Australasian sirelines

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
nor New Zealand ever developed a standardbred
AUSTRALASIAN SIRELINES
sireline, relying instead upon imported American
sires. Certainly many of these lines bred on through
Around the same time as Messenger arrived in
America, Australia was being established as a
British penal colony. New Zealand was likewise
settled by the British but for agricultural reasons,
rather than as a dumping ground for convicts. Given
the agency of local maternal lines, often long after
the imported sireline had become extinct in
America. Generally however, the patterns of
sirelines evolving in America were replicated in
Australasia.
this heritage, it comes as little surprise that horse
racing became one of the most popular sports in
both settlements, with impromptu racing of farm
hacks being a common event.
While formal thoroughbred racing began in the early
nineteenth century, trotting races were a mere
sideshow, generally for those that could not afford a
thoroughbred but did possess a road horse for
commercial purposes. As the following photographs
indicate, the horse was integral to the functioning of
FAMILY BUGGY
society and was found in abundant numbers in both
From the beginning there was a constant
Australia and New Zealand.
interchange of horses between Australia and New
Zealand for both racing and breeding purposes. As
such, the story of the breed is really one and will be
treated as such. Indeed, the term Australasia will be
employed through most of the chapters.
As in America, trotting races were popular forms of
entertainment and the first purpose built tracks and
official race meetings were in full swing before the
nineteenth century came to a close.
HORSE DRAWN TRAM
The colourful history of the evolution of harness
racing in Australasia is well told elsewhere and does
The great races that have continued to the current
day include; the Auckland Cup, first raced in 1888
the New Zealand Cup since 1904 and the New
not require repetition here. What follows is a brief
Zealand Free-for-all from 1914.
summary of the development of the sirelines.
For the younger horses the Sapling for two year
As in America, the early trotters were a mixture of
olds and the New Zealand Derby for three year olds
work hacks, coaching horses and thoroughbreds,
almost entirely of English origin. Neither Australia
both commenced in 1914. The Great Northern
Derby was first raced in 1916.
In Australia the great races for the youngsters are
or New Zealand. Sires indicated in italics did not
the Victorian Derby, begun in 1914 and the New
leave America and are included to show the
South Wales Derby in 1930.
evolution of the sireline.
By far the richest and most prestigious of the early
Australian races were the Melbourne, Sydney and
Brisbane Thousand. They ran from 1911 to 1931
and the stake money of one thousand pounds for
each was far in excess of any other race for those
early days.
NON-HAMBLETONIAN SIRELINES
Only three of the nine Non-Hambletonian sirelines,
discussed earlier, found their way to Australasia. As
in America, these lines were overpowered by the
Hambletonian lines and did not last far into the
twentieth century. Their impact on the evolving
The most prestigious event on the Australasian
standardbred in Australia and New Zealand,
calendar, however, is the Inter Dominion
however, was quite significant.
Championship. This is raced each year in
THE CLAYS
alternating cities of each country.
Unlike America, single longer distance races were
preferred to the format of heat racing. Where heats
TABLE 13.1 !
CLAY SIRELINE
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Grand Bashaw (thor)
were required to reduce fields for a final, then these
1. Young Bashaw (NS)
were conducted a number of days apart, as occurs
2. Andrew Jackson
in current American elimination races. Neither
Australia nor New Zealand have embraced the
structure of races such as The Little Brown Jug,
where the winner must win at least two heats on the
Classic Progeny
3. Henry Clay
4. Cassius M Clay 18
5. Cassius M Clay Jr 20
6. Clay Pilot
7. The Moor
same day.
This chapter will trace the evolution of sirelines in
Australasia from the nineteenth century into the
twentieth century and down to the Modern Era.
8. Sultan
9. Stamboul
10. Stam B
11. All Style (1906) (A)
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The tables in this chapter follow the same format as
those for American sirelines in the preceding
chapters, but use the figure of thirty Classic
Progeny as a cut off point for inclusion.
The Clay family was represented in Australasia by
All Style (T2:10) whose importation in 1913 was
based upon his speed rather than his breeding. He
Sires imported into Australia or New Zealand are
sired seventy winners, twenty eight Classic Progeny
followed by a letter indicating the country into which
and six Classic Winners. His best was Marion Style
they were imported. Those marked with an asterix
(T2:22.6) twice winner of the Victorian Trotters Cup,
have been imported, either following stud duties in
but his progeny did not breed on.
America, or have been used as shuttle stallions.
As such, they will have progeny in both countries.
The Classic Progeny figures shown in the tables of
this chapter are only for progeny foaled in Australia
Chapter thirteen: Australasian sirelines
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THE CHIEFS
was extinct by the second decade of the new
TABLE 13.2 MAMBRINO CHIEF SIRELINE
century.
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Classic Progeny
1. Mambrino Chief
THE TOM HALS
2. Woodford Mambrino
As noted in an earlier chapter, Star Pointer was the
3. Berlin (1870) (N)
4. General Tracey (1886)
4. Yarraman (1883)
5. Elmo II (1890)
6. St Elmo (1902)
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first horse in America to beat the two minute mark,
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yet his sireline soon became extinct. However, his
4
son Logan Pointer was the leading sire of New
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Zealand on seven occasions out of the nine he
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served at stud after being imported in 1915.
TABLE 13.3 TOM HAL SIRELINE
Berlin was imported into New Zealand in 1882, at
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the time when the Mambrino Chief sireline was
Boswells Tom Hal (thor)
rivaling that of Hambletonian in America. He was
1. Bald Stockings
the first American standardbred stallion to be
2. Kittrels Tom Hal
imported and his eighty four winners and seventy
eight Classic Progeny left an enduring legacy.
Classic Progeny
3. Tom Hal Junior
4. Brown Hal
5. Star Pointer
6. Logan Pointer (1909) (N)
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LOGAN POINTER
BERLIN
While the Berlin sireline was extended another four
Logan Pointer sired one hundred and ninety one
generations, his major contribution was as a
race winners and thirty seven Classic Winners. His
broodmare sire. A number of his daughters founded
most outstanding son, the gelding Harold Logan,
maternal families and he features on the maternal
won twelve Classic Races, including two New
side of many early champions. The most notable is
Zealand Cups.
the champion gelded trotter Fritz (T2:13) winner of
His dam Effie Logan was a cross of the George
the first Inter Colonial Free-for-all.
Wilkes and Blue Bull 75 sirelines. Logan Pointer
His best siring son, General Tracey, and great
was even more successful as a broodmare sire with
grandson, St Elmo, were handy sires but the line
ninety six Classic Winners.
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Among these were three more Inter Dominion
long lasting and among many Classic Winners
Champions in Grand Mogul, Logan Derby and
produced champion sire Robert Derby, discussed
Springfield Globe. His presence is found on the
later in this chapter.
maternal side of numerous champions. The same
pattern occurs in America, with the strong maternal
influence of Tom Hal in the pedigree of Adios.
HONESTY
A second grandson, Honesty, was imported into
Australia in 1882. He had an obscure thoroughbred
HAROLD LOGAN AT START OF 1922 NEW ZEALAND CUP
While Logan Derby kept the Tom Hal line alive
outside America for an extra twenty years, his
maternal pedigree but took a record T2:25¾ in
America. He just missed out on becoming the first
Standard Performer in Australia with his T2:30¾.
This distinction was later earned by his daughter
sireline became extinct during the 1930s.
Mystery with her T2:25TT in 1895.
GUY MILLER
A son of the more famous Hambletonian 725, Ajax
724 was one of the few closely inbred grandsons of
Hambletonian 10. Imported into Australia in 1880,
he was inbred 3x2 to Hambletonian 10 and had five
strains of Abdallah 1.
TABLE 13.4 GUY MILLER SIRELINE
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Classic Progeny
Hambletonian 10
MYSTERY-FIRST AUSTRALASIAN STANDARBRED MARE
1. Guy Miller (NS)
2. Hambletonian 725
Given his poor pedigree, Honesty did well to sire
3. Ajax 724 (A)
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3. Priam
4. Honesty (A)
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some sixty four Classic Progeny. His son JG won
the Tasmanian Trotting Cup and another, Probitus,
the Australian Sires Produce of 1888. His mares
produced two Melbourne Thousand winners but his
AJAX
Ajax had just five crops and produced only one
sons did not breed on.
Classic Winner. However, fourteen of his daughters
founded maternal families. Three in particular were
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MINOR HAMBLETONIAN SIRELINES
TABLE 13.6 ECHO SIRELINE
The following three sons of Hambletonian 10 did not
achieve much success in America but did have a
brief impact in Australasia.
Classic Progeny
!!
Hambletonian 10
1. Echo
2. Bob Mason
The two following them had an even greater impact,
much of it reasonably close up in the current
broodmare band.
3. Burlington B
4. St Louis (1889) (A)
15
5. Peri Huon (1897)
37
6. Man OWar (1914)
58
TABLE 13.5 IRVINGTON SIRELINE
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Classic Progeny
Hambletonian 10
St Louis, foaled in Australia from an imported dam,
1. Irvington (A)
14
2. Lincoln Yet
24
2. Young Irvington
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IRVINGTON
The only son of Hambletonian 10 ever exported
was strongly inbred 2x2 to the obscure sire Bob
Mason. He did little at stud except sire the
moderately successful Peri Huon. He in turn
produced Man OWar (2:12½), winner of the Sydney
Thousand and two Auckland Cups.
from America, Irvington arrived in New Zealand in
1882 then was later exported to Australia. Although
MAN OWAR
well bred, with the fashionable American Star and
inbreeding to Abdallah I, he had fertility problems.
He sired only two sons of note, both from mainly
thoroughbred mares, and neither bred on as sires.
