Aldebaran ZeusAustralia’s the second richest ravaged stallion of all time and a former Australasian Mile Record Holder, will appear his last race track in the Aldebaran Park Trotters Handicap in Melton on Saturday evening.
The fresh and cooled sperm of the seven-year-old will be available for breeders in Australia and New Zealand from Aldebaran Park Stud, Nagambie, where he was bred.
A brilliant trotter, who undoubtedly had speed and endurance, Aldebaran Zeus started his career as a two -year -old, won three races and finished third in the Redwood and the Vicbred Final and Fourth in the Breeders Crown.
While a three-year-old Aldebaran Zeus really came into his own, she noted six successes with five placements of 11 starts for $ 118,240 in the effort and was named the Australian and Victorian 3YO-Draft of the year. His victories include the Group 1 $ 80,000 Breeders Crown, the Group 1 $ 50,000 APTS Sales Classic and a heat from the Victoria Derby (second in final).
The following season he won the Group 1 $ 50,000 Australasian Trotting Championship, the Freestone Cup, Delvin Dancer Classic and True Roman Trot and received Victorian 4YO Trotter of the Year.
Aldebaran Zeus put an exclamation mark on his career when he raised a new Australasian Mile record for a trotting stallion of 1: 52.6 and the group 1 $ 100,000 Hammerhead Mile in Menangle won in 2023.
He also took out the group 1 $ 75,000 Maori Mile in Bendendo in 1: 54.8 and the $ 41,000 Waikato Flying Mile in Cambridge Raceway, New Zealand in 1: 55.9, who earned an invitation for the $ 1 million Yonkers International Trot in Americaa.
Returning to Australia, Aldebaran Zeus won countless free-for-all-all-at Melton and two at Menangle in 1: 53.2 and 1: 54.4 in the past 12 months and was a finalist in the Inter Dominion Championship 2024.
A total of Aldebaran Zeus won 23 races and was placed 23 times from 88 Starts for $ 596,392 in Stakes. He won five races at group 1 level, two group 2s and two group 3s and recorded an amazing four sub 1:55 winning miles.
Aldebaran Park -directeur Duncan McPherson zei: “Aldebaran Park is absoluut verheugd om aan te kondigen dat Aldebaran Zeus zich terugtrok in zijn geboorteplaats en zijn eerste seizoen in Aldebaran Park zal staan in Aldebaran Park in Victoria. ‘Zus’ heeft een uitstekende racetrackcarrière in Australië, NZ en hij heeft geassocieerd met een leven in de Australië. tot The coming study season and for the arrival of his first season -foals.
Champion Horseman Brent Lilley, who trained Aldebaran Zeus during his career, said: “A real gentleman to train from the first day. He took it on the best in the world. Great, fast, fast and film star. We look forward to training some of his foals.”
Chris Alford, who drove him in 21 of his 23 victories: “Aldebaran Zeus was a pleasure to drive directly from his very first process. He has the manners of a gentleman, is beautifully fueled and can leave quickly with apparently little effort. He never disappoints me on the track.
Aldebaran Zeus has a real international breeding background and one that has been most successful. In the five -time leading American father Muscle Hill, he is from the Swedish mare Zoia Boko, a half -sister of the European Championship and double Swedish breeders’ crown winner and successful father Yield Boko 1: 54.9 ($ 814,031).
The next Dam, Chatty Hanover, left five in 2:00 and three $ 100,000 earners, including Cash Hall 1: 51.2 ($ 554.298), a winner of the deployment and later a most successful father.
Other fine carriers in this pedigree are the Hambletonian winner Speedy Somolli, the American breeders Crown and Yonkers Trot -winner Royal Troubador, the Double Prix d’Aberique -winner Offshore Dream, Marseille (USA Earl Jeish Memorial) and Global Badman).
Aldebaran Zeus, who represents the famous male line of fast crown, and comes from the productive family of Minnehaha with muscle tensions Yankee, Super Bowl and Nevele Pride, all champion Sires and breeding mood Sires, has a second for no blood blood.
His introductory reimbursement is $ 3,850 including GST in Australia and $ 3,500 plus gst in NZ.
For all questions Danny Tackeray 0407 223 819 and in NZ, Andrew Fitzgerald 027 367 8264.
- The three-year-old Filly House Party, who made a winning debut in Melton last Friday, was bred and co-ownership of Alabar Bloodstock director Brett Coffey and Racing and Betering Wa’s Cam Brown.
- Australian Pacing Gold performs its online winter mix from 12:00 on Friday to 5 pm on Sunday. The catalog has mentioned 130 lots, including racing horses, yearlings, speanlings and breeding marques.
- Pat Driscoll landed a Treble as a breeder on the All-Trotters Night in Bendendo with Commodus, no money no honey and Keyang Francisco.
Through Peter Wharton For Harness Racing Victoria
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