Increases Continue at Heritage Place September Yearling Sale

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 — Bullish trading continued to fuel the Heritage Place September Yearling Sale today as spirited bidding led to continued increases in key metrics, mirroring a trend that started with the earlier this summer in Louisiana.

Heritage Place reported 428 yearlings sold through Friday second session for $7,929,400, up 6% over the $7,451,400 total during the comparable session a year ago when 444 yearlings changed hands. The average rose 14% from $18,527 compared to $16,782 in 2017, and the median has increased 14% from $11,000 in 2017 to $12,500 this year.

An Apollitical Jess colt purchased by Jose Espinoza for $175,000 from the James Ranch, Agent for Walter R. Harrison consignment topped the second session and is the two-day leader.

Hip 357, Its Jes Political, is a brother to Oklahoma Derby winner Politicaly Correct and half-brother to stakes winner Brookestone Grey. Grade 3 winner Senorita Tres, by Tres Seis, is the dam.

The second-highest price of $90,000 was paid by Judd Kearl for Hip 420, an Apollitical Jess colt consigned by Lazy E Ranch, LLC Agent for Darling Farms, the colt is out of Mischievous Player, a Corona Cartel half-sister to world champion sire FDD Dynasty. The third high-seller on Friday, Hip 347 Mr Perry Hock, is a son of champion and first-crop sale sire Kiss My Hocks consigned by Marty Powers, Agent for Flag Ranch LLC. La Feliz Montana Ranch, LLC paid $70,000 for the colt out of stakes-placed Mr Perrys Wine, a stakes producing sister to Grade 1 winner Time For Wine.

Dillon Lane continued in to day 2 as the sale’s leading buyer with three purchases for $240,000. JGA Racing Stables Inc. paid $240,000 for five yearlings and Alejandro Castaneda purchased 10 head for $225,000.

Bobby D. Cox continued as the leading consignor or agent into to day 2 with 26 head grossing $772,500. Lazy E Ranch, LLC Agent for McColee Land & Livestock sold six yearlings for $361,000 and Lazy E Ranch, LLC Agent had 17 totaling $332,200.

Leading sire Apollitical Jess led all sires of yearlings (by average with two or more sold) with 13 head averaging $48,962. All-time leading living sire Corona Cartel had 14 for $44,692 and champion sire Tres Seis had 11 head average $43,045.

Champion and first-crop sale sire Kiss My Hocks had 20 yearlings average $25,250 and champion Hes Relentless sold 17 head for $21,441 average.

For preliminary results of Thursday’s & Friday’s opening session CLICK HERE