Young Irvington (2:38¼) sired Bessie B (N2), one of
New Zealandʼs greatest foundation mares. Her
contribution is discussed in the next chapter.
Another son, Lincoln Yet, sired the gelding Monte
Carlo (2:22), winner of the first New Zealand Cup.
The breeding of Man OWar was not strong but
included a 3x3 cross to Vancleve on the maternal
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lines and a 3x3 cross to the mare Oakleaf. He was
exported to New Zealand to race and despite being
one of the best pacers there, he was ignored at
stud. This was possibly due to the strong
competition from the more favoured American
imports like Jack Potts and Wrack.
Despite limited opportunities, Man OWar sired
ninety winners with twenty five winning Classic
Races. His youngsters included War Buoy who won
the Sapling and Derby while others became leading
free-for-all campaigners. As a broodmare sire he
excelled even more with twenty five Classic
Winners such as outstanding youngster Acropolis
and free-for-all champion Parawa Derby. His sons
had even less patronage and the line passed
quickly into oblivion.
TABLE 13.7 ULSTER CHIEF SIRELINE
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Classic Progeny
Hambletonian 10
1. Ulster Chief
2. Hambletonian Bell Boy (A)
24
3. Prince Imperial (N)
100
TABLE 13.8 !
ABDALLAH 15 SIRELINE
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Classic Progeny
Hambletonian 10
HAMBLETONIAN BELL BOY
Hambletonian Bell Boy, a part thoroughbred son of
the Californian based Ulster Chief, was imported
into Australia in 1889. Of his twenty four Classic
1. Abdallah 15
2. Almont
3. Almont Jr.
4. Huon (1879) (A)
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Progeny, the only real contribution was through his
5. Huon Junior (1888)
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son Prince Imperial (2:28). He was from Princess
6. Rock Huon (1902)
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(2:38½), a champion mare of her day with a mixture
7. Machine Brick (1915)
6. Lulu Boy (1907)
of thoroughbred and Norfolk trotter blood.
7. Royal Lulu (1919)
PRINCE IMPERIAL
Exported from Australia to New Zealand as a two
8. Royal Again (1926)
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80
22
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year old, Prince Imperial raced in open class before
siring twenty two Classic Winners. He was
While not considered a minor sireline in America,
broodmare sire of a further forty three, mainly cup
the Abdallah 15 line had become extinct early in the
winners, and an enormous contributor to the
New Century Era following the passing of Nutwood.
foundation maternal families of New Zealand.
In Australia it survived a further four generations
through Huon.
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HUON
performers of the time. His sons Osterley and
Rothschild continued his significant contribution to
the breed in Australia.
Huon (T2:28¼) took his record in America and
although he could not match the time in Australia,
he did set an Australian trotting record. His sireline
extended a further four generations producing
outstanding performers such as: Melbourne
Thousand winner Lulu Boy, Sydney Thousand
winner Machine Brick, and Victorian Derby winners
Wilverley and Auto Machine.
TABLE 13.9 !
HAROLD SIRELINE
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Classic Progeny
Hambletonian 10
1. Harold
2. Childe Harold (1871) (A)
108
3. Osterley (1886)
75
3. Rothschild
219
2. Vancleve (1881) (A)
114
3. Franz (1896)
2. Tuxedo (1886) (A)
31
OSTERLEY
Osterley (T2:24.8TT), held the Australian trotting
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record in 1895. He sired seventy five Classic
Progeny including Tasmanian Cup winning pacer
The sixth of the lesser Hambletonian sirelines had
limited success in America but an enormous impact
Osprey (2:24.0) and Emulator (T2:17.2). The latter
was a speedy two year old trotter whose best son
was the pacer Eminent (2:16.2), dual winner of the
in Australia through three imported sons.
Melbourne Thousand. Osterley has thirty three sons
CHILDE HAROLD
Childe Harold (T2:19) was imported into Australia as
in the Australian Sires Index, but none bred on.
an eleven year old, following a successful European
ROTHSCHILD
The full brother to Osterly, Rothschild was exported
racing campaign. In his seven years at stud he
produced seventy seven winners and one hundred
and eight Classic Progeny. These included the top
to New Zealand where he failed on the track but
had a significant impact at stud. His three hundred
and eighteen winners and two hundred and
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nineteen Classic Progeny place him among the elite
of the early sires. His seventy three Classic Winners
include three New Zealand Cup winners, two
Western Australian Pacing Cup winners plus
Australian and New Zealand record holders.
TUXEDO
Tuxedo (2:22½), the third son of Harold to make an
impact in Australia, was the first natural free legged
pacer to reach these shores, arriving in 1895. He
was exceptionally well bred having both of the great
broodmare progenitors, Pilot Jr. and Mambrino
His maternal descendants read like a whoʼs who of
Chief, in his maternal pedigree.
early racing history. Yet while seventy six of his sons
are included in the sires index, his exceptional siring
ability died with him.
VANCLEVE
The second great son of Harold, Vancleve, was
imported into Australia in 1882. He set an Australian
record of T2:28 before becoming the first sire to
produce one hundred winners. He was purchased
specifically to cross with Berlin mares. The strategy
was rewarded with brothers Franz and Fritz.
The gelded Fritz (T2:13TT) is regarded as the first
He was given less opportunity at stud than the two
great trotting champion in Australasia. During his
other Harold line sires but did leave eighty eight
three year reign he lowered the race record from
winners and seventy seven Classic Progeny. His
T2:25 to T2:14.8. His brother Franz (T2:23) sired
progeny won only ten Classic Races and did not
thirty one Classic Progeny and ten Classic Winners.
breed on. The Harold sireline was extinct in
Australasia well before the Modern Era began.
STRATHMORE
Although there is no pacing blood in his pedigree,
Strathmore was a natural pacer and transmitted this
gait consistently to his offspring. His thirty five
pacing Standard Performers was far more, at that
time, than any other of son of Hambletonian,
George Wilkes being second highest with only
eleven. He sired two sons of siring importance.
The pedigree of Vancleve boasts three great
broodmare sires; Mambrino Chief, Abdallah 15 and
American Star 14, along the maternal line. While he
had a significant and enduring impact on the
maternal side of the breed, his eleven siring sons
did not breed on and his sireline was soon extinct.
Santa Claus, a natural pacer, was raced as a trotter
winning six straight races as a five year old and
taking a mark of T2:17½. His dam was bred 3x3 to
Mambrino Chief. This branch of the sireline, through
Sidney Dillon, produced the first two minute
standardbred, the mare Lou Dillon.
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TABLE 13.10 !
Classic Progeny
STEINWAY
Steinway, founder of the second branch from
Hambletonian 10
Strathmore, won the Lexington as a two year old,
1. Strathmore
then at three won a six heat contest in a world
2. Santa Claus
record T2:25¾. His dam Abbess was a poorly bred,
STRATHMORE SIRELINE
3. Sidney
mainly thoroughbred, mare but she went on to
4. Sidney Dillon
5. Harold Dillon (N)
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6. Adonis
85
6. Author Dillon
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found one of the leading maternal families in
America.
The real star of the Strathmore family in Australia,
however, is Globe Derby who founded a sireline that
2. Steinway
3. Charles Derby
dominated Australian and New Zealand breeding for
4. Owyhee (A)
37
5. Mambrino Derby
decades.
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6. Globe Derby (SEE TABLE 13.11) 197
GLOBE DERBY
SANTA CLAUS- GRANDSIRE OF SIDNEY DILLON
Globe Derby was an outstanding racehorse and
HAROLD DILLON
Harold Dillon, a son of Sidney Dillon, was exported
sire. He often stood his rivals enormous starts from
to New Zealand in 1905 and became the leading
Race wins. He also held the Australian pacing
sire for six years from 1917 to 1922. His most
record for a brief period.
tough handicaps yet still managed nine Classic
famous son was Author Dillon, three time winner of
the New Zealand Free-for-all plus a New Zealand
Cup and Derby.
The dam of Globe Derby did provide a cross of the
Abdallah 15 and Harold sirelines. However, her
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maternal family had not produced any outstanding
LOGAN DERBY
progeny.
At stud, Globe Derby sired three hundred and
fifteen foals, with eighty one Classic Winners. He
was broodmare sire of another forty seven. In many
respects Globe Derby was the Hambletonian 10 of
Australasia, in that his potency endured through his
sons and grandsons. He was possibly the most
successful international standardbred siring
influence outside America.
TABLE 13.11 GLOBE DERBY BRANCH
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Classic Progeny
6. Globe Derby
197
7. Dalla Derby
43
7. Globe Dorell
36
7. Logan Derby (N)
53
8. Johnny Globe
176
9. Lordship
267
The fifty seven races won by Logan Derby included
7. New Derby
70
thirteen Classic Races while his 2:04TT record
7. Our Globe
77
7. Robert Derby
148
8. Lawn Derby
121
9. Peak Hill
15
10. Silver Peak
77
placed him among the first hundred horses to beat
the 2:05 mark in Australia. His best progeny were
the gelded trotter Vodka and pacer Johnny Globe.
Vodka won a New Zealand Trotting FFA and
Dominion Handicap. He later became the first New
8. Radiant Robert
94
8. Young Bob
50
Zealand standardbred to win in America. Johnny
178
Globe won thirty four races with nineteen being
8. Aachen
145
Classic Races. These included the New Zealand
7. Van Derby
147
Cup plus two Derbys along with four world records.
7. Springfield Globe (N-A)
8. Van Ayr
87
7. Walla Walla
98
Belle Logan, the dam of Logan Derby, was by the
Hal line sire Logan Pointer, from the top New
Zealand family Bonnie Belle. She produced five
Globe Derbyʼs most successful progeny were Inter
other Classic Winners. This family later produced a
Dominion Champions Logan Derby and Springfield
leading broodmare sire in Fallacy.
