Category: Breeders Sales of Louisiana

September Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.

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September 2

  • Super Derby, Louisiana Downs

 

September 4

  • Labor Day

 

September 9

  • National Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Assoc. (TOBA) Awards ceremony.  Allied Racing Stable to be honored as the recipients of the 2022 TOBA Award for the State of Louisiana.

 

September 11

  • Patriot Day

 

September 12

  • Louisiana Downs, final day of 2023 Thoroughbred Meet

 

September 23

  • Fall Equinox

 

September 27

  • Pre-Sale Party and LTBA PAC Fundraiser, 5:30 p.m. Equine Sales Facility, Opelousas, Louisiana

 

September 28

  • Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana 2023 Yearling Sale followed by Mixed Session 10:00 a.m., Equine Sales Facility, Opelousas, Louisiana

 

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Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

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Breeders Sales of Louisiana Sale Catalog Online

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The Breeders Sales of Louisiana 2023 Yearling Sale followed by Mixed Session catalog is now online on the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association (LTBA) website.

 

The printed catalog is in production and will be in the mail mid to late August.

The Yearling Sale which will be followed by a Mixed Session under the banner of Breeders Sales of Louisiana, will be held on Thursday, September 28th at the Equine Sales of Louisiana facility in Opelousas, La.

Originally scheduled for Saturday, September 30th, the LTBA Board of Directors decided to move the date of the 2023 Sale to Thursday, September 28th, in order to attract buyers between the Keeneland and Fasig Tipton Mid-Atlantic Yearling Sales. LTBA hopes to  attract more nationally prominent trainers and buyers who have traditionally skipped the Breeders Sale to go to Fasig Tipton. 

The Breeders Sales of Louisiana 2023 sale has attracted its largest catalog to date since the LTBA jumped in to fill the void left by Equine Sales of Louisiana in 2021. The 2023 catalog includes 162 yearlings, 41 broodmares, 3 weanlings and 2 horses of racing age. 

In the 2022 Sale, 138 yearlings were cataloged with 18 withdrawn. 101 yearlings sold for a gross of $1,690,600 nearly doubling the 2021 gross of $898,000. The yearling average was $16,739 with a median of $10,000 another significant increase over 2021 average $13,027 and median $8,000.

Three weanlings sold for a gross of $20,000, one horse of racing age sold for $7,000, and nine broodmares sold for a gross of $67,800. The gross for the overall sale was $1,785,400.

“Louisiana Breds have been very popular at the sales around the country. Now with the introduction of Sports Betting and the coming of Historical Horse Racing Machines, we anticipate that purses for Accredited Louisiana Breds will increase dramatically. We expect the value of, and demand for Louisiana Bred yearlings to increase substantially as well,” says LTBA Secretary/Treasurer Roger Heitzmann, III

August Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.

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August 1

  • Jockey Club Report of Mares Bred Due 
  • Breeders’ Cup Early Foal Nomination Deadline

August 5

  • Louisiana Cup Day six stakes races for Accredited Louisiana Breds, Louisiana Downs, Bossier City.
  • LTBA Scholarship Drawings; two $1,000 scholarships for current college students. (Registration between 12:05-1:05 p.m. Drawings for two scholarships will occur at the winners circle after the 5th race. Must be present at winners circle to win.)

August 8

  • LTBA Board of Directors Meeting 11:00 a.m., Prejeans Lafayette

August 11

  • Stallion Awards to be Mailed

August 12

  • Delta Downs stall applications due for 2023-24 Thoroughbred Meet
  • Evangeline Downs Closing Day of 2023 Thoroughbred Meet

August 15

  • LTBA Board of Directors election nomination letters, resumes and photos due.

August 19

  • Cotton State Stakes, Louisiana Downs, Bossier City

August 28

  • Texas Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

August 31

  • Accreditation Applications Due

 

 

July Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.

