Harness: Ponda Tuna heads Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale results

HIP 317 Ponda Tuna, a Rebuff colt, wound up at the top of the 2026 Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale after he fetched a winning bid of $120,000 on Friday at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

Bred and consigned by Pond-A-Acres, Ponda Tuna is the second foal out of Perfect Stick, a Big Stick Lindy mare who won 20 races, earned $253,663 and took a mark of 1:53 2/5 during her career. Ponda Tuna was purchased by Anthony Lombardi.

The two-day event wound up higher in average and lower in gross than 2025's edition of the Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale. The average for 420 yearlings sold was $18,702, an increase over last year's $15,912, while the gross declined to $7,855,000 from $9,531,500 when 599 yearlings were offered.

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With the major regional sales and the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale now in the books, all eyes will be on Harrisburg, PA, for the Standardbred Horse Sale the first week of November. As usual, they will have three days of yearling-only sessions from Monday through Wednesday and then the mixed sale on Thursday and Friday.