California's premier sale of Quarter Horse Yearlings & Mixed Stock
Friday, October 3, Saturday, October 4 & Sunday, October 5
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The 2008 Los Alamitos Equine Sale

 

THIRD DAY ADDED TO EQUINE SALE

Sale will now be held on October 3, 4, 5!

 

It's official. The Los Alamitos Equine Sale will consist of a three-day sale in 2008 following the addition of a Broodmare, Weanlings and Mixed-Stock session that will kick off the sale weekend on Friday, October 3 starting at 9:30 a.m. The Los Alamitos Equine Sale will then follow on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5 with two full sale days consisting purely of Quarter Horse yearlings.

 

 

Friday's Broodmare, Weanlings, and Mixed Stock session will consist of nearly 200 head of horses highlighted by 124 broodmares and 42 weanlings. The Saturday and Sunday sessions will each start at 9:30 a.m. and will feature a total of 437 yearlings. More than 630 horses have been consigned to the 4th annual Los Alamitos Equine Sale, which is run by Los Alamitos Race Course's Ed Allred and Frank "Scoop" Vessels and managed by the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association.

 

"We have for the first time separated the broodmares along with the mixed stock and some interesting weanlings to create one exciting sale day on Friday," Vessels said. "That leaves us with two full days on Saturday and Sunday of just yearlings. This will make for a very interesting sale. The broodmare catalog is as good a group as we've offered. Both Dr. Allred and Vessels Stallion Farms have consigned 25 broodmares each and these broodmares trace back to some historic families in Quarter Horse racing."

 

The Los Alamitos Equine Sale also announced plans to make several improvements to its cashier office while also providing even more amenities to pre-approved buyers at the sale.

 

"Pre-approved buyers will receive VIP treatment in terms of the cash out line and in preferred seating at the sale," Vessels added. "We've listened to suggestions from our buyers and consignors and we're confident that they'll see some very good improvements. These are changes that people have been asking for and talking about and we have listened."  

For information on pre-approval to the Los Alamitos Equine Sale contact the PCQHRA at 714-236-1755.

 

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Once again, the Los Alamitos Equine Sale catalog will feature the finest bloodlines from the top stallions and broodmares in the sport. The top breeders in the sport - names such as Ed Allred, Vessels Stallion Farm, Spencer Childers, John Andreini, Bobby Cox, Dutch Masters III, Allred Brothers, Burnett Ranches LLC, Abigail Kawananakoa, Henry Brown, and EG High Desert Farms to name a few - have consigned horses to this year's Los Alamitos Equine Sale. This tremendous catalog will feature more than 15 yearlings sired by all-time leading stallion First Down Dash and several yearlings sired by leading stallion Corona Cartel. More than a dozen yearlings from the first crop sired by 2005 Champion of Champions winner Ocean Runaway will highlight the catalog. Teller Cartel, the 2005 All American Futurity winner, and multiple Grade 1 finalist Jumpn will also be represented with their first group of yearlings at the Los Alamitos Equine Sale.

 

Leading stallions Mr Jess Perry, Hawkinson, Tres Seis, Separatist, Walk Thru Fire,  Fishers Dash, Bono Jazz, Check Him Out, Okey Dokey Dale, Stoli, and Mr Eye Opener will be well represented at the Los Alamitos Equine Sale. Here are just a few of the many promising yearlings that will be offered at the Los Alamitos Equine Sale: 

 

·        Texas Tresor, a full brother to champion Brimmerton sired by First Down Dash out of champion broodmare Fitting Celebration.

·         Frisoni, a Separatist filly out of Grade 1 winner All About Ease.

·         Feverallthruthenight, a Walk Thru Fire filly out of All American Futurity winner Strawberry Silk.

·        Peaceful Jazz, a full brother to World Champion Be A Bono and a half brother to 2008 Governor's Cup Futurity finalist Separate Peace.

·        Corona B, a full brother to 2006 Miss Princess Handicap winner Sassy Corona sired by Corona Cartel out of Wallstreet Darlin.

·         Harems Last Dash, a full brother to champions Royal Quick Dash and First Sovereign and Los Alamitos Million Futurity winner A Regal Choice.

·         Morning Ember, a Walk Thru Fire filly out of Grade 1 winner Morning Snow.

·         Luvin This Corona, a colt by First Down Dash out of Sizzling Lil, the dam of champions Corona Chick and Corona Kool and the second dam of Corona Cartel.

·        Glacier Girl, a Snowbound filly out of the Summertime Quickie, the dam of 2008 Ed Burke Million Futurity winner Foose.

