Also sharing Monday's bullet: hip 49, a filly by Cinco Charlie consigned by Asmussen Horse Center; and hip 77, a filly by Cutting Humor consigned by Bryan Ford Training Stable.

“Overall, it was a great breeze show,” said TTA Sales Director Foster Bridewell. “We had a head wind all day and the horses handled it well. We had six tie for the fastest breeze of the day and many others stopped the clock in 10 2/5 and 10 3/5. I think the track was consistent all day and that's a credit to the track team at Lone Star Park. Thank you to the team at Lone Star and to our consignors and owners for bringing a good group of horses to our sale.”

The breeze results and videos are available online at TTAsales.com. The Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be held Wednesday at Lone Star Park. Bidding begins at 10 a.m. CT.

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Catalogued as hips 125-130, the juveniles are by Aurelius Maximus, Bradester, Competitive Edge, Complexity, Frosted, and Vekoma. A paper supplemental catalogue will be available Mar. 31, while the interactive catalogue at TTAsales.com has already been updated, as has the Equineline iPad app.

The sale begins at 10 a.m. CT in the Lone Star Park Sales Pavilion with the breeze show set for Apr. 1.

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Last year's edition of the sale was topped by Free Drop Maddy (Free Drop Billy), who was consigned by Carl Deville and brought $200,000 from Mansfield Racing. The now-sophomore has since won four black-type events, including the Texas Thoroughbred Association Futurity at Lone Star and the Louisiana Champions Day Lassie S. at Fair Grounds.

“This is an impressive catalog for our 2023 2-year-old sale,” TTA Sales Director Foster Bridewell said. “It's deep, it's full of pedigree and stallion power, and we're proud to offer the depth and quality come April that hasn't been seen around here in a decade.”

Bridewell continued: “The commitment of our consignors, breeders, and owners to bring such quality athletes and pedigrees to our sale is unmatched.”

The catalogue is highlighted by a number of leading sires, including Bernardini, Bolt d'Oro, City of Light, Classic Empire, Good Magic, Justify, Kantharos, Malibu Moon, Midshipman, Munnings, and Practical Joke, as well as a number of first-crop stallions. Regional stallions are also represented, including leading Texas stallion Bradester and Louisiana's El Deal.

Paper catalogs will be available shortly. Visit ttasales.com to view the interactive catalogue, a full downloadable catalogue, and expected supplements.

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“We've already had a lot of interest in our 2023 sale season,” Texas Thoroughbred Association Sales Director Foster Bridewell said. “Our 2-year-old sale has certainly gotten stronger in terms of quality in the past few years and those horses have been performing well at tracks around the midwest and south.”

Free Drop Maddy (Free Drop Billy), who topped this year's sale after a final bid of $200,000, broke her maiden in the $150,000 Texas Thoroughbred Association Futurity and, most recently, captured the Donovan L. Ferguson Memorial S. at the Fair Grounds for Mansfield Racing and Bret Calhoun.

“Our graduates are proof of the quality our consignors have offered each year,” Bridewell said. “We're excited to get to work on putting together another solid edition in April.”

The entry deadline for the Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale is Jan. 16 and consignment forms are now available at www.ttasales.com.

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“We're obviously thrilled to see such strong trade in our 2-year-old market,” said TTA sales director Foster Bridewell. “We can't thank the owners and consignors enough for sending us quality horses to sell and we're fortunate that so many buyers showed up in a big way. I think it's a sign of just how strong racing is in Texas, thanks to the increased purses and incentives for owners and breeders.”

The sales topper was a Free Drop Billy filly, who sold for $200,000. Consigned by Carl Deville, the Louisiana-bred is out of Solo Buena (Half Ours) and had worked in :10.2 at Monday's under tack show. Mansfield Racing purchased the bay, who hails from the extended family of champion Blushing John (Blushing Groom {Fr}). The top-priced colt at $125,000 was by McCraken out of Conjuress (Indian Charlie), who also worked in :10.2 and was also purchased by Mansfield Racing. Pike Racing, agent, who consigned the Kentucky-bred colt, was the leading consigner at the sale with total sales of $664,000.

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“These additions help bolster an already strong catalog for our sale,” TTA Sales Director Foster Bridewell said. “Each add to our quality pedigrees, and we thank Carl Deville, Al Pike, Lane Richardson and the owners for trusting us to sell these individuals.”

The supplements include:

Hip 133: Louisiana-bred filly by Star Guitar from the family of SP Estilo Femenino and G1SW Well Armed

Hip 134: Louisiana-bred filly by Free Drop Billy half-sister to SP Swot Analysis

Hip 135: Arkansas-bred filly by Klimt from the family of GISW Harlan and GSWs Pomeroy's Pistol and Thousand Words

Hip 136: Arkansas-bred colt by Eagle out of SP Red Dress from the family of SWs Infectious and Makeshift

Hip 137: Arkansas-bred gelding by Moro Tap out of a half sister to SW He Has Bling

Hip 138: Arkansas-bred filly by Eagle out of SP Paddle out, from the family of SWs Strole, Upstream, and Boca Boy

Hip 139: Arkansas-bred filly by Eagle, a half-sister to SP Island Sun

Hip 140: Louisiana-bred colt by Guilt Trip, a half-brother to MSW Free Like A Girl and SP Free Indeed

Hip 141: Ghostzapper colt from the family of MSW Stormy Frolic, GSW Super Frolic, and MSW Frolic's Revenge

Hip 142: Oklahoma bred Midnight Storm filly from the family of GSW Twilight Time, SW Uninhibited Song and SW Thundering Sky

The 2022 Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale is set for Apr. 6 at Lone Star Park's Sales Pavilion in Grand Prairie. The breeze show is Apr. 4.

