The Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association's Fall Sale posted gains in gross and average sale price on Sept. 2, led by a $34,000 colt from the first crop of Sharp Azteca.
A total of 36 yearlings changed hands at the Iowa sale for revenues of $402,350, up three percent from the previous year's edition when 48 yearlings brought $389,400. The average sale price rose 34 percent to $11,176 from $8,285, and the buyback rate finished at 10 percent compared with 28 percent in 2020.
Tom Lepic and Tim Martin purchased the sale-topper, a Sharp Azteca colt, for $34,000.
The dark bay or brown colt is the first foal out of the winning Mission Impazible mare Impazible Woman. Bred in Iowa, the colt hails from the family of Grade 2 winner Tenants Harbor and Hungarian Horse of the Year Ryan's Gift.
The colt was consigned by Clifton Farm.
This year's leading consignor was Iowa State University, with 11 horses sold for a total of $182,200. Leading the way was Molly Bye O, an Anchor Down filly who sold to Poindexter Thoroughbreds for $30,000.
Poindexter Thoroughbreds was, in turn, the sale's leading buyer, landing four horses for a combined $71,500. All four purchases came from the Iowa State consignment.
To view the auction's full results, click here.
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