The 2023 Slate River Ranch Broodmare and Yearling Sale, held at the Weatherford, Texas ranch on October 6th, posted an average of $34,553 on 38 horses, signaling a strong market for major upcoming fall sales. The sale offered live internet bidding via CCI.live and also introduced the $50,000 Slate River Ranch Incentive for all yearlings purchased at the October 6th sale.
Ethell, a daughter of Slate River Ranch’s leading money earner and NCHA Open Horse of the Year Junie Wood (LTE $526,845), was the sale high-seller at $200,000. Purchased by Greystone Ranch, Devlyn and John Lowrance, Weatherford, Tex., the 7-year-old daughter of Metallic Cat and earner of $20,208, sold bred to Countin Hot Checks.
Play Miss (LTE $180,165), at $180,000, the second-highest seller, with an embryo by Stevie Rey Von, was purchased by West Coast Cutting Horses, Suzy Rodoni Silverberg, Soquel, Calif. Sired by Playgun and out of a Smart Little Lena daughter, 20-year-old Play Miss has produced earners of $958,116.
Other top sellers include Thatz All Folks, bred to Metallic Rebel and purchased for $97,000 by Paula Wood, Dublin, Tex. Sired by Boon Too Suen, 9-year-old Thatz All Folks (LTE $43,289) is out of High Brow Cat daughter That Catomine (LTE $125,319), the dam of earners of $1,125,959, including Duramax Dually (LTE $518,633), by Dual Rey.
Eight-year-old Kit Katnlizzie was purchased for $70,000 by Cole Tachdjian, Orange, Calif. The Kit Kat Sugar daughter is out of Stylish Lizzie (LTE $90,697), the dam of earners of $146,484 and full sister to Moms Stylish Player (LTE $431,682), who is out of Moms Stylish Babe, dam of the earners of $1,473,469. Kit Katnlizzie, whose oldest foal is a 3-year-old by Metallic Rey Mink, sold bred to Metallic Rebel.
Miss Abbies Cat, an 11-year-old daughter of High Brow Cat, sold for $68,000 to Warwick Screen, Owens Gap, NSW. Bred to Boon Too Suen and dam of one money earner, Miss Abbies Cat, is out of Play Miss (LTE $180,165).
Metallic Tuff, a 12-year-old Metallic Cat daughter bred to Kit Kat Sugar, sold for $65,000 to Rhen Richard – A/C Racing and Roping, Roosevelt, Utah. A half-sister to Junie Wood (LTE $526,845), Metallic Tuff is the dam of 5-year-old Fingers In The Reins ($120,422), by Dont Stopp Believin.
See complete results for the Slate River Ranch Sale at www.westernbloodstock.com, where you will also find the catalog for the upcoming NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales, Oct. 20th and 21st, as well as for the 2023 NCHA Futurity Sales.