Globe along with Walla Walla, winner of the
Brisbane and New South Wales Thousand. As table
JOHNNY GLOBE
Johnny Globe, the best son of Logan Derby, retired
13.11 shows, he had nine siring sons that made
as the highest ever stake earner, thoroughbred or
significant impacts. The four who established
standardbred, in New Zealand. His thirty four wins
enduring lines are discussed below.
included eighteen Classic Races. He began by
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winning the Timaru Nursery as a two year old, then
LORDSHIP
took both Derbys as a three year old. He also won
the New Zealand Free-for-all twice plus the New
Zealand Cup and Pacing Championship.
Both on the track and at stud, Lordship was the
greatest of all the Globe Derby line. His two
hundred and sixty seven Classic Progeny included
ninety four Classic Winners. His most successful
racing sons were; Enterprise with seventeen Classic
Race wins, Lord Module whose eighteen Classic
Race wins included a New Zealand Cup and Freefor-all plus Inky Lord, whose ten Classic Race wins
included the New Zealand Sapling, Derby and Cup.
It is most unfortunate that none of his sons were to
extend the line that had reached its pinnacle with
the racing and siring performance of Lordship.
ROBERT DERBY
His broodmare sire, Sandydale, provided two extra
crosses to Electioneer. At stud, Johnny Globe sired
two hundred and ninety four winners, with sixty six
being Classic Winners.
He was New Zealandʼs leading sire of both trotters
and pacers. His best were; Gramel (T2:01.2TT),
one of Australiaʼs greatest trotters and winner of
twenty five Classic Races, Bay Johnny (T2:07.8),
The second of the enduring branches from Globe
Derby was created through his son Robert Derby,
winner of the 1928 Victorian Derby before being
retired, due to injury, after only nine races.
the gelded Inter Dominion Trotting Champion and
His dam Honest Kate was by an obscure Guy Miller
the great Lordship, whose racing career is
line sire discussed earlier in this chapter, while his
discussed next.
grand dam Katie Osterley was bred 3x3 to Harold.
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At stud he sired three hundred and eight winners,
Avian Derby won the Hunter Cup and both entered
one hundred and forty eight Classic Progeny and
the two minute list. Ribands became one of the
forty Classic Winners. He produced many young
great free-for-all horses of Australia, winning forty
champions with Admirer, Bobby Linden and Radiant
one races. Lawn Derby also sired four NSW Derby
Robert each winning the Victorian and South
winners and it was one of these, Peak Hill that
Australian Derbys while Gentle Bobbie won the
extended his line.
Victorian and New South Wales Derbys. His
greatest, however was New South Wales Derby
winner Lawn Derby (1:59.4TT), the first horse
outside America to better two minutes.
Peak Hill was not in the class of Avian Derby or
Ribands as a racehorse and served only one
season at stud, producing just ten winners, before
his untimely death. These ten included NSW Derby
winner Silver Peak, who later took out a Hunter
LAWN DERBY
Cup. His handful of mares left Inter Dominion
winner James Scott and Apmat, who raced with
success in America where he defeated the
American champion Bye Bye Byrd.
Silver Peak sired one hundred and seventy five
winners, seventy seven Classic Progeny and
seventeen Classic Winners. His best was the filly
Argent, the only filly to win the Derby and Oaks in
both New South Wales and Victoria. This maternal
siring influence continued as he became a leading
broodmare sire. His sons could not extend the line
however, and he was the last of the Robert Derby
branch.
SPRINGFIELD GLOBE
In addition to the unhoppled New Zealand time trial
that made him the first to enter the Australasian two
minute list, Lawn Derby also set the Australian mile
record of 2:02TT at Harold Park. His dam Roselawn
also produced Van Derby, discussed below, among
her seven Classic Progeny.
At stud Lawn Derby sired two hundred and seventy
winners, one hundred and twenty one Classic
Progeny and twenty seven Classic Winners. Of his
sons, both Ribands and Inter Dominion Champion
The race mare Ayr left twelve progeny, all of whom
were winners. Three were influential sires and
appear in table 13.11 above. Our Globe, sired one
hundred and fifty eight winners with seventy seven
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Classic Progeny and twenty one Classic Winners.
Van Ayr is discussed below, while the third was
Springfield Globe.
His one hundred and forty seven Classic Progeny
included thirty two Classic Winners. Among these
In addition to extending his sireline, Inter Dominion
were two Inter Dominion winners in Young Pedro
Champion Springfield Globe became the best of the
and the mare Bandbox. She later became the grand
broodmare sires by Globe Derby. Standing in both
dam of Harness Horse of the Year Pure Steel, three
Australia and New Zealand, he sired two hundred
time winner of the Hunter Cup as well as the
and ninety nine winners, one hundred and seventy
Western Australian Pacing Cup on four consecutive
eight Classic Progeny and fifty two Classic Winners.
occasions.
The long list of great racehorses that he sired
Van Derby proved better as a broodmare sire with
included; Inter Dominion Champion Tactician, dual
sixty one Classic Winners. The only son to have any
Hunter Cup winner Sheffield Globe, Victorian Derby
success as a sire was Van Ayr with two hundred
and Hunter Cup winner Mineral Spring, New
and thirty three winners. Again his greatest success
Zealand Cup winner Mobile Globe, Auckland Cup
came as a broodmare sire and his son, in turn, did
winning mare Thelma Globe and Aachen, winner of
nothing to extend his line. While this branch clings
a record twenty consecutive races in Australia.
to existence through a sole survivor, it will likely
The best progeny of Aachen was Richmond Lass
become extinct on his passing.
who won three Oaks and an Inter Dominion. The
The Globe Derby sireline dominated Australasian
Springfield Globe male line finished with his son
racing for decades and extended the Strathmore
Bylaw.
line for an extra six generations before fading into
the history books. It was by far the most successful
VAN DERBY
The mare Roselawn, also dam of Lawn Derby who
standadbred sireline outside America.
was discussed above, produced six other Classic
GEORGE WILKES SIRELINE
Progeny. One of these, Van Derby, became the
The most dominant sireline in America in the first
most prolific of Globe Derbyʼs sons, siring three
half of the twentieth century had little impact in
hundred and thirty five winners. Although nowhere
Australia, but performed with distinction in New
near as good on the track as his three quarter
Zealand where its influence is still being felt. The
brother, Van Derby outperformed him in the
four most successful imports are discussed below.
breeding barn.
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His best daughter, Loyal Nurse, won both the New
TABLE 13.12 GEORGE WILKES SIRELINE
Classic Progeny
Hambletonian 10
Zealand and Auckland Cups, while his outstanding
son Gold Bar (1:59.6TT) won both the New Zealand
1. George Wilkes
Cup and the Free-for-all. At stud in both Australia
2. Jay Bird
and New Zealand, Gold Bar had one hundred and
3. Allerton
forty seven winners, ninety two Classic Progeny and
4. Locanda
5. Brent Locanda (N)
57
seventeen Classic Winners. His progeny won three
Derbys and his son Brahman was a two year old
2. Onward
3. Anderson Wilkes
record holder who went on to sire dual Derby winner
4. Single G
John Craig. The sireline did not progress further.
5. Bill B (N)
48
6. Great Evander
79
JOSEDALE GRATTAN
2. Wilkes Boy
3. Grattan
4. Grattan Royal
5. Grattan Loyal (N)
261
6. Gold Bar
92
7. Brahman
49
5. Grattan McKinney
6. Josedale Grattan (N)
120
GRATTAN LOYAL
JOSEDALE GRATTANʼS 1941 CUP CEREMONY
Only a moderately successful racehorse, Grattan
Loyal proved far better at stud siring three hundred
Imported into New Zealand in 1937, Josedale
and twenty two winners with two hundred and sixty
Grattan won the New Zealand Cup and the Free-
one Classic Progeny and eighty two Classic
for-all in 1941 before retiring to stud where he sired
Winners. He sired some outstanding juveniles but
two hundred and twenty eight winners, one hundred
his strength was his older progeny who became
and twenty Classic Progeny and forty three Classic
outstanding stayers. He was leading sire of New
Winners. He produced four Derby winners but his
Zealand in 1947 but fell under the shadow of Light
greatest impact was as on the maternal side of the
Brigade.
pedigree. None of his sons had success at stud.
253
THE AXWORTHY BRANCH
any of his progeny, when crossed with the imported
As table 13.13 below shows, only two of the
sires U Scott, Thunder On or Hundred Proof, would
Axworthy branch sires imported into Australasia had
acquire a double cross to this mare.
any real success.
TABLE 13.13 !
AXWORTHY BRANCH
Classic Progeny
Hambletonian 10
1. George Wilkes
2. William
L
3. Axtell
4. Axworthy
5. Ortolan Axworthy
6. Roy Redmond (A)
54
The first crop by Hal Tryax produced Cardigan Bay,
5. Guy Axworthy
6. Travis Axworthy (N)
75
one of the greatest race horses bred outside
America, and winner of an incredible fifty one
6. Truax
Classic Races. His performances are recounted in
7. Calumet Chuck
8. Nibble Hanover
greater detail in chapter sixteen.
9. Bachelor Hanover (N)
177
10. Noodlum
122
9. Knight Dream
The second crop of Hal Tryax gave us one of the all
time champion mares in Robin Dundee, winner of
twenty three Classic Races. A New Zealand Oaks
10. Duane Hanover
11. Massie (N)
32
winner at three, she went on to add an Auckland
Cup, a New Zealand Free-for-all, a Miracle Mile and
10. Torpid
11. Lopez Hanover (N)
47
7. Titan Hanover
an Inter Dominion Championship.
