Middletown, NY — The stakes season is just getting underway but a pair of 3-year-olds who were purchased at the 2021 Goshen Yearling Sale have already been headline winners of the early season.

Thunder Hunter Joe kicked off the Paul Revere Pace with a 1:51 win in the first division. Tom Melanson photo.

Thunder Hunter Joe (Huntsville-Thunder Angel) was victorious in 1:51 in a $50,000 division of the Paul Revere Stake held at Plainridge Park on Thursday (May 4). The time was a new lifetime mark and it also set a new Paul Revere stakes record. After competing in the New York Sire Stake final at two, Thunder Hunter Joe is now undefeated this year and in only seven lifetime starts has earned $83,950. Thunder Hunter Joe sold as Hip No. 41 for $39,000.

And on Saturday (April 29), I Was Tricked (Huntsville-Shepulledthegoalie) won the $50,000 Bobby Weiss Series final at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in 1:50.4, which was also a new lifetime mark for the gelding. He was unraced at two, but this year already has four wins in only six starts — including three straight Weiss Series victories — with $54,960 on his card. I Was Tricked sold as Hip No. 33 for $55,000.

Thunder Hunter Joe and I Was Tricked are only two of many that will be competing from this class of GYS graduates that will soon be joined by many 2-year-olds who went through the GYS last year.

Since 2015, the Goshen Yearling Sale has offered high quality stock from top breeders including sale regulars Cameo Hills Farm, Winbak Farm, Blue Chip Farm, Silver Tradition Stable, Leatherstocking Equine, Pine Hill Stable and ThyWillBe Done Farm and Marie Houghtaling. This year will be no different and there is still time to get your yearling in the catalog.

Monday (June 19) will be your last opportunity to consign horses to the 2023 Goshen Yearling Sale that will be held on Monday (Sept. 11) at the Mark Ford Training Center in Middletown, N.Y.

“This year promises to be one of our best offerings in the history of this sale. Yearlings from proven sires that year after year have turned out solid race horses as well as big stake earners and record setters,” said Mark Ford. “The catalog is filling up quickly with outstanding offerings that our customers will want to bid on. We are looking forward to welcoming another great crowd in September and will provide the best experience possible for both the seller and buyer.”

The sales facility is located at 90 Slaughter Road, Middletown, N.Y., which is within a 90-minute drive of many major race tracks and training centers in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, making it a very convenient location.

For any other inquiries please contact Mark Ford directly at 973.568.3253 or by email at fordstable@frontiernet.net.