Millionaire three-year-old trotting colt Spencer Hanover will stand stud for the 2027 breeding season.

Pond-A-Acres and Hunterton Farm have announced that Spencer Hanover 2,1:52.3; 3,1:51.3f-’26; BT 1:51-’26, a son of Chapter Seven with career earnings of $1,468,701, will stand in Indiana for the 2027 breeding season.

Trained by Marcus Melander for owners Jeffrey Snyder and Arthur Pronti, Spencer Hanover established himself among the sport’s elite performers. He captured both an elimination and the final of the Grade 1 Breeders Crown, posted a mark of 1:52.3 and earned just over $900,000 during his freshman campaign. He returned at three to add the Oak Grove Trotting Derby to his resume winning in a career-best 1:51.3 and ultimately becoming one of only a select group of Chapter Seven millionaire sons.

Spencer Hanover is out of the Yankee Glide mare Secret Passion, who is a half-sister to triple millionaire Manchego 4,1:49 as well as millionaire In Secret.

“His racing credentials, success at both two and three, the caliber of competition he faced, and his outstanding maternal family make him an ideal fit for the Indiana breeding program,” said Tim Schmucker of Pond-A-Acres. “The combination of Chapter Seven and Yankee Glide bloodlines opens the door to many outstanding mares, including mares by the great Muscle Hill. Combined with his status as a former $450,000 [USD] yearling purchase, we believe he possesses all the credentials necessary to become an important stallion for Indiana breeders.”

Spencer Hanover will stand for an introductory fee of $4,000 USD. A limited number of shares will be available for $10,000 USD, entitling shareholders to one breeding per year with rollover privileges to secure a live foal from mares under common ownership. If two live foals are secured, the second breeding will be offered at 75 per cent of the standard fee.

“Our goal is to make this exceptional young trotter both enticing and affordable for Indiana breeders and beyond,” added Schmucker.

“He will have every opportunity to develop into a leading stallion not only within the state but throughout the country,” said Steve Stewart of Hunterton Farm.

“Spencer Hanover provided both myself and my partner, Arthur Pronti, with tremendous excitement throughout his racing career," commented Snyder. "As a two-year-old, he won the Big Apple Trot and the Breeders Crown against the very best colts of his generation. We brought him back early at three to compete in the [Oak Grove Trotting Derby], where he once again defeated top-level competition. Given his temperament, intelligence and athletic ability, we believe he has all the qualities necessary to become an outstanding sire.”

For more information on booking and for syndicate inquiries, contact Tim Schmucker via phone at 260-440-1817.

(With files from Indiana Standardbred Association)