The Run For The Roses Sale was held Saturday, May 5th – Derby Day! - in Frankfort, KY. The sale galloped down the stretch and hit the wire with a $4,814 average on 93 full lots!

High seller on the day at $20,200 was Calbrett Pronto Lovely (VG-87-2YR-CAN), a 3-year-old Pronto fresh again at the end of March out of Calbrett Goldwyn Lyndsey (VG-87-CAN), then EX-94 Lylehaven Lila Z. Consigned by Crasdale Farms and T&L Cattle Ltd of PEI, Lovely was purchased by Dan Hovden of Iowa.

Second high on the day was Lot 1 at $20,000 – a 12/11 Windbrook or choice of five more Windbrooks due in September out of Harvue Roy Frosty (EX-96 2E), two-time Supreme Champion at World Dairy Expo. Kevin Jimerson of Kentucky is the new owner and the calf was consigned by Duckett, Junemann and Armbrust.

Co-managed by Jeff & Lisa Gibson of KY-Bluegrass Genetics and Steve and Amy Olt of Rocky Run Farm, the weekend also featured other events for sale goers including a visit to a thoroughbred horse farm, a Kentucky Bourbon distillery and an afternoon at the races at Churchill Downs! For more sale photos and prices, please see the full report on the All Breeds Blog!