The Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association (ITBOA) is a non-profit organization responsible for promoting the breeding and racing of Thoroughbreds in Iowa. The ITBOA currently represents nearly 500 Iowa-bred owners and breeders and is active in a variety of Thoroughbred programs. The ITBOA FALL SALE in October annually offers 60 to 80 yearlings.  We also conduct a stallion season auction in December.            

The Minnesota Thoroughbred Association was incorporated in 1971. Our association is comprised of breeders, owners, trainers and race fans, who are a vital part of Minnesota’s Thoroughbred racing industry on a daily basis. Our mission is to promote, educate and support Thoroughbred breeding, ownership and racing in Minnesota and around the country.

The Minnesota Thoroughbred Association holds an annual Yearling and Mixed Sale, with Minnesota-breds Preferred, each August. Minnesota-bred Yearlings are given priority, followed by non-Minnesota-bred yearlings, and older horses.

Beginning with the first sale that was held in 1958, the Ruidoso Horse Sale Company has had year after year of some of the top horses in the industry sold.

In 2014, the Thoroughbred portion of the New Mexico-bred Sale at Ruidoso Downs continued the upward trend set the by the quarter horse session with thoroughbred yearlings showing a 12.7 percent increase per horse sold on Saturday night.

The thoroughbred yearlings averaged $9,233 per horse sold compared to $8,194 per horse sold in 2013.

WTBOA members are eligible to market their Thoroughbreds through the sales program supervised by the WTBOA. The association conducts its Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale in mid-August (typically, the Tuesday following the region’s premier event, the Grade 3 Longacres Mile) at the Morris J. Alhadeff Sales Pavilion located at Emerald Downs in Auburn.