The Texas Thoroughbred Association, in partnership with Lone Star Park, has announced its sales dates for 2018.
The Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be held April 10 with the under tack show set for April 8. Horses will breeze over the Lone Star Park track, and the sale will be held at the Texas Thoroughbred Sales Pavilion on the backside.
The entry deadline for the 2-year-old sale is January 15, and all sale graduates will be eligible for nomination to the 2018 Texas Thoroughbred Sales Futurity to be run at Lone Star with two divisions and an estimated purse of $100,000 apiece. PLEASE NOTE: HORSES CONSIGNED TO THE 2YO SALE MUST BE NOMINATED TO THE FUTURITY BY THE DECEMBER 31ST DEADLINE. A nomination form can be found here.
The Texas Summer Yearling Sale has been scheduled for August 27, also at Lone Star.
This will mark the third year for the Texas sales under the operation of TTA and Lone Star Park after taking over for Fasig-Tipton. This year’s 2-year-olds in training sale posted an average of $26,770 and gross sales of $1.874 million, compared to an $18,515 average and $981,300 in gross sales a year earlier.
“We have seen tremendous growth in the 2-year-old sale this year, as I think buyers and consignors from around the Southwest region responded to the stability we have brought to the auction market here,” said Tim Boyce, sales director. “I know quite a few buyers who found some nice pinhooking prospects at our yearling sale, so we expect to see some of those horses again.”
For more information, go to www.ttasales.com.