The yearling-only portion of the Standardbred Horse Sale in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, ended on Wednesday with a new record gross of $44,345,000 for 903 horses sold. That total exceeded the previous mark of $42,784,000 set in 2007 when 1,048 horses went through the ring. While the average of $49,109 was down about 10 percent from last year's record of $54,653 (777 yearlings were offered in 2021 in Harrisburg), it was the second-highest in sale history, going past the last pre-pandemic Standardbred Horse Sale in 2019 when the average was $48,903. A total of 833 horses were sold in 2019. Trotting fillies headed the yearling market in Harrisburg this year with 181 of them fetching an average of $66,978. Pacing colts were next at $49,588 (262 sold), followed by trotting colts ($44,837 / 203 sold) and pacing fillies ($39,409 / 257 sold). As far as totals by group, pacing colts were at the top of the charts, grossing $12,992,000. Trotting fillies took second on that list at $12,123,000, with pacing fillies third ($10,128,000) and trotting colts fourth ($9,102,000). Ontario's Icy Stable/Farhi Standardbreds won the race in the consignor averages, with their nine offerings landing at $102,944. Concord Stud Farm, based in New Jersey, had another strong sale and came in second at $93,030 for their 67 horses. Completing the top five were Pennsylvania's Hanover Shoe Farms ($71,594 / 197 horses), Ontario's Twinbrook Farms ($70,385 / 13 horses), and Maryland's All American Harnessbreds ($59,424 / 33 horses). Chapter Seven was at the head of the class in the sire averages, with the venerable New York-based stallion's 26 yearlings checking in at $149,462. Chapter Seven was also responsible for the yearling sale's top seller in Date Night Hanover at $600,000 on Monday. Behind Chapter Seven were Walner ($134,917 / 24 horses), Captaintreacherous ($119,000 / 42 horses), Muscle Hill ($97,857 / 14 horses), and Downbytheseaside ($90,875 / eight horses). Captaintreacherous led the sire averages in Lexington and Chapter Seven was third, so they reversed those positions this time around. As expected, since the Standardbred Horse Sale occurs in the Keystone State, Pennsylvania eligibles dominated the totals by region at over $22.4 million, but their next-door neighbor Ohio had the top spot by average at $56,250, edging out New Jersey ($55,112). That list doesn't include horses who are eligible to more than one program due to dual-eligibility. ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter Wednesday's action saw a pair of $100,000 yearlings sold in HIPs 769 Vignette Blue Chip and 893 Tenacious Hanover. Vignette Blue Chip, who was purchased by William Donovan Jr., was bred by Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. and sold by Blue Chip Farms as agent. She's a filly from the first crop of Bettor's Wish and is out of the Rock N Roll Heaven mare Mo Molly Blue Chip, which makes Vignette Blue Chip a sister to the likes of former Massachusetts Sire Stakes champion Ry's Red Rocket [1:52 2/5, $194,513]. Agent Linda Toscano grabbed Tenacious Hanover, a Stay Hungry colt bred and consigned by Hanover Shoe Farms. Tenacious Hanover is out of the Well Said mare Temptation Hanover and is a brother to horses such as Patriot Nation [1:50 1/5, $231,793].     Donovan also went to $95,000 to take HIP 534 Artonic Hanover, a Betting Line filly bred and consigned by Hanover Shoe Farms. Artonic Hanover is out of the Real Desire mare Allamerican Cognac, who has produced JJ Flynn [1:49 2/5, $718,916] and Air Force Hanover [1:50 1/5, $511,291]. With the yearling-only catalog now complete, the focus at the Standardbred Horse Sale is now on to the two-day mixed sale coming up on Thursday and Friday. Thursday's slate will see mainly yearlings, stallion shares, fillies, broodmares, and broodmare prospects, while Friday's action is centered on racehorses of both sexes and all ages. HIPs 941-1218 and 1600-1635 in the supplement book will be available on Thursday, and then the sale wraps up on Friday with HIPs 1300-1553 and 1650-1655 in the supplement book. Each session begins at 11 a.m. (eastern).