Roca was the overall sale topper of the 2025 London Classic Yearling Sale, which concluded on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the J-AAR Expo Centre at Western Fair District in London, Ont.
Roca, selling as Hip 202, was the overall sale topper with the highest bid on day two at $190,000, purchased by Power Racing Stable Inc. of Burlington, Ont. The filly is sired by Cattlewash out of the unraced Rocknroll Hanover mare Rockumentary, who is from the family of stallion Articulator. Roca is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Cusdmagicdragon ($352,506 - 1:52.2f) and The Dragon Rocks ($344,276 - 1:51.2s). The sale topper was consigned by Dean & Ashley Wilson.
King Sullivan, Hip 183, was the top selling trotter at the sale, purchased during the second session for $150,000 with Shane Weber of Welland, Ont. as the winning bidder. Also consigned by Dean & Ashley Wilson, the King Of The North colt is the first foal out of the stakes-winning E L Titan mare Lefkada, a half sister to two-time O'Brien Award winner Intimidate.
Century Nantucket, Hip 179, was among the top priced yearlings on day two, purchased for $115,000 by Rich Stiles of Chelsea, Michigan. from the Century Springs Farm consignment. The Bettors Delight colt is the first foal out of the multiple stakes-winning Downbytheseaside mare Cape Cod Hanover, who a half sister to six winners of more than $100,000 including sub-1:50 pacers Chaser Hanover and Clouseau Hanover.
Another big ticket yearling on day two was Gilcrest Seelster, Hip 173, who brought a bid of $107,000. Lindsey Rankin of Lexington, Michigan purchased the son of Cattlewash from the Seelster Farms consignment. Gilcrest Seelster is out of the Jeremes Jet mare Glamour Seelster, an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold winner with nearly $230,000 in earnings, and the colt is a half brother to OSS Grassroots champion Grandeur Seelster ($342,336 - 1:51.1s) and Goldrush Seelster ($149,520 - 1:53.3f).
A trio of yearlings sold just shy of the six-figure mark during the second session with Twin B Copacabana, Dinamica and Up Sheets Creek each going for $90,000.
Twin B Copacabana, Hip 190, was purchased by Anthony Beaton of Waterdown, Ont., acting as agent. The filly from the Twinbrook Limited consignment is another offspring by the hot sire Cattlewash out of the stakes-winning Sportswriter mare Lovely Erin. Twin B Copacabana is a half sister to stakes winner Twin B High Tide ($239,742 - 1:52.1f) and Twin B Nation ($180,156 - 1:51.3f).
Dinamica, Hip 271, was acquired by Sylvain Descheneaux of Sorel-Tracy, Que. from the Erinwood Equine consignment. The Muscle Mass filly is a half sister to Angel Nation ($720,690 - 1:52.1f). Her dam is the six-figure earning Deweycheatumnhowe mare Seawind Pascale, a half sister to two-time O'Brien Award winner Perfetto.
The penultimate yearling to go through the sales ring as Hip 303, Up Sheets Creek was purchased by Millar Farms of Stouffville, Ont. The Cattlewash colt is the second foal out of the Betting Line mare Sayso Hanover, who is a half sister to millionaire Jugette champion Sassa Hanover.
Four yearlings topped the $100,000 mark during the opening session on Tuesday, Oct. 14, led by the $140,000 yearling D A Mindcraft, Hip 80, a Muscle Mass-Pretty Crafty colt purchased by Pollack Racing of Venetia, Pennsylvania from the Dean & Ashley Wilson consignment.
Over the course of the two-day London sale, a total of 289 yearlings passed through the ring, grossing $8,873,000. The average price was $30,702, up nearly 7.7 per cent from last year's sale when 246 yearlings were sold for $7,015,000 for an average of $28,516.
Pacing colts led the way with an average price of $34,792 from 72 sold followed by trotting fillies with 62 averaging $34,148.
Bulldog Hanover was the leading sire with more than one yearling sold with offspring averaging $51,708 from 24 yearlings sold, just ahead of Cattlewash, whose 33 offspring sold averaged $51,667. Leading the way for trotting stallions, 25 offspring from the first crop of King Of North averaged $50,542 to round out the sires with averages of $50,000 or more.
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