Lather Up

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A $1.7 million earner and one of the fastest pacers the sport has ever produced, Lather Up remains at Woodlands Stud alongside Bettor's Delight, Sweet Lou, Downbytheseaside and Speeding Spur.

As a sire, Lather Up has made an impressive start. Despite having smaller initial crops, his progeny have already produced outstanding foals-to-starters and starters-to-winners percentages, demonstrating his ability to pass on the speed, toughness and athleticism that defined his own remarkable racing career.

His early Australasian performers include Tact Teva, Sparkling Sea, El Mystro, Selsey Anne, Set Up, Debbie Lincoln and Soap And Bubbles, providing an exciting glimpse into the quality his future crops have to offer.

Before making his mark as a sire, Lather Up was one of the greatest racehorses of his generation, rewriting the record books with extraordinary speed and durability.

His career highlights include:

• World record 1:46 mile at The Meadowlands – one of the fastest miles ever paced

• World record 1:59.2 mile and an eighth

• Seven track records across his 2YO, 3YO and 4YO seasons

• North America Cup Champion, winning both his elimination and final in 1:48.1

• Little Brown Jug heat winner in 1:49.3h

When Lather Up paced his famous 1:46 mile, he defeated an elite field featuring six millionaires, winning by open lengths. Just one week later, he returned to establish another world record, pacing the opening mile in 1:46.3.

Pedigree Power

Lather Up brings together two of the most influential sire lines in Australasian breeding.

Sire: I'm Gorgeous (by Bettor's Delight)
A high-class racehorse himself, I'm Gorgeous won a heat of the Little Brown Jug in 1:50.4 and finished second in the $410,000 Final behind Rock N Roll Heaven.

Dam: By In The Pocket
A renowned producer, his dam line has produced nine significant winners, including five sub-1:51 performers.

The combination of Bettor's Delight and In The Pocket provides breeders with an outstanding genetic package. These two dominant bloodlines are closely connected in influence, yet sufficiently removed to make Lather Up an exciting option for a wide range of Australasian mares.

Why Breed to Lather Up?

✅ A world-class racehorse offering exceptional value as a young sire
✅ Proven fertility with fresh, chilled semen available
✅ Early progeny results showing speed, toughness and quality
✅ A world-record performer with elite race credentials
✅ A powerful pedigree combining two of Australasia's most influential sire lines

Lather Up offers breeders the opportunity to access proven world-class speed, outstanding fertility and a pedigree designed for the Australasian broodmare population.

CROSSES OF GOLD

One of Lather Up's greatest advantages as a stallion is his exceptional pedigree. Combining Bettor's Delight with In The Pocket, two of the most influential sire lines in Australasia, he provides breeders with a proven genetic foundation while remaining compatible with a wide range of mares.

The following crosses present exciting opportunities:

ARTSPLACE

The Artsplace sire line has been a successful match with Bettor's Delight and is already showing promise with Lather Up in North America.

Early performers from this cross include progeny from Artiscape mares, while daughters of Sweet Lou, Dream Away and Art Major represent exciting opportunities for Australasian breeders based on proven pedigree patterns.

SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE

The Somebeachsomewhere line has shown encouraging results with Lather Up in North America, with early winners already emerging from this cross.

This provides confidence for breeders with mares by Mach Three and other Somebeachsomewhere-line stallions, who offer a strong genetic fit with Lather Up.

FALCON SEELSTER

The Falcon Seelster line has been one of the most successful influences in combination with Bettor's Delight, producing many outstanding performers.

Given Lather Up's strong Bettor's Delight influence, mares from this line represent an exciting opportunity for breeders looking to combine proven speed and durability.

IN THE POCKET

While Lather Up already carries In The Pocket blood, this line remains an exciting option for breeders. Close duplications of influential bloodlines are common throughout the world and have produced many outstanding performers.

Mares by Christian Cullen, Courage Under Fire, Changeover and other In The Pocket-line stallions are sufficiently removed to provide breeders with interesting mating possibilities.

BETTOR'S DELIGHT

The Bettor's Delight cross offers another intriguing opportunity for breeders prepared to consider a close duplication of one of the greatest influences in modern Standardbred breeding.

Mares by Bettor's Delight and other sons of Cam's Card Shark provide exciting options, with the 3 x 3 duplication of influential ancestors a proven and accepted pattern throughout the breeding world.

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