TACTILE
8. Hickory Smoke
9. Chiola Hanover (N)
71
7. Tryax
8. Hal Tryax (N)
103
HAL TRYAX
Although becoming infertile after only eight seasons
at stud, Hal Tryax sired one hundred and forty
winners, with one hundred and three Classic
Progeny and thirty Classic Winners. However, it was
the class of these winners that have ensured he
As a support act, the fourth crop by Hal Tryax
takes his place as one of New Zealandʼs greatest
produced Tactile, winner of nineteen Classic Races
ever sires.
and the first pacer to win five Derbys. Tactile had an
Of interest in his pedigree is the great broodmare
excellent pedigree with his dam Tactics a Classic
Roya McKinney, dam of Scotland. This means that
Race Winner from the leading sire Light Brigade
254
and his grand dam Nell Grattan also a Classic
forty two Classic Winners. His best were Arapaho
Winner by leading sire Grattan Loyal. Unfortunately
with eighteen Classic Race wins and Noodlum with
neither he nor any of the other sons of Hal Tryax
eighteen. Arapaho won the Auckland and New
proved successful in extending the sireline,
Zealand Cups and was Harness Horse of the Year.
although his impact on the maternal line is still being
Noodlum was the champion two and three year old
seen.
pacer of New Zealand winning the New Zealand
Sapling, the New Zealand Golden Slipper and the
BACHELOR HANOVER
New Zealand Derby. At stud he was leading sire on
three occasions but failed to sire on. In Australasia,
the Axworthy sireline faded away with him.
CHIOLA HANOVER
On the trotting side, Chiola Hanover, American three
year old Trotter of the Year and winner of ten
Classic Races, became the leading sire of trotters in
New Zealand on three occasions. He produced
thirty Classic Winners with his standout being Inter
Dominion Trotting Champion and winner of fifteen
Classic Races, Special Force. His broodmare
credits include a further two Inter Dominion Trotting
Champions in Delft and Galleons Sunset.
THE DICTATOR SIRELINE
From the earliest days of imports, the Dictator
sireline has been very successful in Australasia and
Winner of two group one two year old races in
America, Bachelor Hanover went on to become one
continues to be so, although rather tenuously.
MARVIN WILKES
of the first hundred pacers to earn one hundred
The first of the Dictator line to be imported was
thousand dollars in stake earnings. Having little
Marvin Wilkes in 1908. Although afforded limited
success at stud in America, he was exported to New
stud opportunities in Australia and then New
Zealand as a twelve year old where he became
Zealand, he sired eighty one winners and twelve
twice leading sire and four times leading broodmare
Classic Winners. His best was Harold Wilkes who
sire.
won a Brisbane Thousand and Princess Wilkes who
His grand dam Spinster was also the dam of
champion sire Light Brigade, affording local
breeders the opportunity to double up on this blood.
held the Australian trotting record for mares for
eighteen years. The sireline bred on in small
numbers for four generations before dying out with
1947 Western Australian Derby winner Beauvista.
Siring two hundred and forty five winners, with one
hundred and seventy seven Classic Progeny and
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TABLE 13.14 !
At stud Don Pronto sired one hundred and eighty
DICTATOR SIRELINE
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Classic Progeny
Hambletonian 10
six winners, with his best being Don Wild, who won
a Sydney Thousand among his six Classic Race
1. Dictator
wins, and Don Durfee who won a Brisbane
2. Phallas
Thousand. His only successful siring son was Pedro
3. Don Marvin
4. Marvin Wilkes (A)
40
Pronto who sired eighty nine winners with fourteen
Classic Winners.
2. Director
3. The Director General
JACK POTTS
4. Don Pronto (A)
103
5. Pedro Pronto (N/A)
57
3. Direct
4. Baron Direct
5. Braden Direct
6. Louis Direct (A)
61
7. Nelson Direct
31
4. Direct Hal
5. Walter Direct
6. Jack Potts (N)
241
7. Gamble
51
7. Lucky Jack
43
6. Napoleon Direct
By far the best sire of the Dictator line to come to
New Zealand, Jack Potts won only two Classic
Races but became the leading sire of New Zealand
for nine consecutive years. He sired two hundred
7. Billy Direct
and seventy five winners, two hundred and sixty
8. Direct Rhythm (A)
43
9. Tarport Kid (A)
45
one Classic Progeny and ninety two Classic
309
Winners. His progeny boasted two Inter Dominion
46
Champions in Emulous and Pot Luck, a dual New
131
Zealand Cup winner in Lucky Jack and Pacing
146
Power who won a New Zealand Sapling, Derby and
8. Garrison Hanover (N)
9. Garry Rowan
10. Classic Garry
8. Smokey Hanover (A)
8. Tar Heel
Free-for-all.
9. Armbro Del (N)
173
9. Holly Sand (A)
48
9. Kentucky (A)
104
9. Toliver Hanover (N)
76
Of Jack Potts three sons at stud, New Zealand
Derby winner Gamble, sired New Zealand Sapling
winner Sprayman, Blue Gamble sired New South
Wales Sapling winner Eden Monaro and Lucky Jack
DON PRONTO
At the time of his importation in 1915, the free
legged Don Pronto (2:02¼) was the fastest pacer to
sired New Zealand Champion Stakes winner Jacks
Son. No progeny extended the sireline.
reach Australia. Although from an obscure maternal
family, his dam had produced Kentucky Futurity
winner Manrico B. This family produced only two
other Classic Winners in America before dying out.
256
sixty seven winners, fifty one Classic Progeny and
GARRISON HANOVER
twenty five Classic Winners.
His most successful was Victorian Sapling and
Derby winner Garrys Advice who earned Australian
two year old and three year old Pacer of the Year
honours. However, he produced only two Classic
Winners at stud.
CLASSIC GARRY
The best son of Billy Direct to be imported into New
Zealand, Garrison Hanover was the leading sire on
three occasions but also extended the line through
his grandson Classic Garry. His pedigree contained
the leading sire and broodmare sires of America at
that time.
Garrison Hanover sired five hundred and one
winners, three hundred and nine Classic Progeny
and one hundred Classic Winners. His most
successful son, Waitaki Hanover, won nineteen
Classic Races including the Auckland and Hunter
Cups and the New Zealand Free-for-all, but
contributed little at stud. It was a lesser racing son,
South Australian Cup winner Garry Rowan, that
extended his sireline.
The fastest son of Garry Rowan was Classic Garry
(1:54.9TT), the first horse to enter the 1:55 list in
Australia. Gay Reveler, the sire of his dam, was
three time leading broodmare sire of two and three
year old winners. Kimberlene, the sire of his grand
dam, was closely inbred 2x2 to Jack Potts thus
giving an even stronger infusion of Dictator blood.
At stud he was highly successful as a sire of early
GARRY ROWAN
speed. Among his one hundred and thirty one
Classic Progeny were sixty two Classic Winners,
including Western Australian champions Chandon
and Saab, who are the only ones remaining that
could possibly extend this tenuous sireline.
Classic Garry was the leading broodmare sire of
two and three year olds on seven occasions
between 2001 and 2008 with his most successful
being the mare Lombo La Fe Fe.
The entirely American pedigree of Garry Rowan
boasts U Scott, Dillon Hall and Wrack as his three
broodmare sires. At stud he sired one hundred and
257
As was the case with Tar Heel in America, his sons
SMOKEY HANOVER
failed to progress his branch of the sireline in
Australasia, although they did make a significant
contribution to the broodmare band.
HAPPY MEDIUM SIRELINE
TABLE 13.15 !
HAPPY MEDIUM SIRELINE
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Classic Progeny
Hambletonian
1. Happy Medium
An interesting reverse golden cross, Smokey
Hanover was by Billy Direct from the sister of Adios.
He sired two hundred and eighty nine winners and
fifty five Classic Winners. His best were probably
2. Pilot Medium
3. Peter the Great
4. Great Audubon (N)
4. Peter Potempkin
5. Cardinal Prince
the juvenile champions Tobacco Road in New
Zealand and Nicotine Prince in Australia. His sons
failed to progress his sireline.
65
6. Lucky Hanover (N)
40
4. Prince Hall
5. Medoro (N)
72
4. The Laurel Hall
ARMBRO DEL
5. Dillon Hall (N)
The most successful of the sons of Tar Heel
307
imported into New Zealand, Armbro Del sired three
6. Chamfer
80
hundred and eighteen winners and forty eight
6. Gentry
47
Classic Winners. The most successful son of
4. Wrack (N)
5. Indianapolis
Armbro Del was the New Zealand cup winning
gelding Hands Down who won twenty three Classic
Races. Armbro Del was the leading sire of two and
three year old winners and five times leading
146
43
4. Peter Scott (SEE TABLE 13.16)
4. Peter Volo (SEE TABLE 13.17)
WRACK
broodmare sire in New Zealand. The best of his
broodmare credits was another New Zealand Cup
winner and Harness Horse of the year, Armalight.
KENTUCKY
Winner of the Canadian Derby and American
National for open pacers, Kentucky was the best
performed son of Tar Heel imported into Australia.
He became the leading sire of two and three year
olds in Australia on four occasions and leading sire
of winners twice. His forty three Classic Winners
included a host of juvenile standouts.
258
Stake Earning Sire of New Zealand five times and
repeated this feat as a broodmare sire.
TABLE 13.16!
PETER SCOTT BRANCH
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Classic Progeny
4. Peter Scott
5. Scotland**
6. Hoot Mon
7. Scottish Hanover (N)
6. Hundred Proof (A)
The most successful of the early importations of the
Happy Medium sireline was Wrack (2:02¾), a free
legged pacing son of Peter the Great, who had
raced on the American Grand Circuit. He was
leading sire of New Zealand on three occasions,
with one hundred and ninety three winners and forty
nine Classic Winners. His grand dam, the well bred
The American Belle, won the Kentucky as a three
year old before producing three Classic Winners.
