These two young sires are capturing the attention of breeders and racing fans alike in Australasia. Lather Up, standing at Woodlands Stud near Auckland, has quickly established himself as a force with his first crops producing multiple winners across both hemispheres. Meanwhile, Modern Art continues to leave his mark with a remarkable record of winners and impressive earnings, proving himself a standout sire and broodmare influence in Australia. Both combine elite pedigrees, proven performance, and the versatility breeders seek, making them prime prospects in our Stallion Service Auction which finished tomorrow.
Lather Up
Lather Up, who is standing again this season at Woodlands Stud near Auckland, is a young sire – he was foaled in 2015 – already well on the way to proving a success with his first small crops racing.
Actually, Lather Up has made a spectacular start as a sire in both hemispheres. In his first season in Australia he left 48 foals, and of these he had 28 to the races half way through their three-year-old season, and 14 were winners.
Of eight two-year-old starters, six were winners and two were placed.
From his first crop he sired a smart colt in Basilisk Bob (1:53.6), a winner of five of his nine starts this season including the QBred Triad Consolation, and a talented filly in Soap And Bubbles (1:53.8), the winner of five out of seven. The Group 1 placegetters Sparkling Sea (1:53.8) and El Mystro (1:55.8), Calexico (1:53.7), Set Up (7 wins from 11 starts) and Ogedie (1:56.4) have been other winners by Lather Up from his first Australian crops.
In America, Lather Up is the sire of 52 in 1:55, three in 1:50 and the winners of $5.3 million.
Lather Up was a champion racehorse, winning close to $2 million, and he set two world records and became the fastest four-year-old horse in history, the equal fastest horse in history over a mile and fastest horse in history over a mile and one-eighth during his racing career.
He raced against all-comers and broke seven track records as a two, three and four-year-old as well as two world records as a four-year-old at which age he took his record of 1:46.
Among his 23 successes were the $1 million North American Cup, the US Pacing Championship, Dan Patch Invitational, William Haughton Memorial and a heat of the Little Brown Jug.
Lather Up is a most interestingly bred horse. He is a son of a former top colt pacer in I’m Gorgeous (1:50.4), one of a string of topliners left by the champion sire Bettor’s Delight and the winner of a heat of the Little Brown Jug and a close second to Rock N Roll Heaven in the Final.
Lather Up belongs to a noted female line, his dam Pocket Comb being one of the best producers by In The Pocket, leaving nine winners in 1:55 and two in 1:50.
His pedigree combines two of the greatest producing sires ever ‘down under’ in Bettor’s Delight and In The Pocket, but they are far enough removed to be able to be bred to almost all mares across Australasia.
Modern Art
A son of the great Artsplace and a member of the same family as supersire Western Hanover and Walton Hanover, Modern Art’s stock have demonstrated over and over again that they combine speed, stamina and staying ability.
Modern Art’s percentage of winners to starters is exceptional. He is the sire of the champion NSW pacer Lochinvar Art (1:48.6), the winner of seven Group 1’s including the A. G. Hunter Cup, Victoria Cup and Chariots of Fire and $1,680,333 in stakes.
Lochinvar Art is but one of many outstanding sons and daughters of Modern Art, himself a fine pacer and whose successes included the $640,000 Woodrow Wilson, $500,000 New Jersey Classic, Niatross Stake and the Bluegrass Stake.
From the time Modern Art was represented on our tracks by the brilliant pacer and 2YO of the Year Cuttheattitude ($410,568) until his current sensation Timmy Rictor 1:49.2 ($211,374) began hitting the headlines, his stock have kept him continually in the limelight.
His crowning glory came in the 2009/10 season when he topped the national three-year-old sires’ list based on winners.
Among his winners have been the Bathurst Gold Crown and Gold Chalice and Inter Dominion heat winner Ultimate Art ($621,996), the Breeders Crown champion Passion’s Promise, the top WA mare Leda McNally ($422,323), Young Modern, the Tasmania Cup winner Modern Bliss, Copper Coast ($396,153) and American Muscle (Vic. 4&5YO Championship).
In all, Modern Art has sired 564 individual winners and progeny earnings of $27.7 million in Australia so far at an average of an amazing $33,000 per starter.
Modern Art is now making a real impact on the breeding scene as a broodmare sire.
His credits include the WA Derby and Golden Nugget victor Tricky Miki ($580,780), Shoobee Doo 1:49.2 ($593,059), Whereyabinboppin 1:49.8 ($364,826), the SA Pacing Cup winner Ultimate Vinnie, the Melton Plate winner The Narcissist (1:49.8) and the exported Silk Cloud 1:49.2 ($540,482).
Modern Art’s daughters have left 254 winners and they have amassed $16 million in stakes.
From APG Media