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July 1

July 4

  • Independence Day. LTBA Office closed for 4th of July Holiday


July 5

July 7

  • D.S. Shine Young Futurity (Filly Division),  Evangeline Downs
  • Louisiana Stallions Stakes presented by Coteau Grove Farms (Fillies and Mares),  Evangeline Downs

July 8

  • D.S. Shine Young Futurity (Colt and Gelding Division),  Evangeline Downs
  • Louisiana Stallions Stakes presented by Coteau Grove Farms,  Evangeline Downs
  • REAP Fundraiser; An Evening of Music, Fun, Racing. 5:00 p.m. Mojos at Evangeline Downs

July 15

July 24

  • Louisiana Cup Day Nominations Close

July 31

  • LTBA Membership deadline. Membership must be completed by July 31st in order to vote for the Board or to be eligible to run for the Board

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Any questions or need more info call

Roger A. Heitzmann III, Secretary/Treasurer

Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

504-947-4676

2023 Breeders Sales of Louisiana Yearling Sale to be Held September 28; Consignment Forms Available

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SALE DATE CHANGED!

BREEDERS SALES OF LOUISIANA
YEARLING SALE FOLLOWED BY MIXED SESSION
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

 

In order to attract buyers between the Keeneland and Fasig Tipton Mid-Atlantic Yearling Sales, the LTBA Board of Directors has decided to move the date of the Breeders Sales of Louisiana 2023 Yearling Sale from Saturday, September 30th to Thursday, September 28th. A mixed session will follow the yearling sale. The decision to move the sale is based on the intent to attract more nationally prominent trainers and buyers who have traditionally skipped the Breeders Sale to go to Fasig Tipton. This will in turn help our consignors get the best prices for their stock.

Consignment forms for Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s 2023 Yearling Sale were mailed from the LTBA office last month. If you did not receive yours, you can call the office 504-947-4676, and we can mail you another or they may also be printed at home from the link below:

Consignment Contract

 

The Yearling Sale which will be followed by a Mixed Session under the banner of Breeders Sales of Louisiana, will be held on September 28th at the Equine Sales of Louisiana facility in Opelousas, La.

In the 2022 Sale, 138 yearlings were cataloged with 18 outs. 101 yearlings sold for a gross of $1,690,600 nearly doubling the 2021 gross of $898,000. The yearling average was $16,739 with a median of $10,000 another significant increase over 2021 average $13,027 and median $8,000.

Three weanlings sold for a gross of $20,000 and an average of $6,667. One horse of racing age sold for $7,000. Nine broodmares sold for a gross of $67,800 and an average of $7,530.

The gross for the overall sale was $1,785,400.

“Louisiana Breds have been very popular at the sales around the country. Now with the introduction of Sports Betting and the coming of Historical Horse Racing Machines, we anticipate that purses for Accredited Louisiana Breds will increase dramatically. We expect the value of, and demand for Louisiana Bred yearlings to increase substantially as well,” says LTBA Secretary/Treasurer Roger Heitzmann, III

The entry deadline is July 5th.  Entries are limited to 228 due to the number of stalls at the Equine Sales Facility, so it is recommended that consignors enter early.

June Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.

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June 1

  • LTBA 2023-24 Membership Application Forms mailed

June 2

  • 2023 Accredited Louisiana Bred Application Forms mailed

June 3

  • Board of Directors Meeting 10:00 am Evangeline Downs, John Henry Room
  • Annual Awards Banquet in conjunction with REAP Benefit, 1:00 p.m. Evangeline Downs, Mojo’s
  • Louisiana Legends Night – Six stakes races for Accredited Louisiana Bred Thoroughbreds worth total purses of $450,000, Evangeline Downs. 1st post 5:30 p.m.  REAP Benefit continues, Mojos


June 10

  •  Belmont Stakes

June 14

  • Flag Day

June 18

  • Fathers Day

June 21

  • Summer Solstice

June 24

  • Alabama Stakes, Louisiana Downs

June 30 

  • Louisiana Futurity payments due
  • Texas Summer Yearling Sale Consignment Deadline

 

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Any questions or need more info call

Roger A. Heitzmann III, Secretary/Treasurer

Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

504-947-4676

May Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.Brought to you by Whispering Oaks Farm,  Breeders Sales of Louisiana and Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Click images to link to more information

April 28, 29, 30
May 4, 5, 6, 7

  • New Orleans Jazz Fest at the Fair Grounds No visitors will be allowed access to New Orleans Office during these days. We apologize for any inconvenience.

