MTA STALLION AUCTION
The Minnesota Thoroughbred Association (MTA) will conduct its 2021 Stallion Season Auction January 3 through January 11, featuring more than 50 premier stallions from Kentucky, Florida, Oklahoma and Minnesota. The on-line auction will be hosted at www.thoroughlybred.com.
A new incentive is also being offered for this year’s auction from the Minnesota Breeders’ Fund. Any breeder who purchases a stallion season through the 2021 MTA Stallion Season Auction and foals in Minnesota, will receive a $1000 check when the foal is registered with the Minnesota Racing Commission in 2022.
“As we leave 2020 behind, organizers at the Minnesota Thoroughbred Association are excited to provide breeders with many terrific stallions to build on in the future,” said Kay King, Executive Director of the MTA.
Bids will be placed on a rolling bases for all eight days of the sale. Stallion seasons can be searched by state or name on the website. New stallion seasons may continue to be added through the duration of the sale.
The MTA has also secured exclusive pricing on a number stallion seasons in addition to the seasons listed in the auction. Contact MTA Executive Director Kay King about special pricing at various stallion farms around the country.
Foals that are progeny of any stallions sold in the auction are also eligible for nomination to the MTA Stallion Auction Stakes, regardless of where they were born. In 2020 the MTA Stallion Auction Stakes was contested at 6 1/2 furlongs over the Canterbury Park main track for 3-year olds and carried a purse of $60,000.
MATT BISHOP PASSES AT 31
Matt Bishop, a widely beloved member of the Canterbury Park family, passed away on December 29 after several long bouts with cancer. Matt’s mother, Cathy, posted the following on his Caring Bridge page:
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. James1:12
With heavy, broken hearts we said our physical goodbyes to Matthew this morning. He remained steadfast under trial, stood the test and now has received the crown of life! We find comfort and joy in that promise!
We would like to celebrate his life well so will most likely wait until later spring 2021 to do so.
Thank you for lifting our family up in prayer these past 7 years of his cancer/transplant journey. Every comment is read and appreciated.
In Christ,
The Bishop family
Bish was a strong, heroic young man who was an inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know him. He was a graduate of St. Cloud State University and was well on his was to a career in broadcasting, working at KROX, announcing on the network for several sports of the University of Minnesota, Crookston. Matt is survived by his wife, Katie, his parents and a large, supportive, expended family.
FORMER KROX ANNOUNCER MATT BISHOP HAS PASSED AWAY | KROX (kroxam.com)
We will keep you posted on the details of Matt’s celebration of life as they become available.
