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…
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…
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…
Standardbred Canada After reeling off wins in the Milstein Memorial and the last PASS preliminary, STAY HUNGRY colt SEVEN COLORS delivered a powerful punch in the $252,000 championship for three-year-old male pacers, defeating Pepsi North America Cup winner Its My Show in 1:48.1 and tying his own divisional track record, which he shares with A…
What a huge couple of days for our headline sires, CAPTAINTREACHEROUS and STAY HUNGRY! STAY HUNGRY sired the winners of both the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Final ($252,000) and Consolation ($52,000) – Seven Colors tied the track record in 1:48.1 in the Final while Brue Hanover went back to pack to take the consolation in 1:49.4.…