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Results of the NCHA Super Stakes Sale, held on Saturday, April 14 at Will Rogers Equestrian Center, Fort Worth, TX confirm the strength of cutting in the performance horse world.<\/p>\nResults of the NCHA Super Stakes Sale, held on Saturday, April 14 at Will Rogers Equestrian Center, Fort Worth, TX confirm the strength of cutting in the performance horse world.<\/p>\n
The spring sale, a prime market for show horses, saw an average increase of $2,000 per head over the 2006 sale. The catalog of 145 horses realized 80 percent completed sales, with an unofficial average of $15,001, according to Jim Ware of Western Bloodstock, the company that manages and produces all of the National Cutting Horse Association sales.<\/p>\n
The high-selling lot was Blue Leboon (pictured), consigned by Sandy Bonelli and purchased for $135,000 by Johannes Orgeldinger, Gainesville, TX. The 5-year-old red roan mare, sired by Peptoboonsmal, was the 2005 NCHA Futurity Non-Pro champion and most recently, was a top 10 non-pro finalist with Bonelli in the Pacific Coast Cutting Stakes.<\/p>\n
Kit Kat Merada, a 5-year-old daughter of High Brow Cat, was the second-highest selling lot at $127,000. The NCHA Futurity Non-Pro finalist, in training with Paul Hansma, was consigned by Milt and Mary Bradford, Weatherford, TX, and purchased by Black Rock Ranch, Coeur D’Alene, ID.<\/p>\n
Honkytonk Diva, third-placed in last year’s Non-Pro Super Stakes, brought $115,000 from Linda Souders, Boulder, CO. The 5-year-old daughter of Royal Fletch was consigned by Sarah Morine.<\/p>\n
The high-selling broodmare, at $75,000, was HR Dual Crystal, in foal to Cats Merada. The 11-year-old Dual Pep daughter was consigned by Sergio Elia and purchased by Mark Kendall, Scottsville, KY.<\/p>\n