A total of 83 horses changed hands during Tuesday's auction for revenues of $1,191,000 (Canadian), marking a 86 percent increase from last year's sale, when 74 horses brought $639,600. The average sale price rose 21 percent to $15,880 from $13,053, the median rose 8 percent to $13,000 from $12,000, and the buyback rate finished at 9.6 percent compared with 26.5 percent in 2020.

Gary Johnson bought the sale-topper, Hip 22, a Tapiture colt, for $49,000.

The gray or roan colt is out of the winning Monarchos mare Silver Splendor, who is the dam of one winner from two foals to race. Bred in Kentucky by Zoelle Racing, the colt was initially purchased as a short yearling by Glen Todd's North American Horse Co. for $7,500 at this year's Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, and he was consigned at the CTHS British Columbia sale by the same operation.

North American Thoroughbred Horse Co. was the auction's leading consignor, with three horses selling for a combined $106,000. The partnership of James Redekop and Tod Mtn. Thoroughbreds was the leading buyer, with six purchases totaling $156,000.

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A total of 49 horses changed hands on Wednesday for revenues of $639,600, down 40 percent from last year's sale when 64 horses brought $1,065,500. The average sale price declined 21 percent to $13,053 to $16,648, while the median fell 16 percent to $12,000 from $14,250. The buyback rate finished at 30 percent, compared with 24 percent last year.

The sale-topper was purchased by Swift Thoroughbreds Inc. Offered as Hip 75, the dark bay or brown filly is out of the winning Yankee Gentleman mare Harmony Creator, whose four foals to race are all winners, including British Columbian year-end award winner Architecture and stakes-placed Tiptoe.

The Kentucky-bred hails from the family of Grade 1-placed stakes winner Lacquaria. Whitewood Farm consigned her, as agent.

The day's second-highest price came for Hip 43, a yearling Midnight Lute colt who sold to Peter Redekop B.C. Ltd., for $40,000.

The bay colt is out of the unraced Quality Road mare Unattended, whose first foal to race is the stakes winner At Attention. The British Columbia-bred's second dam is the Grade 2 winner Go Go, who is the pivot point for runners including Grade 3 winner Miss Kentucky, and graded/group stakes-placed runners Miss Mittagong and Energia Infinity.

Bryan and Carol Anderson's Wild Rose Farm consigned the colt.

Redekop was the sale's leading buyer, with four purchases totaling $101,000. Emerald Acres was the top consignor by gross, with five horses sold for $87,000.

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