Middle Market Softer Than Hoped During Second Session of SHSC
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Thursday, November 5, 2020 M iddle mark et softer than hoped during second session of SHSC Timonium auction SHSC president and CEO Pete Spears said buyers either, ?really wanted a horse or they weren?t as enthusiastic.? by Dave Briggs In today?s HRU Heather Vitale covers 2nd session of SHSC auction page 5 Sale stats - day 2 page 6 Gocciadoro is king in $303,500 Orsi Mangelli page 13 Standardbred Horse Sales Company (SHSC) president and CEO Pete Spears said his hopes that the middle market of Spears said. ?Though, it seemed to pick up somewhat in the the company?s yearling sale in at the Maryland State last part of the session.? Fairgrounds in Timonium, MD would hold up well didn?t Wednesday?s second session grossed $10,386,000 for 291 come to fruition during Wednesday?s (Nov. 4) second of three yearlings sold, producing an average of $35,691 and a yearling sessions. median of $25,000. The gross was down more than $3 ?Basically, the high end is still in demand, but despite my million (23 per cent) and the average was down 20 per cent favorable impressions of the middle market yesterday, I from 2019?s second session which grossed $13,425,000 and thought the middle market was soft for much of the day,? averaged $44,750. In 2018, the second session grossed Harness Racing Update | Page 1 | November 5, 2020 Jeff & Senena Esty’s Your Canadian Timonium • Thursday Connection! Day 3 • Nov. 5th Utica, Ohio Hip # 676 Hip # 799 ROSE RUN SERENADE XCALIBER (ont) STREET (ont) Hip # 591 • SHADOWMOON RISING (ont) ROYALTY FOR LIFE MUSCLE MASS COLT, SHADOW PLAY COLT, full brother to 5 in 1:55, FILLY, half-sister to from a half-sister to including: SHADOW MOON p,2,1:51.4 ($214,246). SQUIRELY GIRLY MADEWELL HANOVER 4,1:58.1h ($68,813). 4,1:53.3f ($312,403). Hip # 489 • MOLLY MOOSE (ont) BIG JIM FILLY, half-sister to Hip # 599 • HANG ON BABY (ont) GINGER TREE ALEXIS p,3,1:52.3f; 1:51.2 ($448,150). MUSCLE MASS FILLY, half-sister to OTSEGO 3,1:55.3h ($69,738). From a full sister to Visit us in Tent Two STUNT MAN HALL 4,1:54.4f ($553,048). 9475 Blacksnake Road • Utica, OH 43080 • (740) 745-1170 • [email protected] Harness Racing Update Triscari Video Web and Marketing Hip #160 Nautical Hanover, the very first yearling sold Wednesday, topped the session w ith a bid of $ 180,000 by Tony A lagna. Nautical Hanover is a Captaintreacherous colt out of Naughty M arietta bred and consigned by Hanover Shoe Farms. Harness Racing Update | Page 2 | November 5, 2020 Harness Racing Update $12,091,000 and averaged $39,904. Cumulatively, the 2020 sale has so far grossed $23,199,000, down nearly $9.5 million (29 per cent) from the two-day total in 2019. The average through two days is down 25 per cent from $69,769 to $52,133. Through two sessions, 39 yearlings have sold for $100,000 or more. Keep in mind, this is a pandemic year and most major sales are down from very strong 2019 auctions, so SHSC is following that trend, but being off nearly 30 per cent in gross, so far, is concerning. ?Consignor comments were also that the middle market was very weak and that people were getting some very, very good buys,? Spears said. ?Even the buyers were saying that the middle market was weak, as well. Either they really wanted a horse or they weren?t as enthusiastic? it was really one or the other. That was a common observation.? The very first yearlings old Wednesdayt oppedt he session.T rainer Tony Alagna,a gent,s ignedf or Hip #160 NauticalH anovera, Captaintreacheroucso lt out of NaughtyM ariettaf, or the price of $180,000T. he colt was bred and consignedb y HanoverS hoe Farms, Triscari Video Web and Marketing whichs old seveno f the top eight yearlingso n Wednesday, Hip #410 Ivory Hanover, a Bettors Delight filly out of I?m Sassy, includingt he top three. Hip #410 Ivory Hanovera, BettorsD elight sold for $ 170,000 to John Floren. Harness Racing Update | Page 3 | November 5, 2020 Harness Racing Update filly out of I?m Sassy,s old for $170,000t o John Floren.H ip #178 PeerlessH anovera, CantabH all filly out of PerfectC hance,s old to TrondS medshammefro r $150,000. For the day, Hanover yearlings grossed $3,515,000 for 79 yearlings sold. Through the first two sessions, Hanover has a huge lead among consignors with $10,276,000 in gross sales, which amounts to 44 per cent of the entire sale?s gross. Hanover is leading the consignor list by nearly $8 million over Concord Stud ($2,479,000). Preferred Equine is third with $2,097,000 in gross sales through two days. By average, with three or more yearlings sold, Diamond Creek tops the sale with an average of $79,500 for eight years. Twinbrook Farms is second with an average of $71,750 for four yearlings and Hanover is third with an average of Triscari Video Web and Marketing $68,053 