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$80,000 Broodmare Tops Select Paint Breeders Production Sale

A Thoroughbred broodmare fetched a top price of $80,000 at the first Select Paint Breeders Production Sale held on June 2 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The 13 year old daughter of Cormorant was in foal to See Me Com En, APHA and Jockey Club registered, APHA Superior Hunter Under Saddle and sire of the current APHA #1 Hunter Under Saddle horse. She is a maternal half sister to 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Charismatic, and Millennium Wind, winner of the Grade 1 2001 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes. She was one of 6 horses consigned by Jim Smith Performance Horses of Lynchburg, Ohio.

"There were at least 5 or 6 people still bidding on her at about $50,000 including her breeder, Tom Roach of Parrish Hill in Lexington, Kentucky. After $50,000 it got down to just two bidders, the under bidder, Dr. Sandy Willwerth from Virginia, who was bidding over the phone, and the eventual buyers of the mare" said Tim Jennings, Vice President of Professional Auction Services, Inc. Bali Breeze was purchased for $80,000 by a partnership of Bob Moore Farms, represented by Phil Stewart, and Vessels Stallion Farm, owned by Frank "Scoop" Vessels, member of the AQHA Executive Committee. The foal Bali Breeze is carrying will be retained by Stewart's wife, Wendy. Wendy is a long time breeder of show horses including AQHA World Champion Jr. Western Pleasure Horse, A Sudden Impulse. The sale averaged a solid $4,095 with the top ten selling horses averaging $14,350. "This sale was typical of the market conditions we have seen this year. The good horses sold well" said Jennings. "Today's buyers are smarter and more selective than ever. Especially when it comes to the Halter Horses."

The Select Paint Breeders Production Sale was created to provide an auction market for Paint breeders who need a market for their Quarter Horse mares bred to Paint Stallions. Trisha Shorten of Diamond Venture Show Horses in Oklahoma and Marvin Teiman of Tieman Paint Horses in Tennessee came up with the idea for a sale, "Trisha deserves a lot of the credit for this sale" commented Jennings. "She worked hard to get other breeders involved."

A group of Leading breeders consigned horse to the sale including Marvin Tieman's Tieman Paint Horses, Roger Bird Show Horses, Keith and Sherrye Tittle's Triple T Paints, Nick and Shelly Lombardi's Triple B Ranch and The Perry Family's Classic Acres.

The Sale was managed by Professional Auction Services, Inc. of Leesburg, Virginia. Professional Auction Services, Inc. was founded in 1978 by Mike Jennings and Tim Jennings and has managed over 165 horse auctions with gross sales of over $70,000,000. Auctioneers for the sale were Mike Jennings, Tim Jennings of Professional Auction Services, Inc.

	Top 5 Horses Average	$22,860
	Top 10 Horses Average	$14,350
	Top 20 Horses Average	$9,400
	Top 25 Horses Average	$8,722



2001 Select Paint Breeder's Production Sale	

				High	Low		# Not		
By Age		Average	Median	Seller	Seller	# Sold	Sold	# Out	% sold
	All Horses	$4,095	$2,500	$80,000	$525	70	39	6	64%
	Weanlings	$850		$850	$850	1	0	0	100%
	Yearlings	$1,728	$1,550	$4,150	$700	9	7	2	56%
	2 Year Olds	$2,572	$2,000	$8,000	$525	19	6	0	76%
	3 Year Olds	$2,469	$2,800	$4,000	$1,075	8	2	0	80%
	4 Years & Older	$6,111	$3,800	$80,000	$850	33	24	4	58%

				High	Low		# Not		
By Age		Average	Median	Seller	Seller	# Sold	Sold	# Out	% sold
	All Horses	$4,095	$2,500	$80,000	$525	70	39	6	64%
	All Mares	$4,499	$2,600	$80,000	$725	56	30	4	65%
	All Stallions	$3,025	$3,500	$6,000	$525	10	7	2	59%
	All Geldings	$1,119	$950	$1,950	$700	4	2	0	67%
									
