Downbytheseaside

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2024/25 SERVICE FEE

NZ: $10,000 + GST | AU: $9,900 INC GST

Chilled Semen available in New Zealand & Australia. Any on-farm working fees/commissions are additional.

Australian services will have an additional HRA tax to be paid on confirmation of a positive 42 day positive.

Downbytheseaside is a sire making a big splash in the harness racing scene in both hemispheres already. With just three crops of racing age in Australasia he has already made a big impact on our industry and left a high number of feature race winners. In the breeding shed he is available with fresh, chilled semen and is is easily one of the most fertile stallions available. He boasts live foal percentages of around or over 80% which is no easy feat. This makes him the best option for any breeders having trouble getting their mare(s) in foal. 

In Australasia he has had 114 individual winners for 2024 who have won 241 races and $3.3 million - with one month to go! Some of his leading progeny in Australasia include dual Group 1 winner's AARDIEBYTHESEASIDE (Christian Cullen dam) and COASTAL BABE (Bettor's Delight dam) as well as his other feature race winners WAVERIDER (Major In Art dam), FOREVER DREAM (Bettor's Delight dam), ATLANTIC GEM (Bettor's Delight dam), GONE SURFIN (Christian Cullen dam), WINELIGHT (Bettor's Delight dam) and THE BETTOR SIDE (Bettor's Delight dam)

He is the hottest young sire in North America and his progeny are well sought after and getting results on the track. Some of his best so far are PEBBLE BEACH (Western Ideal dam), BYTHEMISSAL (Western Terror dam), SEA SILK (Bettor's Delight dam) and the fastest 2-year-old in history SIPPINONSEAROC (Big Bad John dam).

In a breath-taking career Downbytheseaside was the equal fastest 2-year-old in history, pacing 1.49 (now held by his son Sippinonsearoc - 1:48.2). In his freshman year he also paced a World Record 1.50 on a half-mile track. As a 2-year-old he banked over $577,000 in purses and recorded eight wins.

As a 3-year-old Downbytheseaside won a staggering $1.6 million in stakes. In a crop of great horses among them Huntsville and Fear The Dragon, he was named the 2017 Dan Patch 3YO Pacing Colt of the Year.

We are genuinely excited to continue to offer fresh chilled semen to Southern Hemisphere breeders from a champion son of Somebeachsomewhere.

From a Woodlands Stud perspective Downbytheseaside ticks all the boxes. He has already been very popular with breeders, with his exceptional looks, staggering juvenile speed, terrific gait, talent and pedigree and he is now getting the results with his progeny on the track.

He is highly fertile and has tremendous in foal rates, so it's a great time to breed your mare(s) to him if you are having trouble getting them in foal this season.

CROSSES OF GOLD

Alongside being a terrific racehorse. Downbytheseaside was brought for the reason that he can be crossed with many Australasian mares. Being a son of Somebeachsomewhere, some of the proven crosses for that line are as follows: 

BETTOR’S DELIGHT - Downbytheseaside is a brilliant option for breeders with Bettor’s Delight mares. He is the perfect cross for these mares and it is possible he would add some height into the smaller Bettor’s Delight mares. This cross is already proving to be successful with many of his feature race winning fillies being bred on this cross including Coastal Babe, Winelight, Atlantic Gem and Forever Dream!

ARTSPLACE - this line works very well with Somebeachsomewhere and his sons. Captaintreacherous was bred on this cross. SPORTSWRITER mares have been a popular cross with Downbytheseaside in both North America and Australasia and the cross is already proven to be successful. ART MAJOR mares are having plenty of success when crossed with Downbytheseaside. MAJOR IN ART and DREAM AWAY mares are also crossing well.

IN THE POCKET - This line has worked well already with Somebeachsomewhere and his sons. CHRISTIAN CULLEN mares also fit into this bracket and Downbytheseaside’s talented daughter Aardiebytheseaside is bred on this cross.

WESTERN HANOVER – mares with sires from this line have already seen success when crossed with Downbytheseaside. His top son Pebble Beach is out of a WESTERN IDEAL mare. This is also encouraging for breeders with AMERICAN IDEAL, ROCKNROLL HANOVER and ROCK N ROLL HEAVEN mares.

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