from the Blooded Horse Sale Co.

Delaware, OH — The last yearling sale of the season drew a record crowd for the first day of the 66th annual Fall Blooded Horse Sale.

Monday featured 346 yearlings, including nearly 25 percent of the Ohio crop and 120 Indiana breds. There were also large numbers of Ontario, Pennsylvania and New York breds along with a handful of very scarce Kentucky breds. The strong catalogue of slots enhanced sire stakes eligibles drove prices to a record high.

An Always A Virgin filly, Brown Color, topped the day at $43,000. Consigned by Emerald Highlands Farm, the full sister to 2013 Indiana champion Color’s A Virgin was purchased by Dan Shetler.

Midland Acres brought a large consignment of Ohio breds by the leading sires Feelin Friskie and Chip Chip Hooray. Among those, Over Friskie was purchased by Burke Racing Stable LLC for $42,000; Ed Telle signed the ticket on Feelin Shady for 34,000; and Lantern’s Chip went to Rich Lombardo for $32,000.

The Spring Haven Farm consignment was led by a Total Truth brother to the top Indiana colt Totally Kissed at $37,000 and the Feelin Friskie filly Friskie Buckeye at $36,000, purchased by Kirk Nichols and Bruce Soulsby, respectively.

Charisma Hall, a gorgeous Deweycheatumnhowe filly, was purchased by Michael Andrew of Maine from the Walnut Hall Ltd. consignment for $32,000.

The Walnut Hall Ltd. reduction also features a large, attractive group of weanlings and in foal mares on Wednesday.

The Blooded Horse Sale continues Tuesday through Thursday with more than 1,100 horses, including 198 2-year-olds, 297 3-year-olds, 87 weanlings and hundreds of raceway horses and broodmares.

The catalogue and sale results are available online at www.bloodedhorse.com.