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WTBOA Sale to be Held As Scheduled Aug. 18; Online Bidding Available

The Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association’s 53rd annual summer sale will take place as scheduled on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at the WTBOA Sales Pavilion at Emerald Downs. The catalog features 123 yearlings, 17 broodmares and one broodmare prospect. COVID-19 protocols will be in place and published at washingtonthoroughbred.com. Online bidding will also be available (click for more).

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Washington Summer Yearling, Mixed Sale Catalog Now Online

The catalog for the 2020 Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale is now online, featuring 140 entries.

The auction will take place Tuesday, Aug. 18 at the Morris J. Alhadeff Sales Pavilion at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash. There will also be a paddock session of racing-age offerings to take place immediately after the sale, with entries open through July 29.

This year's group of offerings features 123 yearlings and 17 broodmares, prior to the close of entries for the paddock session.

In addition to a heavy population of Washington-breds, yearlings in the catalog were also born in Kentucky, California, Oregon, and Iowa.

Stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented in the catalog include Cat Burglar, Cupid, Danzing Candy, Midnight Storm, Lord Nelson, Pontiff, Stanford, Raised a Secret, Shaman Ghost, War Envoy, and Wildcat Red. Broodmares in the catalog are offered in-foal to Cat Burglar, Danzing Candy, Misremembered, and Smiling Tiger.

To view the online catalog, click here.

For information on entering the auction's paddock session, click here.

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First Winner for Tourist

Kactus Kate (Tourist) became the first winner for her freshman sire (by Tiznow) at Emerald Downs Wednesday evening. Off at odds of 15-1 in her unveiling, the Oak Crest Farm homebred forced the issue on the outside in second, poked her head in front as they hit the quarter pole and kicked clear in the stretch to graduate by two lengths. Kactus Kate is a half-sister to Sutra (Meadowlake), GISW, $356,873. Tourist, winner of the 2016 GI Breeders’ Cup Mile, stands at WinStar Farm.

5th-Emerald Downs, $19,340, Msw, 7-1, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f, :52.82, ft.
KACTUS KATE (f, 2, Tourist–Desert Liaison, by Woodman) Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $10,175. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O/B-Oak Crest Farm LLC (Hodge) (KY); T-David B. Martinez.

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Tourist’s First Winner At Stud Comes At Emerald Downs

WinStar Farm resident Tourist was represented by his first winner at stud on July 1, when Kactus Kate took her debut start in an Emerald Downs maiden special weight on July 1, BloodHorse reports.

Kactus Kate was placed near the front early by Javier Matias, and quickly disposed of her foes to kick away by two lengths at the wire, stopping the clock in :52.82 seconds in the 4 1/2-furlong race. Trained by David Martinez, the filly raced as a homebred for Oak Crest Farm.

Kentucky-bred Kactus Kate is out of the winning Woodman mare Desert Liaison, who also ran as an Oak Crest Farm homebred during her on-track career.

Tourist, a 9-year-old son of Tiznow, stands at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky., for an advertised fee of $7,500.

He won eight of 18 starts during his on-track career for earnings of $2,170,340, highlighted by his victory in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita Park. The horse also tallied wins in the G1 Fourstardave Handicap and the non-graded More Than Ready Mile Stakes.

Tourist is out of the winning Unbridled's Song mare Unbridled Melody, whose foals also include stakes winners Harlan's Harmony, Michael With Us, and Mountain Music Man. French champion Libretist, Japanese champion Hishi Akebono and English Group 1 winners Agnes World and Dubai Destination are in his extended family.