SAN ANTONIO, TX—JULY 24, 2021—Fueled by a record attendance of enthusiastic buyers TQHA closed out their 24th annual Yearling Sale on Saturday with across the increases in Gross, Average and Median. It will go in the books as one of the best sales ever of Texas-bred yearlings.

All of the yearlings passing through the sale ring are eligible to participate in the $500,000-est. TQHA Sale Futurity(RG2) to be contested a year from now.

"Wow, what a sale! Record attendance," outgoing TQHA Executive Director Val Clark said Saturday afternoon. "A huge thank you to both consignors, buyers and the entire auction team for putting on such an amazing sale! We appreciate all of you!"

The first yearling sale of the season saw 243 yearlings pass through the ring with 185 sold for gross receipts of $4,381,500. That’s a $1,555,900 increase from the 2020 gross of $2,825,600 for 164 horses sold.

Average price over the two-day sale was $23,684, a 27% increase from the average of $17,229 in 2020. Median price was $18,000, a 33% increase from the $12,000 median achieved last year. With 58 horses not sold, the RNA rate decreased to 24% from 28% in 2020 when 65 horses failed to meet their reserve.

The sale's top three sellers sold in Saturday's final session.

Marcos Galvan paid $115,000 for the high-seller St Pats Hocks (Hip #201). The son of champion Kiss My Hocks from the Mr Jess Perry mare St Pats Tea was consigned by Tyler Graham. Agent. The sorrel colt is a half-brother to three graded stakes winners including Texas Classic Futurity(G1) winner Bodacious Dash, Charger Bar Handicap(G1) winner Native Tea Rose and Firecracker Derby(G2) winner St Pats First.

AQHA Champion breeder Bobby D. Cox consigned the sale's second high-seller, Hip 202 Escapaydz. Melvin Neugebauer paid $110,000 for the daughter of champion Moonin The Eagle from the Bigtime Favorite mare Nymeria, winner of the 2017 Heritage Place Futurity(G1). This is the first crop for the mare, who is a half-sister to two other Heritage Place Futurity(G1) winners, champion Duponte and SunnySyde.

Cox also consigned the sale's third high-seller, Hip 239 Zenyth, a daughter of world champion sire One Famous Eagle. Vicente Velasquez paid $96,000 for the half-sister to four black-type including Champion The Fiscal Cliff, stakes winner and G1-placed Wagon Tales, Grade 3 winner The Polar Vortex and G1-placed A Valiant Zoomer. Sings Zoomer, a daughter of Shazoom is the first dam.

The aforementioned Marcos Galvan was the sale's leading buyer with four purchases grossing $240,500. Rachuan Suarez had five head for $209,000 and Jose R. Espinosa purchased three yearlings for $149,000.

Bobby D. Cox was the sale's leading consignor or agent with 11 head grossing $662,000. Tyler Graham, Agent sold 12 head for $580,500 and Granada Farms, Agent had 11 head bring $241,500.

One Famous Eagle was the leading yearling sire (by average with two or more sold), with three head averaging $58,667. Kiss My Hocks had six head average $54,500 and Moonin The Eagle sold seven head for a $46,571 average.

For preliminary sale results from both sessions, including hip-by-hip princes, CLICK HERE.