Harrisburg Sale: Chris Oakes buys sale topper at $355,000
Ken Weingartner/USTA Bodacious topped day one of the Harrisburg sale at $355k.
Here are the top sellers at the Harrisburg yearling sale on November 4 in Pennsylvania. Listed are all horses which sold for at least $100,000 on day one of the sale.
The total spent on day one was $14,197,000 on 218 horses. According to statistics found on harnessracingupdate.com from 2012, the total for day one last year was $12,830,500 for 239 horses for an average price of $53,684 per horse. The average price per horse was $65,124 in 2013, a 21 percent increase over last year.
| HIP | Price | Sex | Gait | Sire | Buyer | Horse Name |
| 194 | $355,000 | filly | pacer | Somebeachsomewhere | Chris Oakes | Bodacious |
| 89 | $300,000 | colt | trotter | Muscle Hill | Jimmy Takter | Canepa Hanover |
| 202 | $300,000 | colt | pacer | Well Said | John Cancelliere | Honey I'm Home |
| 155 | $270,000 | colt | pacer | Somebeachsomewhere | Four Friends Racing | Way Bay Hanover |
| 108 | $260,000 | filly | trotter | Credit Winner | Mario Mazza | Katniss |
| 164 | $190,000 | colt | pacer | Well Said | Jeffrey Snyder | Paparazzi Hanover |
| 172 | $185,000 | colt | trotter | Muscle Hill | Synergie Montreal | Lookslikeachpndale |
| 187 | $185,000 | colt | trotter | Credit Winner | Jules Siegel | Off To Bed |
| 162 | $180,000 | colt | pacer | Somebeachsomewhere | Myron Bell | Peruski Hanover |
| 144 | $160,000 | filly | trotter | Kadabra | Melvin Hartman | Hit The Hay |
| 186 | $160,000 | colt | trotter | Muscle Hill | Mark Harder | Workout Warrior |
| 82 | $155,000 | filly | trotter | Deweycheatumnhowe | William J Donovan | Its Okay To Share |
| 106 | $155,000 | filly | trotter | Credit Winner | Andrey Lyashchuk | Lady Winona |
| 176 | $155,000 | colt | trotter | Muscles Yankee | Dave McDuffee | Wheels Ah Smokin |
| 196 | $155,000 | colt | pacer | Well Said | Thomas Jackson | So Amazing |
| 222 | $155,000 | colt | pacer | Mach Three | Mardon Stables | Bring On The Beach |
| 61 | $150,000 | colt | pacer | Somebeachsomewhere | Myron Bell | Dreams Beachboy |
| 70 | $150,000 | colt | pacer | Bettor's Delight | Yves Filion | Morning Blue Chip |
| 116 | $145,000 | filly | trotter | Muscle Massive | Ake Svanstedt | Lovely Jan |
| 175 | $145,000 | colt | pacer | Art Major | Joseph Pavia | Motleyjue Bluechip |
| 149 | $140,000 | colt | pacer | Well Said | John Como Jr | Anwar Hanover |
| 158 | $140,000 | filly | trotter | Kadabra | David McDuffee | Strong Sorceress |
| 133 | $137,000 | colt | trotter | Muscles Yankee | Mellby Gard | Class Included |
| 114 | $135,000 | colt | pacer | Rock N Roll Heaven | John Cancelliere | Raylan Givens |
| 183 | $135,000 | colt | pacer | Rock N Roll Heaven | Jeff Gillis | Arque Hanover |
| 216 | $135,000 | colt | pacer | Art Major | Jimmy Takter | Azorean Art |
| 107 | $130,000 | filly | trotter | Andover Hall | Jimmy Takter | Lilu Hanover |
| 151 | $130,000 | colt | trotter | Donato Hanover | Richard Norman | Ideal Donato |
| 200 | $130,000 | filly | pacer | Somebeachsomewhere | Ray Schnittker | Gold Beach |
| 62 | $125,000 | colt | pacer | Art Major | Gregg Mcnair | Late Night |
| 14 | $120,000 | filly | trotter | Conway Hall | Jeff Gural | Raptureblisterburn |
| 59 | $120,000 | colt | trotter | Credit Winner | Tommy Andersson | Day Man Hanover |
| 79 | $120,000 | colt | trotter | Credit Winner | Jimmy Takter | Sacreligious |
| 168 | $120,000 | filly | pacer | Rock N Roll Heaven | Crawford Farms | Taiya Hanover |
| 213 | $120,000 | colt | pacer | Art Major | Wendy Spring | Penji Hanover |
| 177 | $110,000 | colt | pacer | Somebeachsomewhere | Joe Holloway | Can't Wait Hanover |
| 204 | $110,000 | colt | trot | Muscle Hill | Chris Ryder | Tady's Legacy |
| 104 | $100,000 | filly | pacer | Rocknroll Hanover | Dan Smith | Rocknroll Katie |
List does not include HIP 227 (Hard Rock Deo by Rocknroll Hanover), which went for $125,000 to Jeffrey Snyder.