Through the cooperation and shared support of the California racing industry, an additional $2.325 million will be offered in restricted stakes purses in 2012 to two-year-old and three-year-old horses bred or sired in California. Six new stakes will be added, along with significant increases in the other twelve stakes which will increase the total purses to $3.6 million or an average of $200,000 per race (see attachment for details).
Further information on the Golden State series can be found at https://ctba.com/ctba-release—2012-golden-state-series
This auction of 253 yearlings will be held on Tuesday, October 11 starting 7:00 p.m. and continuing on Wednesday, October 12 starting at 11:00 a.m. on the grounds of Fairplex Park in Pomona, California. The catalog can be viewed at http://www.barretts.com/Catalog/catoct2011/CATALOG.htm.
Submitted photographs, and videos, of yearlings in the sale catalog can be viewed athttp://www.barretts.com/Catalog/catoct2011/photo.htm
Prior to the start of the auction on Tuesday, there will be two special events. At 4 p.m. in the Sales Pavilion, there will be a panel discussion on “How to Purchase a Yearling at Auction”. Starting at 5:30 there will be wine tasting of the award-winning wines of the 2011 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition held in the Finish Line Sports Grill.