A total of four horses sold for more than $100,000 at Wednesday's Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale at Lone Star Park, with Hip 15 topping the sale at $150,000, the Texas Thoroughbred Association (TTA) said in Wednesday release.
All told, 58 of 85 juveniles offered sold for a total of $1,666,100. The average was $28,726 and the median was $18,000. The 2024 edition of the auction saw 66 head go for a total of $2,294,500, with an average of $34,765 and a median of $24,500. A total of 47 went unsold.
The sales topper was purchased by Clark Brewster from the consignment of Bryan Ford Training Center LLC, the Oklahoma-bred colt by Omaha Beach clocked :10 in Monday's breeze show to tie for the fastest time. The mid-April foal is out of the stakes-placed Into Mischief mare Natalie's Mischief, whose first registered offspring is a winner.
The high-selling filly was Hip 1, a Louisiana-bred daughter of Lone Sailor who went to Patricia's Hope LLC from Pike Racing at Highlander, agent. She also worked :10 and is out of a Yes It's True mare who has produced a pair of stakes winners from three starters.
“We had a Texas-bred sell for $265,000 last year, which really boosted the average and was one of the highest prices we've had in quite a while, so considering we didn't have one hit that lofty mark this year we are quite pleased to be close to $30,000 for our average,” said Sales Director Foster Bridewell. “I think this proves that the 2-year-old market is strong in the Southwest.”
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The Texas Summer Yearling Sale sponsored by the TTA is set for Aug. 26.
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