Thoroughbreds up 38 Percent At Ruidoso New Mexico-bred Sale

RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico (August 21, 2011) – The thoroughbred offering on Saturday night of the two night New Mexico-bred Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred Sale was up 38 percent over similar 2010 figures.

The average per horse sold was $8,076, up from $5,862 a year ago.

The Friday night offering of quarter horse yearlings was up 33.7 percent.

Last year the Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred offerings were not separate by sessions. The figures represent corresponding breed comparisons.

The Thoroughbred offering on Saturday night included yearlings and breeding stock. The Quarter Horse offering was entirely yearlings.

Topping the Thoroughbreds and the overall sale was Dome’s Victory, a yearling from the Double LL Farms consignment. The Dome filly was purchased by William Hatchett for $75,000.

Dome’s Victory is out of the winning Victory Gallop mare Victory Girl, the dam of stakes winner and $102,000 earner Excessive Victory. This is the female family of $400,343 earner Delta Wolf and $189,080 earner Miss Wineshine.

Five yearlings then followed at $30,000 each. They were a Gold Case yearling colt, a Minister Eric yearling colt, a Dome yearling filly, a Devon Lane yearling filly and a Silver Session gray or roan colt.