The three-day Standardbred Horse Sales Company auction concluded Wednesday in Pennsylvania with Ontario Sired horses averaging $53,161, 18 per cent higher than the complete sale average of $45,192.
Ontario Sired yearlings had a strong showing at the Standardbred Horse Sales Company auction in Harrisburg, PA. The three-day yearling portion of the sale concluded on Wednesday (Nov. 4).
In all, 118 Ontario Sired yearlings reached a total gross of $6,273,000 for an average of $53,161 that was 18 per cent higher than the complete yearling sale average of $45,192.
Previously, Ontario Racing announced that Ontario Sired horses will be eligible to more than $22.5 million in restricted purses for 2027, including more than $17 million in the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program alone.
The new money is part of $14 million in additional funding annually for five years specific to the Standardbred industry. The funding comes from $35 million in total new money annually for five years from the provincial government for Ontario’s three racing breeds.
This week in Harrisburg, 19 Ontario Sired yearlings fetched $100,000 or more, topped by Hip #503 Splendor Hanover (above), a Bulldog Hanover colt out of Sail By purchased by Marc Vaillancourt of Montreal for $205,000. Splendor Hanover was the most expensive yearling sold during Tuesday’s second session.
The top two yearlings, by price, sold during Wednesday’s third and final yearling session are also Ontario Sired:
- Session topper Hip #724 Theo The King, a King Of The North colt out of Hp Guccio Girl, was purchased for $150,000 by Nikway Farms of Newfoundland.
- Hip #682 Waco, a Bulldog Hanover colt out of Endless Summer, was purchased for $100,000 by John Pentland.
Both colts were sold by Concord Stud of New Jersey.
Forty Ontario Sired horses sold on Wednesday, fetching a total gross of $1,302,000 for an average of $32,550. The average price for Ontario Sired horses was 76 per cent higher than the session average of $18,468.
The top Ontario sires were as follows:
- Bulldog Hanover – 18 sold for $1,627,000, averaging $90,389
- King Of The North – 22, $1,410,000, $64,091
- Green Manalishi S – 14, $718,000, $51,286
- Bettors Delight – 15, $707,000, $47,133
- Cattlewash – 20, $615,000, $30,750
- Beach Glass – 15, $571,000, $38,067
- Muscle Mass – 9, $530,000, $58,889