The fifth night of the Lexington Selected sale used to be called the regional session. And while it still features numerous Ohio and Indiana stallions, among others, there are New York yearlings, Pennsylvania yearlings, babies from Illinois and everywhere in between listed among the 127 choices available at the right price on Friday starting at 7 P.M. (EDT). A whopping 43 stallions are represented, led by 25 Downbytheseaside babies. Add in eight from his son Pebble Beach, and you account for about a quarter of those being sold. There are also six from Captain Crunch on the pacing side and four from Cuatro De Julio as we move on to the trotters. First-crop Indiana sire Rebuff is represented by seven yearlings in this session. Sixteen stallions are represented with just one foal. I have never understood why an Ohio- or Indiana- or Massachusetts-bred yearling would go to sell at Lexington, where they face stiff competition from the Sweet Lous, the Captaintreacherouses and Walners of the stallion world. Ohio money will be spent in Ohio. Indiana money in Indiana, I thought. But as I looked at this year's catalog, nearly every yearling listed was dual-eligible. Some were even triple-eligible! Take a look at Pebble Beach's racing career. He was an Ohio-bred, who after his first career start, never set foot in the Buckeye State again, until he moved into the breeding shed. He earned $1.7.million in his career. Taking the expert advice I got from Bob Boni, Myron Bell and Joe Sbrocco last week, I took a look and picked out about a dozen yearlings who interested me. They all had solid videos (let's face it, if the video stinks, it gets redone until it doesn't stink). Some are early foals, others mid-May. All had decent size. The most interesting yearling in the sale, at least for me, is HIP 883 REDICE, a May foal by Indiana sire Rebuff from the International Moni mare Fuzzy Dice. Her third dam is the second dam of an Ohio-bred filly my partnership bought at the Ohio Select Sale that we are very high on, Moni Tree. That may not be the best way to pick a filly, but both fillies go back to Moni Maker, albeit on different sides of the pedigree. And Miss Garland, the dam of the great Vivid Photo, shows up a few generations back in both pedigrees. Several fillies from this maternal family have been successful on the track. I have a gut feeling, looking at the mares he got in his first season, that Rebuff may supplant Swan For All as the dominant Indiana sire. The son of Walner got a good book of mares and if you don't get a Rebuff baby at Lexington, there will be plenty more at the Indiana Classic sale. Another Rebuff offspring I like is HIP 840, an April colt named MUNICH, from the Andover Hall mare Angelina Chip. She has been a solid, but not great producer, with five of eight to the races and three with earnings over $100,000. The dam's full brother is world champion Adrian Chip. I love this one's video and he could be a relative bargain. ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter HIP 822 SPEEDO KING is one of the Pebble Beach colts being offered. A February foal, his dam Thong (1:50 2/5, $705,185) was a great race mare. She is also a solid producer. The second dam, Bikini Line, is also the second dam of Abuckabett Hanover, with over $2,000,000 on his card. We are seeing more and more of the European influence in our American trotters, and HIP 870 OENONE exhibits that as well as any horse in the sale. The filly is the only Centurion ATM in the sale. Her dam Destiny K S is by Coktail Jet, from the Probe mare Gabriella K. If Gabriella K sounds familiar, it would be because she is the dam of the great Sebastian K, who made nearly $3,000,000 in his career. As the late Stan Lee would say, "Nuff said." That European influence also shows up in the Ecurie D filly HIP 878 SOUTHWIND FUSHA. While there is not a lot of pedigree in the first few generations, her fourth dam is Blur, a millionaire Dan Patch, Nova and O'Brien Award winner. Blur is the dam of world champion Bluff. Whle the first three generations are a bit thin, those mares are relatively young, so I will give this one a shout out. More Europe? Take a look at HIP 852 IMPERIUM, a February colt by Maharajah and first foal from the Robert Bi mare Demoiselle IT. The second dam is Mariu, by Varenne, and she is the dam of Alrajah One (also by Maharajah). This one could be very interesting as he appears muscular and long barreled in his video. I admit a bias toward Ohio-breds, and the Ohio/Kentucky eligible filly HIP 881 PRISCILLA STATION, by Downbytheseaside, has the potential to be a very good one. Her dam, Pace Baby Pace, took a mark of 1:50 3/5 while earning nearly $400,000. Pace Baby Pace's first foal Pacey Station already has a 2-year-old mark of 1:53 at Lexington. Her second dam Breakheart Pass was not only a very good race mare, but is a perfect eight-for-eight producer, including Pass Line and Birthday, who both made over $500,000. This is a solid maternal line. HIP 811 is a Monte Miki filly named SWEET BABY JATE. She is a half-sister to Skippin By, who earned almost $900,000 and is a successful producing mare herself. Her dam Southern Magnolia has gotten eight of nine foals to the races, with five in 1:55. The dam is a Jate Lobell sister to Metropolitan ($1,175,630). Other than two Mach Three foals this is arguably the best stallion she has been bred to. HIP 818 SWEET TEA N CEREAL is an April colt by Captain Crunch. His 2-year-old sister has a beaten time of 1:52 3/5. The dam, Sweet Tea Baby, is half-sister to world champion and O'Brien Award winner State Treasurer, who earned almost $2,000,000 in his career. Go down the pedigree a bit further and you find Art Matters, the dam of three sub-1:50 pacers including Ideal Matters. This pedigree is loaded. If you are still awake and still have money left by the end of the fifth session, check out HIP 916 ONE PHONE CALL. He is a Captain Corey from the 1:55 Donato Hanover mare Murderers Row. Her first foal, now 2, has hit the board in all four lifetime starts. The second dam is millionaire Dan Patch and Nova winner Housethatruthbuilt, who has gotten 10 of 12 to the races. Go back another generation. The third dam is Super Shann, the dam of Master Lavec. Finally, let's discuss an interesting filly, HIP 854 OH MY BLISS. She is by White Bliss, and it's not often you see the dam with a faster record than the sire, but Bon Mot's 1:53 4/5 mark makes her one second faster than White Bliss. Bon Mot has gotten seven of nine foals to the races. Unlike her sire, the filly is a bay and videoed well, and if you are reading the pedigree from the bottom up you will also find Towner's Big Guy and Lustra's Big Guy, who were both very good racehorses. This list is not meant to be comprehensive. With over 900 yearlings being offered this week, there should be something for everyone. But don't count out the final session babies. Pick one out and you could cash. See you next time.