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Top 10 Buyers
Buyer
#purchased
Total
TM Ranch
6
$440,000
Jerry Deville
10
$391,400
Heath Taylor, Agent
7
$289,500
Homar Garza
12
$153,000
Alejandro Castaneda
20
$152,400
Rogelio Marquez
5
$137,000
Kenneth Roberts, Agent
4
$106,000
Barbara Nunneley & Bruce Salard
1
$100,000
Adame Racing LLC
3
$81,000
Jerry Cesar
8
$72,400
Top 10 Consignors/agenTs
Consignor/agent
#sold
Total
Tate Farms
18
$473,800
Robicheaux Ranch Inc, Agent
12
$452,900
Jumonville Farms
16
$325,800
Grant Farms LLC
20
$288,700
J/B Racing
7
$162,900
Donald Aymond, Agent
6
$153,000
Copper Spring Ranch LLC, Robicheaux Ranch Inc, Agent
4
$132,000
Triple M Farms LLC, Robicheaux Ranch Inc, Agent
3
$123,000
Lester Colomb, Robicheaux Ranch Inc, Agent
3
$120,500
Montgomery Equine Center
6
$110,000
The 41st Annual 2017 Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders’ Association Yearling Sale saw numbers jump across the board. For
the second time in it’s history, the sale was conducted in three sessions and began with an evening session on Thursday, August
3. Preliminary results for the sale, which was conducted Aug. 3-5 at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana, report 404 yearlings sold for $5,183,800 compared to 404 in 2016 selling for $4,458,400. The average increased slightly to $11,917 from $11,036, and the $6,500 median increased as well from $6,500 last year. “This is the very best sale in the history of our as- sociation.” LQHBA Executive Director Tony Patterson told Stallionesearch, “Our consignors and agents were definitely due a break after last year’s devastating weather, and I couldn’t be happier for them. We sincerely appreciate all of our buyers and wish them the very best of luck with their purchases.”
T M Ranch was the purchaser of the top seller and was the leading buyer at the sale. The top seller at $182,000 was Hip#411
On Point (Five Bar Cartel-La Jollan Queen, Streakin La Jolla). Consigned by Robicheaux Ranch Inc., Agent, the sorrel colt is a half brother to 2016 LQHBA Sale Futurity-RG1 Winner RDD Lajollanfast- dash. The colt is from the family of World Champion Special Leader and champions Solvency, Old Habits, Hateful; Hanna and Hardly Hateful. The $182,000 figure is the all-time record in the history of the Louisiana-bred sale.
The second-highest seller at $150,000 was Hip#550 TF Runaway Feature (Sir Runaway Dash-JLS Featurethisdance, Feature Mr Jess), consigned by Tate Farms. Jerry Deville purchased the gray colt who is out of the multiple-champion broodmare sire Feature Mr Jess mare JLS Featurethis- dance and from the family of All American Futurity-G1 winner Mr Piloto.
Top 10 Leading sires
sire
#sold
Total
Heza Fast Dash
36
$965,600
Five Bar Cartel
26
$759,800
Sir Runaway Dash
41
$737,100
Jess Louisiana Blue
35
$500,600
Jet Black Patriot
22
$283,700
Coronas Leaving You
26
$282,500
Mr Piloto
19
$196,600
Stoli
24
$174,200
Game Patriot
13
$173,400
Highest Fire
13
$161,300
Top 10 Leading sires By average
sire
#sold
Total average
Five Bar Cartel
26
$29,223
Heza Fast Dash
36
$26,822
Sir Runaway Dash
41
$17,978
Point Break Dash
2
$15,000
Jess Louisiana Blue
35
$14,303
Game Patriot
13
$13,338
Dashin Bye
7
$13,043
Jet Black Patriot
22
$12,895
Highest Fire
13
$12,408
Coronas Leaving You
26
$10,865
Wes Thibodeaux & Tony Patterson
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