Los Alamitos Equine Sale kicked off its 21st annual mixed sale today in Cypress, California. Session two gets under at noon (PST) on Sunday.

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By StallioneSearch

CYPRESS, CA–OCTOBER 4, 2025–Five six-figure yearlings, headed by a $190,000 Favorite Cartel filly, led the Los Alamitos Equine Sale's Day 1 opener on Saturday in Cypress, California.

The sale company reported that 80 of the 96 head offered on day 1 sold for gross receipts of $2,559,200, an average of $31,990, and a median of $19,250.

The average for 75 yearlings sold in the opener was $32,823, up over the 57 yearlings sold on day 1 in 2024 for a $31,007 average. Broodmares sold today averaged $17,250.

Tom Lipar's Paragon Farms paid $190,000 for Saturday's sale-topper, Hip 70 Cold Shoulder from the consignment of Burns Ranch. By leading sire Favorite Cartel, the sorrel filly is out of stakes winner Just Walk By, by Walk Thru Fire.

Tom Lipar's Paragon Farms paid $190,000 for Saturday's sale-topper, Hip 70 Cold Shoulder from the consignment of Burns Ranch. © William Zuazo

A sister to the 2025 Ed Burke Million Futurity(G1) runner-up Ultimate Battle, this is the family of Grade 1 winners Rock You, Little Talks, etc.

Tungsten Racing Partnership paid $160,000 for Saturday's second high-seller, Hip #82 Leaving London, a sister to multiple Grade 1 winner London Toby. The Favorite Cartel filly, consigned by Edward C. Alred, is out of London Laura by Walk Thru Fire.

Hip 97 Jurupa, a Favorite Cartel sister to graded stakes winners Circle City and Nomadic, Saturday's co-third high-seller, was purchased for $140,000 by Valeriano Racing Stables, LLC.

Edward C. Allred also consigned the gray filly out of the Corona Cartel mare Moonlight Corona. This is the family of champions: Your First Moon, Moonish, Moonin The Eagle, etc.

Hip 8 Aj Crown, a colt by leading sire Apollitical Jess from the Grade 1 winning and champion producing Corona Cartel mare Corona Crystal, was the day 1 third co-high-seller. Daniel Miranda paid $140,000 for the half-brother to champion Walk Thru Crystal. Rancho El Cabestro, Inc. was the consignor.

Tom Lipar/Paragon Farms was the leading buyer on day 1 with two purchases for $237,000. Alex Castaneda paid $176,700 for eight head and Valeriano Racing Stables, LLC purchased two head for $174,000.

Burns Ranch was the leading consignor and/or agent on day 1 with 24 yearlings grossing $1,020,500. Edward C. Allred sold 16 for $687,500, and Rancho El Cabresto, Inc. had for $283,000.

Apollitical Jess was the leading sire of yearlings on day 1 (by average, two or more sold) with two for $125,000. Favorite Cartel averaged $83,500 for 14 head, and Apollitical Blood sold two for a $30,000 average. Golden Boi was the leading first sale crop-sire on day 1 (by average, two or more sold) with 10 for $20,100.

For day 1 preliminary results, including hip-by-hip prices, CLICK HERE.

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Day 2 of the 2025 Los Alamitos Equine Sale, the final session featuring Hips 107 through 209 will begin at noon (PST).

Please visit LosAlamitosEquineSale.com for the online catalog, live streaming starting at noon Pacific, and more.

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