The progeny of Wrack won seven Derbys and five
New Zealand Cups. His best two were Indianapolis,
7. Rodney
8. Speedster
9. Speedy Count
10. Dream of Glory
11. Red Coach Glory (A)
10. Arnie Almahurst
11. Arndon
12. Sundon (N)
12. Keystone Salute (A)
11. Gee Whiz (N)
10. Speed Supreme (A)
6. U Scott (N)
Pointer was also an imported broodmare. Wrackler
could switch between the pacing and trotting gait
176
11. Florida Pro
New Zealand Cups and the gelding Wrackler who
Wrackler was all American bred as his dam Trix
49
9. Speedy Scot
10. Speedy Crown
and a New Zealand Cup.
44
6. Spencer Scott
winner of thirteen Classic Races and a record three
won fourteen Classic Races, including two Derbys
119
25
82
52
462
7. Highland Fling
58
7. Morano
75
7. Noble Scott
8. James Scott
101
41
with relative ease and has the rare distinction of
7. Scottish Command
76
winning Classic Races at both. It is recorded that
7. Scotty Belmont
62
the legendary New Zealand driver, Maurice Holmes,
7. Young Charles
99
rated him as one of the best horses he had ever
driven. Wrackʼs best son, Indianapolis, went on to
sire seventy four winners with twelve being Classic
Winners, but his sireline died with him.
Scottish Hanover, sired two hundred and ninety five
winners with thirty two being Classic Winners. He
was closely inbred 2x3 to Scotland and boasted
The greatest imported sire from the Happy Medium
Volomite as his dam sire. In addition his dam won
line was Dillon Hall. Although he did not win a
five Classic Races and his third dam Evensong
Classic Race, he was one of the first hundred two
produced twelve Classic Winners, including another
minute pacers in America. He became the Leading
imported sire Flying Song.
259
Scottish Hanover was twice the leading sire of New
include Inter Dominion Trotting Champions Delft
Zealand, yet despite possessing this class pedigree
and Galleons Sunset plus Australasian Trotting
he did not sire on.
Champion One Over Kenny, with twenty Classic
Race wins. The progeny of Sundon have also won
twenty two Derbys and thirty seven Cups.
GEE WHIZ
Before Sundon, Gee Whiz had also been leading
sire of New Zealand on seven occasions and his
forty Classic Winners include Above the Stars who
won four Derbys and Flame Up with three.
RED COACH GLORY
SUNDON
Inbred 3x2 to Speedster, Red Coach Glory was the
leading sire of trotters in Australia on eight
occasions. The best of his thirty five Classic
Winners Australian Trotter of the Year, Wagon
Apollo, who has twenty five Classic Race wins to his
credit. He is currently the sire of twelve Classic
Winners himself.
SPEED SUPREME
Speed Supreme was six times leading sire of
trotters in Australia and seven times the leading
broodmare sire. He has twenty seven Classic
Winners and is currently broodmare sire of a further
twenty nine.
U SCOTT
The current leading trotting sire of Australia and
U Scott, can probably lay claim to being the greatest
New Zealand also comes from this branch. He has,
sire ever imported into New Zealand. His story is
in fact, been leading sire for the last decade. His
also told in greater detail in chapter fifteen.
one hundred and twenty nine Classic Winners
260
TABLE 13.17 !
TABLE 13.18 !
PETER VOLO BRANCH
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Classic Progeny
4. Peter Volo**
VOLOMITE BRANCH
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Classic Progeny (Australasia)
5. Volomite
5. Lusty Volo (N)
45
5. Quite Sure (N)
147
6. Whipster
47
5. Raider (A)
252
6. Flying Song (N)
6. Intangible (A)
6. Light Brigade (N)
106
72
431
7. Ardri
62
66
6. Floodlight
35
7. Court Martial
6. Lawn Raider
54
7. Fallacy
6. Raiarmagh
57
7. Forward
62
6. Raiders Design
41
7. Good Chase
55
6. Sky Raider
46
7. Grand Monarch
26
8. Royal Dollar
66
5. Volomite (SEE TABLE 13.18)
The Peter Volo branch of this sireline also had two
standout siring sons imported. Quite Sure was a
150
7. Local Light
96
7. Scottish Brigade
57
6. Poplar Byrd
7. Bye Bye Byrd
reasonable open class pacer in America but made
8. Able Bye Bye (N)
65
his name as a sire of trotters, being the leading sire
8. Armbro Nesbit (N)
39
of trotters in New Zealand for eight years.
8. Batman (A)
38
8. Bye and Large (N)
39
8. Nardins Byrd (N)
42
His best progeny was Gold Horizon, winner of
thirteen Classic Races and dual winner of the New
Zealand Trotting Free-for-all. While significant in the
8. Out to Win (N)
131
8. Tarport Low (N)
47
7. Express Byrd (A)
48
The second of the imports, Raider, was to become a
6. Stormyway (N/A)
161
standout sire in Australia and his career is outlined
6. Sampson Hanover
broodmare ranks he failed to extend his sireline.
7. Sampson Direct
in greater depth in chapter fifteen.
8. Direct Scooter
9. Matts Scooter
VOLOMITE SIRELINE
As in America, the sons of Volomite had an
enormous impact upon the evolution of the
10. Mach Three *
39
11. Somebeachsomewhere
standardbred in Australasia, initially through four
9. In the Pocket (N) *
116
imported sons, and more recently a number of
10. Christian Cullen
144
9. OK Bye (N)
Modern Era sires.
87
* Does not include North American progeny
The first son, Flying Song sired two hundred and
seventeen winners with thirty four being Classic
Winners. He was the leading sire of trotters on one
The second imported son, Intangible, sired one
occasion and his son Stylish Major won an Inter
hundred and ninety eight winners with twenty two
Dominion Trotting Championship.
being Classic Winners. His best son was Tony Bear
with sixteen Classic Race wins including three
261
Trotting Derbys. His best pacing son was Victorian
Derby winner Future Intangible, with eight Classic
Race wins. Neither could extend the sireline but on
the broodmare side he can claim the dam of
champion pacer Gammalite.
SAMPSON HANOVER
This branch of the Volomite sireline has had
considerable success in the Modern Era, especially
through millionaire, In the Pocket. This son of Direct
Scooter has sired one hundred and eleven Classic
Winners. His standouts are; Courage Under Fire,
with twenty seven Classic Race wins including a
STORMYWAY
record six Derbys, Christian Cullen (1:55) boasting
a New Zealand Cup and Free-for-all plus a Miracle
Mile among his seventeen Classic Race wins, dual
Derby and New Zealand Cup winner Changeover
with twenty one Classic Race wins, triple Oaks
winner Under Cover Lover with ten Classic Race
wins and Tupelo Rose with fifteen Classic Race
wins. She followed this with a successful racing
Winner of three Classic Races in America,
Stormyway (2:01.2) was imported firstly into New
Zealand then Australia, where he became the
leading sire of three year olds in 1971. He featured
campaign in America.
Christian Cullen has already sired one hundred and
thirty Classic Winners. He has topped a host of all
age siring lists in Australasia since 2004.
for six years as the leading broodmare sire of
younger horses. As his pedigree shows, he was
inbred 3x3 to San Francisco while his third dam Dell
Kinney introduces another strain of Strathmore.
Another grandson of Direct Scooter, Mach Three, is
sire of triple Derby winner, Captain Joy, as well as
Auckland Reactor, winner of the New Zealand
Derby and Free-for-all plus the Auckland Cup. The
Stormyway sired three hundred and forty six
winners with forty eight Classic Winners. His best
future of this line in the near future seems
reasonably secure.
were triple Derby winner Bold Biami, with twelve
Classic Race wins, and trotters French Pass and
Storm Rider. His sireline was not extended.
The sireline through Worthy Boy also provides two
trotting sires, Tuft and Game Pride.
TABLE 13.19 !
LIGHT BRIGADE
WORTHY BOY BRANCH
There has been considerable debate on which of
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
the great duo of U Scott and Light Brigade had the
5. Volomite
greatest impact on the evolution of the breed in
6. Worthy Boy
Australasia. The story of each is covered in greater
detail in later chapters.
Classic Progeny
7. Stars Pride
8. Tuft (N)
77
8. Hickory Pride
As Table 13.18 shows, there were a number of
9. Game Pride (N)
114
successful imported sons of Bye Bye Byrd, with
their progeny winning a host of Derbys and Cups.
None could continue their sirelines, however.
262
TABLE 13.20 !
TUFT
ELECTIONEER SIRELINE
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Classic Progeny
Hambletonian 10
1. Electioneer 125
2. Bow Bells
3. Abbey Bells (A)
105
4. Charming Bells
41
4. Delavan Chimes
21
4. Four Chimes (1906)
37
2. Expedition
Tuft was seven times the leading sire of trotters in
New Zealand. His third dam Justissima is also the
dam of Nibble Hanover and the grand dam of the
first ever two minute two year old of either gait in
Titan Hanover. The thirty Classic Winners by Tuft
include his daughter Tussle, Inter Dominion Trotting
Champion and winner of twenty one Classic Races
and Miracle Mile winner, The Scotsman.
