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41st Annual LQHBA Sale Kicks Off Today In Kinder
The 2017 LQHBA Yearling Sale gets underway today (Thursday) in Kinder, Louisiana.

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41st Annual LQHBA Sale Kicks Off Today In Kinder

KINDER, LA—AUGUST 3, 2017—The 41st annual LQHBA Yearling Sale kicks off today (Thursday) at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana. The sale which has been extended to three-days (Aug. 3-5) this year and will continue through Saturday.

The annual sale featuring 625 head will again be conducted in the Coushatta Casino Resort's air-conditioned Pavilion. All yearlings cosigned to the sale are currently eligible to the 2018 $1,000,000 RG1 Louisiana Million Futurity at Evangeline Downs.

Four farms will offer yearling showcases Thursday afternoon in the makeup ring of the pavilion prior to the sale's opening session.

  • S & E Prepping: 11:20 – 12:25
  • Oak Hill Farms: 12.30 –12:40
  • Triple Lynn Farms: 12:45 –12:50
  • Robicheaux Ranch Inc.: 1:00 – 3:00

The first session will get underway at 5 p.m. Thursday offering Hips 1 through 120. Friday the sale kickoff at 10:00 a.m. with Hips 121 thru 373 and Saturday's final session beginning at 10 a.m. with Hips 374 thru 625.

A number of special events will be conducted during this year's sale.

On Thursday, immediately following Hip 80, LQHBA will auction LIVE a breeding to leading sire Heza Fast Dash. Net-proceeds from the sale of the breeding will help LQHBA employee Michelle Hatwig with her medical bills. Heza Fast Dash stands at Robicheaux Ranch near Beaux Bridge.

On Friday, immediately following Hip 150, LQHBA will auction LIVE a breeding to leading sire Jess Louisiana Blue. Net-proceeds from the sale of the breeding will benefit the LQHBA Youth Scholarship program. Jess Louisiana Blue stands at Jumonville Farms near Ventress.

Also on Thursday, LQHBA will sponsor $1 beer, wine and cocktail drink specials during the sale.

A live webcast and catalog will be available on the association's website, lqhba.com, on Thursday morning, prior to the sale starting.

For additional information visit the association's website lqhba.com or call 318.487.9506.

Preliminary sale results, including hip-by-hip information, can be found on StallioneSearch.com in our Sales Section following each session.