$30,000 colts top Carter Sales yearling auction

A colt by Race Day and a colt by Pollard’s Vision brought $30,000 each to top the Carter Sales Co. yearling auction Sunday in Oklahoma City.

RA-MAX Farms purchased the Race Day colt, a half-brother to Welder, a multiple stakes winner of $374,151. David Rodawalt purchased the Pollard’s Vision colt, a half-brother to the stakes-placed winners For All You Know and Stratagem. Both horses were consigned by Mighty Acres as agent for separate outfits.

The sales company reported 50 of 78 yearlings on offer sold, for total receipts of $361,400. The buyback rate was 36 percent. The average was $7,228. Last year, the average was $9,137.

◗ The Downs at Albuquerque starts 11 consecutive days of racing on Thursday, continuing through Sept. 16.