Harrisburg, PA – Pacing colt Splendor Hanover, a son of Bulldog Hanover-Sail By, sold for $205,000 to Marc Vaillancourt on Tuesday (Nov. 3) to top the second yearling session of the 88th annual Standardbred Horse Sale at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex.
Splendor Hanover is a half-brother to stakes-winner Baret and his family also includes Combustion, a Kentucky Sire Stakes champion, and 2014 Dan Patch Award-winner Artspeak. He was bred by Brittany Farms and consigned by Hanover Shoe Farms. He is Ontario and Kentucky eligible.
Overall Tuesday, 400 yearlings sold for $15.4 million, an average of $38,660. The second session last year saw 371 yearlings sold for $14.3 million, an average of $38,547.
Through two sessions this year, the sale has totaled over $34.2 million for 574 yearlings, an average of $59,718. Last year through two days, the gross was $30.6 million for 541 yearlings, an average of $56,551. This year’s numbers at the end of the second session represent an 11.7% increase in gross and 5.6% increase in average compared to 2025.
Second on Tuesday’s best-seller list was trotting filly Princess Citrus, a daughter of Gimpanzee-Empressive Hill who sold for $200,000 to Al Crawford. She is a half-sister to Ocean Storm, who won this year’s William Wellwood Memorial (G1), and her extended family includes Dan Patch Award-winners Pizza Dolce and Bella Bellini. Princess Citrus was bred by Ecurie Jean-Pierre Barjon and consigned by Hunterton Sales Agency. She is Kentucky and Kentucky Stallion Bonus eligible.
Pacing filly Covent Hanover, a daughter of Captaintreacherous-Charisma Hanover, was next on the list of top sellers, purchased by Daniel Lagace for $175,000. She is a full sister to graded stakes winner Calicojack Hanover, who finished second in the Breeders Crown Open Pace last month. She was bred and consigned by Hanover Shoe Farms and is Pennsylvania eligible.
Twenty-eight yearlings sold for six figures on Tuesday, with nine reaching at least $150,000.
The final session of the three-day yearling portion of the Standardbred Horse Sale will begin at 10 a.m. (EST) Wednesday.
A two-day mixed sale will be held Thursday and Friday, with sessions beginning at 11 a.m. on both days.
Complete Standardbred Horse Sale details are available at theblackbook.com.
Find the sale’s yearling catalog here and mixed sale catalog here. Mixed sale supplements can be found here.
For the livestream, visit the sale’s company website here, and for complete results, click here.