Find Your Next Eventer at Presque Isle Downs CANTER Showcase

Are you searching for your next eventing prospect? You’re in luck! CANTER PA is hosting the Presque Isle Downs End of Meet Showcase this Saturday, Sept. 30, at Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Retiring racehorses in need of good homes will be available for purchase during the showcase, which will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. EST. Thanks to CANTER, we have an exclusive preview to bring you of the Thoroughbreds right here on EN.

Scroll down to view photos, stats, race records, descriptions and prices. All horses will be presented in hand at the showcase and available for purchase the day of the event. All are priced at $3,500 or less and will be sold with a no-slaughter contract. A vet will be on the grounds if you are interested in a pre-purchase exam.

You’ll notice that names for the horses are not listed. CANTER explains: “This year we are not posting Jockey Club names or videos. To be fair to those attending the event, we are doing our best to be sure that they get first shot at these horses. With racing, there is no guarantee that all horses will be available Saturday, but we also expect new ones to be added the day of the event, so come on out to see these horses for yourself.”

After the showcase, all the additional information will be posted on horses that do not sell the day of the showcase and will be sold as standard CANTER listings. For more information, please feel free to e-mail [email protected] or ask a question on the showcase Facebook event.

PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS SHOWCASE HORSES

All photos © CANTER PA

2009 bay 15.3 gelding by El Corredor

Race record: 50-8-8-3 $124,006

Athletic and cat-like, this guy could be a fun jumper or eventer type. He has minor ankle rounding on his left front ankle and a small amount of filling in the right front ankle. Best suited to an experienced rider.

Price: $2,000


2007 chestnut gelding by Kingmambo 

Race record: 76-3-12-9 $152,395

No known issues or vices, this wonderful campaigner is ready for a new career. Fancy!

Price: $2,500


2014 chestnut 15.1 gelding owned by Even the Score

Race record: 6-0-1-1 $5,955

No known issues or vices. Retired from racing last year, has been ridden off the track and was intended to be used as a pony horse. W/T/C, schooled over fences, through water and has been trail ridden. Very sensible and willing learner, this guy looks .great in the tack

 Price: $3,000


2012 chestnut 16.3 gelding by Benny the Bull

Race record: 21-3-6-0 $47,586

Powerhouse with size. This guy has old, superficial pin-fire marks and he does make a breathing
sound when he gallops. He scopes clean, we’re told he isn’t affected by the sound but it is audible.

Price: $2,000


2014 chestnut 16.1 mare by Kitten’s Joy

Race record: 18-0-1-2 $8,500

No known physical issues. Second dam is a multiple graded stakes producer, including multiple G1 winner. Please note, we’re told that she has slight weaving tendencies on race days.

Price: $2,500


2014 chestnut 15.1 1/2 gelding by Proud Citizen

Race record: 9-1-2-2 $25,075

This guy is being retired from racing with an old knee chip, diagnostics are available. Super cute and friendly!

Price: $1,000


2005 grey 16.1 gelding

Needs experienced rider, not suitable for kids or beginner riders. A pony horse on the track, this guy is spooky and somewhat unpredictable but sweet on the ground. He has scarring, splints and swelling on his front legs and roars when ridden.

Price: $500


2014 grey 16.1 mare by Zensational

Race record: 6-0-0-0 $3,040

No known issues or vices. Leggy, quiet and easy to handle. Nice eventer type, this girl is elegant!

Price: $3,000


2010 bay 16.0 gelding by Freefourinternet

Race record: 34-2-3-5 $36,075

No known issues or vices, this sweet guy should be an ideal amateur choice.

Price: $2,000


2013 chestnut 15.3 gelding by Five Star Day

Race record: 22-2-2-4 $48,340

No known issues or vices. Very charismatic, quiet to ride and handle.

Price: $3,500


2012 bay gelding by Christine’s Outlaw

Race record: 24-4-3-3 $39,363

No known issues or vices. We’re told he is an absolute sweetheart and could be a good kid’s horse or stash him away for yourself. (No photo available)

 Price: $2,500


2014 bay 16.2 gelding by J P’s Gusto

Race record: 6-0-0-0 $1,300

No known issues or vices. Super athletic eventer type with natural suspension, this one could go far.

 Price: $2,500


2012 bay 15.3 hand mare by Full Mandate

Race record: 15-1-1-4 $15,125

No known issues or vices, this girl is a beautiful hunter type. Very quiet and kind, she’s sure to turn heads.

