This year's Standardbred Horse Sale in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, will have a slightly different feel from many in the past. One man will be selling all his yearlings for the very first time, and on the other side of the spectrum, that longtime owner and breeder Jules Siegel won't be in the arena or have his representatives bidding on yearlings as he says goodbye to an industry that he's been an integral part of his life for over 30 years. "It's my age," said Siegel for the single reason behind the decision to sell not just his yearlings but racehorses and breeding stock in the coming days. "I'm going to be 98 years old." A solid supporter of the breed, Siegel's involvement began as an adventure with his late wife Arlene. "She loved horses," Siegel said of his initial reason for purchasing trotters and pacers in the late 1990s. That decision got the Siegels started, but the longevity has much to do with the passion to produce and race at the highest level. The racing stock that became breeding stock has proven over time and helped create a flow of inventory that year after year saw Siegel's horses reach the highest levels and often have Hambletonian or Hambletonian Oaks potential. "You have to have patience," Siegel said when asked about the long-time commitment and the results that covered the spectrum of emotions, from one of their first horses - Tagliabue - winning the 1995 Hambletonian for then young trainer Jim Campbell to horses like Broadway Hall, the 2002 undefeated 2-year-old and Breeders Crown champion that didn't return to race as a sophomore. Siegel's most memorable horse was neither of those two and in fact a filly. "Cooler Schooner was my favorite," Siegel said of the homebred daughter of Broadway Hall that was a sister to Hambletonian Oaks winner Broadway Schooner, herself the dam of 2022 Oaks winner Fashion Schooner. Cooler Schooner was another homebred that was wickedly-fast and at the same time hard to control. She set records and broke hearts at the same time in 2013, with explosive speed seen in a Breeders Crown elimination blowout 1:52 2/5 mile at Pocono that was followed by an early break in stride in the final that was raced in much slower time. Cooler Schooner's first foal was Real Cool Sam, a son of Muscle Hill that won his first nine races as a freshman before faltering in the Breeders Crown at year's-end. Siegel took interest in stallions as well and was able to breed his mares to quality through generations. Those bloodlines will be on full display from the first day of the Harrisburg auction (November 3) until the final day when some impressive racing prospects go on the block. The offerings will, for the first time, give the public a chance to bid and buy from an impressive collection and hopefully land a future champion in the process. ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter On Monday, HIP 76 Walner All The Way has the bloodlines that more than suggest a Hambletonian prospect. This colt may be the 12th foal from Oaks winner Broadway Schooner, but the bloodlines are rich given the mare has already produced another Oaks winner in this colt's full sister Fashion Schooner, as well as the $1.4 million winner Broadway Donna. HIP 81 A Real Charm is a filly by Greenshoe, a stallion that more than established himself in this year's Breeders Crown with his sons finishing first, third and fourth in the rich sophomore colt and gelding trot. This filly is just the third foal from the dam Fashion Charmer, a daughter of Muscle Hill that took a 1:50 2/5 mark at The Red Mile as a sophomore in 2020. HIP 115 looks like a filly with a great chance to be a star both on the racetrack and afterwards as a broodmare. The key reason behind that thinking is the pedigree. Athena's Girl is by Walner and out of the Broadway Hall-sired mare Fashion Athena. The dam's pedigree encompasses the full body of work that Siegel has put into the trotting sport, with the second dam Athena Hanover being a daughter of his Hambo winner Tagliabue, she a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes winner. More important to those looking to buy a quality filly is the fact that Athena's Girl is a half-sister to a host of stakes horses of record over the last few years. Her half-sister Millies Possession earned over $500K and won a Hambletonian Oaks elimination. Fashion Green, her Greenshoe-sired half-brother, captured this year's Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championship at The Meadows, as well as the $200,000 Beal Consolation at Pocono. Fashion Athena's youngest foal to race is 2-year-old Practical Man, a son of Tactical Landing that has consistently hit the board this year against some of the sport's leading rookies. While Siegel's Fashion Farms LLC. did produce many of its own stars – extending pedigrees for generations – it also advanced some solid maternal lines from purchases made at yearling sales over time. HIP 137, the last of the Siegel-bred yearlings to sell on the opening day at Harrisburg, is Tic Tac Fashion, a New Jersey-eligible daughter of Tactical Landing. This is just the third foal from the dam Impressive Fashion, herself a $160K yearling purchase as a daughter of the $500K winner Impressive Kemp. The bloodlines go deep here, with Hambletonian winner Trixton in the mix, as well as the standout sires Andover Hall and Conway Hall with roots. The first two foals from the dam of Tic Tac Fashion have raced, adding more power to the potential here. Patience may be all that's necessary for those that believe quality trotting mares don't always succeed at first asking. On Tuesday's second day of the Harrisburg sale, HIP 330 appears to fit that description well. Majestic Broadway is the first colt from the Breeders Crown winner Broadway Donna and just her fourth foal. From initial offerings Broadway Donna has produced this year's multiple New Jersey Sire Stakes 2-year-old winner Waldon Fashion, a filly that has also won a leg of the Kindergarten Series and sells as HIP 1565 during the Friday session. HIP 379 is another colt from this immediate family that may be a sleeper worth not sleeping on. Green To Go is the first foal from Broadway Donna's first foal, Donna Hill by Muscle Hill. Though unraced, Donna Hill brings an extraordinary pedigree to the plate with Green To Go, by Greenshoe, perhaps the link that helps this pedigree explode on the racetrack. The remainder of Fashion Farms yearlings, weanlings, broodmares and current racehorses will sell throughout the week, but Mr. Siegel won't be in attendance, with those looking to benefit from superb trotting pedigrees left with plenty to choose from.