Winbak Yearling Videos Available For Upcoming Sales
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Winbak Farm yearling videos for the Blooded Horse Sale, Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale and Goshen Yearling Sale are now posted online.
Visit winbakfarm.com and click on an individual yearling’s hip number to watch yearling videos.
Winbak Farm will be selling four yearlings in the Blooded Horse Yearling Sale on Aug. 27 in the Black Type yearling catalogue. These yearlings will be selling as part of the Spring Haven Farm consignment. The sale, which starts at 9:30 a.m., will be held at the Champions Center Expo in Springfield, Ohio.
Winbak Farm yearlings selling include a filly by Catch The Fire, a colt by Ready For Moni, a filly by Shadow Play and a filly by Trixton.
- #43, Fire Country, is a Catch The Fire half-sister to Two Faced, p, 1:53.2h -’24 ($191,005) and Face The Shadows, p, 3, 1:52.1f -’23 ($71,759). From five living foals of racing age, her dam has produced five winners. This filly’s second dam is Cheeky Hanover, p, 1:53 ($213,633). She is a half-sister to Betting Exchange, p, 1:50.3f ($863,702), Wellthereyougo, p, 1:51.3h ($721,705) and The Other Cheek, p, 1:50.3s ($411,802). She is Ohio-sired.
- #79, Moni Madness, is a Ready For Moni colt and just the second foal from his dam. His family includes O’Brien Award winner Its Made To Order, 2, 1:58.1f ($314,218). Ready For Moni’s oldest foals are yearlings in 2024. He is Ohio-sired.
- #84, Playing The Town, is a Shadow Play half-sister to 2024 New York Stakes winner Choiceofthetown, p, 2, 2:14h -’24 ($5,107). She is the second foal from a half-sister to Hollyrock Heyden, p, 1:52f ($191,721) and Under Contract, p, 1:53.2h -‘23 ($126,218). The family includes Rocknroll Hanover, p, 3, 1:48.3 ($3,069,093) and Royalflush Hanover, p, 1:49.3 ($2,182,205). This filly is Ontario-sired.
- #126, Charming Donna, is a Trixton half-sister to Dontteasehim, 3, 1:57.3h ($169,913) and Book Seven, 3, 1:56.2s ($87,672). Her dam is a half-sister to Triumphant Caviar, 1:51.4s ($811,547), Prayer Session, 3, 1:53.2 ($777,990) and Centurion ATM, 2, 1:53.2 ($731,374). She is from the family of Spaaaanzano, 3, 1:53.2f -’24 ($526,201). This filly is Ontario-sired.
On Sept. 13, Winbak Farm will be selling three pacing yearlings in the Ohio Selected Jug Sale. These yearlings will be selling as part of the Spring Haven Farm consignment. The sale starts at 10 a.m. and will be held at the Pickaway Agriculture and Event Center in Circleville, Ohio.
Winbak Farm yearlings selling include two colts sired by Catch The Fire and a colt sired by Fear The Dragon.
- #154, Matthews Star, is a Catch The Fire half-brother to Twinkle, p, 1:51.3 ($361,909). She is the dam of 2023 Breeders Crown winner Gem Quality, p, 2, 1:50s -'23 ($624,937). His dam is a half-sister to Betterthancheddar, p, 1:48f ($1,636,086) and Courtly Choice, p, 3, 1:47.1 ($1,432,697). She is also a half-sister to the dam of Bulldog Hanover, p, 1:45.4 ($2,789,271).
- #165, Fear The Ocean, is a Fear The Dragon half-brother to Beach Blanket Book, p, 3, 1:50s ($415,483) and Solar Surprise, p, 1:50.2f ($185,324). His dam, Beach Bonnet, p, 1:51.1s ($135,188), is a half-sister to Geez Joe, p, 1:47.4s ($389,734). His dam is also a half-sister to the dam of Southwind Gendry, p, 1:47.2f -’23 ($1,288,243). His second dam is Beach Bretta, p, 3, 1:52.2 ($251,960).
- #257, Haleakala, is a Catch The Fire half-brother to Game Of Change, p, 1:51.2 ($180,599). His second dam is Hawaiian Jenna, p, 2, 1:53.2 ($254,186). His dam is a half-sister to Hana Hanover, p, 1:48.4 ($1,248,556).
Catch The Fire’s first crop is now two and includes 2024 Ohio Sire Stakes winners Prolific Fire, p, 2, Q1:55.2s ($99,248) and My First Fire, p, 2, 1:53.2f -’24 ($91,291). Fear The Dragon, a proven sire in Ohio, is the sire of 2024 Ohio State Fair winner Queen Of Fear, p, 2, 1:52.3f -’24 ($139,523).
For more information about the Ohio Selected Jug Sale, visit lexingtonselected.com.
Winbak Farm will be selling 14 New York-sired yearlings, including six yearlings from the third crop of Courtly Choice, p, 3, 1:47.1 ($1,432,697), at the 2024 Goshen Yearling Sale on Sept. 9. Winbak Farm is proud to be a partner in the sale, which will be held at the Mark Ford Training Center in Middletown, New York.
Courtly Choice offspring have earned more than $800,000 in 2024 New York Sire Stakes. He is the sire of Fast Choice, p, 2, 1:54.3h -’24 ($142,348) and Courts On Fire, p, 2, 1:55.3h –’24 ($92,943), who are the first and third richest two-year-old colts in the program to date. The colts, like their sire, were bred, raised and sold by Winbak Farm.
Winbak Farm’s 2024 Goshen lineup includes:
New York Pacing Stallions
- Courtly Choice: two colts / four fillies
- In The Arsenal: one filly
- Roll With Joe: one colt
New York Trotting Stallions
- Devious Man: two colts
- Mets Hall: two colts / two fillies
Highlights of the consignment are listed below.
- #18, Blissful Wishes, is a Courtly Choice daughter from a full sister to Shark Gesture, p, 1:48.1s ($2,890,594). This filly is a half-sister to Major Makover, p, 1:53.1h ($235,310). She is from the family of Ponder, p, 1:48.1 ($1,686,134).
- #51, Against The Tide, is a Courtly Choice daughter of Tidewaterdragonfly, p, 1:49.4 ($1,079,213). This filly is a half-sister to Fort Kent, p, 1:51.1f ($144,496) and 2024 Pennsylvania Stallion Series winner Flight In Motion, p, 2, 1:52.4f -'24 ($35,927).
- #61, Bar Hall Beauty, is a Mets Hall first foal from a Bar Hopping dam. Her dam is a half-sister to Fury Road, 3, 1:57h ($242,946). She is from the family of USHWA Award winner Bar Slide, 3, 1:52.4 ($649,392).
- #85, U Cant Pik Family, is a Roll With Joe half-brother to Lovely Donna, p, 1:49.3 ($232,927). He is a full-brother to Family Roll Call, p, 1:52.1f ($195,941).
Many of these yearlings are also eligible to the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund program.
For more information about the Goshen Yearling Sale, visit goshenyearlingsale.com.
The Winbak Farm yearlings selling at the Blooded Horse Sale and Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale are available for preview prior to the sales at Winbak Farm of Maryland in Chesapeake City. The yearlings selling at the Goshen Yearling Sale are available for viewing at Winbak Farm of New York. Contact the office to book an appointment at 845-778-5421.
For more information on Winbak Farm yearlings, contact James Ladwig, Winbak Farm Yearling Manager, at 410-885-3059 or [email protected].
(With files from Winbak Farm)