Tribal Rule colt leads Barretts sale early

A California-bred colt by Tribal Rule sold for $60,000 in the first hour of Tuesday's California fall selected yearling sale at Barretts in Pomona, Calif. The one-day sale is considered California's top yearling sale.

The Tribal Rule colt was purchased by Bruno DeBerdt, agent, from the consignment of B.C.3 Thoroughbreds, agent. The colt is out of the Memo mare Chalk Face, a full sister to the three-time stakes winner La Feminn.

The sale comprised 235 yearlings. Of the first 25 through the ring, four were sold for $50,000 or more. In addition to the Tribal rule colt, a Stormy Atlantic colt went for $55,000, and colts by Unusual Heat and Trippi old for $50,000 each.

Last year, the one-day sale averaged $19,909, a down 21.3 percent from the 2006 sale.