Muscle Hill and Ready Cash dominate European stallions

by Thomas Hedlund

Swedish harness racing publication Sulkysport presented the European statistics regarding stallions last week and it’s very clear that Ready Cash and Muscle Hill stand strong when it comes to the breeding business overseas.

Muscle Hill had an outstanding year as a stud during the season 2019 in Sweden and this was the Muscles Yankee son’s third consecutive ”win” in the northern European country.

Behind Muscle Hill, Maharajah ended as runner up ahead of Love You and Ready Cash and as the three previous years, Propulsion is the trotter that leads the way for Muscle Hill in the league. Propulsion was once again the best offspring of Muscle Hill and in 2019, the now 9-year-old stallion earned $872,825.

Notable from the Swedish list is that rookie stallion Googoo Gaagaa, who now stands stud in Sweden, was best when it comes to offspring with highest winning percentage. Googoo Gaagaa had 19 horses that raced at 130 occasions which ended in 29 victories and $975,579 in earnings. The son of Cam’s Rocket was best even when it comes to average per race and average per starting offspring. Per race, Googoo Gaagaa’s offspring earned $7,504 and the winner of $825,000 Kriteriet, Power, made sure that the figures ended at this high level.

In France, nothing much had changed since the season 2018. Ready Cash continues to dominate the French breeding and Love You and Prodigious are following him. Love You, third in the list 2018, passed Prodigious by small margin.
Recent Prix d’Amérique winner Face Time Bourbon was Ready Cash’s best offspring with $789,574 in earnings during 2019.

Stallions in France

Stallion – Wins – Earnings in USD

Ready Cash – 239 – $7,666,571
Love You – 162 – $4,437,975
Prodigious – 191 – $4,354,165
Coktail Jet – 132 – $3,557,843
Ganymede – 118 – $3,433,480

Big races won by Ready Cash’s offspring in France 2019

$386,000 Prix de France – Readly Express
$221,800 Criterium Continental – Face Time Bourbon
$221,800 Criterium des 3 ans – Gunilla d’Atout
$221,800 Prix de Selection – Face Time Bourbon
$221,800 Prix de l’Etoile – Feliciano
$187,888 Criterium de Vitesse – Readly Express
$187,888 Prix Rene Balliere – Bold Eagle
$121,575 Criterium des Pouliches – Gunilla d’Atout
$121,575 Prix de Belgique – Bird Parker

Stallions in Sweden

Stallion – Wins – Earnings in USD

Muscle Hill – 257 – $5,042,386
Maharajah – 264 – $3,653,253
Love You – 342 – $3,504,006
Ready Cash – 255 – $3,440,044
S.J.’s Caviar – 217 – $2,776,338
Muscle Hill’s best offspring 2019
Horse – Earnings in USD
Propulsion – $872,825
Green Manalishi* – $609,938
Forfantone Am – $265,177
Ganga Bae – $236,345
Campo Bahia – $186,721

Green Manalishi was bred in Sweden but raced in America during 2019.

Stallions in Italy

Stallion – Earnings in USD

Varenne – $4,290,422
Ganymede – $2,257,282
Love You – $2,087,127
Nad Al Sheba – $1,490,870
Maharajah – $1,284,822

Stallions in Finland

Stallion – Earnings in USD

Andover Hall – $1,034,014
Love You – $588,056
Orlando Vici – $564,833

Stallions in Germany

Stallion – Earnings in USD

Love You – $904,984
Ganymede – $465,269
Muscle Hill – $282,400

Stallions in Norway

Stallion – Earnings in USD
Orlando Vici – $1,095,756
Revenue – $758,447
Quite Easy – $691,775
Stallions in Denmark
Stallion – Earnings in USD
Ens Snapshot – $489,807
Great Challenger – $466,238
Wishing Stone – $458,957

Stallions in The Netherlands

Stallion – Earnings in USD

Cantab Hall – $169,697
Ufo Kievitshof – $167,737
Quick Wood – $149,116
Stallions in Austria
Stallion – Earnings in USD
Incredible Hulk – $134,635
Light Kronos – $128,806
November – $89,236