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A sire set to be the future of trotting!

What The Hill is making a big impact on harness racing across the world already. His debut crop of 2-year-old’s impressed in North America and he was crowned the leading first season trotting sire for 2021.

Closer to home he has already sired two Group 1 winners in Australasia with his son Dreambigaimhigh taking out the Trot NSW Final at Menangle and his other son Lovemeto winning the Group 1 Northern Trotting Derby at Alexandra Park. He also has numerous other eye-catching winners in the likes of Luby Lill, Kiss N Run and Bet N Win.

He was the leading trotting sire at the 2021 NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales - he sired the top trotting lot, a colt from the Breckon Farms draft who fetched an outstanding $190,000 in the ring. He had strong results again in 2022 and trainers and breeders across Australasia continue to be impressed by their attitudes, gait and willingness.

His pedigree combines two of the best trotting sires in Australasia being a champion son of the great Muscle Hill and out of a full-sister to top trotting sire Majestic Son.

On the race track, What The Hill was a star. As one of the fastest sons of Muscle Hill he took a career equaling record of 1.51.4 at his last start and accumulated $1,345,999 in stakes. His racetrack accomplishments included:

• As a 2YO he took a 1.54.4 mark and banked $335,397. He won the prestigious Peter Haughton Memorial and the final of the New Jersey Sires Stakes.

• At 3, he banked $1,010,602 in purses and was the clear stand out trotter of his year. He won the $684,000 Canadian Trotting Classic in a Stakes record 1:51.4, he won his elimination and final of the Breeders Crown and he defeated the open class trotters in the final of the TVG, defeating 2015 Trotter of The Year Pinkman ($2,791,114) and Crazy Wow ($2,269,135), this was his career equaling best time - 1.51.4!

• He also won the $1 million Hambletonian in 1.52.3 before getting disqualified for apparent interference up the straight.

His maternal family includes millionaire and top sire Majestic Son, Ramerizi a $430,000 earner who was older trotting mare of her year, Mistreizi who won over $570,000 and was a World champion and Double L Lindy who was a 1.53 winner that earned over $250,000.

CROSSES OF GOLD

There are only a couple of lines that can’t be crossed with What The Hill, and already we are seeing a few patterns in the crosses that are being bred from him and also with the help of some of the successful crosses that are working well with Muscle Hill.

LOVE YOU – Both of his Australian Group 1 winners have been bred on this cross and there looks to be some other nice ones emerging from this cross in Australasia. He is a great option for not only Love You mares but any European lines.

ARNDON - Already we have seen many mares by SUNDON being crossed with What The Hill, a large portion of our trotting mares are by Sundon so it is great that they can be crossed with What The Hill. Mares by DREAM VACATION are also from this line and can cross well with What The Hill.

PEGASUS SPUR - A cross that is already proving successful with Muscle Hill is the Pegasus Spur line. In America mares from the SJ’S PHOTO line has been popular with both What The Hill and Muscle Hill.

ANDOVER HALL – This cross is already a success in New Zealand, with his star daughter Luby Lill being bred on this cross. There are some nice duplications in this cross with Andover Hall and ANGUS HALL who are full brothers both featuring close up on this cross.

OTHERS - It is still early days but we are starting to see some trends develop, ANDOVER HALL, ARMBRO INVASION and MONARCHY mares have also been popular crosses. While it is a close cross, some MAJESTIC SON mares have also been crossed with him with success.

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