Price: $2,500


2011 bay 15.1 mare by Singing Saint

Race record: 29-2-3-2 $29,109

No known issues or vices, this girl is sweet and athletic. Her trainer is fond of her and describes her as being very well broke.

Price: $1,000


2013 bay 15.2 gelding by Catienus

Race record: 12-0-0-0 $2,420

EASY ride! Sweet and pleasant to be around, this guy has already been ridden on the trails and would be a fun amateur choice. No known issues or vices other than a tiny popped splint inside his right front leg.

Price: $2,500


2010 bay 16.2 gelding by Teofilo (IRE)

Race record: 38-3-9-7 $48,314

No known issues or vices. Former steeplechaser, Mizyen was imported from Ireland and has foxhunted in the off season. Very appealing type for eventers and fox hunters, trainer states that he is powerful to gallop but well-behaved.

Price: $2,000


2012 bay 15.1 1/2 mare by Henrythenavigator

Race record: 39-2-11-7 $58,195

No known issues or vices. Polo size, we’re told she’s the “soundest horse in the barn” and good for everything but doesn’t volunteer for the vet. Loves to train and is strong under tack.

Price: $2,000


2010 bay 16.0 mare by High Fly

Race record: 33-4-5-5 $47,214

No known issues or vices, this girl would be suitable for any discipline. She has been trail ridden in large open fields and may enjoy loving a kid of her own.

Price: $2,000


2009 bay 15.1 gelding by Wilko

Race record: 69-5-12-8 $86,539

Saintly! A super sweet, sensible fellow who seems like a solid citizen. He has an osselet on his left front ankle and seemed to have a hair of puffiness on the right front ankle. Seems like a great all-arounder or family horse.

 Price: $1,500


2010 bay 15.3 mare by Suave

Race record: 32-2-2-1 $27,844

Big, curvy girl who has a warmblood look about her, this one could be nice for sport or breeding. Has been trail ridden. She does have an old ankle that is larger than the other, but hasn’t been an issue. Very pretty!

Price: $2,000


2008 chestnut 15.3 gelding by Distorted Humor

Race record: 60-7-7-10 $152,213

No known issues or vices. Cool campaigner, barn mascot and most recently a pony horse. Good for everything but sometimes grumpy in front of his stall.

Price: $500


2011 bay 16.2 mare by Louis Quatorze

Race record: 24-0-3-3 $17,602

No known issues or vices, this girl is a knockout! Athletic for any endeavor, nice to be around, ready to take on the world.

Price: $3,500


2009 bay 16.0 mare by Sharp Humor

Race record: 52-3-3-5 $46,146

No known issues or vices other than old small ankle rounding, which doesn’t affect her. She has been hacked out cross country and her trainer states that she has a very well rounded education.

Price: $2,000


2012 grey 15.3 mare by Marino Marini

Race record: 23-2-5-3 $50,501

Has a right knee issue, possibly a knee chip. Jogged evenly but we’re told the knee is slightly reactive for a few days after racing. No stable vices.

Price: $2,500


2013 bay 15.2 1/2 gelding by Kiss the Kid

Race record: 7-0-0-0 $1,400

No known issues, leggy, fun and forward moving. Superficial scar on left front leg.

Price: $1,000


2009 chestnut 15.2 mare by Sharp Humor

Race record: 44-4-4-9 $106,655

No known issues or vices. Lovely mare, pleasant to be around with trail miles we enjoyed meeting this girl. Currently on the farm and can be turned out with others.

Price: $2,000


2014 bay 16.0 gelding by Hacker

Race record: 7-0-0-0 $1,760

No known issues or vices, this guy has a small bump on his right hind leg which is old. Lightly raced, he has been ridden on the farm, trail ridden and even started jumping.

Price: $3,500


2013 bay 15.2 mare by Silver Mountain

Race record: 6-0-1-1 $5,955

No known issues or vices. Solid ride, this girl has been trail ridden and is not spooky. Trains off the farm and is regularly turned out.

Price: $2,500


2012 bay 15.2 mare by Arch

Race record: 31-0-2-5 $25,899

No known issues or vices, this girl is a stunning hunter mover. We’re told she is very good to handle and ride with just enough sass to be fun. Word to the wise, this princess prefers a soft grooming.

Price: $1,000