Ruidoso New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale kicked off with across-the-board increases in Friday's opening session.

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RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–AUGUST 12, 2023–The first night of the Ruidoso New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale got underway Friday (Aug. 11) to strong results with a son of leading second-crop sire Eye Am King taking top honors after selling for $125,000 to Heavy Hitters Racing.

All American Ruidoso Horse Sale Company reported 40 of the 43 Quarter Horses through the ring Friday evening sold for gross figures of $930,400 up 7% over 45 horses sold for $872,300 in last year's opening session.

An average price of $23,260  was up 20% compared to 2022's $19,384 on night 1 and the median of $15,250 was up 27% from $12,000 on Friday night in 2022.

MJ Farms, Agent consigned the opening session high-seller, Hip 114 Fast Copy King, an Eye Am King gelding out of Fast Copy Miss by Heza Fast Man. The bay gelding is a sibling to four black type include RG2 winner Woodys Copy Cat.

Martin Ybarra paid $100,000 for the second high-selling Quarter Horse on Friday, Hip 110 Eye The King. Also a gelding by Eye Am King consigned by MJ Farms, Eye The King is out of Oklahoma Futurity(G3) winner Ima China Rush by Rushago.

Denis and Julie Schoenhofer signed a $58,000 ticket for the third high-seller, Hip 116 Big Allstar, a Big Daddy Cartel gelding consigned by MJ Farms from the stakes winning Woodbridge mare Woodys Allstar.  Big Allstar is a brother to RG3-placed Renika and RG2 placed Passeana.

Heavy Hitters Racing was the leading buyer in the first Quarter Horse session with two purchases for $157,000. Martin Ybarra paid $100,000 for one hip and Jay Glover, Dwain Grissom and Gary Stallings purchased two head for $60,000.

MJ Farms, Agent was the leading consignor and/or agent in the opening session with 13 yearlings for $500,500 gross receipts. Mike Logan, Agent had seven head for $126,200 and Double LL Farms, Agent sold three yearlings for $59,500.

Eye Am King was the leading sale sire (by average with two or more sold) on Night 1 with 13 head averaging $34,692. Big Daddy Cartel had six yearlings average $28,167 and Bodacious Dash saw three head average $18,667.

For preliminary Quarter Horse results from Night 1, including hip-by-hip prices, CLICK HERE.

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Session 2, New Mexico-bred Quarter Horse yearlings, will get underway this evening (Aug. 12) following day 2 of the All American Futurity trials at Ruidoso Downs.

CLICK HERE for a PDF version of the sale catalog.

For additional information contact the All American Ruidoso Horse Sales at 575-378-4474.