Day 4 of the Black Book Sale marked the final session for yearlings, and Oaklea Texas topped the session thanks to his price tag of $80,000
. Kelly O’Donnell, acting as agent, signed the ticket on the son of Glidemaster-Oaklea Ida. Oaklea Texas is a half-brother to the multiple stakes-winning Mr Lavec filly, Oaklea Opal (1:58.3 - $148,689).
A total of 1,079 yearlings went under the hammer in this year’s auction for a total sum of $34,279,000 - an average of $31,769 per yearling.
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Over 2,200 horses ranging from yearlings and weanlings to racehorses and broodmares, stallions and stallion shares will hit the auction block over the course of the week.
Carthage Hanover Tops Third Session
A pair of yearlings topped the $100,000 mark during Wednesday's third session. The highest priced yearling sold Wednesday was Carthage Hanover, an Andover Hall-Cr Savoire Faire colt who earned a bid of $125,000. The bay was purchased by agent Trond Smedshammer of Allentown, New Jersey.
The runner up for sale topper was Samson Blue Chip, a son of Credit Winner-Dari Blue Chip who was collared for $100,000 by Charles Karp of Edgewater, New Jersey.
At $90,000 the Yankee Glide-Knickers Hanover colt A Gliding Star came in third. He was purchased by Joie De View Farms of Jobstone, New Jersey, acting as agent.
After three days 833 yearlings have been sold for a grand total of $29,493,500. The average stands at $35,406 - an increase from last year. In 2008, 1,098 yearlings were sold by Day 3 for $32.73 million, with an average price of $29,864.
Leader Of The Gang Tops Day 2
On Tuesday, Hip 503 Leader Of The Gang fetched the highest bid of the day at $170,000. The Muscles Yankee-Fraulien Bluestone colt was collared by Jimmy Takter of East Windsor, New Jersey.
Hip 555 Glidenfordollars, a son of Glidemaster-Vikings Goddess, was purchased for $150,000 by agent Myron Bell of North Bergen, New Jersey.
Hip 311 New York Bets rounded out the top three yearlings of the day. The Bettors Delight-Absolutely Cam colt was a $135,000 purchase for Skip Spring of Johnstown, New York.
A total of 289 yearlings passed through the sales ring today with 10 selling for $100,000 or more.
Over the course of two days 561 horses were sold for $23,828,000. The average price per yearling stands at $42,474.
Black Book Sale Opener Concludes
Along with the sale, with most of harness racing's major players in one area, deals happen. Dean Hoffman talks about some of the latest stallion news - including a new stallion for Hanover Shoe Farms - in his Trot Blog.
Just 43 horses in, the first yearling to top the $100,000 plateau almost topped $200,000. Johnny William, a bay Andover Hall colt who is the first foal of multiple stakes winner Solveig, was purchased by Jimmy Takter of East Windsor, New Jersey for $190,000. Takter was the trainer of Solveig for her three years on the track in which she earned over $930,000.
Hip 99, The Queen, a full-sister to the spectacular Pampered Princess and a half-sister to O'Brien Award winning Was It A Dream, garnered the highest bid of the day at $360,000. The Andover Hall-Bold Dreamer filly was purchased by Jeffrey Snyder of New York, New York.
Coming in second was the Rocknroll Hanover-Camroller colt Rock Camroller, Hip 166, purchased by Thomas Cancelliere of Freehold, New Jersey for $310,000.
Hip 67, Look And Listen, the Rocknroll Hanover sister to pacing superstar Well Said, was purchased for $300,000 by Australian owner E.M. Rosat.
Hip 108, Wincandescent, a daughter of Windsongs Legacy-Graceful Touch, was a $250,000 purchase for Jimmy Takter. She is the half-sister the Muscle Yankee colts Muscle Mass (2,1:53.4,$229,000) and last year’s $425,000 sale topper Muscle Massive.
A total of 272 yearlings stepped into the sales ring today grossing $13,989,500 with an average of $51,432. No less than 35 yearlings topped the magical $100,000 mark.
In comparison, on Day 1 last year 368 yearlings produced a gross of $16,167,200 and an average of $43,933.
Trotting colts garnered the highest bids overall with an average of $66,550 while trotting fillies produced an average of $52,361. Pacing colts earned an average bid of $47,802 while pacing fillies earned $44,873.
Windsongs Legacy was the sire with the highest average at $90,900 while Andover Hall came in second at $86,278.