Well related broodmare Bute Sister, progeny had a great weekend on the racetrack.
Three-year-old filly Be Nice Huther (by Badlands Hanover) scored at Newcastle in 1.55.5 on Saturday night while the previous night at Addington, Shillelagh a four-year-old by Arts Official came from second last down the back to snatch victory in 1.57.6.
Bute Sister is by Artiscape out of Te Phyno, making her a half-sister to former star pacer Badlands Bute, who won the 2005 Gold Coast Derby and was runner up to Torbello in the Group 1 Queensland Derby of the same year before being sold to the North America.
Badlands Bute was the 2004/05 New Zealand Three-Year-Old Pacer of the Year following his success that season in both of the season’s prestige Group 1 classics – the New Zealand and Great Northern Derbies.
He was the winner of 13 races and $340,357 after costing his owners, John Street and Graeme Blackburn $33,000 at the 2003 Inter Dominion Yearling Sale.
Bute Sister has had five foals of racing age four are winners, Bute Falcon (by Falcon Steelster) won 4 races now at stud, Bute Courage (Courage Under Fire) 4 wins to date, Shillelagh win on Friday was his third while Be Nice Huther won her first race from just four starts and looks to have a bright future.
Bute Sister has a stunning weanling colt by Western Terror (her perfect pedigree match) to come and is back in foal to the son of Western Hanover, this is not the last you will hear about this beautifully bred mares progeny winning in fast times.
Approved By Dean Baring www.harnessbred.com
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