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Colt by Devil’s Bag Tops
WTBA Winter Sale
ill Feeley of Roscoe, Montana, went to $37,000 to purchase a colt
by former national two-year-old champion Devil’s Bag to top the Washington
Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s Winter Mixed Sale, held December 2 at
the Morris J. Alhadeff Sales Pavillion at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Washington.
Bella Bloodstock, acting on behalf of Northwest Farms, sold the colt who is a
half-brother to 2001 Emerald Express Stakes winner Melcapwalker.
A total of 234 Thoroughbreds sold for $899,900, averaging $3,846, down 11% from last year’s similar auction. Yearlings averaged $4,991, broodmares averaged $1,850 and weanlings averaged $2,437.
Highest priced weanling was a colt by Slewdledo which Dave and Elaine Parks bought for $11,500 from Woods Creek Training Center, acting as agent for Darlene Trask.
Highest priced broodmare was $72,953 winner Maxter, by Fast Play, in foal to Tough Knight. Trainer Thomas Wenzel purchased her for $7,200 for his client, Karl Krieg of Oak Harbor.
The one statistic which remained the same was the $2,200 median price, or the price at which half of the horses sold above and below. It was exactly the same as last year.
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Winter Mixed Sale Summary and
Comparison |
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| 2000 | 2001 | |||||||
| No. Sold | Avg. | Gross | No. Sold | Avg. | % Chg. | Gross | ||
| Horses of Racing Age | 24 | $3,392 | $81,400 | 14 | $782 | -77% | $10,950 | |
| Yearlings | 111 | $6,121 | $679,400 | 148 | $4,991 | -19% | $738,600 | |
| Stallions | 3 | $4,467 | $13,400 | 1 | $8,500 | 90% | $8,500 | |
| Stallion Shares | 4 | $2,125 | $8,500 | 5 | 900 | -58% | $4,500 | |
| Weanlings | 25 | $4,508 | $112,700 | 26 | $2,437 | -45% | $63,350 | |
| Broodmares | 90 | $2,525 | $227,250 | 40 | $1,850 | -19% | $74,000 | |
| TOTAL | 257 | $4,368 | $1,122,650 | 234 | $3,846 | -11% | $899,900 | |
| Median (All) | $2,200 | $2,200 | ||||||
| Outs | 44 (13% of total) | 30 (9% of total) | ||||||
| RNAs | 51 (14% of total) | 64 (20% of total) | ||||||