·         Master Corona, a Corona Cartel colt who is a half brother to leading stallion and multiple Grade 1 winner Check Him Out and the All American Derby trials-bound sprinter Masters Call.

·         Ocean Warrior, a colt by Ocean Runaway out of Genuine Knockout, the dam of All American Futurity winner Falling In Loveagain.

·         Chickafire, a half sister to 2008 Governor's Cup Futurity fastest qualifier Hard Hitting and Los Alamitos track record holder Lassen County.

·         JA Call Collect, a First Down Dash colt who is a full brother to 2007 Grade 1 Los Alamitos Winter Championship winner Volcom.

·         Secessionist, a Separatist filly out of champion mare Royaltime Classic.

·        Jess Enough Habits, a Mr Jess Perry filly that is a half-sister to All American Derby and Los Alamitos Derby winner Old Habits.

·         Dont Leave Me Hangin, a Fishers Dash colt that is a half-brother to 2008 Ed Burke Million Futurity finalist Nosecretwhosefirst.

·        Tylers Puritan, a half sister to All American Futurity winner Ausual Suspect.

·         Voulez Vous, an Ocean Runaway filly that is a half sister to 2005 Los Alamitos Million winner Value The Man, 2002 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity winner Valiantly, and 2008 Ed Burke Million Futurity trial winner Hotzel Totzel.

·         Shes On Fire, a filly by Walk Thru Fire out of the outstanding broodmare Be So Merry, the dam of champion millionaire and All American Futurity winner AB What A Runner. Be So Merry had three of her babies win races on the same night at Los Alamitos earlier this year.

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LOS ALAMITOS EQUINE SALE SLIDE SHOW

 

A LOOK BACK AT THE 2007 SALE

 

       Zory Kuzyk purchased the Grand Slam colt Twice As Grand (Hip #432) out of her mare Check Her Twice for $160,000 to make him the high seller on the third and final day of the Los Alamitos Equine Sale.

 

    

       

     Roger Daly consigned Twice As Grand on behalf of Kuzyk and D. Wayne Lukas. With the transaction, Kuzyk buys out Lukas' interest on the half brother to multiple Grade 1 winner and top stallion Check Him Out. Twice As Grand was also the overall high selling yearling at the three-day Equine Sale event. He was one of five yearlings that sold for over $100,00. The overall sale topper was the stallion Make It Anywhere, who was purchased by Ramiro Villarreal Tostado and Ramiro Villarreal for $230,000 on Friday afternoon.

 

      Two hundred and eighty seven yearlings were sold for a total of $5,149,000. The sale average for yearlings was down from last year but it was still a healthy $17,941 with the median price coming at $9,200. The median was up 3 percent from last year. There were 96 yearlings repurchased for $1,696,000.

 

      "I thought we had a very solid sale," said Frank "Scoop" Vessels, who conducts the sale in partnership with Ed Allred and the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association. "We didn't really have the real high selling yearlings that we had last year but the middle market was very strong. The buyers and sellers were happy with the way the sale went."

 

      The broodmare division of the sale enjoyed a 55 percent increase over last year's figure. Seventy-eight mares were sold for a total of $1,135,000 for an average of $14,551. Last year's average was $9,376. The mixed portion of the sale, which includes the Make It Anywhere sale, was even with 53 horses selling for $818,500 for an average of $15,443. A total of 418 horses were sold for $7,102,500 for an average of $16,992. Last year's sale featured a $485,000 sale topper, which pushed the sale average over the $20,000 mark.

 

     Five hundred and thirty four horses went through the sale ring for a total of $9,019,400. Of those 534, 418 sold while 116 were repurchased. Forty horses sold for $50,000 or more for an average of 11%. That ratio was identical to 2006 when 34 of 344 horses sold for $50,000 or more. Francisco Gonsalez was the top consignor by gross with $1,245,200 while Jorge Haddad was the top buyer by gross with $265,500.

 

      "I can't believe how much this sale has grown in such a short period," Vessels added. "We really appreciate all the people that bought and sold horses at the Los Alamitos Equine Sale."

      Tom Atwood purchased Discreat Retreat (Hip #630) for $140,000 to make the Mr Jess Perry filly the second high seller on day three of the sale. Consigned by Lazy E Ranch, Agent for Stone Chase Stables, Discreat Retreat is a half sister to the Holland Ease gelding Night Time Deelites, winner of the Higheasterjet Handicap and finalist to the Los Alamitos Million Futurity.

 

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