The 24th annual Wisconsin Futurity American Saddlebred Limited Breeder’s Stallion Service Auction will be held Saturday, January 17, 2009, at the Marriott Milwaukee West located in Waukesha, WI. A special room rate of $89 is available at the hotel with reference to the Wisconsin Futurity. Hotel phone is (877) 651-7666. The evening begins at 4:00 p.m. (CST). For the complete schedule of events, visit www.wisconsinsaddlebred.com. For people unable to attend, advance written bids will be accepted. All bids, however, must be accompanied by a check or credit card information. Telephone bids will not be accepted. To find out more about bidding or any additional questions contact Joe Russell at (815) 341-6023.

The All American Classic will host a one-day Stallion Review Extravaganza on Saturday, January 24, 2009. The luxury coach bus tour will include a host of well-known and recognized stallions presented at Sunrise Stables, Alliance Stud, Willowbank, and Copper Coin Farm. The All American Cup Stallion Service Auction, held at Claudia Sanders Restaurant in Shelbyville, KY, will immediately follow the farm/stallion tour. Doors to Claudia Sanders Restaurant open at 4:30 p.m. (EST). The drawings for two $2,500 youth scholarships and the $5,000 Andy Johns p
ainting will be held at 6:00 p.m. (EST). For the bus tour and dinner form, visit www.allamericancup.org/2009AACSTALLIONREVIEWANDAUCTION.html.

The Bluegrass Futurity Stallion Auction will be held on Sunday, January 25, 2009, in the Phoenix Room at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, KY. The auction will commence at 12:30 p.m. (EST), and is $40 per person. For the stallion donation contract, visit www.bluegrassfuturity.com/pdf/Stallion_Service_Donation_Contract.pdf. Since the inception of the Bluegrass Futurity they have awarded over $700,000 to weanling, yearling, two-year-old, and stallion owners. For more information visit, www.bluegrassfuturity.com or contact Melissa Moore at (859) 533-6225.