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The Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale (MSHS) has announced its last call for entries for the 2026 select yearling sale. The sale will be held Thursday, October 15 and Friday, October 16, 2026, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The deadline for entries is Friday, April 17, 2026. The sale will feature approximately 350 Indiana bred yearlings in addition to a limited number of yearlings sired in surrounding states and yearlings sired in any state that have Kentucky eligibility. The MSHS will once again offer a sliding scale commission to consignors. Also, consignors will receive 40 percent of their gross sales at the conclusion of the sale. For more information and a link to theYearling Entry Form, please visit www.midweststandardbredhorsesale.com . All questions should be directed to sales manager, Jamie Macomber at (740) 974-5048 or jmacomber@midweststandardbredhorsesale.com.
DP Royal Tea and Billy Carter made it a family daily double Saturday, April 11 at Shenandoah Downs in Virginia. The duo made it to the wire first over Carter’s son, William, driving Thorn Toad. DP Royal Tea traded blows with Thorn Toad on the front end with DP Royal Tea leading through the quarter in :28.1 before Thorn Toad moved and retook control at the half in :58.4. From there, the outer flow formed led by Singforyoursupper and Iowa’s Nick Roland. In the final turn, Singforyoursupper had DP Royal Tea locked in behind Thorn Toad. In the stretch, Thorn Toad drifted out and DP Royal Tea poured it on down the stretch to win by a neck in 1:57.4 over Thorn Toad. Singforyoursupper finished third. DP Royal Tea was a longshot, paying $18.60 for the win. The five-year-old son of Palone Ranger is owned by Jamie Bozman and trained by Billy Carter. Steven Peterink and Randy Dickerhoof bred the Indiana sired gelding, who picked up his second win in his seventh start of 2026. Overall, he has seven wins with his career best time of 1:54.1 taken at Rosecroft Raceway as a three-year-old. Also a winner earlier in the day at Shenandoah was the former Indiana contender Saddle Up, now owned by PT Stable. The JK Endofanera gelding got away in second behind Hulou and Justin Vincent as the first quarter of :27.3 was placed on the board. Saddle Up was out and moved around to take over at the half in :58.1 and led the way into the stretch. Horses were three wide in the final turn seeking to unseat Saddle Up but he dug in gamely, fending off all challengers by a neck at the wire in 1:56.1. Jackies Boy and Fern Paquet Jr. finished second over Marco Beach and Corey Braden for third. Saddle Up paid $12.20 for the win. The Cornerstone Stock Farm product, now trained by Bryson Dunning, earned his first win of 2026 and his 36 th overall. He is closing in on a half million in earnings with his career best time of 1:50.1 taken as a three-year-old at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Photo by Dean Gillette Brookview Glider and Jordan Ross made it clear they were the ones to beat Friday, April 10 in the second leg of the Mark Fransen Memorial at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The duo captured the first of two divisions on the card in a time of 1:53.4 to remain perfect in 2026 in two starts. Brookview Glider began his race from post six and rallied out to the lead early, securing the top spot before the quarter in :27.2. Winnercircleseeker and Trace Tetrick slid in behind him to get a two-hole trip. After the half in :57.2, Brookview Glider picked the pace back up heading into the final turn. He saved his best stride for last as he rallied home in :27.1 for the win by a comfortable one and three-quarter lengths. Winnercircleseeker finished second over Baby Billy and John DeLong for third. Brookview Glider paid $4.60 for the win. The sophomore son of Rockin Image is owned by Brian Code, James Nellinger, and Ernie Gaskin Stable. Brookview Farms bred the gelding, who was purchased by Trainer Ernie Gaskin at the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale for $23,000. Brookview Glider didn’t find the winner’s circle last year but is a perfect two for two this season for his connections. He is the first foal from the Captaingtreacherous mare Significant Other, who is a sister to the fast Bettor Again, a winner in 1:48.2, Modern Gesture, a winner in 1:49, and Stolen Glimpse, a winner in 1:49.2. Later in the card, veteran pacer Late Nite Hawk was a winner for Ross in the upper conditioned pace. The now seven-year-old Dover Dan gelding was the first leader at the quarter in :28 but was quickly passed up before the half by Sure Did and Kevin Lambright. In the stretch Late Nite Hawk used a late rally to score the win by three-quarters of a length in 1:55.2, a final quarter in :27.3. Fifty to Win and Marcus Miller finished second over Chapolier and Luke Plano for third. Late Nite Hawk paid $7.20 for the win. He is owned by Brett Wilfong and Goose Island Stable and trained by Wilfong. Merle Yoder bred the gelding, who is a half brother to a strong Indiana maternal family. His dam, Shaken Not Stirred, is a 100 percent producer, including the great Satin Dancer with a mark of 1:53 and more than $739,000 and Predator and Prey with a mark of 1:52 and earnings of nearly $600,000. The family, including Late Nite Hawk, has