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Texas Quarter Horse Association Yearling Sale
July 23-24, 2020 Preliminary Results
Photos by Myriam Maynard, Speedhorse
The 24th annual Texas Quarter Horse Asso- ciation Yearling Sale was held July 23-24 in San Antonio, Texas. With a record attendance, the sale closed with increases across the board – in gross, average and median. All yearlings are also eligible for the 2022 TQHA Sale Futurity-RG2.
The first yearling sale of the year saw 184 horses sell over two days out of the 242 offered. Gross sales reached $4,373,000, an incred-
ible increase from the 2020 sale in which 164 horses sold for $2,825,600. The average price of $23,766 was up 28% from last year, and the $18,500 median price increased 35% compared to 2020. Also, the RNA rate was down from 28% last year to 24% this year.
“Wow, what a sale! Record attendance,” stated outgoing TQHA Executive Director Val Clark. “A huge thank you to both consignors, buyers and the entire team for putting on such an amazing sale. We appreciate all of you.”
Hip #201, St Pats Hocks (Kiss My Hocks-St Pats Tea, Mr Jess Perry), was the sale topper at $115,000. Consigned by Tyler Graham, Agent, the sorrel colt was purchased by Marcos Galvan. St Pats Hocks is sired by a Champion, out of a stakes winner, and is
a sibling to three stakes winners including Bodacious Dash ($756,495).
The second highest seller at $110,000 was Hip #202, Escapaydz (Moonin The Eagle-Ny- meria, Bigtime Favorite). Consigned by Bobby D. Cox, the bay filly was purchased by Melvin Neugebauer. She is sired by a Champion and is a first foal out of a stakes winning half-sister to Champion Duponte ($921,237).
The leading buyer was Marcos Galvan, purchasing four horses for a total of $240,500. The second leading buyer was Rachuan Suarez, purchasing five horses for $209,000.
The leading consignor/agent was Bobby
D. Cox, selling 11 horses for $662,000. The second leading consignor/agent was Tyler Gra- ham, Agent, selling 12 horses for $560,500.
The leading sire by average with two or more yearlings sold was One Famous Eagle with three head selling for an average of $58,667. The second leading sire by average with two or more yearlings sold was Kiss My Hocks with six horses selling for an average of $54,500.
TQHA YEARLING SALE
TOP 10 BUYERS
Buyer
#Purchased
Total
Marcos Galvan
4
$240,500
Rachuan Suarez
5
$209,000
Jose R Espinosa
3
$149,000
James Greenlee Murry Jr
2
$130,000
Jose Mendoza
4
$129,000
Tykhe Racing LLC
3
$127,000
Melvin Neugebauer
1
$110,000
Vicente Velasquez
1
$96,000
Luis Roberto Lozano
7
$84,700
Sergio E Ortega
2
$84,000
TOP 10 CONSIGNORS/AGENTS
Consignor/Agent
#Sold
Total
Bobby D. Cox
11
$662,000
Tyler Graham, Agent
12
$560,500
Granada Farms, Agent
11
$241,500
6666 Ranch, Agent for Weetona Stanley & Burnett Ranches, LLC
6
$156,500
Rio Rico Ranch
9
$129,500
Granada Farms, Agent for Curtis Crenwelge
4
$113,500
Granada Farms, Agent for Simmons Racing
4
$103,500
Granada Farms, Agent for Mark E. Rigby, DVM
3
$103,000
Billy Dan Dodd
4
$101,700
Moya Farms
5
$96,000
TOP 10 LEADING SIRES
Sire
#Sold
Total
Tempting Dash
17
$594,500
Kiss My Hocks
6
$327,000
Moonin The Eagle
7
$326,000
This Is An Eagle
18
$255,500
Duponte
8
$236,000
A Revenant
6
$199,500
Ivory James
4
$179,000
One Famous Eagle
3
$176,000
Mr Jess Perry
4
$137,500
FDD Dynasty
4
$130,500
TOP 10 LEADING SIRES BY AVERAGE
Sire
#Sold
Total
PYC Paint Your Wagon
1
$61,000
One Famous Eagle
3
$58,667
Kiss My Hocks
6
$54,500
KVN Corona
1
$52,000
Moonin The Eagle
7
$46,571
Ivory James
4
$44,750
Apollitical Jess
3
$41,333
Capo De Capi
1
$38,000
One Dashing Eagle
1
$35,000
Valiant Hero
2
$35,000
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