Sweet Lou

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2025/26 SERVICE FEE

NZ: $11,250 + GST | AU: $17,600 INC GST

Chilled Semen available in New Zealand & Australia. Any on-farm working fees/commissions are additional.

Australian services will have an additional HRA tax to be paid on confirmation of a positive 42 day positive.

Sweet Lou – The Speed Machine Delivering Worldwide

Sweet Lou continues to kick big goals in both hemispheres. A proven sire at every age group, his progeny are winning early, developing into top-class older horses, and commanding strong prices in the sales ring.

Northern Hemisphere Dominance

• Among the leading sires for both juveniles and all-aged performers year after year

• Progeny dominate major feature races across North America

• His service fee continues to rise in line with his growing reputation

Southern Hemisphere Success

• Over 600 individual winners already across Australia and New Zealand

• Leading sire of 3YOs in Australia, with winners appearing almost daily

• A remarkable percentage of NZ-bred winners have been exported – proof of their international demand and commercial appeal

• Fillies, colts, and geldings all performing at the top juvenile levels, with bigger crops now hitting the track and making an even greater impact

• Trainers and drivers consistently describe them as great to train, drive, and work with

On the Track – The Speed Machine

• Multiple world record holder with blistering speed

• USD $3,478,894 in earnings and lifetime mark of 1:47.0

• Dan Patch 2YO Pacing Colt of the Year (2011)

• Dan Patch Older Pacer & Pacer of the Year (2014)

• Breeders Crown Champion, multiple Sire Stakes victories, and a Little Brown Jug elimination winner

• As an aged pacer, compiled a legendary 10-race Free-For-All win streak, including six sub-1:48 miles, defeating stars like Captaintreacherous, A Rocknroll Dance, Sunshine Beach, and Foiled Again

Pedigree Strength

• A complete outcross for Australasian breeders

• By Yankee Cruiser (Artiscape) out of Sweet Future (Falcon’s Future) – a USTA Hall of Fame inductee

• Half-brother to World Champion Bettor Sweet ($2.7m) and half-sister Sweet Paprika (1.51.1, Artiscape)

Why Breed to Sweet Lou?

✅ Commercial appeal with strong export demand
✅ Consistently producing top-class progeny worldwide
✅ Exceptional pedigree as a rare outcross option
✅ Proven speed, stamina, and durability on the track

👉 Sweet Lou – the sire with speed, class, and a global reputation.

CROSSES OF GOLD

Alongside being a terrific racehorse from two until five when he was retired, Sweet Lou was brought also for the reason that he can be crossed with many Australasian mares. Being an outcross sire he works with almost every mare in New Zealand and Australasia, some of the crosses proving successful when bred with him are as follows:

BETTOR’S DELIGHT - a big reason for getting Sweet Lou down under was because he would be the perfect outcross dire for Bettor’s Delight mares. This cross seems to be his strongest in Australasia. In America it is the same, with him crossing well with mares from all of the CAM FELLA lines.

DIRECT SCOOTER - this line is proving to be a strong cross with Sweet Lou. CHRISTIAN CULLEN in particular is proving to be a very popular and successful cross with Sweet Lou with many impressive winners being bred on this cross. MACH THREE, IN THE POCKET and COURAGE UNDER FIRE mares are all also crossing well with him and seeing some great results on the track.

WESTERN HANOVER - Sweet Lou is also crossing well with mares from the Western Hanover line. Sires such as AMERICAN IDEAL, BADLANDS HANOVER, ROCKNROLL HANOVER and WESTERN IDEAL are just some examples of dam sires that are already having success when crossed with Sweet Lou. A ROCKNROLL DANCE mares are also proving to be a great cross with the sire with two of his leading 2023 3YO sons bred on this cross in Confederate and Cannibal.

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