Teton Ridge dispersal sale rings up $28M in horse sales

Western Bloodstock’s absolute dispersal of Teton Ridge Performance Horses delivered the kind of results that get talked about for years, moving elite cutting, barrel, and reined cow horse bloodlines in a single, high-velocity session bringing $28 million.

The sale marked the planned conclusion of Teton Ridge’s breeding and sales program. For breeders and show barns, it was a rare chance to buy stock that, by most accounts, was never supposed to hit the open market.

“Teton Ridge brought together some of the finest minds, horses, and pedigrees in the business,” said Jeremy Barwick, owner of Western Bloodstock. “This is a very rare opportunity — the kind that comes once in a lifetime — to access horses that were never intended to be for sale. It’s going to change breeding programs and show barns overnight. This sale puts the best of every arena within reach.”

The day opened with the sale of Third Edge, NCHA Open Horse of the Year and Derby Open Champion, sold as Hip 1 for $5.6 million, setting the tone and becoming one of the top sellers of the dispersal. Barrel fans didn’t have to wait long either — Hip 7 Tres Chasin Babe PZ (“Rosie”) crossed the million-dollar mark at $1,000,000.

From there, blue-chip mares, producers, and embryos rolled. Highlights included Adelle at $400,000; the High Brow Cat son Cromed Out Cat at $250,000; and a run of Cromed-line offerings such as Cromed And Lots Cash ($40,000) and Cromed Out Bliss ($75,000). Embryos brought brisk trading too including Rollz Royce × Adelle ($55,000), Third Edge × Cromed Out Cat ($22,000), and Reyzin The Cash × Cromed Out Cat ($18,000) among them.

On the cutting side, Ireydescent brought $650,000, with her 2024 Third Edge foal adding $250,000. Late in the session, two powerhouse mares, Dunit A Lil Ruf ($725,000) and Twice In Santiago ($1.8 million) reminded buyers just how deep the broodmare band ran. 

Smooth Talkin Style, an NCHA Open Horse of the Year and now a $9-million sire, sold at $2,000,000.

Barrel-horse pages stayed hot beyond Rosie. Babe On The Chase (“Birdie”)—one of the sport’s most recognizable mares — hammered at $500,000 and, fittingly, returned to former owner Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi. Notable rodeo and barrel pedigrees dotted the catalog: MP Jet Royal Money (“Bernice”) at $100,000, I R A Grand Victory ($45,000 plus embryo), and a string of Goodbye Lane, Tres Seis, Blazin Jetolena, and Aint Seen Nothin Yet foals and prospects that consistently met eager hands.

The middle of the catalog offered more accessible tickets without sacrificing quality. Examples included Cat On The Edge ($55,000), Crown N Chaos ($45,000), A Royal Farewell ($90,000), Jet Set Goodbye ($38,000), and embryos out of stallions like Smooth Talkin Style, Metallic Rey Mink, Alone Drifter, and Dual Rey in the $16,000–$35,000 range. Even at those tiers, buyers were buying into arenas—cutting, cow horse, and barrels—where proven production histories shorten the path from prospect to paycheck.

Beyond the ring, the dispersal has brought conversation over Teton Ridge’s acquirements, which in recent years assembled a formidable Western portfolio, acquiring The Cowboy Channel and building properties such as The American Rodeo and The American Performance Horseman, while expanding its footprint in the Fort Worth Stockyards.