King Of The North, Bulldog Hanover colts top first London Yearling Sale Session

The 2026 London Classic Yearling Sale kicked off on Tuesday, Oct. 13 with a pair of $150,000 yearlings topping the first of two sessions at the J-AAR Expo Centre at Western Fair District in London, Ont.

The first yearling to sell for $150,000 during Tuesday’s opening session was North Lite, Hip 55. Purchased by Glenview Livestock of Arthur, Ont., the King Of The North colt is the third foal out of the Father Patrick mare Shine Bright. North Lite is a half-brother to O’Brien Award winner Strobe Lite ($982,130 – 1:52s), a Grand Circuit stakes winner and two-time Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final champion, as well as Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division winner Bright Green ($190,841 – 1:52s). He was consigned by Preferred Equine Marketing.

Selling as Hip 86, Vaughn Seelster also went for $150,000 and the winning bidder was Pam Young of London, Ont. Consigned by Seelster Farms, the Bulldog Hanover colt is the second foal out of the unraced Always B Miki mare Violet Limelight, who is a half-sister to 2014 Little Brown Jug champion Limelight Beach ($1,370,324 -1:49.1) and multiple stakes winners Manhattan Beach ($869,862 – 1:49.2f) and Im A Lou Lou ($609,921 – 1:49.3f). Vaughn Seelster’s full brother Valor Seelster sold for $110,000 at last year’s London Classic sale.

Soliloquy Seelster, Hip 70, was another top seller from the Seelster Farms consignment acquired for $145,000 by Ecurie CSL of Sorel-Tracy, Que. The daughter of King Of The North is the fourth and final foal out of the late Archangel mare Speak Of The Devil. Soliloquy Seelster’s half-siblings include multiple Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division winner Sprite Seelster ($341,153 – 1:52.4s) and Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots champion Salem Seelster ($99,760 – 1:55f).

Incredible Waze, Hip 76, was purchased for $120,000 by Jessica Hayter of Orton, Ont. Consigned by Preferred Equine Marketing, the colt is sired by Bettors Delight out of the Ponder mare Somethinincredible, a two-time Kentucky Sire Stakes champion. Incredible Waze’s siblings include two full brothers with more than $500,000 earned, Always A Thrill ($583,827 – 1:48.2f) and Beyond Better ($507,735 – 1:49.1s), and a multiple Ontario stakes-winning half sister, Big Big Plans ($388,527 – 1:53.4s).

T H Queen Oftrix, Hip 83, rounded out the top five highest-priced yearlings to sell on day one of the sale, purchased for $110,000 by Bill Donovan of Delray Beach, Florida. Also consigned by Preferred Equine Marketing, the King Of The North filly is the third foal out of the Trixton mare One Trix Pony and a half-sister to Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division winner TH Trix R Forkids ($153,253 – 1:53s).

Two other yearlings brought six-figure bids of $100,000. Steer Clear, Hip 47, a Cattlewash colt out of a full sister to New York stakes winner Clear Idea, was purchased by Pollock Racing of Venetia, Pennsylvania from the Winbak Farm consignment, and the Muscle Mass-Cleopatre Duharas filly Selene Duharas, Hip 48, a full sister to Quebec stakes champion Cleomax Duharas, was acquired by Keith Coulter of Mono, Ont. from consignor Erinwood Equine.

A total of 133 yearlings sold for $4,412,000 during the first session for an average price of $33,173. The 2026 average was up nearly 4.6 per cent compared to last year’s opening session when 145 yearlings sold for $4,599,000.

The London Classic Yearling Sale continues at noon on Wednesday, featuring Hips 146-285.

IMPORTANT LINKS

• Sale Roster
• Sale Catalogue (PDF)
• Catalogue Corrections & Updates (PDF)
• Live Stream (also available below)
• Sale Results

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