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Foals Of The Week 2025

Name Sex Gait Sire Dam Date Foaled Owner
Zellweger Bluechip25 M P Papi Rob Hanover Zellweger Bluechip 5/15/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms
Musetta Hanover25 H T International Moni Musetta Hanover 5/14/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms
Rockingcam Park25 M P Captaintreacherous Rockingcam Park 5/14/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms
Marinade Hanover25 M P Captaintreacherous Marinade Hanover 5/13/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms
Social Scene25 H P Stay Hungry Social Scene 5/12/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms
Bettor Chill Out25 H P Rockyroad Hanover Bettor Chill Out 5/12/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms
Grace And Favor25 H T Greenshoe Grace And Favor 5/12/2025 Russell Williams
The Art Museum25 H P Stay Hungry The Art Museum 5/12/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms
Thisorthat Hanover25 H P Rockyroad Hanover Thisorthat Hanover 5/12/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms
Shortstory Hanover25 M P Bettor's Wish Shortstory Hanover 5/11/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms
Anderosa Hanover25 M P Captaintreacherous Anderosa Hanover 5/11/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms
Sawyer25 H P Beach Glass Saywer 5/11/2025 Hanover Shoe Farms

2025 Name That Foal

*Note name that foal is only for Hanover Shoe Farms owned foals. All our foals are listed on the foal page

Hespera Hanover25 - Greenshoe Colt Foaled 3/4/2025

Congratulations to all connections


Saturday 5-10-2025
Hanover Sired Sophomores take 3 of 5 $30,000 divisions in PA All-Stars at Pocono
Beach Club Monty (Papi Rob Hanover) p,3,1:51.2f scored his second win of 2025, routing a first over move past the ¾, and taking the wire first by a head over Captaintreacherous sired Shipmaster. Seaworthy Hanover (Captaintreacherous-Shortstory Hanover) was 3rd. Beach Club Monty shows $70,187 lifetime earnings and a record of 1:50.2 taken in his first pari-mutuel start at The Meadowlands on May 3rd. Brett Pelling trains for South Merrick Stables and Andrew Berg with Scott Zeron on the lines.
Makes Sense (Papi Rob Hanover) p,3,1:51.4f from post 6 Andrew McCarthy guided the Robert Cleary pupil 5th biding his time to unleash a 27.1 final panel taking the win by a length over Bulldozer (Tall Dark Stranger) and Dreamboat Hanover (Papi Rob Hanover-Dagnabit Hanover), who had cut most of the mile. Makes Sense earned a new lifetime record for Let It Ride Stables Inc., Robert Cleary and Carl Howard with $49,932 to date.
Snack Attack (Stay Hungry) p,3,1:51.1f sat pocketed 3rd with Jason Bartlett in the bike for trainer Joe Bongiorno then made his move in the stretch drive with a 27.2 last quarter to claim the win for Philip Steinberg, Joe Sbrocco and JAF Racing LLC. Papi Rob Hanover sired Papi’s Rocket was 2nd after leading the mile and Delray Beach (by Tall Dark Stranger) was 3rd. Snack Attack scored a new lifetime mark with the win and shows $54,647 on his card.
Hanover Shoe Farms will offer 27 yearlings by Papi Rob Hanover and 20 by Stay Hungry this fall.

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Friday 5-9-2025
Hanover Sired and Bred Sophomore Trotters Dominate Friday’s Card at the Meadows
“Hickory Smoke” 3YOC&G PASS Divisions
Greenshoe Sired Big Shoes became the Season’s Leader for 3YO Trotting Colts and Geldings scoring a 1:52.4f mile in his $52,532 division for trainer Ron Burke and driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. making a bold first over bid 4th past the ¾ pole with a strong 27.4 final fraction to overtake race leader Meshuggah (Greenshoe-Starita) by 1-1/2 lengths at the wire. Arrowhead Hanover (International Moni-Aarena Hanover) was 3rd. Big Shoes shows $175,090 lifetime with 5 career wins thus far. Congratulations to owners- Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, and Knox Services Inc.
Greenshoe still leads all Sophomore Trotting Stallions by progeny winnings with $377,090 in 2025! Hanover Shoe Farms will offer 27 yearlings by Greenshoe in 2025.
International Moni sired The Fix Is In claimed his second victory of 2025 winning the $52,532 division for trainer/driver Charlie Norris in 1:54.3f (new LTD mark) from 5th at the ½ mile marker, routing first over 3rd past the ¾ and in for the win with a 27 final panel over Bar Hopping sired Hey Porter and Bombay Tom. Carrie Norris and Max Hempt own the talented trotter who shows 4 lifetime wins and $83,690 banked.
Hanover Shoe Farms will offer 21 yearlings by International Moni in 2025!

