Harness: Trotting fillies dominate on Wednesday at Lexington Selected Sale

Trotting fillies occupied the top five places on the top sellers chart in Wednesday's third session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion.

HIP 514 Storybook Love, a daughter of Chapter Seven consigned by Kentuckiana Farms as agent, sold for $210,000 to head the action. She's a half-sister to former Indiana Super Final winner Shirley Goodness, who earned $394,945 before being exported to Europe. Bax Stable, acting as agent for Al Libfeld, was the purchaser.

Behind Storybook Love at $175,000 were both HIP 449 Hustle N Bustle, who went to Dream With Me Stable and HIP 531 Cork And Carry, who was taken by Armitage Farm. Hustle N Bustle is by Walner and Cork And Carry is by the late Bar Hopping. Both were consigned by Kentuckiana Farms as agent.

HIP 424 Carve, by first-crop sire Captain Corey and HIP 471 AJ Hall, by the late Cantab Hall, went for $170,000. Carve, who was consigned by Diamond Creek, and AJ Hall, who was consigned by Preferred Equine Marketing Inc., were both acquired by Kemppi Stables.

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The gross of $10,705,000 and average of $48,881 for 219 saw year-over-year declines from 2023's $13,021,000 and $52,717 for 247 horses, but the three-day average of $97,996 continues to out-pace the record 2022 sale that sat with an average of $95,015 after three sessions.

HIPs 591 through 801 are scheduled to go through the ring on Thursday. That will be the final 1 p.m. session before the sale concludes on Friday at 7 p.m.