SPLENDID DREAMS is this year’s recipient of the coveted Pacing Broodmare of Excellence Award announced last evening at the Annual NZ Standardbred Breeders Cup Eve Cocktail Function held at Spectators, Addington Raceway, Christchurch.
SPLENDID DREAMS (2001 Dream Away/Scuse Me; family of Nora by Glencoe, CF U305) : 1:59.3, $10,800; fourteen foals (ten by embryo transfer), ten raced, nine winners in two minutes, three in 1:55, two in 1:52, one in 1:50.0, millionaire/double millionaire. Bred by and thereafter all progeny bred by Charles Roberts (two by Charles Joseph Ltd).
Out of a Group One winning BGs Bunny mare in Scuse Me (GN Oaks, Taylor Mile), twice NZ Broodmare of Year, Broodmare of Excellence Award winner and NZ mile record holder (1:53.5). Splendid Dreams progeny have left the winners of 116 races to date in NZ, Australia and North America notably:
• forty nine race winner Christen Me (26 NZ, 6 AUS, 17 NA), double millionaire, 1:49.1AUS, ten Group Ones
- twenty five race winner Dream About Me (17 NZ, 8 AUS), millionaire, 1:50.1, eleven Group Ones
- Easter Cup winner Hands Christian, 1:52.5, $321,556
- Aliante, $103,328, dam of Enjoy Me
- Splendid Deal, dam of five winners including Maxim, Splendour
She is the grand dam of Group One winners Enjoy Me, NZSS – 3f and Maxim NZSS – 2c, VIC Derby, $494,436; third dam of Group One winner Magnificent Storm, WA 4yo Championship, 1:53.0, $321,384. Splendid Dreams close family relations include Adore Me (Darling Me, Sweet on Me); Have Faith In Me; Imagine Me; Megabucks.
CHIOLAS LASS was the recipient of this year’s Trotting Broodmare of Excellence Award.
CHIOLAS LASS (1987 Chiola Hanover/Game Nelli; family of Flora B, CF U306) : T2:04.0, $157,779; fifteen foals, eleven raced for ten winners, four winners in T2:05, two in T2:00; two $100k winners. Bred by Meadowlands Breeding Ltd & Co (National Bloodstock Corporation offshoot); raced by Denis Lauren, Ian MacKay, Sean McCaffrey. All foals bred by Denis Lauren, wife Dr Philippa (Pip) Gerard and Sean McCaffrey. North Island Broodmare of Year 2006, 2007 (based on where the owners/breeders lived) and awarded Otago Broodmare Excellence award for 2005/6 season, since she spent most of her life as a broodmare in North Otago.
Out of a Game Pride mare by a former USA Trotter of Year and leading NZ trotting stallion of 1990’s in Chiola Hanover. Chiola Lass’s progeny have left the winners of 77 races in NZ and Australia notably :
- twenty two race winner Allegro Agitato (21 NZ, 1 AUS), T1:57.8, $524,399, NZ Trotting FFA (also third twice), NZ Trotting C/S twice (second, third), National Trot (second), Ashburton (second) and Cambridge Trotters Mile (second) twice, AUS Trotting Grand Prix, ANZ Grand Circuit champion; second Bill Collins Mile; third Dominion Hcp; dam of Gershwin, eleven wins, T2:03.5, $91,196
- twenty four race winner in AUS, Skyvalley, T1:56.4, $322,675, VIC Breeders Crown 3T and 4T, Bill Collins Mile; successful sire of near millionaire Tornado Valley, thirty eight wins (7 NZ, 31 AUS), T1:53.1, $999.797, ID Trotters Grand Final (three heats), AUS Trotting Grand Prix, Bill Collins Mile, Knight Pistol Cup twice, Great Southern Star twice and a heat, Australian Trotter of Year twice, ANZ Grand Circuit champion and Pink Galahs, seventeen AUS wins, T1:54.2, $304,104, VIC Trotters Oaks/Derby, Bill Collins Mile, Darrell Alexander Memorial
- Cabaletta, seven wins, T2:03.6, $59,442; dam of Everybody Knows, thirteen wins (12 NZ, 1 AUS), T1:58.1, $199,910, Methven Green Mile, Maryborough Trotters Cup; grand dam of Midnight Dash, nine wins, T1:57.9, $153,265, NZSS – Aged Trotters Classic
- Rondo, nine wins, T2:05.9, $58,923
- Our Arpeggio, six AUS wins, T2:04.1, $19,661, dam of Balletto, seven AUS wins, T1:59.8, $38,871
This family traces back through Serenelli (dam of Ordeal Trotting Cup winner Briganelli) to Grattan Derby (fourth dam of Happy Highlander, dam of half-brothers Glenbogle T1:57.1, $336,638, Bill Collins Mile and Whatsundermykilt T1:57.6, $510,484, Dominion Hcp; fifth dam of Happy Sunrise), Muriel Derby and Lottie Derby who was exported from NA to Australia in early 1900’s. Lottie Derby’s grand dam was foundation mare Flora B.
Peter Craig
9 November 2021.
Approved By Dean Baring www.harnessbred.com
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