WORLDWIDE WINNERS

It’s one thing to be leading the way in New Zealand and Australia, but our sires are also lighting up the racetracks in North America as their season heats up. From local tracks to global leaderboards, Woodlands stallions continue to set the pace, and we are privileged to offer the breeders of Australasia a world-class line-up.

If you haven’t locked in your sire for this season, now is the time. Our stallions are proven, they leave champions, and the fastest route to the winners’ circle, or sale ring success, is with a Woodlands sire.

There are just two weeks remaining to make the most of our Early Bird discounts. Contact Cameron Grant (NZ) or Mark Hughes (AU) today to take advantage.

See some highlight's from last week below:

Photo: Extra Suds - a star son of Lather Up with unusual markings. He competes in the Little Brown Jug this week!

WORLDWIDE WOODLANDS WINNERS

Across the globe, our stallions continue to shine. At The Red Mile on Sunday, Woodlands sires claimed three of the four $400,000 Kentucky Championship Pacing Series Finals:

3YO Fillies: Looksgoodinloulou (SWEET LOU)

2YO Fillies: Topville Lucky (SWEET LOU)

3YO Colts: Sippinonsearoc (DOWNBYTHESEASIDE)

And the 2YO Colts division? It was won by a colt out of a Sweet Lou mare.

Meanwhile, Lather Up’s son Extra Suds (Western Terror dam) lit up the Red Mile in 1:48, taking career earnings past $200k. He is set to compete in The Little Brown Jug later this week.

On the leaderboards:

Downbytheseaside leads the 2YO list, with Sweet Lou close behind in third.

On the 3YO list, they sit third and fourth.

On the All-Age list, all four of our pacing sires are in the top seven, led by Sweet Lou (1st), Bettor’s Delight (2nd), American Ideal (5th), and Downbytheseaside (7th).

The action continues this week with both the Little Brown Juggette and Jug, where our sires are strongly represented – including Lather Up’s star filly Odds On Hialeah and Sweet Lou’s colt Louprint.

Photo:Beachbreak as a weanling before being purchased by Stonewall Stud for $32,000

SEA THE WINNERS ROLL IN

As the weather warms up, so does the racing and the progeny of Downbytheseaside are making every post a winner. With 12 stand-out Australasian winners last week alone, his stock continues to make waves.

Highlights included a trio of 2YO winners on Friday night:

Queen Tide (Bettor’s Delight dam) – Albion Park, 1:56.5

Vivid Dream (Bettor’s Delight dam) – Geelong, 1:57.8

D Mac (Washington VC dam) – Gloucester Park, 1:56.4

He also scored doubles at both Gloucester Park and Oamaru, with Woodlands graduates Aardiebytheseaside and Beachbreak among the winners.

For 2025, Downbytheseaside has now sired 145 individual Australasian winners and sits just shy of $3.5m in progeny stakes for the year.

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BETTOR’S DELIGHT – FRIDAY NIGHT TREBLES

Another week, another big haul – 23 winners for Bettor's Delight across Australasia. This included doubles on both sides of the Tasman on Friday night:

Addington Treble: Zoom X, Queen Tyron & Bettor’s Anvil

Newcastle Treble: Soho Majestic (2YO), Mister Brilliante & Rockin Miss Regina (2YO)

He also landed a Sunday double at Oamaru, headed by champion Akuta in the Group 3 Hannon Memorial on his Road to the NZ Trotting Cup and topped off by talented 2-year-old Incentivise.

Photo: 27-year-old Pegasus Spur enjoying retirement at Woodlands Stud

PEGASUS SPUR – STILL MAKING HIS MARK

Though retired, Pegasus Spur continues to shape the industry:

40% winners to live foals (226 winners from 565 foals)

$14m+ progeny earnings

As a broodmare sire, his daughters have already produced 18 $100k+ winners including Muscle Mountain, Bet N Win and Aardiebythehill.

On the track, his daughter I Dream Of Jeanie claimed the Group 3 Fillies & Mares Stakes Trot, it was her 14th win and took her earnings past $250k.

SWEET PLAYS

Sweet Lou’s stock continue to impress. From his 15 winners last week a couple of his highlights included:

Horn Player (American Ideal dam) who won the Group 3 Caduceus Classic at Melton in 1:51, taking his stakes past $213k.

And at Menangle, he scored a Carousel heat double with Our Sweet Delight (Bettor’s Delight dam) and Tuapeka Lou (Christian Cullen dam). Both head to the Listed final this Saturday night at Menangle.

WHAT THE HILL – WINNERS STILL FLOWING

Though no longer standing in Australasia, What The Hill keeps delivering and last week was no exception:

Maryborough double (including debut 2YO winner Notanotha Naughty)

Alexandra Park quinella (Hill Billie Bundy & Happy Hill)

His Group 1 winner Dreambigaimhigh scored again at Pinjarra

Invercargill win for Our Rose Hill, bred by Michelle Caig

Contact our friendly team today if you have any bookings or queries regarding our sires for the 2025-26 season.

Cameron Grant (NZ): +64 22 096 1897 or cameron@woodlandsstud.co.nz

Mark Hughes (AU): +61 451 650 707 or mark@woodlandsstud.co.nz

Office: +64 9 292 8250 or office@woodlandsstud.co.nz

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