Dream consigned the 4-year-old Tres Seis mare out of stakes winner Glory Rider by Valiant Hero.
The stakes-placed earner of $42,404 will be bred this year to Simmons owned Grade 1 winner Gold Heart Eagle V and champion sire Tempting Dashfor her first foal(s).
Dunn Ranch, Agent for Valeriano Racing consigned the third high-seller on Thursday, multiple stakes sire Jess Lips. Maximiliono Perez paid $120,000 for the 13-year-old Mr Jess Perry stallion out of Loose Lips by First Down Dash. Sold as Hip 271, Jess Lips has sired earners of nearly $2 million from limited starters in five crops to reach the track. His biggest money earner Im Jess Special V ($523,862) ran second in the Grade 1 All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs.
Brian Gunder was the opening day leading buyer with five purchases grossing $187,000. Daniel Herrera was second with the one for $185,000 and Rachuan Suarez MVZ paid $143,500 for three head.
Lazy E Ranch, LLC, Agent for Reliance Ranches, LLC was the day 1 leading consignor or agent with 15 head grossing $498,500. Marty Powers, Agent sold 12 head for $308,500 and Lazy E Ranch, LLC, Agent had 13 head for $282,500.
The leading short-yearling sire on day 1 (by average, two or more sold) was Dominyun with two just turned yearlings averaging $23,000. Teller Cartel had two for $13,250 and Coronado Cartel had two for $11,250.
Third-crop sire One Fabulous Eagle was the leading covering sire in session 1 (by average, two or more sold) with three in-foal mares averaging $25,000. Big Lew had two in-foal mares for $22,500 average and Docs Best Card saw three in-foal mares average $21,833.
For preliminary results from Thursday’s opening session, including hip-by-hip prices, CLICK HERE.