CTBA Northern California Yearling Sale

Tuesday's California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Northern California Yearling Sale posted strong gains across the board from 2020, with average yearling sales price of nearly $10,000, highest in six years.

A filly by promising new stallion Stanford was the sale topper at $45,000.

She is out of the Broken Vow mare Jeannie's Genie, bred by Michael Allen, consigned by Easterbrook Livestock and purchased by Robert Jones.

The highest-priced colt was by Vronsky, purchased by GCCI for $36,000. He is out of the Tizbud mare Just Lookn Again, was bred by West 12 Ranch, Inc. and Craig Allen and consigned by Hanson's River Ranch.

The average yearling sale price of $9,977 was nearly 40 percent higher than last year's $7,217, and is the highest since $11,537 in 2015. Gross yearling sales on Tuesday were $917,900, compared to $505,200 last year for 69 sold. The yearling median price doubled from last year's $3,000 to $6,000.

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A Stay Thirsty colt sold for $50,000 to top Tuesday's California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Northern California Yearling Sale, where the average jumped nearly 42 percent from last year's sale.

The topper, one of three Stay Thirsty yearlings that brought at least $40,000, is out of the Forest Wildcat mare Clawpuccino. He was was bred by Terry Lovingier, consigned by Lovacres Ranch, agent, and was purchased by Craig Warren.

Next at $47,000 was a Stay Thirsty colt out of the Speightstown mare Reign who was bred by Terry Lovingier, consigned by Lovacres Ranch, agent, and purchased by Robert Jones.

The highest-priced filly was a daughter of Vronsky, out of the Poteen mare Seasontoperfection. She was bred and consigned by Hanson's River Ranch and she was purchased by Robert Hess, Jr., agent, for $35,000.

With 69 yearlings sold, the gross sales were $561,800 for an average of $8,142 and a median price of $3,000. Last year's event sold 88 yearlings at an average of $5,741.

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