Ponda Tuna fetched the highest price during the second session of the Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale on Friday, Oct. 16 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana.
A son of Rebuff and the first foal of stakes winner Perfect Stick (by Big Stick Lindy), Ponda Tuna's $171,428 ($120,000 USD) sale price was the highest paid for a yearling over the two sale sessions. Consigned by Pond-A-Acres and selling as Hip 317, Ponda Tuna was purchased by Anthony Lombardi of Morris, Illinois.
Three yearlings by Rebuff garnered six-figure bids during the Friday session. Supernatural, Hip 267, sold for $150,000 ($105,000 USD) to Rebuff's former trainer, Lucas Wallin of New Egypt, New Jersey. From the Kadabra mare Majic Trend, Supernatural is a sister to three in 1:56 including stakes winners Pinecraft Nellie and One Dan Show. He was consigned to the sale by Black Creek Farm.
Pond-A-Acres also consigned Ponda Latte, one of two $142,857 ($100,000 USD) yearlings. Sold as Hip 393, the daughter of Rebuff and the first foal of Walner mare Sugar Shoppe sold to Adam Hawthorne of Winnsboro, Louisiana.
The highest priced pacing-bred yearling of the session was Blue Bonnet, selling as Hip 285. A daughter of JK Endofanera out of the Somebeachsomewhere mare Misssomebeach Blue, Blue Bonnet is a sister to the accomplished stakes winner Somemore Blue. Consigned by In Law Stables, Blue Bonnet was collared by Tom Pollack of Venetia, Pennsylvania for $142,857 ($100,000 USD).
A total of 210 yearlings sold during the Friday session, with gross sales totalling $5,642,857 ($3,950,000) to produce a second-day average of $26,871 ($18,810 USD). Sales across the two days, featuring 420 yearlings, totalled $11,221,429 ($7,855,000 USD) for an average price of $26,717 ($18,702 USD). In 2025, 598 yearlings brought sales of $13,424,647 ($9,531,500 USD) with an average price of $22,411 ($15,912 USD).
IMPORTANT LINKS
- Yearling Sale Roster
- Sale Catalogue (PDF)
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- Live Video (also available below)
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- Sale Results
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