Lexington, KY — The five-day Lexington Selected Yearling Sale concluded Friday night at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion having established the record for gross and second-best average in the history of the event.

A total of 949 horses sold for $67.91 million during this year’s five sessions. The previous record for gross was $65.28 million for 886 horses in 2022. This year’s average of $71,566 was second to only last year’s $73,690 and was 8.95 percent better than the previous second-best average of $65,687 in 2021.

Seven yearlings sold for six figures on Friday, the same total as last year, led by pacing colt Highway Boy, who was purchased for $150,000 by Country Club Acres.

The colt, bred by Fred Hertrich III and consigned by Allamerican Harnessbreds, is a son of Downbytheseaside-Blazing Yankee. His siblings include Grand Circuit winners Hurrikane Kingcole and Hurricane Beach. He is Ohio eligible.

Downbytheseaside sired the night’s 12 top sellers and grossed $2.03 million for 33 yearlings, an average of $61,515.

Overall, the fifth session saw 134 horses sell for $4.45 million, an average of $33,265. Last year, the session reached $4.85 million for 138 horses, an average of $35,174 that fell just $539 shy of 2021’s record average for a fifth session.

Trotting sires Chapter Seven and Walner led the sale in gross, with Chapter Seven at $7.57 million for 56 horses and Walner at $6.19 million for 48 horses. Next were pacing sires Tall Dark Stranger, at $5.54 million for 60 horses, and Captaintreacherous at $5.51 million for 48 horses.

Leading in average (among horses with more than two sales) was trotting sire Gimpanzee, at $168,238 for 21 horses. Captaintreacherous topped pacing sires, at $114,854.

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