Fear The Dragon off to a flyer at stud

The first crop of the North America Cup hero Fear The Dragon are making an impact on the American racing scene.

The millionaire son of Dragon Again, whose frozen semen is available ‘Down Under’ from Yirribee Pacing Stud, Wagga (NSW), has 14 two-year-old winners already including 10 in 2:00 and five in 1:56.

Self Made (1:53) and Greta T (1:56.2), a pair of Fear The Dragon youngsters, both won on the same night at Scioto Downs, Ohio earlier this week.

Tintin In America, the sire of the world’s fastest ever mare Shartin, produced winners on both sides of the Tasman.

American Flyer NZ won in a career-best 1:55.5 at Menangle, Smooth Rye (1:56.6) made it six wins from her last seven starts at Northam, Onesmartfella NZ hoisted a new lifetime mark of 1:55.4 winning at its Aussie debut at Terang, Boston Busker won his sixth race at Launceston and Rin Tin Tin broke novice ranks at the Forbury Park farewell meeting.

Talented mare Fifty Five Reborn and the three-year-old Arma Einstein continue to fly the flag for the new Yirribee stallion Renaissance Man in WA.

Fifty Five Reborn sent her stake earnings over the $150,000 mark with a convincing end-to-end win in 1:57.1 at Gloucester Park, while Arma Einstein notched his fifth success at Pinjarra, going in 1:56.9.

Flare Up, a two-year-old filly by Warrawee Needy, and Waiting For Love (by Million Dollar Cam), completed a stud-sired double at Newcastle last weekend. Flare Up, who was bred and raised at Yirribee, won effortlessly by 10 metres in a slick 1:57 on debut.

Other Million Dollar Cam winners were Jamieson Steele (1:54), who came from last to beat a strong field at Bendigo, Milliondollar Wave, a winner in 1:52.8 at Northfield Park, Ohio, and Lucky Millionaire (1:57.2, Buffalo Raceway, New York).

By Peter Wharton for Harnesslink