Quatrain Blue Chip, a colt by Somebeachsomewhere, sold for $180,000 to top a marathon second session on Tuesday at the Standardbred Horse Sale in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Selling as HIP 308 for breeder Blue Chip Farms, Quatrain Blue Chip was purchased by Mac Nichol.  Quatrain Blue Chip is the first foal out of the No Pan Intended mare Frontierpan ($317,299), a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes winner at two. "He’s a super-looking horse," said Nichol.  "I loved the breeding on him, Somebeachsomewhere, and he’s one of the best ones I thought I saw at the sale. So that’s the reason I went for him. "We liked him right from the time we saw him. We were waiting for him all day. I’m happy, for sure. He was probably a little more than I thought, but that happens." Casie Coleman will train Quatrain Blue Chip.Ken WeingartnerArmy Of Monkeys went to Courant Inc. HIP 485 Army Of Monkeys, a Chapter Seven colt, finished second on the top-seller list from the day, fetching $170,000 from Courant Inc.  Army Of Monkeys, bred by Order By Stable and selling from the Concord Stud Farm consignment, is out of the Muscle Massive mare Steamy Windows, a three-quarter sister to Order By Commander (Muscles Yankee, $162,740, 1:55 1/5).  The fourth dam is Yankee Blondie, the dam of Muscle Hill. "It got a little expensive, but it was a very nice Chapter Seven colt," offered trainer Marcus Melander.  "We were very happy to get him. There weren’t that many Chapter Sevens here, and this was one of the nicer Chapter Seven colts, so you’re going to have to pay a little bit for him. I liked everything about him. He is a complete horse and the video was great. I’ve had a couple of nice Chapter Sevens, and it looks like he had the same that they had. We were lucky this year with Fourth Dimension, so hopefully we can get lucky next year too." HIP 464 Shake First placed third on the list, going to Crawford Farms for $160,000.  An American Ideal-Shake That Junk (Camluck) colt bred and consigned by Fair Winds Farm Inc., Shake First is a half-brother to the Crawfords' Split The House (Rocknroll Hanover, $606,333, 1:48 1/5), this year's Breeders Crown Open Pace champion. "We weren’t going to bid on him," stated Michelle Crawford.  "We have the sister, Cult Status, and we have Split The House, but I couldn’t help it. I went and pulled him out. I loved his tape from the get-go, so I always had in my mind we would get him, but we purchased so many that we didn’t need another pacing colt for New York. I brought my husband over and that was it. Ken WeingartnerShake First joined his siblings in the Crawford Farms contingent"I think we are well positioned to have some success next year, I hope. I think we’ve been up our game as far as pedigrees and what we’re buying. We have a good start, I think, from Lexington and our homebreds. It’s exciting." Blue Chip Farms also had the fourth-highest priced yearling on Tuesday, as Rene Allard took Shadow Play filly Quarter Blue Chip (HIP 237) for $150,000.  Quarter Blue Chip is the first foal out of the Camluck mare Michelles Song, a full sister to millionaires Michael's Power and Michelle's Power). "When I went to look at her at Blue Chip Farms about six weeks ago, she was my favorite one," said Allard.  "It was her and a couple of colts that were selling at Lexington that I liked. They turned her out, and she was beautiful in the field. There was a presence about her. She just carries herself very special, and she has really good pedigree. She is the first foal from a Camluck mare and the second dam is Michelle's Jackpot, which is a great family . She reminds me of a mare I trained named Yagonnakissmeornot. She looks like her twin sister; like identical. "The Shadow Play fillies finished first, second and third in the Ontario Gold this year, and Ontario has a great program. She is an Ontario-bred, but she has the breeding to be anything. Lady Shadow is a Shadow Play, and she beat everything that is out there. I think this filly has the ability to be anything." The top five was rounded out by Kadabra filly Absynthe Hanover (HIP 212) and Chapter Seven colt Start Talking (HIP 495), who both brought $140,000.  Absynthe Hanover, purchased by Determination (Serge Godin) from the Hanover Shoe Farms consignment, is out of Anonyme Hanover, a half-sister to Angelette Hanover (Yankee Glide, $317,892), and Start Talking, acquired by Ben Baillargeon from consignor and breeder Fair Winds Farm, is out of Talktalktalk.  She is by Ken Warkentin and is a half-sister to the likes of V Eight (Royal Prestige, $426,565, 1:54 4/5). “She is a Kadabra filly, and I like a Kadabra filly,” said Luc Blais, who will train Absynthe Hanover. “I thought the bidding was OK for her. There weren’t that many Kadabras in the sale, and we figured that filly was the best for us. We decided to get her. “The third dam (Amour Angus - Andover, Angus, and Conway Hall) is a great third dam. And (Anonyme Hanover) went in (1):56.3; she showed something. I like that when the dam raced at two and has a good mark.” For the session, 319 yearlings went through the ring for a total of $13,175,000 and an average of $41,301.  Through two days, 487 yearlings have been offered, bringing an average of $52,847.  This average is close to last year's record-setting one (479 sold for an average of $53,322) through the first two days. “We made up our difference, and we’re basically where we were last year at this time,” Standardbred Horse Sale Company President and CEO Pete Spears said. “After the way things started a little slowly yesterday, I think we’re doing very well. “I was told by multiple people that they felt there weren’t the usual valleys that go on for a while and then peak. It was always fairly steady straight through. The consignors thought that as well. "I think the difference really should show up tomorrow. That would traditionally be the lighter of the three days. I think we’re looking at a good day again (Wednesday). I think there are still a lot of people that need horses. Everybody has been pretty relaxed and happy. There hasn’t been a lot of drama, and that’s a good thing on this end." The yearling portion of the Standardbred Horse Sale will conclude tomorrow with HIPS 510-887 offered.  The session starts at 10 A.M. For full results, click here. --some quotes courtesy Ken Weingartner/HRC/USTA