from the Standardbred Horse Sales Co,

Hanover, PA — There will be a number of firsts in the yearling portion of this year’s Harrisburg Sale. There are 261 yearlings who are by first year stallions. In addition there are 205 yearlings who are the first foals of their respective dams.

In numerical order, the trotting sires whose first crop will be sold at Harrisburg include Explosive Matter (59), Muscle Hill (30), Federal Flex (13), Swan For All (3) and Lear Jetta (3).

The first year pacing sires with yearlings selling at Harrisburg include Well Said (56), Shadow Play (37), Art Official (22), Mister Big (15), Artistic Fella (9), If I Can Dream (8), Major In Art (5) and Dali (1).

Of the first foals, 38 are out of mares who earned in excess of $200,000 with many more out of mares who have earned in excess of $100,000. The action begins early with the first yearling in the sale; Hip No 1 Takterrific being an Art Major filly, the first foal from Ready To Win p,2,1:53.1f, 1:52.1 ($211,283).

The trotting bred yearlings who are first foals from high money winning mares include Hip No 148, a Muscle Hill filly from Falls For You 2,1:56, 3,1:53.2, 1:52.2 ($1,311,152); Hip No 20, a Ken Warkentin filly from Snazzy Millie 2,2:00.2, 3,1:58.2f, 1:53.1 ($1,007,199); Hip No 44, a Donato Hanover filly from Honorable Daughter 2,1:55.1f ($979,236); Hip No 112, a Yankee Glide filly from Brigham Dream 2,2:08.1, 3,1:53.4, 1:53.2 ($639,280); Hip No 26 a Deweycheatumnhowe colt from Stage Show 3,1:54.3, 1:53.1f ($507,577); Hip No 323, an Explosive Matter colt from Up Front Hotsey 2,2:00.4, 3,1:57f, 1:52.4 ($433,643); Hip No 42, a Kadabra colt from One Tough Lass 2,1:59.3f, 3,1:52.4 ($326,397); Hip No 186, a Muscle Hill filly from Nicoles Promise 3,1:55.2, 1:53.3f ($327,255); Hip No 50, a Muscles Yankee filly from Warrawee June 3,1:54.4 ($307,816); and Hip No 107, a Credit Winner filly from She’s So Savvy 2,1:58.4f, 3,1:57.1 ($305,658).

The pacing bred yearlings include Hip No 181, a Somebeachsomewhere colt from Ideal Weather p,2,1:56h, 3,1:52.1f, 1:49.3 ($850,128); Hip No 85, a Somebeachsomewhere colt from Thong p,2,1:53.3, 3,1:50.2 ($705,185); Hip No 49, a Well Said colt from Vysoke Tatry p,3,1:51.4, 1:51.2 ($641,837); Hip No 486, a Somebeachsomewhere colt from Binions p,2,2:01.3h, 3,1:52.2f, 1:51.2f ($584,633); Hip No 37, a Somebeachsomewhere colt from Twist N Clout p,2,1:53.2 ($554,362); Hip No 103, an Art Major colt from Bikini Bottom p,2,1:56.4h, 3,1:51.1 ($527,958); Hip No 108, an Art Major filly from Sprig Hanover p,2,1:58.1h, 3,1:52.1 ($438,458); Hip No 237, a Rocknroll Hanover filly from Nanny With A Fanny p,3,1:55, 1:50.2 ($424,323); Hip No 1158, a Dragon Again filly from Northwestern p,3,1:52.3, 1:51.1 ($375,963); Hip No 152, a Rocknroll Hanover filly from Fionavar Hanover p,2,2:00.4f, 3,1:54f, 1:51 ($364,833); and Hip No 396, an American Ideal filly from Blissful Maddie p,2,1:59.4f, 3,1:54.2f, 1:53f ($344,476).

The Black Book No. 1 is now online at www.theblackbook.com. Hard copy catalogs will be available beginning Sept. 15.