	Open Mares	$1,949	$1,550	$4,900	$725	17	9	1	65%
	Bred Mares	$5,611	$3,750	$80,000	$1,000	39	21	3	65%

				High	Low		# Not		
By Age		Average	Median	Seller	Seller	# Sold	Sold	# Out	% sold
	APHA	$2,763	$2,200	$9,300	$525	54	29	3	65%
 	APHA Regular Registry	$2,583	$1,950	$8,000	$525	49	25	3	66%
	APHA Breeding Stock	$4,250	$3,500	$9,300	$2,500	5	4	0	56%

	AQHA	$3,750	$3,800	$9,000	$1,000	14	10	3	58%

	Thoroughbred	$42,500		$80,000	$5,000	2	0	0	100%
 



High Sellers

	Hip # 54	Bali Breeze, $80,000
		13 year old Thoroughbred Mare, (Cormorant x Bali Babe)
		Race Winner of $9,400
		Bred to See Me Com En (APHA/Thoroughbred)
	Seller:	Jim Smith Performance Horses
	Buyer:	Bob Moore Farms & Vessels Stallion Station

	Hip # 109s	Cool Fox, $9,300
		10 year old APHA Breeding Stock Mare (Ima Cool Skip (AQHA) x Robins Blue Eyes)
		Halter Point Earner Producer
		Bred to Sundays Tradtion (APHA)
	Seller:	Marvin L Tieman, Tieman Paint Horses
	Buyer:	Debbie Dillard

	Hip # 74	Ima Cool Valentine, $9,000
		10 year old AQHA Mare (Ima Cool Skip (AQHA) x Sunbeam Babydoll)
		Bred to Sundays Tradtion (APHA)
	Seller:	Marvin L Tieman, Tieman Paint Horses
	Buyer:	Wade Yager

	Hip # 7s	Ima Fancy Gold Dame, $8,000
		4 year old APHA Mare (Prairie Gold x Ima Two Fancy) 
		APHA Superior Halter
		Bred to Titans Flit Too (APHA)
	Seller:	Robert Cooper, Stoney Creek Farms
	Buyer:	Vanessa L. Cole

	Hip # 58	Sweet And Decisive, $8,000
		2 year old APHA Mare (Decisive x Sweet Talkin Affair (AQHA))
		In foal to Kid Clu (AQHA)
	Seller:	Classic Acres
	Buyer:	Wade Yager

	Hip # 38	Misters Barmaid, $7,000
		11 year old AQHA Mare (Mr Conclusion x Maid Of Luck)
		Halter Point Earner
		Bred to Socketts Sensation
	Seller:	Classic Acres
	Buyer:	Robert A Battaglia

	Hip # 25	Preclusive, $6,000
		12 year old APHA Stallion (Obvious Conclusion (AQHA) x Dean's Miss Barsen (AQHA)
		(Superior Halter; World Champion Sire)
	Seller:	Diamond Venture, Trisha Shorten
	Buyer:	Clint Fullerton

	Hip # 22	Mr My Daddy, $5,700
		2 year old AQHA Mare (Mr Conclusion x Daddys Miss B Haven)
		Bred to Socketts Sensation
	Seller:	Classic Acres
	Buyer:	Wade Yager

	Hip # 46	Romeo Rascal, $5,500
		15 year old APHA Stallion (Ima Poppin Rascal x Mickey Mickey)
		AQHA World Champion Steer Stopping; Superior Sire
	Seller:	Broken Shoe Ranch, Inc., Van Mizel
	Buyer:	Mercy Carter

	Hip # 11	Smooth Power, $5,000
		8 year old APHA Mare (The Power To Impress (AQHA) x Sandy Town Rebel (AQHA))
		Superior Halter Producer
		Bred to Sundays Tradtion (APHA)
	Seller:	Marvin L Tieman, Tieman Paint Horses
	Buyer:	Deborah H Haarmann

	Hip # 76	Bunny's Crisis, $5,000
		9 year old Thoroughbred Mare (King Of Storyland x Robin's Crisis)
		Bred to See Me Com En (APHA/Thoroughbred)
	Seller:	Jim Smith Performance Horses
	JOHN	RUSSELL