And what a weekend it was! CAPTAINTREACHEROUS sired the trifecta in the $200,000 GROUP 1 Victoria Derby, headed by Petracca and followed in by Perfect Class and Captain Hammerhead – congratulations to connections of this powerful group of boys. Lux Aeterna continued her successful campaign taking the NSW Breeders Challenge 2YO Fillies Semi Final in…
Perhaps CAPTAINTREACHEROUS‘ quietest achieving daughter is August Moon and this weekend the filly claimed the GROUP 1 WA Oaks at Gloucester Park, taking her earnings to over $210,000 and her strike rate to nine wins from seventeen starts – congrats to owners! Staking his claim in another Group 1, Petracca was successful by 5m in…
With all the TALL DARK STRANGER and CAPTAINTREACHEROUS lots now through the ring at the 2023 Lexington Sales it’s safe to say that the multi-millionaire son of Bettors Delight has had an outstanding debut as a commercial sire. TALL DARK STRANGER over all had sixty lots presented to buyers which brought in a total of…
September 29, 2023, by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association Brue Hanover made up 1-1/2 lengths in the Lightning Lane and scored in 1:49.1, matching the stakes record in Friday’s (Sept. 29) $69,100 Keystone Classic at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Muskateer Hanover also used the Lightning Lane to capture the other division…
Four solid juvenile winners for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS this week – two new two-year-old winners in Jorge Street at Wagga and Chase A Dream in just his second start at Addington. Filly Blackjack Beth brought up $35,000 at Albion Park while at Kilmore, Perfect Class won the 2023 Reg Withers 3YO Classic, now with a bank of…
More exciting STAY HUNGRY fillies on the march in the US – two $96,000 Bluegrass 2YO Fillies Series divisions were won by his daughters this week – Sarasota Hanover (1:52) and Lyons Legend (1:52.1) who pushes close to $300,000 territory! CAPTAINTREACHEROUS was represented this week by 3YO Hez All The Rage at Pinjara, while in the US his…
From Harness Link, (Ray Cotolo 29 September 2023) LEXINGTON, Ky.— Driver Tim Tetrick worked steady early fractions for Lyons Legend (Stay Hungry) to force her main competitor, 1-5 favorite Blue Pacific, to claw forward in a final-quarter sprint, and the tactics paid off to give the 5-2 second choice a 1:52.1 harness racing victory in…
Let’s start with the STAY HUNGRY results out of the USA – wins in their respective $100K Kentucky Commonwealth Series Finals were 3YO filly Hungry For Love in a smoking 1:49.0 at The Red Mile ahead of Late For Dinner giving the sire a quinella, and 2YO colt Sir John B, who posted 1:51.4 in…
Such a big weekend for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS with his eight winners including three GROUP 1 champions! Melton saw the Finals of the GR1 $150,000 Vicbred Super Series run and won, and CAPTAIN took a clean sweep of the three-year-old pacers series and the colts & geldings two-year-old series. Colt Stormryder increased his star standing with a…
Four new 3YO winners in among CAPTAINTREACHEROUS‘ six midweek results – Scuttlebutt at Pinjarra, Goodtime Libby at Geelong, Perfect Potion at Wyndham and at Redcliffe by 6.5m, Blondieintheback. Captain Bligh made a double at Pinjarra while Captain Braveheart was in the money again at Echuca. It’s no surprise that CAPTAINTREACHEROUS is leading the tables at…