six of seven winners with earnings in the six-figure range. It was his second win of 2026 but overall, Late Nite Hawk has 22 wins and more than $310,000 in earnings. His career best time of 1:51.1 was taken as a four-year-old at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Photo by Dean Gillette It was a fight to the finish in the second round of the $10,000 Miss Windfall Series Thursday, April 9 as Rockin Charli repeated in the event for driver LeWayne Miller. The sophomore pacer scored the win by a head at the wire in 1:55.3. Rockin Charli began from post three and left for the lead, but was parked through the quarter in :28.1 before assuming the top spot. Down the backstretch, horses stayed in single file to the half in :58.0 before Mystical Night and Clint Coy moved out first over in the final turn. In the stretch, Rockin Charli and Mystical Night matched each other’s stride all the way to the finish line before Rockin Charlie got the edge in the end. It Liz Again and Kyle Wilfong moved up for third. Rockin Charli was a little lower price this week compared to the first round and paid $6.80 for the win. The Rockin Image filly is owned by Eash Racing Stable and trained by Eash. Daryl Lehman bred and raised the filly, who is now two for two in 2026 and earned a new lifetime mark in the effort. An Indiana Sired Fair Circuit contender last year, Rockin Charli now has three career wins in seven starts. She was purchased from the 3-D Farms consignment at the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale by Eash for $8,000 early in the first session. She is the second foal from the Always B Miki mare Angiesmiki Hanover the grand dam, A and Gs Confusion, a former Dan Patch Award winner, earning the Two-Year-Old Pacing Filly title in 2007 in both the U.S. and Canada. A and Gs Confusion retired with more than $1.4 million in earnings and a mark of 1:49.4 while winning races such as the Breeders Crown, She’s a Great Lady, and hitting the board in the Mistletoe Shalee. Earlier in the night Dixie Dream and Marcus Miller scored a victory in the $18,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace. The six-year-old Always a Virgin mare was parked the entire mile before taking over in the stretch and rolling out to a three and one-quarter length advantage at the wire in 1:53.1. Rose Run Vision and LeWayne Miller finished second in a photo with True Blue Hanover and Trace Tetrick. Dixie Dream paid $6.60 for the win. She is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, and Frank Baldachino. Ron Burke handles the training duties for the mare, who earned her first win of 2026. Overall, she has 18 career wins from 98 starts with more than $265,000 in earnings. Her career best time of 1:49.4 was taken last year at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
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Just like his namesake, Rip Wheeler is tough. The Indiana pacer never gave in, getting the win by a nose in the $16,000 conditioned pace Monday, April 6 at Oak Grove. Starting from post four, Rip Wheeler left the early speed to others in the race, which included a majority of Indiana sired pacers. One of those was ER Rocky and Marvin Luna from the inside who had an early advantage for a few strides before Whelk Blue Chip, also an Indiana bred, rallied up with authority for Ronnie Wrenn Jr. to take over just after the quarter in :26.4. Rip Wheeler had landed in fourth and was already on the move to the outside before the half in :55.4, but was fortunate to pick up cover behind Jada Caroline and Atlee Bender. As the field approached the three-quarter pole, Jada Caroline could not clear, moving Rip Wheeler three wide around the final turn. At the head of the lane, he only had one horse to catch and that was Whelk Blue Chip, who was still strong on the front end. It took the very last stride to get the win, but Rip Wheeler did it by a head over Whelk Blue Chip. ER Rocky maintained ground for third. Rip Wheeler paid $4.22 for the win. The now seven-year-old son of Rockin Image is owned by Jeff Fought Racing, Brian Carsey, David Fought, and Lili Haynes. The Cornerstone Stock Farm product, making him a homebred for Fought, is trained by Walter Haynes Jr. and is three for four this season. The stocky pacer has 32 career wins from 99 starts with earnings of more than $600,000, thanks to his win Monday at Oak Grove. His career best time of 1:48.1 was taken as a four-year-old at Pocono Downs. Rip Wheeler is out of the mare, Novascotia Hanover, a winner in 1:51.1 and earnings of more than a half million. The mare is a near 100 percent producer as Rip Wheeler joins Rock N Zeus (1:52.3), Uncle Richard (1:51.2), and Nothinbutthebest (1:56.0) as winners from the family. Earlier in the day, E Mode’s Desire earned another win this year at the age of 10 for owner Mike Peterson. The Real Desire gelding has accumulated 30 career wins and took his career mark of 1:49.1 at Hoosier Park as a five-year-old. A one time Indiana Sired Fair Circuit contender, E Mode’s Desire traveled in the two hole before moving in the stretch and grabbing the win by one and one-half lengths for driver Marvin Luna. Great Seats and Wyatt Avenatti finished second over Tickled to Tears and Atlee Bender. E Mode’s Desire paid $5.56 for the win. He is being trained right now by Randy Crisler for Peterson.