The interactive catalog is available now at www.ttasales.com.

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Consignment contracts are due into the Texas Thoroughbred Association office on Jan. 17, 2022.

The 2022 Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale follows the very successful 2021 Texas Summer Yearling Sale that saw sizable increases in gross sales, average price, and median price, with 176 yearlings sold for more than $3,200,000.

“We're thrilled with the success of our yearling sale during the summer,” TTA Sales Director Foster Bridewell said. “We think the 2022 Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be as strong, if not stronger. We expect a diverse catalog with Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky breds offered to buyers from across the country.”

As previously announced, the sale will be held April 6 at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie. The breeze show is scheduled two days earlier on April 4.

Visit TTAsales.com to download a consignment form today.

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The 2022 Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale comes on the heels of the strong 2021 Texas Summer Yearling Sale. That sale saw an increase in the number of horses cataloged and sold, as well as a positive jump in the average and median sale prices.

“Based on what we saw with the Texas Summer Yearling Sale, I think there's a lot of anticipation for the upcoming Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale in April,” TTA Sales Director Foster Bridewell said. “I think we're uniquely positioned in the 2-year-old sales landscape to provide a quality sale for our owners, trainers, and breeders and still attract out of region buyers and sellers.”

The sale will be held about three weeks before Lone Star Park kicks off its 2022 Thoroughbred meet with 48 days of racing starting on April 28. As usual, the Texas Thoroughbred Association Futurity, for TTA Sales graduates and Accredited Texas-breds made eligible through consignor or buyer berths, will be held on closing weekend at Lone Star with two divisions, each at $150,000 guaranteed.

Graduates of the Texas Yearling or 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will also be eligible for the new Texas Thoroughbred Association Derby and Oaks for 3-year-olds. Both will be held at Sam Houston Race Park in 2023.

“The expanded stakes program for Texas Thoroughbred Association sales graduates certainly gives buyers something extra to think about when they're bidding on horses,” Bridewell said. “Our graduates have had success in the Texas Thoroughbred Association Futurity, and that's carried over in other stakes races around the country, including the first, second, and third place finishers in this year's Clever Trevor Stakes at Remington Park.”

“Also, thanks to the passage of HB 2460 in 2019, the Texas horse industry benefits from the infusion of $25 million per year, increasing purses and Accredited Texas-bred incentive awards,” Bridewell added. “It really does pay to breed, sell and race in Texas.”

The entry deadline for the Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale is Jan. 17, 2022.

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A total of 89 horses sold from 104 offered for total sales of $2,907,700, a 66 percent increase from the 2019 auction total of $1,751,400 (the 2020 sale was cancelled due to COVID-19). The average price this year was $32,671, a jump of 39.9 percent from the 2019 average of $23,352, and the median increased by 37.9 percent to $20,000 from $14,500. The buyback rate was 14.4 percent, compared to 31.8 percent in 2019. 

“This was one of the best sales we've ever had at Lone Star Park, including the prior years with Fasig-Tipton,” said Tim Boyce, sales director. “We had a big crowd in the sales pavilion and lots of action with online bidding, so that speaks well about the demand for Texas-breds, Louisiana-breds, Oklahoma-breds and racehorses in general in this region. The increased purses and incentives in Texas have made the Southwest an even more desirable place to race than it already was.” 

Hip 85, named The Reese Beast, brought a sale-topping bid of $240,000 from Austin Gustafson, agent. Consigned by Asmussen Horse Center, agent, the Virginia-bred Tiznow filly is out of the winning and stakes-producing Jump Start mare Delta Weekend. She galloped at the under tack show held Monday at Lone Star.  

Two horses sold for $150,000 as the second-highest price of the sale, and both were Louisiana-breds consigned by Pike Racing, agent. Hip 36, a Louisiana-bred colt by Overanalyze, went to Highlander Training Center after working an eighth-mile in :10 2/5. The colt is a half-brother to multiple Louisiana stakes winner Mirabeau. The fastest horse from the under tack show, hip 57 with a clocking of :10 flat, also brought $150,000 and sold to Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch. Named Wupkar, the filly is out of the Songandaprayer mare Anne Margaret, who has produced two stakes-placed runners.  

Benchmark Training Center, agent, as the leading consignor by total sales at $622,700. Pike Racing was the leading consignor by average, with four sales for an average of $105,750. 

For complete sale results, go to www.ttasales.com.

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A single horse worked a quarter-mile Monday, with hip 113, an Ohio-bred colt by Midshipman, clocking the distance in :24 4/5. The juvenile is consigned by Bryan Ford Training Stable.

“We had a nice crowd on hand today with more people in attendance than I remember over the past several years,” said Tim Boyce, TTA sales director. “We had some very strong works on the track, despite a pretty solid headwind.”

The Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be held Wednesday, with bidding commencing at noon. Videos of the under tack show will be posted at www.ttasales.com.

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