What a weekend for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS! Three of his six local winners were Group races (including a GROUP 1 and a new 2YO track record at Melton), Australian progeny earnings surged past $6,000,000, and Allwag Hanover broke a 16-year World Record in North America. 3YO CAPTAIN filly, Encipher, became his second highest money-earner down under with…
Published Standardbred Canada, 9 October 2022Photo: Amanda Stephens ALLYWAG HANOVER upended Bulldog Hanover’s latest world record attempt as he shot past the sport’s fastest Standardbred in the stretch to win the highly anticipated $153,000 Allerage Farms Open Pace in 1:46.0 during The Red Mile’s Grand Circuit closing day card on Sunday 9 October. Pacing powerhouse…
What a massive weekend for our superstar sire, CAPTAINTREACHEROUS! Ten winners across Australasia this weekend, including seven on Friday, a Derby heat winner, and five 2YOs… Captain Ravishing was impressive at Tabcorp Park Melton, claiming a heat of the Victoria Derby in 1:55 and a last half of 53.3 – can’t wait to see what…
CAPTAINTREACHEROUS with another GROUP 1 winner – filly Millwood Nike kept her unbeaten streak in tact to win the GR1 Caduceus Classic at Alexandra Park, while at the same meeting, 2YO Skipper won on debut. The Withers 3YO Classic on Kilmore Cup night went to 2YO CAPTAIN son Captain Ravishing – by 14.4m in 1:54.6…
What a weekend for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS!Both the 2YO series finals of the GROUP 1 Breeders Crown were secured by progeny of the outstanding sire – Encipher in the fillies final and the rising star Catch A Wave in the colts final by 14.4m! Over in the west, 3YO filly Sahara Storm posted 1:54.4 to win at…
It was an incredible weekend for the champion stallion CAPTAINTREACHEROUS including progeny in seven of the eight pacing races on Saturday night at The Meadowlands, including four Kindergarten Stake races for two-year-olds. Not only did CAPTAIN sire the winners of the four Kindergarten Stake races, he produced two trifectas, one with the fillies and one with…
ABUCKABETT HANOVER defeated the best of his generation en route to winning the prestigious $500,000 Tattersall’s Pace for three-year-old colts at The Red Mile. Driver Andrew McCarthy sent ABUCKABETT HANOVER into a tactical spot from post 9, settling into fifth through a :28 first quarter set by Perfect Sting. After a :55.2 half, ABUCKABETT HANOVER…
Rocknificent (CAPTAINTREACHEROUS) picked up the most significant victory of her career so far by winning Saturday afternoon’s $330,000 Breeders Crown Mare Pace final at the Meadowlands in 1:49, defeating top-ranked Lyons Sentinel in the process. Supplemental entrant Racine Bell (Jason Bartlett) blasted to the front from post six, but Rocknificent (Scott Zeron) tipped out of…
Winners across the weekend for BETTING LINE (2YO Betting Star by 7.1m at Parkes), HESTON BLUE CHIP (3YO Roclea River at Newcastle) and CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (2YO Captain Rival by 7.2m at Swan Hill). CAPTAINTREACHEROUS also had great results at The Meadowlands with Rocknificent taking the $330,000 Breeders Crown for Pacing Mares in 1:49, just edging out…
A double for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS with 2YO Catch A Wave by 11.8m at Tabcorp Park Melton, retaining his unbeaten streak, and Captain Nemo yet again at Albion Park. He excelled at Kentucky’s Red Mile in North America this week too – Allywag Hanover took the $158,000 Gural Open Pace in an incredible 1:46.4, 2YO Captain Cowboy…