Bar Hopping Sired Colts Claim all four PA Stallion Series Divisions
Aperol Hanover (Bar Hopping-Anonyme Hanover) t,3,1:56.1f tied his lifetime mark in 2nd trip to the winners circle this season at The Meadows for team Zendt. From post 6 Aperol led all fractions winning handily by 1-1/4 length over International Moni sired Manhattan Moni. Owned by William Zendt, Gary Saul, and Barbara McAllister, Aperol Hanoverhas earned $33,088 to date with 3 career wins all piloted by Brian Zendt.
Hanover Shoe Farms will sell an International Moni colt from Anonyme Hanover at Harrisburg this fall.
Messenger Hanover (Bar Hopping-Musetta Hanover) t,3,156.2f First sophomore win for the gray colt trained by Ron Burke and driven by Ronnie Wren Jr. for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC, Beasty LLC, James Simpson and J&T Silva-Purnel & Libby. Making his bid early 2nd past the ¼ first over and claiming control of the top, Messenger never looked back opening up by 2-1/2 lengths across the wire. Abraham Hanover(Greenshoe-A Gift For You) was 2nd and International Moni sired Webflow finished 3rd.
Musetta Hanover will offer a Captain Corey yearling colt at Harrisburg this November.
Hanolulu Hanover (Bar Hopping-Holtby Hanover) t,3,1:55.4f took the fastest division of the TSS by a head over Greenshoe sired Lefties Righties for Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, William Switala and James Martin. Mike Wilder wielded the win taking the first ¼ in passing gear (28.3) and maintaining the lead through the remaining fractions. It was the colt’s first win at 3 with $25,150 on his card.
Hanover Shoe Farms will offer an International Moni yearling colt out of Holtby Hanover this fall.
Gimlet Hanover (Bar Hopping-Ginger Tree Bren) t,3,1:56.4f scored a wire to wire win from post 5 guided by Andy Miller for D R Ackerman. I’ll Have A Double also sired by Bar Hopping was 2nd by ¾ length and Lionheart Hanover(Greenshoe-Lady Riviera) was 3rd. Gimlet shows 4 lifetime wins with $61,312 on his card.
Ginger Tree Bren sells an International Moni yearling filly this fall at Harrisburg!
Congratulations to all the winning connections!

Stallion Show Case 2025

TALL DARK STRANGER

2025 Service Fee $8,000

Tall Dark Stranger ranks in the top five Pacing Sires of 2025 Leading Money Winners with $273,800 banked as of 5-1-25.
Leading Sophomore winners include:
Handsome Stranger p,3,1:51.2m $50,130 winner by a nose at The Meadowlands on 4-19-25
Special Select p,3,1:52.1s $6,000 Maiden win at Hoosier Park on 4-19-25
Strangeronthebeach p,3,1:52.4s $6,000 winner at Hoosier Park on 4-12-15 in a career best
Exceptionalism p,2,Q1:54m $19,000 winner of two starts in 2025 at PRC most recently in 1:54.2 on 4-29-25
Wavemaker p,2,Q1:53.1m $36,890 winner at Philadelphia on 4-18-25 in 1:54.1f
Strange Summer p,3,1:53.1f $31,296 new career mark by 6-1/4 lengths at The Meadows on 4-23-25
Maiden winners:
Goodbye Stranger p,3,1:53.4s on 4-19-25 at Hoosier Park
Joslyn Hanover (JK Higher Power) p,3,1:56.2f at Pocono on 4-28-25
Flo Jo Hanover (Fashion Ecstasy) p,3,1:58f at The Meadows on 4-9-25.

Tall Dark Stranger is an excellent cross for Somebeachsomewhere line mares and has exceptional fertility.