OPELOUSAS, LA—AUGUST 8, 2020—A daughter of third-crop sire Five Bar Cartel was purchased by Bobby Cox for $85,000 to become the sale topper as the 2020 LQHBA Yearling Sale drew to a close Saturday evening in Opelousas.

Across the two-day sale, LQHBA reported 375 horses sold from the 484 offered for gross receipts of $4,690,100. The average was $12,507 and the median rose 5% to $9,500. The 108 horses that went unsold represented an RNA rate of 23%.

"It is impossible to compare figures with previous years as this was a smaller catalog condensed into a two-day sale," said LQHBA Executive Director Bruce Salard. "Certainly, things were off comparatively, but even with the COVID-19 pandemic and moving the sale location at a late date we had a good crowd both days."

Robicheaux Ranch Inc., Agent consigned the sale topper Kamis Fivebar Luv, a daughter of Five Bar Cartel from the Grade-1 placed Mr Jess Perry mare Luv Supreme ($202,143). Out of a sister to champion. A Revenant ($603,800), the sorrel filly who sold for $85,000 is from her dam's first crop.

The sale's top six yearling came out Saturday's session.

Jerry Deville paid $75,000 for Hip #532 Attitudes Runnaway, a colt by leading Louisiana sire Sir Runaway Dash from the Grade 3 winning Streakin La Jolla mare Streak N Attitude ($142,708). J/B Racing consigned the half-brother to RG3-placed Im All Out.

Copper Springs Ranch LLC sold the third high-seller Hip #444 Blazin Sunset for $67,000 to Lester Colomb, To The Max. The son of leading Louisiana sire Jet Black Patriot is the first foal from Red Texas Sunset, a winning sister leading sire Apollitical Jess.

Bobby Cox was the sale's leading buyer with three head for $196,000. Champion trainer had eight purchases totaling $141,500. Bobby Cox had two for $133,000 and Jerry Deville paid $131,700 for five yearlings.

Robicheaux Ranch Inc., Agent was the sale's leading consignor with 25 head grossing $469,800. Grant Farms LLC sold 26 head for $359,900 and Jumonville Farms had 20 head gross $299,300. Robicheaux Ranch Inc., Agent had additional sales listed under specific clients.

Heza Fast Dash was the sale's leading yearling sire (by average with two or more sold) with 26 yearlings averaging $19,623. Jet Black Patriot sold 28 head for an $18,121 average and The Louisiana Cartel sold 24 for $16,983 average.

For preliminary results from for both sessions, including hip-by-hip prices CLICK HERE.