Harness: Dance Of Victory tops Tuesday's Standardbred Horse Sale session

HIP 190 Dance Of Victory was just the tenth horse in the ring on Tuesday morning at the Standardbred Horse Sale, but after going to Ake Svanstedt for $250,000, she maintained first-place on the leaderboard the remainder of the session.

A daughter of Walner-She Rocks Kemp, Dance Of Victory was consigned by Concord Stud Farm as agent. She is the second foal out of her dam, a daughter of Kadabra who earned $195,965 and took a mark of 1:54 3/5 during her career.

Behind Dance Of Victory at $200,000 were HIPs 347 Augusta National, 382 Wouldyoulikeamint and 447 Detonate at $200,000.

Augusta National, from the first crop of Pebble Beach, consigned by breeder All American Harnessbreds and purchased by Brett Pelling, is a brother to 2-year-old pacing colt Signal Caller, who won at The Red Mile in 1:48 4/5 this year.

Wouldyoulikeamint, who was acquired by agent Andrew Harris and consigned by Icy Stable for breeder Farhi Standardbreds, is by Downbytheseaside and is the third foal out of Double A Mint ($567,388, 1:47 3/5).

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Detonate, bred by Windsong Stable and consigned by Concord Stud Farm as agent, is a Greenshoe brother to stakes winners and now top Ohio stallions In Range and Long Tom. He went to Brixton Medical Inc.

Rounding out the top five sellers on the day was HIP 552 Red Storm Hanover, who Svanstedt got for $190,000. Bred and consigned by Hanover Shoe Farms, he is by Captain Corey and is the fourth foal out of the Kadabra mare Ready Any Time (1:53, $177,263).

Through two sessions, the sale is down in both average ($56,551 v. $59,605) and gross ($30,594,000 v. $31,531,000) year-over-year.

Wednesday will have the conclusion of the yearling-only portion of the Standardbred Horse Sale with HIPs 561-903 available beginning at 10 A.M. (EST). The mixed sale is set to take place Thursday and Friday with both of those sessions kicking off at 11 A.M. (EST).