Texas 2YO Sale Set for Mar. 31

The 2020 Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale has been scheduled for Tuesday, Mar. 31, at Lone Star Park, the Texas Thoroughbred Association announced Tuesday. The breeze show will be held at the Dallas-area track Sunday, Mar. 29.

“Our yearling and mixed sale at Lone Star Park in August had gross sales and average prices both jumping by more than 20%, and we expect that momentum to continue into the 2-year-old sale,” said Tim Boyce, sales director. “The Southwest area has been strong for many years, and now with this very important legislation recently passed to boost the industry in Texas the region will get even stronger.”

Sale graduates will be eligible for the 2020 Texas Thoroughbred Futurity, to be run in divisions for fillies and colts/geldings at Lone Star in July. The estimated purse for each division is $100,000.

“With new legislation passed to enhance purse money at Texas tracks and funds for the Accredited Texas-bred program, there is a lot of optimism for 2020 and beyond,” said Mary Ruyle, executive director of the Texas Thoroughbred Association. “We've already noticed an uptick in interest as breeding season approaches, so that bodes well for the future of Texas racing and breeding.”

The entry deadline for the sale is Jan. 15, 2020. For consignment contracts and more information, visit www.ttasales.com.