Frank Marrion’s great summary of the 2012 trotting Australasian Breeders Crown winners (in the 29 August Harness Racing Weekly) throws up another cross-breeding success. See previous blog.
In the wake of the very good (and unusual) Googoo Gaagaa in USA, we have Blitzthemcalder in Australia!
Blitzthemcalder – from a trotting mare by a pacing sire (photo: Herald Sun)
The winner of the 2yo Australasian Breeders Crown Trot is “looking like some sort of freak,” writes Frank Marrion, “being a big and bold-going black colt by the pacing sire Metropolitan from the family of Maori’s Idol.” Metropolitan is an fairly ordinary pacing sire by Panderosa-Tallulah Belle, by Artsplace. Blitzthemcalder’s dam is the first foal from the unraced Like A Calder, a daughter of Balanced Image and a good trotting mare in Maori’s Dream.
You can read the full article on p13 of the New Zealand Harness Racing Weekly Vol 27, August 29, 2012 (unfortunately not available online as yet). Or if there is enough interest expressed I will see if I can arrange to reprint it here.
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Hi i think his comment ‘Fairly ordinary’ is a bit harsh on Metropolitan. He has done quite well from small books and with only two crops to racing age. His winners to foals of three year olds last season is quite good at 22.5%.