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Bobby D. Cox Leads Buyers In Opening Session of 37th Annual Winter Mixed Heritage Place Sale
Bobby D. Cox of Fort Worth, Texas as the opening session leading buyer at the 37th annual Winter Mixed Heritage Place Sale in Oklahoma City.

© Dustin Orona Photography
Bobby D. Cox Leads Buyers In Opening Session of 37th Annual Winter Mixed Heritage Place Sale

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—JANUARY 22, 2014—Bobby D. Cox was the top buyer during the opening session of the 37th annual Winter Mixed Heritage Place Sale today (Thursday) with two purchases for $365,000.

The longtime Fort Worth, Texas owner/breeder signed tickets for the two high-selling mares Jess Significant and Shesa First Ratify.

The first day session saw 218 head sold for $2,690,400 and $12,341 average. The first session median was $6,200.

All-American Futurity runner-up Shesa First Ratify brought a final bid of $115,000. © StallioneSearch Photo
Cox paid $250,000 for Hip 232 Jess Significant, a daughter of leading sire Mr Jess Perry whose daughter Significant Heart was named the 2014 AQHA Racing Champion Aged Mare on Wednesday evening during ceremonies at Heritage Place. Burns Ranch, Agent consigned the 2006 mare out of champion Significant Speed, by Duel Fuel. She was not bred to carry a 2015 foal.

Earlier Thursday afternoon Cox bought All American Futurity(G1) runner-up Shesa First Ratify and her embryo by leading second crop sire First Moonflash for $115,000. The $448,321 earning daughter of all-time leading sire First Down Dash was consigned by Lazy E Ranch, LLC, Agent for Sandy Erwin.

Paragon Farms Tom Lipar purchased three horses for $173,000 and Argelio Aguayo paid $143,700 for nine head in the opening session.

Burns Ranch, Agent was the first day leading consignor with five head totaling $313,500. Lazy E Ranch, LLC, Agent had 23 head for $257,300 and 6666 Ranch, Agent sold six head for $203,200.

Pyc Paint Your Wagon was the leading "short yearling" sire (by average with two or more sold) with two yearlings for $23,500. Tres Seis had two yearlings average $12,750 and Coronas Leaving You had two head for a $12,000 average.

First session leading covering stallion (by average with two or more sold) was leading sire Mr Jess Perry with two in-foal mares for $59,500. Leading first crop sire of 2014 had two in-foal mares average $33,500 and champion grade 1 sire Carters Cartel had two in-foal mares average $17,000.

For preliminary results from day one, including hip-by-hip results CLICK HERE.

Friday's second session will get underway promptly at 10:00 a.m. offering Hips 279 thru 557.

Preliminary sales results can found in the Auction Leaders section on StallioneSearch.com following each day's session.