LOS ALAMITOS EQUINE SALE ENJOYS HUGE INCREASES ACROSS THE BOARD

Updated Oct. 6, 2011 - CYPRESS, CA – Oct. 3, 2011 - The Los Alamitos Equine Sale enjoyed a tremendous 37% increase in both the average price of yearlings sold and average price of total sale during its two-day event on October 1-2.

“This was an outstanding sale,” said Bud Alessio, the president of the sale’s managing company, the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association. “We had eight horses - seven yearlings and one broodmare that sold for over $100,000, which is twice as many as what we had last year, plus the average yearling price was the Equine Sale’s best since 2006. We are grateful that our consignors brought so many well-bred and beautiful horses to the sale and our buyers were happy with the quality and variety of horses available.”

The average price for the 295 yearlings sold was $18,053 – up from last year’s average of $13,211. The yearlings sold for a gross total of $5,325,600 and there were only 34 repurchases made for an extremely low buy back ratio of only 11.5%. The total sales came in at $5,809,600 with the 340 horses sold averaging a price of $17,087, up considerably from last year’s average of $12,452.  

Jose F. Rodriguez purchased Streak Hitter, a colt by leading stallion Walk Thru Fire out of Chickasis, by Chicks Beduino, for the sale topping price of $190,000.Streak Hitter is a full brother to Governor’s Cup Futurity and Derby winner Hot Hitter, an earner of $500,602 in his career. Consigned by Ed Allred, Streak Hitter is a half brother to multiple stakes winner Hard Hitting ($358,923) and former Los Alamitos track record holder Lassen County ($146,229).

Divine Cartel, a full brother to Grade 1 stakes finalist Corona Crystal, and Jess Bet On Me, a half brother to the two-time Grade 1 winner of $795,484 Separate Bet, were the second highest sellers at $150,000 each. Juan R. Lopez purchased Divine Cartel, a Corona Cartel colt out of Swiftette, by Merridoc, from Burns Ranch, Agent for A Regal Choice, Inc.  Jess Bet On Me, a colt by Feature Mr Jess out of Better Bet On Me, by First Down Dash, was bought by the partnership of Jess Bet On Me Inc. from the Vessels Stallion Farm consignment. 

Jesus Alameda paid $135,000 for Bonos Party to make this full sister to World Champion Be A Bono the top selling broodmare. Consigned by Childers Ranch, Bonos Party is the mother of Grade 1 Golden State Million Futurity winner The Partys On Fire and restricted Grade 2 runner-up This Partys Fire. A 2012 embryo due (conceived March 26) by Walk Thru Fire was part of the purchase price. Boosted by the sale of Bonos Party, the average price of $10,227 for 41broodmares sold represented a 59% increase from last year’s average of$6,430. 

Hot Hitting, a full brother to sale topper Streak Hitter, was purchased for$130,000 by bloodstock agent Dennis Winn. In addition to Streak Hitter and Hot Hitting, the productive Chickasis is also the dam of Chickahit, a filly by TR Dasher, who sold for $70,000 to Ronald Skeen and Fawna Knight. Consigned by Ed Allred, the three yearlings out of Chickasis sold for a combined $390,000.

Juan Lopez was the leading buyer with two purchases for $210,000, followed by Jose Rodriguez with one for $190,000 and Robert Williams who purchased two horses for $190,000. Edward C. Allred was the leading consignor with 37 head selling f or $1,177,500. Vessels Stallion Farm, LLC sold 42 head for $797,400 and Burns Ranch, Agent had 26 horses sell for $494,000.

Mr Jess Perry led the sires at the sale with five yearlings averaging $80,400.Corona Cartel was next with three averaging $69,667, while Walk Thru Fire had33 yearlings that sold for an average of $40,591.

Complete sale info can be found at www.losalamitosequinesale.com For more info, please call the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association at 714-236-1755. For preliminary results, hip-by-hip results

SALE TOTALS

TYPE

 

HEAD

GROSS

AVERAGE

 

OUTS

Saturday, Oct-01 2011

           

YEARLINGS

SOLD

143

2,326,500

16,269

 

25

 

RNA

15

241,000

     
 

TOTAL YEARLINGS

158

2,567,500

     

MARES

SOLD

26

167,800

6,454

 

9

 

RNA

4

54,000

     
 

TOTAL MARES

30

221,800

     

MIXED

SOLD

3

58,500

19,500

 

0

 

RNA

0

0

     
 

TOTAL MIXED

3

58,500

     

TOTAL

SOLD

172

2,552,800

14,842

 

34

 

RNA

19

295,000

     
 

TOTAL

191

2,847,800

     

Sunday, Oct-02 2011

           

YEARLINGS

SOLD

152

2,999,100

19,731

 

20

 

RNA

19

375,000

     
 

TOTAL YEARLINGS

171

3,374,100

     

MARES

SOLD

15

251,500

16,767

 

12

 

RNA

5

95,000

     
 

TOTAL MARES

20

346,500

     

MIXED

SOLD

1

6,200

6,200

 

0

 

RNA

0

0

     
 

TOTAL MIXED

1

6,200

     

TOTAL

SOLD

168

3,256,800

19,386

 

32

 

RNA

24

470,000

     
 

TOTAL

192

3,726,800

     

GRAND TOTALS

           

YEARLINGS

SOLD

295

5,325,600

18,053

 

45

 

RNA

34

616,000

     
 

TOTAL YEARLINGS

329

5,941,600

     

MARES

SOLD

41

419,300

10,227

 

21

 

RNA

9

149,000

     
 

TOTAL MARES

50

568,300

     

MIXED

SOLD

4

64,700

16,175

 

0

 

RNA

0

0

     
 

TOTAL MIXED

4

64,700

     

TOTAL

SOLD

340

5,809,600

17,087

 

66

 

RNA

43

765,000

     
 

TOTAL

383

6,574,600