Trotting yearlings in demand at record-breaking opening day at Lexington

Trotting bred yearlings fetched the top dozen prices at the record-setting opening session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky on Monday (October 5).

Chapter Seven, the leading North American trotting sire for four of the last five years, and his world champion son Walner, left 11 of the top 12 highest priced youngsters at the auction between them.

Walner sired four of the top six colts including the sale topper at $825,000, while Chapter Seven left the second and third costliest colts at $800,000 and $700,000.

The only other sire to feature at the top end was Tactical Approach, who left the highest priced filly at $575,000.

Muscle Hill, the five-time premier trotting sire, had three head sell for up to $300,000.

The leading pacing stallions on average were Huntsville and Sweet Lou, the latter siring the highest priced pacing colt at $425,000.

Captaintreacherous was responsible for the leading pacing filly at $350,000.

Confederate, who was represented by his first crop at the sale, led all pacing sires on gross turnover. Among his progeny was a colt who realised $325,000, the second highest price paid for a pacing colt on the night.

Of the top 12 leading yearlings, five were out of Muscle Hill mares, two each were from Donato Hanover and Father Patrick mares and one from Cantab Hall, Muscle Mass and Tactical Landing mares.

The stallion averages for two or more lots sold on opening day were:

Sire No. Sold Average $

Chapter Seven 17 317,471

Walner 30 237,567

Tactical Landing 11 193,182

Huntsville 4 191,250

Sweet Lou 5 163,800

Muscle Hill 3 146,667

Confederate 16 139,375

Captaintreacherous 14 138,500

Captain Corey 6 116,667

 

by Peter Wharton for Harnesslink