Bettor's Delight

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Now in the twilight of his career, Bettor’s Delight is still harness racing’s relentless juggernaut in the breeding shed. No stallion has cast a bigger shadow over the breeding scene like Bettor’s Delight. Age has not diminished his influence on the race track and in the breeding barn as his progeny continue to break records and he is now impacting as a broodmare sire.

Bettor's Delight was named sire of the decades for 2000–2019 in America.

Bettor’s Delight has returned to stand at Woodlands Stud as a 26-year-old, he arrived from Canada on a one-way ticket as he will now call Woodlands Stud his home for life. He is the leading sire in America, New Zealand and Australia, and holds many consecutive award titles as a sire.

He continues to leave phenomenal progeny such as Lazarus, Adore Me, Leap To Fame, Akuta, Chicago Bull and Ultimate Sniper just to name a few.

He is in his final seasons before retirement, so make sure you breed to him now, before it’s too late!

CROSSES OF GOLD

Bettor’s Delight needs no introduction to the Australasian breeding scene. He has been successfully crossed with many different family lines, your options are endless. Some of his best performing lines are:

IN THE POCKET - this line works terrifically with Bettor’s Delight. It has a high foals to winners percentage both with In The Pocket mares himself and also his son CHRISTIAN CULLEN, these have been dubbed the ‘golden cross’.

ARTSPLACE - The Artsplace mares and sire line has also been successful with Bettor’s Delight. DREAM AWAY mares in particular have left some of his top progeny. ART MAJOR mares are another from this line that is getting results when crossed with Bettor’s Delight. A horse on the Bettor’s Delight – Artsplace cross still holds the NZ record over one mile.

FALCON SEELSTER - This cross is yet another strong one for Bettor’s Delight. It has been hugely successful with many strong performers coming from this breeding. Other sires from this line to have seen success are MCARDLE and ELSU mares.

WESTERN HANOVER – This sire line covers a range of our sires and all are having success when crossed with Bettor’s Delight. The standout would be AMERICAN IDEAL mares, this cross has already left numerous stars across Australasia.

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