by Steve Cross, general manager, Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale

Pedigrees for the 2008 Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale are now available online at www.hoosierclassicyearlingsale.com.

Catalogs for the sale, to be held Friday, August 22, and Saturday, August 23, in the Indiana State Fairgrounds’ Champions Pavilion, will be available the first week of August. Catalogs can be requested via the Hoosier Classic Web site or by calling the sale office at (574) 825-4610.

A total of 228 yearlings have been consigned to this year’s sale. Pedigrees can be sorted and viewed by session, sire and consignor on the Web site. In addition, the complete set of 228 pedigrees are available for download.

Friday’s select session, which begins at 2:00 p.m., will feature 75 yearlings. The balance of the catalog will be sold during Saturday’s session, which is slated to begin at 10:00 a.m.