Chasing Moments, a daughter of Orb in foal to California stallion Stay Thirsty, sold for $70,000 to top Wednesday's California Thoroughbred Breeders Association January Mixed Sale at Fairplex Park.
Marcelo Aguera purchased the 6-year-old mare, who is a half-sister to the Grade 2 winner Authenticity, herself the dam of stakes winner Hanalei Moon.
The second-highest priced purchase was a yearling filly by Malibu Moon, out of the Bluegrass Cat mare Brush Strokes, purchased for $60,000 by Double Chevron Racing.
Aguera also made a pair of $40,000 purchases – Mobilize, a War Front mare in foal to Stay Thirsty, and Wedding Dress, a Medaglia d'Oro mare in foal to Stay Thirsty.
The 72 horses sold for a gross of $574,100, an average of $7,974 and median of $3,450.
To view the auction's full results, click here.
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