Barretts Holds Inaugural August Sale
Barretts held its inaugural August Select Yearling Sale after the races at Del Mar Saturday evening, with 44 yearlings grossing $1,629,000, good for an average of $37,023 and a median of $32,500. 23 yearlings did not sell, including a colt by Shackleford who was bought back for $140,000. Barretts, which previously conducted all of its sales at the now-defunct Fairplex Park in Pomona, has moved its entire schedule to Del Mar for the 2015 season.
“It went well,” said Barretts Sales General Manager Kim Lloyd. “It was our first year, our transition year at Del Mar. We wanted to try some different things to see what works best out here and how to best take advantage of the race meet and our opportunities down here.”
Lloyd revealed that the main change he intends to make for next season is the sale’s spot on the weekly calendar.
“We won’t [have the sale after the races] next year,” he explained. “The buyers stayed, but the crowd and the energy kind of waned a bit at the end of the sale. We’ll hold this sale next year on a dark day. It’s just too long of a day.”
A daughter of Tapizar (Hip 29) consigned by H & E Ranch and a son of Harlan’s Holiday (Hip 66) from the Harris Farms consignment topped the proceedings, selling for $90,000 each to Michael and Janet Dante and D.P. Racing, respectively.
Hip 29, a gray from the first crop of Tapizar out of the Holy Bull mare Sallie’s Memory, is a half to SW Jamaican Memories (Slew City Slew). Tapizar’s yearlings previously brought the highest average at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale last month.
Hip 66’s SP dam Diva’s Seastar (Broken Vow) is a half to MGSW Elusive Diva (Elusive Quality). The Golden State-bred colt is one of four prospects acquired by Deron Pearson’s D.P. Racing, the most of any buyer at the sale. Pearson is the chief executive officer of Nexus IS Inc., a California-based information technology company.
“All in all, we were pleased with how the facility was set up, and we’re very happy with our circumstances,” concluded Lloyd, adding that the company’s schedule is very fluid in this first season at the Oceanside venue. “We’re very pleased and grateful to Del Mar for their help in putting this on. The set up was really top class.”