The progeny of champion sire Muscle Hill stole the show with four big feature race winners on Hambletonian Day at Meadowlands last Saturday (August 8).
Muscle Hill led in the winners of the $1 million Hambletonian in Ramona Hall, who equalled the race record of 1:50.2, the $600,000 Hambletonian Oaks in Sorella (1:51), the $319,000 Peter Haughton Memorial for two-year-old colts in Zenith Stride (1:55.2) and the $166,550 Dr John Steele Memorial for mares with When Dovescry (1:50).
Interestingly, Muscle Hill’s two fastest three-year-old colts Trixton and Tactical Landing and his world champion two-year-old son Southwind Frank are all members of the Stallions Australasia frozen semen roster for this season.
Trixton himself was represented by an important winner on Hambo Day in the three-year-old filly Caviart Eva, winner of the $30,000 Continentalvictory in 1:53.6. He also sired the recent Bendigo three-year-old winner Van Sank, who posted his third lifetime success.
On the same night Keayang Ninja, a two-year-old gelding by international trotting star Wishing Stone, was a most impressive winner on debut, clocking 60.1 for his last 800 metres. Wishing Stone boasts the enviable record of seven winners from seven starters from a total Australian foal crop of 10.