for 151 yearlings sold. Hip #178 Peerless Hanover, a Cantab Hall filly out of Perfect Chance, sold to Trond Smedshammer for $ 150,000. Serge Godin?s Determination continues to lead all buyers with $1,479,000 in purchases. Godin has bought 10 yearlings (EST). The 2020 SHSC sale caps with a two-day mixed sale at the sale. Burke Racing Stable has paid $800,000, total, for on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7. Both sessions also 14 yearlings to rank second among buyers. David McDuffee is begin at 10 a.m. (EST). third with $765,000 spent on two yearlings on day one, including the current sale topper Hip #86 Delilah Hanover, which sold for $440,000. The final session of the yearling sale starts today at 10 a.m. Harness Racing Update | Page 4 | November 5, 2020 Fabulous Fillies... Plus Top Racehorses For Winter Meets PEDIGREE Hip 1404 Dip Me Hanover 3,1:53f ($377,934) RACELINES O’Brien Award Winner At 2 | Last Start: Won Simpson In Lifetime Best SELLING SATURDAY, NOV. 7 AT THE STANDARDBRED MIXED SALE In addition to a power-packed supplement, Preferred’s mixed horses include “race then breed” llies and mares like the last-out stakes winner above, plus OSS-Gold winner Wine Rack Hanover 3,1:54.2 and Chapter Seven’s stakes winning 2YO lly Broad Strokes 2,2:01.2h. Three-year-old stakes horses primed for winter racing include Captain Video p,3,1:49.4, Later Dudes p,3,1:52.4f, and Overserved 3,1:53.1f. Standardbred Mixed Preferred Equine Marketing BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY | (914) 773-7777 ONLINE CATALOG PREFERREDEQUINE.COM including supplements JOIN OUR SALES NETWORK and updated racelines GSI, LLC 2020 | Photo: New Image Media Harness Racing Update Heather Vitale covers 2nd session of SHSC auction Heather Vitale covers the 2nd Session of the 82nd Standardbred Horse Sales Company?s yearling sale in Timonium, MD and talks to Diamond Creek about Bettors Wish and Dale Welk about setting up a sale in a new location. by Dave Briggs Heather Vitale covers Wednesday?s (Nov. 4) Second Session of Standardbred Horse Sales Company?s yearling auction, including interviews with Shaun Laungani of Diamond Creek Farm about the addition of stallion Bettors Wish, sale operations manager Dale Welk about setting up the SHSC sale in a new location and Trond Smedshammer about his top Wednesday purchase. You can watch the video on our YouTube page and on our Facebook page. Many thanks to the connections of Green Manalishi who begins his stallion career in 2021 standing at Tara Hills Stud in Port Perry, Ontario. Green Manalishi is the sponsor of all six HRU Timonium videos. Each night, Vitale and Re will prepare a video summary of each sale session that will be available for viewing that night ? or the next morning along with a new edition of HRU. Don?t miss a video, subscribe to our YouTube page now and get notified when a new video is posted. Harness Racing Update | Page 5 | November 5, 2020 11/5 Black Book Sale Highlights Featuring Yearlings from NY & ON’s #1 Breeder Visit Winbak Farm’s lineup at the MD State Fairgrounds Sale Starts at 10:00 a.m. each remaining day #531, PJ LOU New York Pacers Ohio Pacer Ontario Trotters (cont.) AMERICAN IDEAL FEAR THE DRAGON* KADABRA #488, POP QUIZ DAY, C #580, SPREAD THE FEAR, C #509, BEYOND THE STORM, C American Ideal-Open Book Test-Real Desire Fear The Dragon-Village Jovial-The Panderosa Kadabra-Rainbow View-Angus Hall 1/2-brother to The Book Of Life, 1/2-brother to Kolt Power, Family of Arch Madness, p, 1:51.4f -’19 ($207,743) p, 1:51f ($308,927) 1:50.2 ($4,290,060) #517, UNCONTESTED, C Ontario Pacers MUSCLE MASS American Ideal-Royal Lady Les-Royal Mattjesty ARTSPEAK #678, FORREST▲, C 1/2-brother to King Royalty, #606, LUCKY LAURA▲, F, First Foal Muscle Mass-Dancing Coed-Angus Hall p, 1:51f ($312,119) Artspeak-Advice Column-Sportswriter Dam is a 1/2-sister to I Wanted Wings, nd 2, 1:59 ($394,424) #621, CENTER ATTRACTION, F, First Foal 2 dam is Nines Wild, American Ideal-Art Center-Art Major p, 1:51.1s ($1,116,473) #812, MR FRITTER, C Dam is a full-sister to Art Two D Two, #651, JIMS DREAM▲, C, Agent Muscle Mass-Mom’s Apple Pie-Striking Sahbra p, 1:51.1f ($422,035) Artspeak-B Stern-Bettor’s Delight Dam is Mom’s Apple Pie, 2, 1:56.4s ($123,248) #666, COLLEGE ALL STAR, C Dam is B Stern, p, 2, 1:50.4 ($144,333) American Ideal-Coed Blues-Arturo BETTOR’S DELIGHT Dam is a 1/2-sister to Escape The Wind, Pennsylvania Pacers #582, EDDIES CRUSADE, C, First Foal p, 1:48.3s ($1,912,880) A ROCKNROLL DANCE Bettor’s Delight-Warrawee Templar-Shadow Play #546, ROCKNROLL NATION, C ROLL WITH JOE Dam is a 1/2-sister to Party In Rome, A Rocknroll Dance-State Of Joy-Badlands Hanover #670, DANCING DREAM, F, First Foal p, 3, 1:52s ($193,331) Dam is a 1/2-sister to Royal Flush Shark, Roll With Joe-Cover Up Hall-Badlands Hanover #588, ROCK THAT BET, F p, 3, 1:50