2003 Cal-bred News

Solid Second Session Closes Del Mar Sale

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2003) -- The Annual CTBA Sales Del Mar Yearling Sale concluded Monday night with four six-figure sales, topped by a Smokester colt that sold for $160,000.

The sales topper, out of the Prized mare Prizes Are Lovely, was consigned by Green Acres Stable Inc. (Jack and Barb Hatch), Agent, and purchased by Dave Hulkewicz/Mercedes Stables LLC of Plano, Tex.

A colt by Event of the Year, out of the stakes-placed Soviet Star mare Star of the River, sold for $130,000 to Ed and Natalie Friendly Trust and was consigned by Golden Eagle Farm, Agent.

Two fillies sold for $100,000 each. One was by Lemon Drop Kid, out of the Bertrando mare Rattle My Nerves. She was consigned by Mary Knight, Agent, and purchased by Tom Bunn. The other was by Bertrando, out of the Skip Trial mare When. She was consigned by River Edge Farm, Agent, and purchased by Jay Em Ess Stable. She is a full-sister to Del Mar Yearling Sales topper Leanessa, a winner of $165,022.

Other significant sales Monday night included a colt by Bertrando, out of the stakes-winning Private Account mare Personal Victory, who was consigned by Sam Hendricks, Agent, and sold for $80,000 to NW Management/Fleetwood. The colt is a full brother to the multiple stakes-winning California-bred Hugh Hefner and the stakes-placed Speedy Pick.

And a General Meeting filly, out of the Afleet mare Our Golden Promise, was purchased for $75,000. She was consigned by Bruno DeBerdt, Agent, and was purchased by Kristen A. Mulhall, Agent.
Sunday's opening session was topped by an In Excess colt selling for $140,000. He is out of the His Majesty mare Gift to the World and was consigned by Mary Knight, Agent. The ticket was signed by NW Management/Fleetwood.

The second-high sale of the session was a California-bred colt by Slew City Slew, out of the producing Superbity mare Here's Lookn Adder, selling for $65,000 to Dan Morgan, Agent for Super-Horse Inc. The colt is a half-brother to five stakes winners, including Takin It Deep and Just Lookn, and was consigned by Mary Knight, Agent.
Next was a Washington-bred colt by Southern Halo, out of the stakes-winning Last Tycoon mare Almost Skint, selling for $55,000 to Jerry Dutton, Agent. The colt was consigned by Havens Bloodstock Agency.

During the Sunday session, 36 head sold for a gross of $1,133,000, an average of $31,472 and a median of $30,000. There were 28 buybacks and 16 outs. Last year's first-night average was a record $47,676 with a median price of $40,000 for the 51 head sold.
Monday's second session saw 53 head sold for a gross of $1,952,500, an average of $36,840 and a median of $25,000 with 23 buybacks and three outs. The average was an increase of more than 18 percent from the first session of the sale. The session surpassed last year's second session for sales-topper (by $10,000) and six-figure sales (four to three).

For the combined two sessions, 90 head sold for a gross of $3,105,500, an average of $34,506 and median of $25,500, with 50 buybacks and 19 outs.

In last year's sale, 98 head sold for a gross of $4,289,500, an average of $43,770 and a median of $32,000.