3. Bon Voyage
4. First Voyage (A)
2. Good Gift
3. Wildwood (N)
93
4. Ribbonwood (A)
141
4. Wildwood Junior
86
2. May King
3. Bingen
4. Mauritius (N-A)
4. Nelson Bingen (N)
GAME PRIDE
51
58
127
5. Great Bingen
40
5. Nelson Derby
68
2. Mendocino
3. Dixie Alto (A)
43
4. Winn Alto
44
2. Chimes (SEE TABLE 13.21)
ABBEY BELLS
Game Pride was the leading sire of trotters in New
Zealand on thirteen occasions and five times the
leading broodmare sire of trotters in Australia. He
has forty one Classic Winners including Inter
Dominion Trotting Champions, Sir Castleton and
Fraggle Rock.
THE ELECTIONEER SIRELINE
The Electioneer line had success from the earliest
Imported into Australia as an unraced eight year old,
of imports into Australasia and as Table 13.20
Abbey Bells spent seventeen years at stud
shows, five branches survived through to the middle
producing one hundred and sixty four winners, and
of the twentieth century.
thirty eight Classic Progeny. His grand dam, Miss
263
Russell had produced Nutwood, the leading sire of
Junior. This son sired one hundred and thirty two
America on two occasions, as well as Maud S, the
winners with twenty five Classic Winners. His best
champion trotter who had reduced the world record
was Admiral Wood, who won the New Zealand
from T2:14 to T2:08¾. His sire Bow Bells was from
Derby, Auckland Cup and New Zealand Free-for-all.
the sensational brood mare Beautiful Bells, already
dam of six Classic Winners including the sire
RIBBONWOOD
Chimes.
His pedigree was as good as any horse then
brought to Australia and his progeny Delavan
Chimes and Eulinya Bells each won a Melbourne
Thousand and Jewel Chimes an Auckland Cup.
Delavan Chimes (T2:13), had been the fastest two
year old in Australia and at stud sired two Derby
winners and a winner of the Sydney Thousand.
Another son, the short bred Ribbonwood, held the
Another son, Four Chimes, was unraced but at stud
New Zealand pacing record as a two, three and four
he sired thirty seven Classic Progeny and sixteen
year old and became the first pacer to enter the
Classic Winners. His best son, Cathedral Chimes
2:10 list. He was also the highest stake earner in
(2:14½) won the New Zealand Cup in 1916, and in
the country as a three year old. He later enhanced
turn sired the New Zealand Sapling and dual Derby
his reputation by defeating the champion Fritz in a
winner Tuarekareka. A second son, Taraire (2:13.8)
match race. While his dam was short bred he did
claimed ten Classic Races and was the highest
have 4x4 crosses to Hambletonian 10.
stake earning pacer for 1923. Neither extended the
At stud Ribbonwood sired Blue Mountain King
sireline.
before being exported to Australia, where he
became one of the countryʼs leading sires with two
EXPEDITION
First Voyage was foaled in Australia from an
hundred and fifty eight winners and fifty three
imported mare. His pedigree was not particularly
Classic Winners. This was a remarkable
fashionable but he did well as a sire with six of his
achievement given that most of the dams that he
sons winning the Victoria Trotters Derby. None of
covered were non-standardbreds.
his sons bred on and his line met the same fate as it
did in America, becoming extinct early in the New
Century Era.
Blue Mountain King went on to sire eleven Classic
Winners but was better known as a broodmare sire,
his best being the Derby winners Horse Power and
Pacing Power each with eleven classic wins.
WILDWOOD
Wildwood was imported to New Zealand as a two
year old and as a five year old held the New
Zealand trotting record. Among his one hundred and
fifteen winners were twenty Classic Winners, the
MAY KING LINE
As seen in chapter three, the line from May King
had peaked in America with his son Bingen, third in
the all time standard performers list. Two imported
best being dual New Zealand Cup winner Wildwood
264
sons of May King also achieved success in New
mares by Nelson Derby were particularly strong, his
Zealand.
sons did not breed on.
Mauritius was exported to New Zealand as a three
DIXIE ALTO
year old then onto Australia where he spent twenty
Dixie Alto, closely inbred 2x3 to Electioneer, was
years at stud. He sired one hundred and eighteen
exported to Australia as a yearling. He mixed stud
winners with twenty one Classic Winners, including
work with racing, winning one Classic Race as a
Melbourne Thousand winner Retreat and Auckland
trotter. His greatest fame was siring the dam of the
Cup winner Bingana. His sireline ended with him.
great Walla Walla.
Winn Alto was a great performer from back marks
NELSON BINGEN
winning ten of his thirty nine races and holding the
track record in Sydney. Winn Alto sired two New
South Wales Trotters Derby winners.
As in America, all other Electioneer branches finally
succumbed to the branch from Chimes.
TABLE 13.21 !
CHIMES BRANCH
Classic Progeny
1. Electioneer 125
In New Zealand another from this branch, Nelson
2. Chimes
Bingen, had greater success. He was the leading
3. The Abbe
sire on two occasions and sired two hundred and
4. Abbedale
nineteen winners with forty nine Classic Winners.
5. Hal Dale
His trotters won ten Rowe Cups and his pacing son
6. Adios (SEE TABLE 13.25)
Peter Bingen two New Zealand Cups and a Free-
6. Dale Frost
7. Meadow Skipper (SEE TABLE 13.23)
for-all. His fastest son, Great Bingen, won nine
6. Good Time (SEE TABLE 13.22)
Classic Races, including the New Zealand Free-for-
6. Nephew Hal (A)
all and Australasian Championship.
7. Halwes
His son Nelson Derby (2:09.9), from the champion
6. Stanton Hal (A)
imported mare Norice, won a Great Northern Derby
34
30
49
5. His Majesty
and an Auckland Cup. At stud Nelson Derby sired
6. Gay Reveler (A)
82
one hundred and seven winners with sixty four
5. Sandydale (N)
becoming Classic Progeny and twenty being
6. Dale Spring
37
Classic Winners.
6. Te Maru
42
4. Bert Abbe
The daughters of Nelson Derby included the
5. Gene Abbe
champion mare Haughty, winner of two New
6. Big Towner
Zealand Cups and a Free-for-all. She became the
7. Stature (A)
first mare to run under two minutes and was dam of
7. Walton Hanover (A)
two year old record holder Brahman. While the
105
35
148
!
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CHIMES BRANCH
were Classic Winners and none managed to extend
The earliest success of the Chimes branch was
the line.
through the unraced Gay Reveler. His greatest
contribution was siring the dam of Classic Garry,
although he also sired champion Court Jester
whose nine classic wins included three Derbys.
HALWES
A second line through Nephew Hal produced sixties
champion Halwes, with twenty seven Classic Race
wins including a Miracle Mile. His breeding included
a 3x3 to Peter Volo. The stud career of Halwes did
not match his racing performance.
BERT ABBE BRANCH
The Bert Abbe branch has not had the same
success in Australasia that it enjoyed in America.
WALTON HANOVER
Walton Hanover arrived with the record of nine
Classic Race wins, a Two Year Old Pacer of the
Year award and as Americaʼs leading sire of three
year olds. All four of his sirelines trace to Abbedale.
SANDYDALE
Sandydale had one Classic Race win to his credit
when exported to New Zealand as a four year old.
His greatest claims to fame are; as the broodmare
sire of Johnny Globe and as the sire of dual Inter
Dominion Champion and Auckland Cup winner,
Captain Sandy. In all, he produced thirty four
While he sired Hunter Cup winner Sting Lika Bee,
Classic Winners and his line lasted into the eighties
winner of thirteen Classic Races, his Australian
before fading out.
progeny is best represented by his mares. His
broodmare credits include a host of outstanding
STANTON HAL
Stanton Hal carried the best blood of his time and
performers in both America and Australia. His
offered the potential to be a great imported sire. His
maternal impact on the standardbred in Australasia
third dam Emily Ellen had produced two outstanding
promises to be strong and enduring.
progeny in Harvest Tide and Lee Tide as well as
eleven Classic Winners. Stanton Hal finished with
two hundred and three winners, but only fourteen
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TABLE 13.23 !
GOOD TIME BRANCH
MEADOW SKIPPER BRANCH
Likewise, the Good Time branch did not have as
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
powerful an impact in Australia and New Zealand as
7. Meadow Skipper
Classic Progeny
8. Albatross
it had achieved in America.
9. Holmes Hanover (N)
TABLE 13.22 !
9. Judge Hanover (A)
GOOD TIME BRANCH
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Classic Progeny
9. Sokys Atom (N)
327
31
249
6. Good Time
9. Surmo Hanover (N)
7. Best of All
9. Vance Hanover (N)
256
40
10. Our Sir Vancelot
21
59
9. Vanston Hanover (A)
61
8. Boyden Hanover (N)
7. Goodland (N)
7. Race Time
8. Racy Prince (A)
43
7. Timely Knight (N)
64
7. Timely Napoleon (A)
32
8. Captain Hook (A)
30
8. French Chef (A)
28
9. Beach Towel (N)
10. Jennas Beach Boy *
8. Land Grant (A)
While all five of the imported stallions from the Good
Time branch had some success in Australasia, none
of them was able to extend the line.
52
20
33
49
8. Most Happy Fella (SEE TABLE 13.24)
8. Nero
9. Clever Innocence (N)
70
9. Neros BB (N)
95
Timely Knight, a leading sire of two and three year
8. Windshield Wiper *
126
olds, was the most sucessful with his best being the
* Does not include North American progeny
mare Armalight, winner of the New Zealand Cup,
New Zealand Free-for-all and Auckland Cup.
The most enduring line from Chimes is through the
great modern day pacing progenitors Adios and
Meadow Skipper and the chapter is concluded with
HOLMES HANOVER
The first of the Albatross imports on the list is
Holmes Hanover who is also the most influential,
with a massive three hundred and twenty seven
Classic Progeny. He also boasts one hundred and
an analysis of their contribution.
eighty four Classic Winners. The best performed is
MEADOW SKIPPER SIRELINE
gelding, Holmes DG, winner of four Derbys and two
The Meadow Skipper sirelines is represented in
Miracle Miles among his twenty five Classic Race
Australasia through seven sons. Four of these were
wins. Almost all of his outstanding sons are geldings
actually imported while three others are represented
and his sireline will go with him.
by their imported sons.
