More talented than you know

“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” ― Roy T. Bennett

A great story that had an amazing outcome in 2010 followed the above quote exactly when a man called Jim Mulinix went to the Harrisburg Yearling harness racing sale that year.

As he was reaching retirement, Jim decided that once in his life he would like to try it in the “big time”. He partnered with his friend, Denny Miller, and hitched a ride to the Harrisburg Yearling sale.

The one and only yearling at the sale that caught his eye was Lot 971, a Rocknroll Hanover colt out of Wichita Hanover. The colt sold on the third day, and as the gavel dropped at $15,000, Jim was the new owner of A Rocknroll Dance.  This $2.4 million earner won at the highest level from two to four. He was the richest two-year-old of the year and also equalled the world record at that age.

A Rocknroll Dance is not only an accomplished racer but sports an impressive record as a Sire. He sired the fastest two-year-old ever in the Southern Hemisphere – Bar Room Banta 1:50.7. As well as being the Sire of 6 Group 1 winners from his first 4 crops (incl current 2yos)

He now has had 317 starters for the very respectable 251 winners with an average earnings per starter of $43,530.

A Rocknroll Dance now has 63 US bred and 51 AUS/NZ offspring that have won more than $100,000 on the track which is an outstanding effort.

Looking to continue the trend of winners produced by A Rocknroll Dance, various vendors have offerings from this stellar sire in the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney Sales. Some of these include: 

Lot 3 – A Rocknroll Dance – When To Hold – Riverboat King

Half to:

• Readily $90,626
• Hold Onto Ya Bling $ 85,317

Lot 44 – A Rocknroll Dance – Kamwood Blue Chip – Christian Cullen

Half to:

• Hector $128,681 Group 3 winner
• Mantra Blue $89,722 the future looks extremely bright for lightly raced star.

For more information on A Rocknroll Dance, his progeny in the upcoming sales and the vendors offering those yearlings, make sure to check out APG’s new Sires Paddock Page. Giving potential buyers all the sire information they need in one place!

With a line-up of fantastic sires like A Rocknroll Dance the 2024 APG sales aim to provide buyers with access to the best yearlings coming up through Australia. Not only that but Yearlings bought through the APG sales will be the only horses eligible to compete for the APG Race Series Finals held in each state.

APG invites you to join them at the upcoming 2024 sales to celebrate the future of Australian Harness Racing and support the sport we all love. For full details and catalogued yearlings in the 2024 Australian Pacing Gold Yearling Sales, Online Sales Catalogue or Register as a Buyer now.