May 4

  • National Day of Prayer

May 5

  • Kentucky Oaks
  • Cinco De Mayo
  • EVD Classic Stakes, Evangeline Downs

May 6

  • Kentucky Derby
  • EVD Distaff Stakes, Evangeline Downs

May 14

  • Mothers Day

May 19

  • Louisiana Futurity Forms mail

May 20

  • Preakness Stakes
  • Armed Forces Day

May 29

  • Memorial Day

 

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Any questions or need more info call

Roger A. Heitzmann III, Secretary/Treasurer

Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

504-947-4676

April Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.Brought to you by Whispering Oaks Farm,  Breeders Sales of Louisiana and Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Click images to link to more information

April 2

  • Palm Sunday

April 3

  • Texas Two-Year-Olds In Training Breeze Show, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

April 5

  • Texas Two-Year-Olds In Training Sale, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

April 6

  • Louisiana  Downs barn area opens for 2023 Thoroughbred meet.
  • First Day of Passover


April 7

  • Evangeline Downs 2023 Thoroughbred Meet Opens
  • Acadiana Stakes, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas
  • Spotted Horse Stakes, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas
  • Good Friday/LTBA Office Closed

April 8

  • Lafayette Stakes, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas
  • Evangeline Mile, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas

April 9

  • Easter Sunday

April 18

  • Tax Day

April 24

  • Louisiana Downs 2022 Thoroughbred meet zero date for papers.

April 25-28

  • OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds In Training

April 28, 29, 30
May 4, 5, 6, 7

  • New Orleans Jazz Fest at the Fair Grounds

No visitors will be allowed access to New Orleans Office during these days.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Do you have a date pertaining to Louisiana-breds that you would like included in an upcoming calendar? Please contact Linda 985-386-0360, linda@louisianabred.com or Roger 504-947-4676, roger@louisianabred.com for consideration.

 

Any questions or need more info call

Roger A. Heitzmann III, Secretary/Treasurer

Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

504-947-4676

Cupid Colt Tops LTBA Breeders Sales of Louisiana Sale

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The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s Breeders Sales of Louisiana held its 2022 Yearling Sale followed by Mixed Session, Saturday, October 1st at the Equine Sales Facility in Opelousas. 

138 yearlings were cataloged with 18 outs. 101 yearlings sold for a gross of $1,690,600, and an average of $16,739 and a median of $10,000. 19 RNAs.

3 weanlings sold for a gross of $20,000 and an average of $6,667.

1 horse of racing age sold for $7,000.

9 broodmares sold for a gross of $67,800 and an average of $7,530.

The gross for the overall sale was $1,785,400.

Hip number 60,  out of the Brehon Farm consignment topped the sale bringing down the hammer at $63,000. The colt, by Cupid, who is among the leading second crop sires in North America, is out of Bronze Abe, a multiple stakes winning stakes producing Two Punch mare, and was purchased by Mintmere.

Hip number 23, out of the Clear Creek Stud consignment, was purchased by Valene Farms for $62,000, the second highest price of the day.  The dkbb colt is by the late stallion Half Ours, a four time leading Louisiana Stallion out of the multiple stakes winning Louisiana bred mare Smitty’s Sunshine, and is a full brother to multiple stakes winner Smitty’s Cougar.

Complete results can be found on the LTBA Website at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTEi66bt8ngPPv6RGu2_htzjrcYF3iKf9wuFKVsdKNs0wmr8c3BzTKuBJOmhi3bIl83eTdjxUbyCIY6/pubhtml