SOKYS ATOM
ALBATROSS BRANCH
While Sokys Atom has played second fiddle to
While the sons of Albatross proved disappointing in
Vance Hanover in terms of Leading Sire lists, he
the stud barns of America, they were far more
has enjoyed immense success at stud with one
successful in Australasia, particularly in New
hundred and thirty two Classic Winners. His best
Zealand.
performer is the gelding Sokyola, a Miracle Mile
winner with thirty two classic wins.
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Sokys Atom has also been a leading broodmare sire
with current New Zealand champion Auckland
Reactor and New Zealand Cup winner Mainland
Banner among his ninety three credits.
FRENCH CHEF
The French Chef line was well represented with
three consecutive sons being imported, although all
late in their stud careers. To date they have had little
impact.
VANCE HANOVER
While having no race record himself, Vance
Hanover achieved instant stud success. He was the
top sire of juveniles for six years then leading sire of
New Zealand for five years before becoming leading
broodmare sire for seven years.
His one hundred and thirty three Classic Winners
boast; New Zealand Cup, Free-for-all and Miracle
Mile winner Chokin with twenty seven Classic Race
wins, New Zealand Cup, Free-for-all and Auckland
LAND GRANT
The third imported son of Meadow Skipper on the
list was Land Grant. His thirty two Classic Winners
included Inter Dominion Champion Westburn Grant,
with twenty eight Classic Race wins.
NERO
Two sons of Nero were imported into New Zealand.
As in America, they had little impact and did not
breed on.
Cup winner Christopher Vance with twenty two
Neros BB was the best of them with twenty five
Classic Race wins, dual New Zealand Cup and
Classic Winners including New Zealand Cup winner
three time Derby winner Il Vicolo with twenty five
Neroship. Clever Innocence finished with thirty two
Classic Race wins, Iraklis with twelve including a
Classic Winners including some handy trotters.
New Zealand Cup, Free-for-all and Miracle Mile and
WINDSHIELD WIPER
triple Inter Dominion Champion Our Sir Vancelot
The fourth of the imported sons of Meadow Skipper
with twenty five Classic Race wins.
on the list had the greatest impact of all. Windshield
Vance Hanover has a number of sons at stud led by
Our Sir Vancelot with twenty nine Classic Winners,
followed by the ill fated The Unicorn with sixteen. It
is unlikely that this branch of the line will contiinue.
Wiper, Messenger winner and fastest pacer of the
year in 1976, became the Leading Sire in Australia
following a brief American stud career. He also
made his presence felt as a sire of two and three
year olds. His greatest contribution was as a
VANSTON HANOVER
In Australia, Vanston Hanover has claimed a part of
standardbred history as the broodmare sire of four
broodmare sire and he was on one or more of the
leading broodmare lists for thirteen years.
time Inter Dominion Champion and the worldʻs
MOST HAPPY FELLA BRANCH
highest ever stake earner, Blacks a Fake.
As in America, the future of the Meadow Skipper
sireline rests with the branch from Most Happy
CAPTAIN HOOK
The first of the imported sons of Meadow Skipper
Fella.
on the list is Captain Hook, a leading sire of
As Table 13.24 shows, nine sons of Most Happy
juveniles. His Inter Dominion Champion colt, San
Fella have been imported into Australasia, while two
Simeon, recorded twenty consecutive wins with
others have been widely represented by imported
sixteen being Classic Races. Despite a bright early
sons and grandsons. The most successful are
start to his stud career he has faded quickly.
discussed below.
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TABLE 13.24 !
MOST HAPPY FELLA BRANCH
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Classic Progeny
Of the imported sons of Most Happy Fella, Armbro
Aussie sired just twenty six Classic winners and
8. Most Happy Fella
9. Armbro Aussie (N)
43
Atashy thirty four but none bred on. The best of Bo
9. Atashy (N)
45
Scots Blue Chipʼs twenty two Classic winners was
9. Bo Scots Blue Chip (N)
39
the gelded Miracle Mile winner Franco Tiger. He
9. Cam Fella
compiled twenty Classic Race wins. No sons bred
10. Armbro Operative (A)
129
10. Cams Card Shark
on but Bo Scots Blue Chip is the broodmare sire of
Christian Cullen.
11. Aces N Sevens (A)
23
11. Bettors Delight *
52
As can be seen, the sons of Cam Fella are enjoying
45
the greatest success of the Most Happy Fella line
10. Camtastic (N)*
10. Fake Left (A)
191
10. Presidential Ball (N)*
sires at the moment.
58
9. Kawartha Robust (N)
40
9. Keystone Scotch (N)
53
9. New York Motoring (N)
129
9. Oil Burner *
4
10. No Nukes
11. Die Laughing (A)*
10
12. Live of Die (N)*
128
11. Jate Lobell
12. Caprock (A)
61
12. Safely Kept (A)
ARMBRO OPERATIVE
Little Brown Jug winner Armbro Operative was the
Leading sire of Pacers in Australia over the three
years 2007-2009 and has one hundred and one
Classic Winners. These include dual Oaks winners
Fleur de Lil and Yada Yada Yada, along with triple
Oaks winner Pullover Brown.
BETTORS DELIGHT
137
12. Village Jasper (A)*
80
11. Western Hanover *
5
12. Badlands Hanover (N) *
51
12. Western Ideal *
1
13. Always a Virgin
**
13. American Ideal *
1
13. Dawn ofa New Day *
4
13. Rocknroll Hanover *
2
14. Rock N Roll Heaven
**
13. Western Terror *
14
9. Smooth Fella (N)
240
Currently the Leading Sire of Pacers in America,
10. Tuapeka Knight
44
Bettors Delight has had a flying start in Australasia.
9. Troublemaker (A)*
80
He was the Leading Sire of both two and three year
132
old winners in Australia as well as New Zealand in
9. Whats Next (A)
* Australasian progeny only
2010 and 2011. He already has forty three Classic
** New to stud
winners in Australasia.
269
CAMTASTIC
With an excellent racing record including the 1987
Pacer of the Year award in America, Camtastic
promised much on arrival at stud in New Zealand.
His performance, however, has not lived up to his
track record. The best of his twenty eight Classic
Winners is Hunter Cup winner, Mister DG, who
Emmas Only. His career has since waned under
strong competition from newly arrived sires.
NEW YORK MOTORING
New York Motoring sired three hundred and forty
three winners with fifty five being Classic Winners.
He was leading two and three year old sire of New
Zealand. His best race performer was Master
compiled twelve Classic Race wins.
Musician (1:54), winner of the Auckland and Hunter
FAKE LEFT
The most successful of the Cam Fella sons is the
Cups among his eighteen Classic Race wins.
Little Brown Jug winner Fake Left. His progeny are
NO NUKES BRANCH
still racing after his early death and since his first
Live or Die, the grandson of No Nukes has
crop won him two year old leading sire honours in
produced one hundred and three Classic Winners
1997 he has featured for ten years. In his final three
with four standout progeny. Divisive won four
years he was leading sire of pacers in Australia.
Derbys among his twelve Classic Race wins while
His best progeny by far
is the gelding Blacks a
Fake whose career is outlined more fully in chapter
sixteen. Others include; dual Miracle Mile winner Be
Good Johnny with sixteen Classic Race wins plus
multiple Cup winners Robin Hood with eleven
Classic Race wins and and Safari with ten.
filly Elect to Live claimed three Oaks and a Derby
among her nine Classic Race wins. Gelding Just an
Excuse has two New Zealand Cups and a Free-forall and Bondy boasts a Hunter Cup among his
twelve Classic Race wins.
The sons of Jate Lobell have enjoyed greater
popularity in Australia than they appear to have in
PRESIDENTIAL BALL
America. While they have all but disappeared in
America two sons have done exceptionally well in
Australia.
SAFELY KEPT
Safely Kept was the Leading Sire of Two Tear Old
Pacers on three occasions and sired ninety five
Classic Winners, both pacers and trotters. He was
also the Leading Broodmare sire of Two Year Old
Pacers in Australia from 2007 to 2009.
His best progeny are the Australian Trotting
Presidential Ball arrived down under with high
Champion and Rowe Cup winner La Coocaracha
expectations after siring Woodrow Wilson winner
and Dullard Cup winner Our First Jewel both with
Allamerican Native. His Australian stud career
ten Classic Race wins.
started promisingly, being the Leading Sire of Two
Among his pacers, The Sentry won three Derbys,
Year Olds Stake Earners in 2005 and 2006. His
Hunter Cup winner Safe and Sound compiled
Classic Winners included Victorian Derby winner
twelve Classic Race wins and Manifold Bay, who
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also showed a propensity for the trotting gait, was
The most successful son of Smooth Fella was
Australiaʼs best three year old pacer.
Pacer of the Year, Roydon Glen, who won fifteen
Classic Races then sired Lyell Creek (T1:52.2), one
VILLAGE JASPER
Village Jasper, the 2009 Leading Sire of Australia,
of the greatest New Zealand trotters of all time. His
has seventy one Classic Winners with the best
performance is outlined in chapter sixteen.
being Broadways Best and trotter Viva La Fever
TROUBLEMAKER
with eleven Classic Race wins each followed by
Troublemaker, sired sixty four Classic Winners. His
Blatant Lie and Tip Your Hat with ten each.
best were the two wonderful race mares; triple Oaks
winner Tailamade Lombo with twenty six Classic
WESTERN HANOVER BRANCH
To date the sons of Western Hanover have had
limited exposure in Australia and New Zealand.
