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TTA Adds Derby and Oaks

The Texas Thoroughbred Association stakes series will now include a TTA Derby and Oaks, it was announced Tuesday. The new TTA stakes schedule will offer purses totaling more than $500,000 and is restricted to graduates of the Texas Summer Yearling Sale Aug. 30 or Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale next spring. It will feature Futurity divisions for both colts/geldings and fillies, worth $150,000 apiece (up from $100,000), on closing day weekend of the 2022 Lone Star Park Thoroughbred meet; and a $100,000 Oaks and Derby to be contested at a mile or more at Sam Houston Race Park in 2023. Horses need not be Texas-bred, and the previous payment schedule has been eliminated.

“In the last two years, Texas Thoroughbred racing has shown a resurgence due to the increased purse money at Lone Star Park and Sam Houston Race Park,” said Mary Ruyle, executive director of the TTA. “To continue to build on that progress, the TTA has revamped the Futurity and created a Derby and Oaks with significantly increased purses for all those races. We look forward to our yearling sale on August 30. Our goal is to create greater value for breeders, consignors and buyers.”

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Texas Summer Yearling Sale Adds Supplements

Five supplements to the catalogue have been added for the 2021 Texas Summer Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held at Lone Star Park Aug. 30 at 10 a.m. CT. The sale will be livestreamed on the sale website.

The supplements are: Hip 13 (c, Midnight Lute–Moneybru, by Talk Is Money), consigned by Stuart Morris; Hip 85 (f, California Chrome–Salty Mo, by Uncle Mo), consigned by Craig Singer; Hip 117 (f, California Chrome–Better Be Better, by Smart Strike), consigned by Craig Singer; Hip 185 (f, Cupid-Colombe, by Monarchos), consigned by KP Sales; and Hip 243 (f, Liaison–Raffie's Treasure, by Raffie's Majesty), consigned by Ellen Caines.

“We're excited about adding these supplemented horses to our already diverse and strong group of yearlings for this sale,” said sales director Tim Boyce. “There's been quite a bit of interest from prospective buyers this year, thanks in part to the breeders, owners and consignors who have entered quality yearlings.”

The online catalogue and more information is available at TTAsales.com. Online bidding will be available with the deadline to register for online bidding this coming Monday, Aug. 23.

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Supplemental Entries Added To Texas Summer Sale

The 2021 Texas Summer Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale will feature five supplemental hips, all added to the body of the catalog and available online in the interactive catalog at www.TTAsales.com.

The Texas Thoroughbred Association will provide a supplement paper copy of these hips available at the sales pavilion before and during the sale. Additionally, the hips will automatically be updated and added into the Equineline catalog iPad app.

The supplement hips are:

Hip 13: B C by Midnight Lute out of Moneybru; consigned by Stuart Morris, Agent for Highclere, Inc.
Hip 85: Ch F by California Chrome out of Salty Mo; consigned by Craig Singer
Hip 117: B F by California Chrome out of Better Be Better; consigned by Craig Singer
Hip 185: Gr/Ro F by Cupid out of Colombe; consigned by KP Sales, Agent
Hip 243: DkB/Br F by Liaison out of Raffie's Treasure; consigned by Ellen Caines, Agent

“We're excited about adding these supplemented horses to our already diverse and strong group of yearlings for this sale,” sales director Tim Boyce said. “There's been quite a bit of interest from prospective buyers this year, thanks in part to the breeders, owners and consignors who have entered quality yearlings. I am looking forward to getting the horses on the grounds at Lone Star Park and our sale on Aug. 30.”

The supplement paper catalog will be available at and around the sale pavilion at Lone Star Park. The horses in the supplement are already added into the interactive online catalog available at www.TTAsales.com. Online bidding will be available for the sale, and the deadline to register for online bidding is Monday, Aug. 23.

The sale will be held at Lone Star Park on Aug. 30 at 10 a.m. CT and will be livestreamed on the sale website.

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Texas Summer Yearling Sale Attracts Record Entries

The Texas Summer Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale, set for Monday, Aug. 30, at Lone Star Park, will feature a record number of entries with nearly 250 yearlings consigned to the Southwest's biggest auction. The sale, held jointly by the Texas Thoroughbred Association and Lone Star Park, will begin at 10 a.m. in the sales pavilion on the grounds of the Dallas-area track.

“This will easily be our largest sale since taking the reins from Fasig-Tipton in 2016,” said Tim Boyce, sales director. “We've seen some solid growth over the past few years, despite the challenges of the health pandemic, and now we've really hit a milestone this year. We have several new consignors for this sale, and the sire power is stronger than I can ever remember seeing here.”

In addition to nearly 250 yearlings, there are three 2-year-olds in the sale.

“Texas racing and breeding have been on the upswing thanks to the Horse Industry Escrow Account authorized by the Texas Legislature, which has helped boost purses and breeding incentives,” said Mary Ruyle, executive director of the TTA. “That in turn has increased interest in our sales and allowed us to develop a consignor rebate program. We are also pleased to introduce the Texas Thoroughbred Sales Derby to be run in 2023 to complement the very popular Texas Thoroughbred Sales Futurity.”

Details on the Sales Derby are still being finalized, but the race for sale graduates is expected to offer two divisions (one for fillies and one for colts/geldings) with an estimated purse of $75,000 apiece at Sam Houston Race Park. The Sales Futurity also offers two divisions at $100,000-estimated apiece at Lone Star.

The TTA and Lone Star will host a pre-sale party for consignors and buyers on Sunday, August 29, at 6:30 p.m. in the Alysheba room on the second floor of the Lone Star grandstand.

The yearling sale comes on the heels of the Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale held in April, which posted the highest gross, average and median since the TTA and Lone Star took over both sales in 2016.

Online bidding and live online video will be offered on this sale. For more information and to view the sale catalogue, go to www.ttasales.com.

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