2008 Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction Invitation and Conditions
To be presented during the 2008 Augusta
Futurity
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You
are invited to participate in the Augusta Stallion
Stakes Auction and Incentive Program. Your participation
will provide the opportunity to market your stallion(s)
during the east coast's most prestigious cutting
event, the 29th Annual Augusta Futurity
featuring the fifth Western Horseman Cup Finals.
The monies raised from this auction are to be
prorated as cash bonuses in the 2013 Incentive
Fund. ALL foals sired by participating
stallions entered in the Augusta Futurity in their
four-year-old year (2013) will automatically be
eligible to compete for this incentive purse.
The Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction will be conducted by Colonel
Ben Emison.
Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction will provide to stallion donor:
- Two all-access badges with hospitality privileges for the 2008 Augusta Futurity.
- Auction advertisements in the Cutting Horse
Chatter, Quarter Horse News, on the Augusta
Futurity web site (augustafuturity.com), and
the NEW acchacutting.com
web site.
- Signage listing donated stallions will be displayed in a prominent location throughout the duration of the 2008 Augusta Futurity.
- Auction catalogue to be available in information locations and at the Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction Booth (BLACK TYPE information to be provided by stallion donor).
- Stallion promo video presentation shown at the Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction Booth (video to be provided by stallion donor).
- PA announcements during the Augusta Futurity promoting the auction and stallion services donated.
- Incentive program at the 2013 Augusta Futurity, open to ALL 2009 foals produced by the donated stallions, with monies to be awarded to the highest advancing foals.
In consideration of the above benefits, stallion owners would agree to donate a 2008 stallion breeding only: farm fees, chute fees, mare care and semen collection / shipping fees are not included and are payable to the stallion owner or breeding facility by the mare owner.
Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction
Conditions
Stallion Services (one breeding per stallion)
are donated to the Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction
and the donated services will be offered for
sale through the Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction.
Information on donated stallions will be published
in the Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction Catalogue,
listed on the internet at augustafuturity.com
and acchacutting.com
and published in other cutting horse publications.
As a condition of this contract the stallion owner/donor must agree to the following:
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a copy of the Stallion Service Donor Contract
- The stallion owner's standard breeding contract will be signed indicating the donated breeding and sent to the breeding facility so they will be familiar with the donation. A photocopy of the breeding contract should also be returned to the Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction with this donation contract.
- If the stallion is sold anytime before the Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction, the donor of the stallion breeding must immediately notify the Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction; the service donation contract will remain in effect and transfer to new owner.
- The stallion owner may charge the mare owner for normal mare care charges and any other applicable fees such as chute fees, veterinary fees, semen shipping fees, etc.
- Once the breeding has been sold, Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction will notify the stallion owner and breeding facility. The contact person's name and phone number of the breeding facility will be given to the purchaser. Breeding arrangements will be made between donor and purchaser. The Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction is not responsible for booking dates or any additional fees associated with this breeding.
- Stallion donations must be in the Augusta
Stallion Stakes office by November 1, 2007,
to meet advertising dates in the NCHA Chatter and QH News.
- Stallion owners may set a minimum to be
met on their breeding, and if the minimum
is not met, then stallion owner agrees to
purchase the breeding for their set minimum,
and foals will be eligible for the incentive
program.
- A stallion owners/donor may purchase their own stallion service at the time of donation for 70% of the advertised or established breeding fee. This will eliminate the stallion from the public auction, but the stallion will still be listed in all publications and on our websites, and foals will be eligible for the incentive program.
Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction Procedures
Bidder contract will be added closer to the Auction date
All breedings donated to the program will be offered for sale. In order for a bid to be considered, IT MUST BE FAXED (see below) BEFORE 9:00 AM ON THE DAY OF THE AUCTION, OR BID IN PERSON. The highest bid received by close of the auction, will purchase the breeding. Pre-auction bids will set the base bid on that particular breeding, each breeding will be awarded to the highest bidder. Bidding constitutes a contract and a bid may not be withdrawn.
Any breeding purchased through the Augusta Stallion Stakes Auction may not be transferred or re-sold by the purchaser. Breedings are for the 2008 season only.
Important Notice:
The purpose
of this program is to create an incentive fund
for ALL four year old foals by subscribed stallions
entered in the Augusta Futurity and enhance availability
of premiere cutting stallions to the east coast
cutting industry. In view of this purpose, there
will be no refund of winning bids for any reason.
After the bidding has been completed, any transaction
dealing with the breeding will be solely between
the stallion owner and the mare owner. It will
in no way involve the Augusta Stallion Stakes
Auction or Augusta Futurity. Submitting a contract
indicates acceptance of the foregoing statements.
Please include a photocopy of the stallion's registration
papers and a photocopy of your breeding contract.
Mail complete forms to Augusta Stallion
Stakes Auction, P.O. Box 936, Augusta, GA 30903
or FAX to (706) 823-3447.
Bidder Contract Questions can be
directed to Noell Inman (706) 823-3362, noell.inman@augusta
futurity.com SUBJECT: Augusta Stallion Stakes
Auction
2008
Rules and Conditions • 2008 Donar
Contract
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