Yearlings on sale in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana

Yearlings will hit sales rings in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana over the next two weeks, with the first auction at Lone Star Park near Dallas on Monday.

The Texas Thoroughbred Association has cataloged 90 yearlings for its auction and will also offer broodmares and weanlings as part of the book of 129 horses. The one-day sale will be in a stable-area pavilion at noon Central.

The diverse catalog features yearlings by Archarcharch, Bodemeister, Central Banker, Colonel John, Congaree, Jersey Town, Oxbow, Point Given, Street Boss, To Honor and Serve, and Wicked Strong.

“I think the quality of the catalog has ticked up a notch this year,” Tim Boyce, sales director, said in a press release from the Texas Thoroughbred Association. “We had two Texas-breds sell at this auction for $100,000 apiece last year, and that really proved that the market is still vibrant here for horses in Texas and around the region.”

The catalog also has offerings from the Estate of Ed Few, a prominent Texas breeder and owner who died this year. Few’s estate is selling yearlings, broodmares, and weanlings.

The yearling auction shifts to Oklahoma on Sept. 2. Carter Sales Company will put on its annual one-day sale at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. It begins at 2 p.m. Central.

The catalog has been expanded to include a mixed session for broodmares, weanlings, and horses of racing age.

There are 81 yearlings cataloged and they represent such stallions as Midshipman, Girolamo, I Want Revenge, Secret Circle, Maclean’s Music, Jersey Town, Flat Out, Tapizar, and The Factor.

The region’s largest catalog of yearlings will sell in Louisiana. The Equine Sales Company has 219 yearlings on tap for its Sept. 6 auction in Opelousas, La. The one-day sale begins at 10 a.m. Central.

There are a number of first-crop stallions represented by yearlings, according to a press release, and they include: Palace, Medal Count, Race Day, Tapiture, Wicked Strong, Lea, Secret Circle, and Jack Milton. Other stallions with offspring in the sale include Goldencents, Shackleford, Temple City, English Channel, Star Guitar, Astrology, Half Ours, and Custom for Carlos.

“This year’s catalog is about the same size as the 214 head we had last year, but we’ve seen the quality continue to grow each year, and we have nearly 30 different consignors for this sale so I think we are going to have a strong selection of yearlings,” Foster Bridewell, sales director, said in a press release.

Other auctions coming up in the region this fall include an Oct. 7 mixed sale of Thoroughbreds at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City. The deadline to consign horses is Sept. 4.