Consignor comments for Goshen Yearling Sale

Middletown, NY — The 2024 Goshen Yearling Sale will be held at noon on Monday (Sept. 9) at the Mark Ford Training Center in Middletown, New York and the roster of harness racing yearlings being offered this year are currently being looked over by many interested parties in person, on video and in the catalog.

However, no one has observed these horses closer than the respective managers of each farm. Here are some opinions they have offered about who stands out to them from their consignments.

Steve Jones – Cameo Hills Farm

“Cameo Hills will have the largest consignment (43 total) we have ever sold at Goshen, both from the farm and as agent. We have something to offer every buyer including 25 New York breds, 12 New Jersey breds and 6 Pennsylvania breds.

“We are also selling 19 New York bred pacers, 10 by Huntsville, seven by So Surreal, one American Ideal and one Courtly Choice.

“We also have 6 New York bred trotters, led by the outstanding colt (Hip #50) Oppenheimer. He is by New York’s, and the nation’s, leading trotting stallion Chapter Seven, and his mother, Bambino Supreme is a sister to Six Pack.

“We will also be selling New York bred trotters by Devious Man, who is having a great year, as well as Met’s Hall and E L Titan.

“Our pacing consignment is highlighted by 10 yearlings by Huntsville, New York’s leading pacing sire. Heading that group is a half-sister to The Greek Freak (1:49.3, $433,049), (Hip #52) Hunt For Madonna, a Huntsville filly from Virginontherocks who is a sister to Always B Miki.

“Certified Ideal, a winner of $ 736,000, is selling her first colt (Hip #69) Aggieville, who is by Huntsville.

“Millionaire Glowing Report has a Huntsville colt named (Hip #29) Miami Messi.

“Millionaire Handsoffmycookie has a So Surreal colt named (Hip #5) So Impressive.

“The Huntsville filly from Lets Groove Tonite (Hip #39) Turnout The Lights is an outstanding individual from the pedigree of 2-year-old star Au Jus Hanover (1:53).

“We have So Surreal’s from Gigi Deo, (Hip# 2) Hurrikanesoelliott and Chilled Desire A, (Hip #72) Morning Mimosa, that are both New York and Massachusetts eligible.

“We are also selling the Papi Rob Hanover filly from a One Last Kiss (Hip #27), Say Goodnight, that makes her a half-sister to World Champion Kiss Me Onthebeach (1:48.3, $321,750) and Last Gunfighter (1:49, $435,555).

“We also have Pennsylvania-breds by Sweet Lou, Bar Hopping, Captain Crunch and first crop sire, Captain Corey.”

David Hanson – Leatherstocking Equine

“We have a number of nice horses this year with siblings currently racing and racing well.

“(Hip #25) Oh No Question is New York eligible and is the first foal out of the mare N Make It Snappy, a winner of over $98,000.

“(Hip #41) Tin Roof Rusted is both New York and Massachusetts eligible and is a full sister to I Was Tricked (1:50.4, $107,268).

“(Hip #55) Winkys Boy is a New York eligible half-brother to Crazy Fool (1:55.1, $82,454).

“(Hip #62) Five Sixteenths is both New York and Massachusetts eligible and a full sister to Full Metal Jacket, now a 2-year-old and racing.

“We are also proud to introduce the first crop of yearlings by The Veteran. They are outstanding looking individuals out of producing mares highlighted by (Hip# 65) Private Benjamin, a New York and Kentucky eligible filly out of the producing mare, Bravamente.”

Jean Brown – Blue Chip Farm

“Blue Chip’s Goshen Yearling Sale consists of a great mix of first foals as well as yearlings out of proven producers.

“(Hip #63) Arolndahaybluechip (Roll With Joe) and (Hip #78) American Billinair (American Ideal) are first foal pacing prospects out of the $100,000 winning mares Cheap Thrills ($104,504) and She’s A Billionair ($241,901), respectively.

“Also represented will be (Hip #71) Greenpoint Girl, a Six Pack half-sister to Lady Jeter ($353,695) and Captain Krupnik ($293,057) and (Hip #42) Arya Blue Chip, a Courtly Choice half-sister to two $100,000 winners.

Blue Chip’s consignment also includes yearlings by Huntsville, Devious Man, E L Titan and Credit Winner. The yearlings are available for inspection at the farm by appointment prior to the sale.
To schedule an appointment to review our Goshen line up in person call 845.895.3930.”

The 2023 Goshen Yearling Sale will be held on Monday (Sept. 9) at noon. Catalogs are still available at most tracks and training centers in the northeast and can be downloaded right from the GYS website ( goshenyearlingsale.com).

Live video of the entire sale and online bidding will be available through Cattle In Motion. Their website (cattleinmotion.com) is your one-stop shop for everything pertaining to the GYS but you will need to register in advance of the sale for all the available benefits.

You can register now by going to cattleinmotion.com, scroll down to click on Goshen Yearling Sale on their homepage and then follow the process to bid online. This includes creating an account, completing the lifetime verification (which gives you access to all future online auctions) and then signing up for the Goshen Yearling Sale. The whole process takes about five minutes and when you are done, it will show “you are eligible to bid on this auction” at the bottom of the page.

You can also download their mobile app for your phone at the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

Should you need any assistance or have any questions concerning this sale registration, please call 888.554.8437 or email info@cattleinmotion.com.

Cattle In Motion will also be providing the live video feed for the auction. This will start at approximately 11:15 a.m. (45 minutes before the sale at noon) and run for the duration. This feed will be available through your Cattle In Motion account and include live and pre-recorded video of all the horses in the sale.

Once you are registered you can also sign up for sale updates that can be received via text or email or both. These will be sent out in real time as they become available right through the end of the sale.

The sales facility is located at 90 Slaughter Road, Middletown, NY, which is within a ninety-minute drive of many major racetracks and training centers in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, making it a very convenient location.

For any other inquiries please contact Mark Ford directly at 973-568-3253 (cell) or by email at fordstable@frontiernet.net.

by Tim Bojarski, for Goshen Standardbred Sales