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$105,000
Thoroughbred Yearling Tops WTBA Summer Sale
verall I think the sale was a good presentation, offered
Washington Thoroughbred Breeders Association general manager Ralph Vacca
following the 2001 WTBA Summer Yearling Sale held at the Morris J. Alhadeff
Sales Pavilion at Emerald Downs on September 4.
The results showed that 136 yearlings sold for
$2,289,900, averaging $16,838. That represented a 17.9 percent decline from
last year. The median price was $13,750 as compared with $15,000 in 2000.
Topping this years auction was a Washington-bred
colt by Fit to Fight purchased by Dave and Jill Heerensperger for $105,000 from
Dale Leach, with Northwest Farms as his agent. The colt is out of Non Stop
Chatter, a half-sister to Washington champion two- and three-year-old filly
Firesweeper and Washington champion sprinter Serenity Road. Northwest Farms has
sold the highest priced yearling for three years in a row, and five of the last
seven years. The Yakima nursery has sold the topper a total of 11 times since
1979. Second highest priced yearling was a colt by
Slewdledo which C.T. (Carl) Grether, Inc. of California purchased for $82,000
from Terry and Mary Lou Griffins Griffin Place. He is half-brother to
2000 Washington horse of the year Rings a Chime, a grade one stakes winner of
$606,315. Top filly honors went to a member of
grade two stakes winner Tale of the Cats first crop. The January filly is
also the first foal out of Crown Ice, a Chiefs Crown daughter who is a
half-sister to two stakes winners, Griffin Place consigned the bay miss for
Mark Wiltshires British Columbia-based Canvasback Farms and the filly was
known to be headed for points south (Arizona) as soon as agent Eric Kruljac
signed the ticket for $72,000. Buyers came from up
and down the west coast as well as Kentucky and Florida to bid on and purchase
the 200 yearlings catalogued.
Summer Yearling
Sale Summary and Comparison |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
Change From 2000 |
Number Sold |
153 |
147 |
136 |
-7.5% |
Gross Sales |
$2,790,600 |
$3,013,500 |
$2,289,900 |
-24% |
Average Price |
$18,239 |
$20,500 |
$16,838 |
-17.9% |
Median Price |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
$13,750 |
-8.3% |
RNAs |
36 (19%) |
50 (25.4%) |
63 (31.7%) |
26% |
Outs |
13 (6.4%) |
20 (9.2%) |
17 (7.9%) |
-15% |
High-selling Colt |
$70,000 |
$185,000 |
$105,000 |
-43.2% |
High-sellng Filly |
$125,000 |
$97,000 |
$72,000 |
-25.8% |
Number Entered |
354 |
301 |
347 |
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Number Cataloged |
202 |
217 |
216 |
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