The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association's Breeders Sales of Louisiana held its 2023 Yearling Sale followed by a Mixed Session on Thursday, Sept, 28 at the Equine Sales Facility in Opelousas.
A total of 120 yearlings sold for a gross of $1,306,100, an average of $10,884 and a median of $6,000. There were 40 RNAs.
Two weanlings sold for a gross of $6,700 and an average of $2,350, one horse of racing age sold for $1,000, and 23 broodmares sold for a gross of $67,300 and an average of $2,926.
The gross for the overall sale was $1,785,400.
Hip 131, a gray colt by Anchor Down out of the unraced Half Ours mare Solo Buena was purchased by Noble Oaks Farm for $90,000 to top the sale. The unnamed colt is a full-brother to stakes placed winner Swot Analysis, and a half-brother to multiple stakes winner Free Drop Maddy.
The top three yearlings in the sale were all sold by Clear Creek Stud LLC, Agent.
The second-highest price of the day went to Hip 74, a bay filly by Astrology out of multiple stakes winning Old Forester mare, Kitty's Got Class. The filly purchased by Set-Hut LLC for $65,000, is a full-sister to Big Time, a champion 2-year-old Louisiana-bred filly, and a half sister to Classy John, a champion 2-year-old Louisiana-bred colt.
Hip 103, a chestnut filly from the first crop of Vekoma out of stakes placed Tale of the Cat mare, Our Jenny B sold for $60,000 to Grassroots Training and Sales.
To view the auction's full results, click here.
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