Race wins and Lombo La Fe Fe with fifteen.
WHATS NEXT
Badlands Hanover began well in New Zealand,
becoming the Leading Sire of three Year Old pacers
in 2006. His star has since waned.
As the table shows there are four sons and a
grandson of Western Ideal now at stud in Australia.
These include Rock N Roll Heaven and his sire
Rocknroll Hanover. Each won Harness Horse of the
Year honours in America in 2010 and 2005
respectively.
The success of this line is highly
The Australian based Whats Next, was the Leading
Sire of Pacers in Australia in both 1995 and 1996.
anticipated.
He was also the leading sire of two and three year
olds on seven occasions and Leading Broodmare
sire three times. He sired fifty nine Classic Winners
with the most outstanding being Inter Dominion
Champion Golden Reign, with fifteen Classic Race
wins. Golden Reign failed at stud.
THE ADIOS SIRELINE
In Australia and New Zealand, the sons of Adios
have not had as significant an impact as those of
Albatross. Seven of the sons on the following table
ROCK N ROLL HEAVEN WINS 2010 LITTLE BROWN JUG
SMOOTH FELLA
Smooth Fella sired one hundred and twelve Classic
Winners. His son, Tuapeka Knight took Two Year
Old Pacer of the Year honours, then at stud sired
twenty two Classic Winners, but none have bred on.
were imported to Australia without having served at
stud in America. Only one was imported into New
Zealand, where the Adios sireline did not enjoy the
same degree of popularity. However, eleven
grandsons on Table 13.25 have found their way to
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New Zealand, with Falcon Seelster having more
TABLE 13.25 !
ADIOS BRANCH
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Classic Progeny (in Australasia)
impact than any other Adios line import.
6. Adios
Three sons of Adios have been well represented by
their imported progeny, with two having the rare
distinction of breeding on, albeit very briefly. the
7. Adios Butler
8. El Patron (N)
124
7. Bret Hanover
most influential of the sires on Table 13.25 are
8. Hilarious Way (A)
98
discussed below.
8. Knowing Bret (N)
48
Not all Adios line imports are listed in table 13.25.
Of the host of other sons of Adios to be imported,
many had small numbers of winners yet they did
include champions. Toledo Hanover had only seven
Classic Winners but one was Pure Steel, discussed
in chapter sixteen on champions. Meadow Al sired
8. Strike Out
9. Muckalee Strike (N)
8. Warm Breeze
9. Falcon Seelster (N)*
10. McArdle (N)*
8. Romeo Hanover (A)
7. Deep Adios (A)
record two year old Mister Karamea. Ike Frost had
7. Henry T Adios (A) *
just fourteen Classic Winners yet these included
8. Silent Majority
perhaps the best trotter ever to race in Australia in
9. Abercrombie
Maoris Idol. Captain Adios also had just thirteen
10. Artsplace
Dominion Champion and Great Adios had thirteen
Classic Race wins including a New Zealand Cup
New Zealand Free-for-all and Flying Mile.
Morris Eden managed seventeen Classic Winners
208
13
7. Dancer Hanover
only eight Classic Winners but they included world
Classic Winners but his son Jay Ar was joint Inter
41
72
69
5
3
11. Art Major (A) *
43
11. Dream Away (N-A) *
26
11. Grinfromeartoear (B) *
18
11. Modern Art (A) *
21
11. Perfect Art (A)
51
11. Sportswriter
**
but among these was one of the most exciting
10. Golden Greek (A)
72
Australasian pacers ever in Miracle Mile winner
10. Life Sign (N-A) *
35
Mount Eden, who rewrote the speed records of the
10. Panorama (A)*
75
time. Finally, Dick Adios sired twenty four Classic
Winners including Miracle Mile winner Adaptor and
Australasian Trotting Champion, Adios Bear.
Of those in the table, Raider Frost sired speedster
7. Meadow Chief (A)
7. Meadow Vance (A)
8. Gyro
7. Morris Eden (A)
8. New Morris
88
128
39
63
40
Koala Frost, Tarport King left Royal Gaze who won
7. Raider Frost (A)
42
the Hunter Cup among his sixteen Classic Races
7. Tarport King (A)
39
wins and Dream Away left Bailey Dream and dual
7. Thor Hanover (A) *
Oaks winner One Dream. Triple Crown winner
7. Thurber Frost (N)
Romeo Hanover seemed to offer exciting prospects
as an imported grandson of Adios but he left just
170
9
* Australasian progeny only
** New to stud
twenty two Classic Winners.
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EL PATRON
Adios Butler did not breed on in america yet his
imported son El Patron had reasonable success in
wins including three Western Australian Pacing
Cups and two Australian Pacing Championships.
New Zealand where he was Leading Sire of Two
Falcon Seelster was Leading Sire of Pacers in New
Year Old Stake Earners in 1980.
Zealand for 2003 and also topped the two, three
The best of his forty three Classic Winners was
and four year old divisions on ten occasions.
Ladyship Mile winner, Our Stretto, with seven
Millionaire son McArdle, winner of twelve Classic
Classic Race wins. Our Ian Mac won the Western
Races with six victories in 1:50 or better, became a
Australian Pacing Cup.
shuttle stallion in New Zealand with instant success.
In 2009 he was the Leading Sire of Two Year Old
HILARIOUS WAY
Hilarious Way arrived amidst great hype, but failed
to have any enduring impact. His best was dual
Oaks and Derby winner, Hilarious Guest, with
fourteen Classic Race wins. She failed to breed on.
Winners in New Zealand. Three of his seventeen
Classic Winners are New Zealand bred.
DEEP ADIOS
Deep Adios arrived without any Classic Race wins
and was not highly regarded. However, he finished
FALCON SEELSTER
his stud career with three hundred and sixty five
winners, thirty seven being Classic Winners. He is
best remembered through two of his sons. Paleface
Adios was possibly the most popular pacer ever to
race in Australia and finished with forty two Classic
Race wins. His story is told in greater detail in
chapter sixteen. The second, Just Too Good, will be
remembered as the unlucky horse that won three
Inter Dominion heats then fell at the start of the
1974 final.
THE ABERCROMBIE BRANCH
The Adios line is far from finished, particularly with
sons of Abercrombie doing well. Leading juvenile
As in America, the Bret Hanover sire line has been
extended through Falcon Seelster. One of the most
successful sires imported during the Modern Era, he
has to date sired one hundred and eight Classic
sire Golden Greek had fifty five Classic Winners
including tough free-for-all horse Shattering Class
who won twenty one Classic Races. Another
successful shuttle stallion, Albert Albert, has sixty
Australasian Classic Winners among his total of
Winners in Australasia.
ninety nine.
His best is Inter Dominion champion Elsu whose
twenty Classic Race wins include three Derbys plus
a Hunter Cup and two Auckland Cups. The Falcon
Strike is close behind with eighteen Classic Race
Panorama had fifty eight Classic Winners in
Australasia, including; Pelicanrama with ten Classic
Race wins, star juvenile Kingstar with nine, tough
open class pacer Karloo Mick with seven plus a
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host of others with five. Life Sign has not duplicated
winning mare Tara Meadow. He was the first sire in
his American stud success having only twenty
Australia to get one hundred credits in the 2:10 list,
Classic Winners.
but only his son Gyro had any success in extending
Sons of Artsplace are now at the forefront of the
siring scene. Perfect Art, who died early, left twenty
the sireline and this was limited.
THOR HANOVER
nine Classic Winners, the best being gelding
The most successful of the imported sons of Adios
Slipnslide with eighteen Classic Race wins and Sir
was Thor Hanover having five hundred and forty
Galvinator with eleven.
one winners with seventy two Classic Winners. His
Art Major was the leading sire of two year old
winners in Australia for 2009 and again in 2011. He
already has thirty four Classic Winners in Australia.
most outstanding was the dual Inter Dominion
Champion Gammalite who accumulated thirty six
classic wins. He is also discussed in greater detail
in chapter sixteen. Another son in Rip Van Winkle
Art Major was followed closely in the 2009
won twenty four Classic Races but no son could
Australian two year old sires list by
extend the line.
Grinfromeartoear. His nineteen Australasian Classic
Winners include Smiling Shard (1:53.7), the fastest
two year old of all time in Australia and New
Zealand. Modern Art has sired fourteen Classic
Winners in Australia from his three crops to race.
As these three sons of Artsplace begin to influence
the Australasian breeding scene, and his sons
continue to impact in America, further arrivals in
Australasia are eagerly anticipated.
THURBER FROST
In New Zealand Thurber Frost was leading sire of
two year olds from his first crop. His five years at
stud before his early death produced four Harness
Horse of the Year winners.
Of these, Bonnie Frost, won four Oaks, Garcon
Roux, two Derbys and an Auckland Cup. New
Zealand Flying Mile winner Wag broke the New
Zealand pacing record, and Inter Dominion
Champion mare Stella Frost also won a New
MEADOW CHIEF
Meadow Chief was the first of the Adios clan to
Zealand Free-for-all and Auckland Cup.
arrive. He sired one hundred and seventy five
winners, but with only twenty seven Classic Winners
and no real standout performers.
MEADOW VANCE
The most successful of the early arrivals was
Meadow Vance. His three hundred and thirty four
winners included thirty nine Classic Winners.
Meadow Vance was Australiaʼs leading sire of both
trotters and pacers for six years. His trotters
included dual Derby winner Delvin Dancer plus
Australasian Trotting Champion Maori Monarch.
New South Wales Derby winner Gyro was among
his first crop followed in his second by multiple cup
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Australasian sirelines

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