Double- and triple-eligible yearlings headline Weaver Standardbred Farm consignment

by James Platz

Weaver Standardbred Farm’s 2026 Lexington consignment offers a nine-horse assortment that is predominantly pacers, with eight of the yearlings eligible to multiple programs. The husband-and-wife team of Enos and Lexi Weaver are selling at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale for the third year, with all babies from the Utica, Oh operation cataloged on Tuesday and Wednesday.

“We’ve got a nice group this year,” Enos said. “We’ve got two Captain Coreys, one is a colt, and we’ve got a filly as well. Very nice. Then we have three Huntsvilles, two fillies, one colt, and two Cannibals.”

Of the group of seven mentioned, all but one is from Jim Crawford’s KAD Farms, a key breeder that boards many mares with the Weavers. 

“Jim’s been wonderful,” Lexi said. “He sent his first mare in 2019, and I would have to look back at the list, but I believe he’s well over 90 mares. So, he’s very involved and very optimistic about the business, enjoys it, and is super easy to work with. We’re blessed to have him.”

Weaver Standardbred Farm will sell four yearlings during the Tuesday session, with the trio of Huntsville babies and a Captain Corey filly cataloged. Hip #305 Media Man is a full-brother to graded stakes-placed Hunt Off The Press, a winner of just over $350,000. He is the second foal from Sportswriter mare Off The Press, and is eligible to New York, Kentucky, and Massachusetts.

“Media Man is a full brother to Hunt Off the Press, and a total upgrade from his brother,” Lexi said.

Hip #205 Paisleys Poison is a New York and Kentucky eligible filly by Huntsville, and the first foal from JK Endofanera mare Odds On Dead Heat. Fellow Huntsville filly Hip #264 Foxyville is a sister to freshman winner and six-figure earner Atlantic Ivey.

“Foxyville is a half-sister to Atlantic Ivy, so only the second foal out of the mare,” Lexi said. “She’s another dual eligible, big, strong Huntsville filly.”

Hip #251 Fast Like Hannah is a Captain Corey first foal from Chapter Seven mare Hotfoot Hannah. The filly is triple eligible to Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Massachusetts. The family includes 47-time winner The Last Chapter ($723,099).

“First foal out of a Chapter Seven mare; she’s a very nice, athletic filly,” Lexi said.

Five yearlings from the consignment sell Wednesday, with three representing first crop sires. Hip #451 Colts Sweet Finger Tips and Hip #639 Neanderthal are from the first crop of Cannibal. Sweet Finger Tips is the first colt from Caviart Carmel, and is New York, Kentucky, and Massachusetts eligible. Neanderthal is a New York and Kentucky eligible first foal from a family that includes O’Brien Award winner Tall Drink Hanover.

“We’re excited about the Cannibals,” Lexi said. “We have quite a few on the farm and definitely like what we see.”

Hip #496 Cynthia Lynn is a Pennsylvania and Kentucky eligible Confederate filly that is a sibling to sophomore Crunch Class. She is the third foal from a family that includes double millionaire JK Endofanera.

“The Confederate filly is a sire upgrade,” Lexi said. “She’s a really pretty filly. The mare was bred to Captain Crunch for the first two.”

Hip #505 Ready Set Lou is a Sweet Lou filly from the productive Rocknroll Hanover mare Gettingreadytoroll. The quarter-million-dollar-winning mare has produced five winners from five previous foals including $210,000 winner Instantaneous.

Last in the consignment, but certainly not least, is Hip #641 Uncle Corey. The Captain Corey colt is eligible to Pennsylvania and Kentucky, and is the third foal from a Cantab Hall mare that has a winner to her credit.

Last year, Weaver Standardbred Farm sold 11 yearlings at Lexington, with the group averaging just over $44,000. More importantly, several of those that sold have gone on to produce on the racetrack this season.

“We’re very happy with, overall, a lot of the babies racing this summer,” Lexi said. “We’re just thankful when they get in good hands and they go on to do their job. So, it helps the next one tremendously.”