A colt from the first crop of GI A.G. Vanderbilt Handicap hero Lexitonian (Speightstown) realized a final bid of $115,000 from Noble Oaks to top the LTBA Breeders Sales of Louisiana Yearling Sale held Friday at the Louisiana Equine Sales and Events Center in Opelousas.
Bred in Louisiana by Clear Creek Stud and Warran J. Harang and consigned to the single-session sale by Clear Creek Stud, hip 97 is a son of the unraced Spun Lace (Hard Spun), the dam of four winners from four to the races, including Zestina (Silent Name {Jpn}), a two-time stakes winner and third in the GIII Whimsical Stakes at Woodbine. Clear Creek Stud acquired Spun Lace for $40,000 in foal to Mucho Macho Man at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale. The 14-year-old mare foaled a Highly Motivated colt in Louisiana this past Apr. 16 and was bred back to Drain the Clock.
From an original catalog of 170 yearlings, the auction house reported sales on 122 horses for gross receipts of $1,214,700, an average of $9,957 and median of $5,000. Thirty-four horses were unsold for a buyback rate of 21.8%. The average declined by 8.5%, while the median dropped by 16.7%. A total of 23 horses of all ages–14 mares, seven horses of racing age and two weanlings–sold for $42,700.
Last year's sale was topped by a $90,000 colt by Anchor Down. Click here for the full results.
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