More Than 120 Consigned To Texas 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale

The catalog is now available for the Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale with more than 120 head consigned to the auction set for Wednesday, April 7, at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie.

The under tack show will be held Monday, April 5, at Lone Star, which co-sponsors the sale with the Texas Thoroughbred Association.

“After being forced to cancel last year's 2-year-old due to COVID-19, we are very pleased to get back on track this year, especially with the excitement from the increased overnight purses in Texas and the strong stakes schedule coming up at Lone Star Park,” said Tim Boyce, sales director.  

First-year sires Klimt, Practical Joke, Lord Nelson, Gormley and Midnight Storm lead a strong stallion list, along with Texas freshman stallions Texas Chrome and Eagle. National and international sire power should be enticing to all buyers with Bernardini, California Chrome, Honor Code, Kitten's Joy, Maclean's Music, Malibu Moon and Street Sense among those represented.

As usual, offspring of many of the Southwest's top sires are in the sale, including Bradester, Custom for Carlos, Den's Legacy, Half Ours, My Golden Song and Star Guitar.  

The mailing of catalogs was delayed due to February's winter weather in Texas, but copies are expected to mail next week. The complete catalog is now online, and as the sale approaches photos will be posted along with videos following the under tack show. Online bidding will again be available, and interested bidders can register now.

To view the online catalog, click here.

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122 Catalogued for TTA Sale

The Texas Thoroughbred Association has catalogued 122 juveniles for its Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The auction will be held Apr. 7 at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie. The under-tack show will be held Apr. 5.

“After being forced to cancel last year's 2-year-old sale due to COVID-19, we are very pleased to get back on track this year, especially with the excitement from the increased overnight purses in Texas and the strong stakes schedule coming up at Lone Star Park,” said TTA sales director Tim Boyce.

To view the complete catalogue, visit www.ttasales.com.

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Redatory Named Texas’ 2020 Horse Of The Year

James Wessel's homebred Redatory has been named the 2020 Texas Horse of the Year by the Texas Thoroughbred Association. In a year with some very close races for many of the divisional awards, Redatory and Sunlit Song tied for the most points earned in 2020 based on the TTA's system of awarding points based on stakes performances. Because both are in the same category, they will be co-winners of the Texas Champion Older Horse award, and Redatory won the tiebreaker with the most money earned in 2020 to win Horse of the Year honors.

Redatory is a 6-year-old gelding by the late stallion Oratory, who formerly stood at Eureka Thoroughbred Farm in Fredericksburg, Texas, and out of My Silver Song, a daughter of Texas stallion My Golden Song. In seven starts last year, Redatory won three stakes—the Houston Turf Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park and Richard King Turf Stakes and Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Stakes at Lone Star Park—while earning $135,878. Redatory was also the 2019 Texas Champion Older Horse.

Sunlit Song, bred by Carolyn Barnett and owned by Barnett and Becky Harding, had an eight-race campaign with two wins, three seconds and three thirds and earnings of $126,383. The 6-year-old gelding defeated fellow Texas-breds in the Highlander Training Center Assault Stakes at Lone Star Park and beat open company in the Remington Green Stakes in Oklahoma. Sunlit Song is by My Golden Song, giving the Valor Farm stallion the unique distinction of being the sire and broodmare sire of the top two point earners in 2020.

“We applaud the success of these Texas-breds last year, both within our state and around North America,” said Mary Ruyle, executive director of the TTA. “At this time, we haven't determined plans for our annual awards banquet, but we hope to be able to honor these champions with an in-person event later this year.”

As the leading Texas-bred money earner for the year, Redatory earned his breeder James Wessel the BloodHorse Breeder of the Year Award. The Texas Broodmare of the Year Award goes to Redatory's dam, My Silver Song.

The leading Accredited Texas-Bred money earner for 2020 was Equestris Ltd Inc. dba W. S. Farish, which topped the list at more than $108,000.

The human awards—the T.I. “Pops” Harkins Award for lifetime achievement and Allen Bogan Memorial Award for TTA member of the year—will be announced at a later date.

Following is the complete list of the 2020 champion horses:

2-Year-Old Filly: Con Lima (by Commissioner) • Owner: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Graffeo, Joseph F., Del Toro, Eric Nikolaus and Johnson, Troy • Breeder: Lisa Kuhlmann

2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Hulen (by Tapiture) • Owner: L. William and Corinne Heiligbrodt, Madaket Stables LLC and Spendthrift Farm LLC • Breeder: Keith Asmussen

3-Year-Old Filly: Boerne (by Fed Biz) • Owner: De Luca and Sons Stable • Breeder: Randi and Eric Moreau-Sipiere

3-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Gold Pilot (by My Golden Song) • Owner: Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch • Breeder: Ronald and Margaret Ellerbee

Older Filly/Mare: Ima Discreet Lady (by Discreet Cat) • Owner: Duane Coker and Raymond Todd White • Breeder: Larry S. Huntsinger

Co-Champion Older Horse: Sunlit Song (by My Golden Song) • Owner: Carolyn Barnett and Becky Harding • Breeder: Carolyn Barnett

Texas Champion Claimer: Meme Jo (by Too Much Bling) • Owner: John L. Pierce II • Breeder: Jeanne Bruce

Champion Broodmare: My Silver Song (by My Golden Song)

Horse of the Year and Co-Champion Older Horse: Redatory (by Oratory) • Owner/Breeder: James Wessel

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Texas Summer Yearling Sale Set For August 30

The Texas Thoroughbred Association and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie have announced that the Texas Summer Yearling Sale will be held Monday, Aug. 30, at the Dallas-area track. Entries are now being accepted with a deadline of June 21. 

Despite the current pandemic, last year's Texas Summer Yearling Sale resulted in an increase in gross sale receipts of more than 166 percent with approximately twice the number of horses consigned compared to the previous year. Even with the larger catalog, last year's sale posted an increase in average and median as buyers reacted positively to rising purses and breeders awards in Texas thanks to new legislation. 

“Last year's sale showed how strong the Southwest market is with Texas on the rise and Oklahoma and Louisiana continuing to have solid racing and breeding programs,” said Tim Boyce, sales director. “We fully expect that upward trend to continue with our upcoming 2-year-olds in training sale followed by this yearling sale.” 

Last year the TTA introduced a consignor rebate program that rebates up to 50 percent of the consignment fee using funding from the passage of HB 2463, and that offer will again be in effect for this sale. 

As previously announced, the TTA and Lone Star Park will hold the Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale on April 7. The breeze show will be held April 5. 

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