Concord Stud Farm is known for bringing a sizable consignment to the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale with plenty of options for all buyers. This year, the Cream Ridge, NJ nursery has a bumper crop of yearlings. After selling 33 babies last year, Julie Meirs and her team have cataloged 48 young pacers and trotters.
“We’re in barn 15 this year, and we’ve got the whole barn,” Meirs said. “We’ve got a good split between trotters and pacers this year, and a wide range of sires as well.”
The growth of the consignment can be attributed to picking up new clients and the addition of 10 Fair Winds Farm yearlings to bolster the roster.
“We’re selling the Fair Winds yearlings this year for their last hurrah,” Meirs said. “Because this is their last group, that brings a lot of good horses to the consignment, but it also brings a new client for just one year. And it’s not just Fair Winds. We’ve got a couple other newbies, new clients as well.”…