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mexico - sales
The event took place Sept. 6 and 7 inside the oval track of the Hipodromo de las Ameri- cas under the coordination of the Mexican Association of Breeders and Horsemen of Quarter Horses, A.C. (AMCCCCM), whose President Antonio Lobeto Tamez welcomed the participants with special guest José Manuel Alavez, the President of the Association for
the Development and Promotion of Mexican Equestrian, who led a brief opening speech of the auction.
Many attendees flocked to the tent sale and the stables to admire and select yearlings with the best genetics for Quarter Horse racing, with a total of 392 individuals paraded around the ring led by Auctioneer Frank Froese and supported by veterinarian Daniel Hernandez. These specimens were entered by 84 breeders from different regions of Mexico.
The total sale had a value of $54,069,000 pesos (US $ 2,946,154), which in comparison to 2015 represents an increase of 14% in pesos. The increase is attributable to the improvement in the average trading price in the ring, which was $137,931 pesos ($7,516 US). Despite the rise in the dollar, the value of this indicator grew by 7% when measured in the currency of the United States.
Of the total handled, 168 individuals were sold (43%) and 224 were repurchased in the ring (57%), which means a reduction of 5 per- centage points in the proportion of yearlings sold in the ring compared to 2015, and such points became part of the buyback. Many of these buybacks were due to backroom deals
in which consignors have anticipated the sales and put different prices than those achieved in the ring, which is still respected. The yearlings go up to the podium to receive positions to
be eligible to participate in the futurities and derbies restricted to the auction.
The seven breeders who offered the highest amount of yearlings (44%) were: Salome Gal- legos (30); Rancho Hacienda Santiago (29); Hector Roldan Arreola (25); Cuadra La Presita (24); Joaquín Ramon Peláez (20); Abelardo Gallegos (16); and with 14 each Everardo Múzquiz and Felix Bañuelos.
Of the 93 stallions, those with the most represented were: Sea Horse Corona (34); Spe- cial First Prize (13); with 12 each Aguerrido, Danny Cartel and Four Six Power; Ze Dancer (11); Fly Jess Fly (10); and with 9 each Mr Queens Mystery, Native Jewel DH and Senior Solo. 131 yearlings of the above sires equaled 33% of the individuals offered.
The highest average prices were for the progeny of: Bullish One (by First Down Dash), whose two yearlings averaged $455,000 pesos ($ 24,792 US); Royal Invasor (by Royal Quick Dash), with two foals averaging $240,000
pesos ($13,077 US); Native Cartel (by Corona Cartel), which this year presented seven year- lings that averaged $222,714 pesos ($12,135 US) including N Alibi with the highest selling price of the auction; and Sambaso Dancer
(by First Down Dash), with an average of $222,500 pesos ($12,124 US) for six year- lings. It was the sixth best average for the 34 yearlings by Sea Horse Corona (by Corona Cartel) averaging 203,941 pesos ($11,112 US) with a substantial improvement over what was achieved in 2015.
Based on an agreement of their assembly, association event organizers did not provide the detailed list of sales results for security reasons for sellers and buyers. We only had access to the summary figures to the overall results obtained.
However, through our notes, we made a list the units that were quoted at $300,000 pesos or more ($16,346 US) and which forms part of this report.
For reasons of space, we present the details of the three highest prices. The list is headed by the sorrel filly N Alibi (Lot 362), which closed at 850,000 pesos ($46,315 US). The filly was consigned by Rancho Hacienda Santiago and is by Native Cartel and out of the mare Sure Alibi (by Sir Alibi). This is a record price of the event and any other of its kind ever done before in Mexico, and is more than the $630,000 pesos ($37,222 US) achieved in 2015 by N Chic Traf- fic, a paternal sister of N Alibi also raised in the Rancho Hacienda Santiago.
Native Cartel won multiple stakes at
the Hipodromo de las Americas and earned $108,299. He is the sire of eight stakes winners, including Native Posies, Nc Gucci Shoes, Nc Rose, N Sure, Azalways Native, and more. Sure Alibi, the dam of the N Alibi, is a winner of 6 races, plus two seconds and four third places, with US $36,733 in earnings. She was a finalist in the California Sire’s Cup Futurity-RG2, and is the dam of 5 winners/ROM, including stakes winners in Mexico Holland Sure and N Sure.
The second highest bid was for the red
bay filly La Selena Tori (Lot 305), bred and consigned by Ramiro Gonzalez Ozuna, which reached 800,000 pesos ($43,591 US). She is the daughter of Hi Tori (a full brother to stallion Volcom), who was placed in the California Breeders Freshman and an earner of $40,326. He is the sire of 16 offspring of racing age, 4 winners of 14 races and $97,232 in earnings, including Knight Tori, winner of the Jack Clifford Stakes and finalist in the KOFX-FM Handicap-G3. This is a full brother to La Selena Tori.
The third highest price was $620,000 pesos ($33,783 US) and was offered for the sorrel filly Ya Living Ya (Lot 196) consigned by Adriana
Gómez Barnola. She is the daughter of Yayo and is out of In Living Wild (by First Down Dash). Yayo (by Favorite Trick TB) is the winner of four races in the US and $84,240, and was a finalist in the Namehimastreaker NM Classic Championship-RG1, New Mexico Classic Derby-RG2, and Jess Burner Memorial Handicap-RG1. He is the sire of 11 offspring
of racing age and two winners with the same number of races won and earnings of $6,867. Ya Living Ya is the first offspring of Living Wild, an earner of $53,732 having been a final- ist in the Sunland Park Winter Futurity-G2 and New Mexico Juvenile Challenge-G3.
In summary, it was an auction where more breeders participated, with a slight reduction of six yearlings in supply and a sharp increase in demand, boosted by repurchases and the incen- tivizing awards expected to be obtained in the futurities and derbies restricted to the auction. The sale and repurchase prices also displayed good momentum, reflected in the overall aver- age price which was an improvement of 16%
in pesos and 7% in dollars compared to the reported figures in 2015.
Auctioneer Frank Froese
Luis Prieto and Enrique Carrion
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