We all know how good of a racehorse Lombo Pocket Watch was on the racetrack, ”The Grey Bullet” was bred by Mick Lombardo won 12 Group 1 races two-year-old Breeders Crown, two and three-year-old Australian Pacing Gold and Vicbred Super Series titles and the Alabar Victoria and Australian Derby took his prize money just over $1.5 Million dollars.
Lombo Pocket Watch in winning the 2007 Australian Derby at Launceston emulated his dam Misty Maiden who won the Group 1 classic in 1992.
He was the only two-year-old to be ever crowned Australian Horse of the Year and Australia’s first three-year-old millionaire.
Lombo Pocket Watch’s dam Misty Maiden was crowned three-year-old pacer of the year in 1992 and on the feats of champion son she was named Australian Broodmare of the Year in 2006.
Misty Maiden has had 10 winners from 11 foals to race outside of “The Grey Bullet” BachelorLombo won 14 races and $103,650 in prize money.
Lombo Pocket Watch’s grand-dam is the Smooth Fella mare Smooth Gale who won 14 Races including the WA Silver Bracelet at Group2 as a 2 year old.
Lombo Pocket Watch stems from the N2 family of Bessie B. Members of this family include Kiwi champion Terror To Love, Suave StueyLomboand current super star of the West Beaudiene Boaz.
Champions from yester year include Preux Chevalier, New Zealand starRoyden Glen and Lombo Fe Fe are all part of this amazing family.
In the breeding barn Lombo Pocket Watch has sired 41 individual winners from just 69 starters a stunning 59% ratio starters to winners.
ClancysFobwatch the winner of the $115,925 at the time of writing head his prize money winners, his daughter Call Her Julie was a high class two-year-old winning the Group 3 Golden Nursery before being placed in the Southern Cross Final behind Whats Emma Got in Adelaide.
In the first month of this season Lombo Pocket Watch already has four winners on the board The Black Assassin won at Albion park going 1:55.7, Time KeeperLombo won a $10,000 Final for Geoff Webster in 1:57.9, Cyrilfromthepocket won in Launceston and on Saturday night at Globe Derby the Dani Hill trained Count Down Lombo won his eleventh race when he came from near last to win running away in 1:59.1.
Lombo Pocket watch is eligible for the HRNSW $500.00 colonial sires’ rebate he stands at $1,500 including GST with generous discounts available. Speak to Di at Yiribee pacing Stud on 02 6933 1217 to find out more.
Gary Newton SA