$350,000 Yaupon Filly Tops Texas 2-Year-Olds Sale

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A Kentucky-bred filly by Yaupon (hip 59) brought a sale-record $350,000 when topping the Texas Thoroughbred Association's 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale Wednesday at Lone Star Park. From a catalogue of 74 juveniles, 66 went through the ring and 43 were reported sold for a gross of $1,604,500. The average was $37,314 and the median was $21,000. At last year's auction, 60 head sold for $1,689,100, for an average of $28,152, and a median of $18,000.“It's great to see a big price like that at our sale, and she appears to be an exceptional filly,” said sales director Foster Bridewell. “While that was obviously the highlight, we also had strong demand at every level and both the average and median were up, so we are very pleased with the results. This bodes well for the yearling sale this summer.”The record-breaking sale topper, named Gee Money, is out of Lilacs and Lilies (Bodemeister), a half-sister to Grade I winner Lilacs and Lace (Flower Alley). Consigned by Danny and Sabina Pish's Texas-based 1880 Bloodstock, the filly worked a furlong in :10 2/5 at Monday's under-tack show.Steve Gee of Gee Family Racing signed the ticket on the filly Wednesday. Gee Family Racing had purchased the filly, bred by Judy Hicks and Kathryn Nikkel, for $85,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale.The post $350,000 Yaupon Filly Tops Texas 2-Year-Olds Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.