Supernatural from the Black Creek Farm consignment brought $105,000 as the first horse to top $100,000 during the second session of the MSHS. Photos by Dean Gillette
The gavel hitting the podium continued Friday, October 16 for the second session of the Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale (MSHS) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. In its second year, the sale attracted a large crowd of buyers with four additional yearlings moving into six-figure status on the second day of the sale.
The sale topper for both days was Hip No. 317 Ponda Tuna from the Pond-A-Acres consignment. Anthony Lombardi signed the ticket for the Rebuff colt at $120,000. He is the second foal from the Big Stick Lindy mare Perfect Stick, a former Indiana Sires Stakes champion. Her first foal, Ponda Stripes, is currently racing. Perfect Stick also has a strong family as her brother is Ponda Aesthetic a winner in 1:54.3 with more than $144,000 on her card. Ponda Tuna is staked heavily outside of the Indiana opportunities, including the Hambletonian and Breeders Crown.
Joining Ponda Tuna as a six-figure seller was Hip No. 267 Supernatural, the first six figure seller on the day. Also by Rebuff, the colt is the latest foal from the Kadabra mare Majic Trend with a mark of 1:54.2 and nearly $200,000 on her card. She has produced Pinecraft Nellie, a winner in 1:56 with $125,000 on her card, One Dan Show (1:53.1, $122,000) and Great Commission who has been a hot three-year-old trotter in Indiana this season taking a mark of 1:57.3. Supernatural was purchased by Lucas Wallin of New Jersey for $105,000.
Tellitlikeitis led all stallions with the most yearlings sold at 65 followed by Swan For All, who had 61 in the sale. The yearlings by Tellitlikeitis grossed more than $1.3 million. Four stallions had yearlings sell for a total of seven figures with Swan for All, JK Endofanera and Rebuff joining Tellitlikeitis for that status.
Rebuff had the highest average for an Indiana sire from the 40 that sold at $29,650 with JK Endofanera yearlings selling for an average of $22,935. First crop sire Loubet offered 27 in the sale with a strong sale average of $22,556.
Chapel Ridge Farm sold the most yearlings with 36 running through the sales ring. In Law Stables sent 32 through followed by Bluebird Meadows with 27 yearlings. Victory Hill Farm garnered the highest gross sales of their 22 yearlings at $970,000 followed by Pond-A-Acres with 21 yearlings selling for a total of $793,000. Victory Hill Farm and Pond-A-Acres also had the highest averages for all consignors with $44,091 and $37,762, respectively. 3-D Farms had the third highest average from six yearlings selling for an average of $37,500.
Henry Graber Jr. signed the ticket for the most yearlings purchased from the sale at 12 followed by Bet The House with 11 and Erv Miller with 10. Bet the House invested the most money in yearlings at $472,000 followed by Tom Pollack, who signed tickets for a total of $407,000. Pat DeLong purchased five yearlings for a total of $405,000.
A total of 96 pacing colts and 93 pacing fillies sold. Trotting colts had the biggest turnout with 116 sold joined by 115 trotting fillies for the MSHS. More than $7.8 million was accumulated in sales over two days with the average sale price at $18,702.
