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Top 10 Buyers
Buyer
#purchased
Total
Paragon Farms
5
$287,000
TM Ranch
5
$242,000
Watson Land & Cattle
1
$210,000
Alex Castaneda
24
$172,300
Homar Garza
9
$148,700
Benny / Terri Jeter
2
$130,000
Down South Racing
3
$128,000
Jerry Deville
12
$127,900
Runaway Racing LLC
2
$125,000
Grant Farms & TM Ranch
2
$121,000
Top 10 Consignors/agenTs
Consignor/agent
#sold
Total
Grant Farms, LLC
22
$520,900
Robicheaux Ranch, Inc., Agent
22
$363,700
Spring Hill Farms
7
$291,200
Roger Daly, Agent
24
$268,200
Tate Farms
16
$267,500
Robicheaux Ranch, Inc., Agent for Triple M Farms, LLC
3
$243,700
Jumonville Farms
19
$232,800
J/B Racing
14
$209,000
Robicheaux Ranch, Inc., Agent for Simmons Racing
4
$208,000
Blanchet Farms, LLC, Agent for Montgomery Equine Center
5
$150,500
The 42nd annual Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders’ Association Yearling Sale saw record numbers with gross receipts of $6,672,800 for 462 horses sold, the highest in the sale’s history according to LQHBA officials.
The sale was conducted in three sessions. Preliminary results for the sale, which was held Aug. 2-4 at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana, report the 2018 average was $14,443, a 22% increase when compared to last year’s average of $11,917, and a median price up 14% to $8,200 compared to $7,200 in 2017.
“Once again, this sale has established new records for our Association,” LQHBA Execu- tive Director Tony Patterson said. “Congratu- lations to our buyers, consignors, agents and farms. It is their hard work and commitment that makes this sale so successful. It’s an honor for me to be a part of it.”
Watson Land & Cattle purchased the all-time sale topper Hip #589 Moonocracy (Apollitical Blood-Full Moon Dasher, Dash Ta Fame). Consigned by Spring Hill Farms, the sorrel colt is half-brother to Grade 1 winner Dashnunder Afullmoon. Moonocracy is by Champion Apollitical Blood and his $210,000 ticket is the all-time record in the history of the Louisiana-bred sale.
The second-highest seller at $200,000 was Hip# 78 Jess A Fast Rogue (Heza Fast Dash- Miss Jess Rogue, Mr Jess Perry), consigned
by Robicheaux Ranch Inc., Agent for Triple M Farms LLC. Paragon Farms purchased the sorrel colt who is out of the World Champion sire, World Champion broodmare sire Mr Jess Perry mare Miss Jess Rogue. The colt is a sibling to five stakes winners, including Jess A Rogue. Jess A Fast Rogue broke last year’s high seller record of $182,000 on the first day of the sale. Paragon Farms was the leading buyer of the 2018 sale.
Top 10 Leading sires
sire
#sold
Total
Heza Fast Dash
28
$927,000
Sir Runaway Dash
47
$920,200
Jess Louisiana Blue
44
$908,300
Freighttrain B
36
$586,600
Jet Black Patriot
46
$586,500
Apollitical Blood
18
$495,600
Five Bar Cartel
26
$457,400
Coronas Leaving You
29
$354,400
Heza Fast Rogue
17
$177,500
Game Patriot
6
$148,700
Top 10 Leading sires By average
sire
#sold
Total average
Heza Fast Dash
28
$33,107
Apollitical Blood
18
$27,553
Game Patriot
6
$24,783
Point Break Dash
3
$20,833
Jess Louisiana Blue
44
$20,643
Sir Runaway Dash
47
$19,579
Paint Me Perry
3
$18,500
Five Bar Cartel
26
$17,592
Freighttrain B
36
$16,294
Fast Prize Dash
1
$15,000
Danielle & Ryan Robicheaux
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