A complete dispersal of Donald Valpredo's Valpredo Farms is part of the catalog for the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Winter Mixed Sale. A total of 143 have been cataloged for the sale, scheduled for Jan. 21.
Valpredo, a longtime breeder and CTBA director, died Oct. 21. Adrian Gonzalez's Checkmate Thoroughbreds is handling the dispersal, which includes mares, 2025 yearlings, 2025 2-year-olds, and older horses of racing age. About two dozen dispersal horses are in the sale.
Checkmate is bringing its own large consignment, as will several major California consignors. Other consignors include Acres Farms, Dehesa Farms, H & E Ranch, Havens Bloodstock Agency, Lovacres Ranch, Milky Way Farm, and Rancho San Miguel.
Doug Burge, president of the CTBA, told the California Horse Racing Board during its monthly meeting Dec. 19, "We'll probably have a few more supplements between now and in the sale on the 21st of January."
He called the sales grounds at Fairplex, "the best facility in the state to sell horses. We use the old Barretts barns—plenty of room to show."
Horses sired by Arrogate, Authentic , Curlin , Corniche , Hard Spun , Mendelssohn , Nyquist , Practical Joke , Runhappy , Sir Prancealot , Stay Thirsty , Tacitus , Tapwrit, and Yaupon are among those in the sale.
The catalog is now online and is available on the Equineline app. Online bidding will be available.
