http://www.wtboa.com/Sales/2015%20WTBOA%20Summer%20Yearling%20Sale%20Average%20Up%2017%20Percent.pdf
A few things worth pointing out:
*Well-known pinhooker John Brocklebank spent $383,000 on 10 yearlings. You will likely see his ten purchases in a future sale so it will be interesting to see how some of Washington-breds do at two-year-old in training sales. A good article on Brocklebank and his success can be found here:
*Of the top 10 horses, 7 of them were Washington-breds; lead by a beautiful Tiz Wonderful filly out of the General Meeting mare Witchy Meeting. She was my favorite filly in the sale. On the boys (or boyz depending on how old you are) side, my favorites were Hip No. 33 and Hip No. 44. The Forestry-Rewritten colt was beautiful and was a missed opportunity a few years ago on my part (note sadness). The other was a Harbor the Gold out of Sunday Morning.
*Washington-breds averaged $19,233. This is an important internal number that I always like to look at to determine whether it is becoming profitable to breed Washington-breds or not. It appears that things are picking up but I still have some long-term concerns. But we must push on.
In the next installment, we will look at individual sires and how they did at the sale.
ALWAYS LOVE YOUR ANIMALS,
Will
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