The Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association has announced that it will be holding its annual stallion auction, and this year it has added online bidding.
Now is your chance to bid on some of Ohio’s best stallions, and you won’t even have to leave the comfort of your own home. There are 39 Ohio stallions in the annual PACER fundraiser, 21 pacing stallions and 18 trotting studs. This year the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, which manages the auction, is offering online bidding as well as bidding on site. The bidding is now open, so follow the instructions below to get started.
First, register for the online silent auction site at wedoauctions.net/ohha/register. Next you will receive an email and text. In that text click your blue personal bidding link. This will direct you to the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association’s page to place bids.
From there you can either search horses by name or item number. You can also view the catalogue of horse under your ‘View All’ key. Once you see a horse you would like to place a bid on, click on the item name and scroll down to the blue bid button. This will let you know the next minimum bid. You can choose to bid that amount by clicking the blue bid button and confirm your bid.
You will receive notification in email and text form if you get outbid. The notification will include the link for that item to place another bid. You will also have the choice to watch the horse. This will place this horse under you’re ‘My Items’ key on your main screen.
If you would like to place a maximum bid, where the system will bid on your behalf until that amount is reached, you can click the change bid amount or set a maximum bid button. Then type the amount you would like to set and place your bid. You will not receive outbid notifications until someone has outbid your maximum bid amount.
You may also bid on site during the OHHA/USTA annual meetings held at the Double Tree Columbus Worthington or by phone by calling 614-221-3650. More information about the meetings and banquet can be found at ohha.com/annualmeetingandbanquet. The auction will end on Saturday, January 21 at 5 p.m.
If you have any questions about the auction, you can call the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association office at 614-221-3650.
(With files from the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association)