With the harness racing yearling sales just four weeks away in New Zealand, Harnesslink is going to profile some of the stallions represented throughout the New Zealand National Standardbred Yearling Sales of 2022.
First up is the impressive North American sire sensation, Always B Miki, who has 38 yearlings in this year’s round of New Zealand sales.
Always B Miki is the fastest harness racing horse of all time. Always B Mikiās outstanding 2016 season saw him being named US Horse of the Year. Trained by Jimmy Takter, Always B Mikiās racetrack deeds moved him to say: āI think this could be the greatest horse that ever lived.ā
Always B Miki is the fastest horse of all time ā 1:46. Always B Miki won four races in 1:47 or better ā no other sire has done it more than once!
Always B Miki has stormed on to the breeding scene in spectacular fashion with his first two crops in North America, blowing away all previous sire records with two devastating sensational crops produced to date. He has produced the 2020 Dan Patch Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year, unbeaten Perfect Sting with 10 starts and 10 wins. Perfect Sting also repeated in 2021 as the Dan Patch Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year, the 2021 Dan Patch Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year in Monte Miki and the Dan Patch Two-Year-old Pacing Filly of the Year in the sensational Niki Hill.
What more can you ask of a stallion from his first two crops in North America?
Always B Miki was the leading USA first season sire in 2020 and the leading USA 3YO sire in 2021.
USTA 2021 leading money winning three-year-old sires
In North America he is the sire of three Breeders Crown winners in 2021 – The three-year-old colt Perfect Sting (Shebestingin p3,1:47 – Bettor’s Delight), the two-year-old colt Monte Miki (Montenegro p5,1:50.2s – Camluck) and Niki Hill (Road Bet 1:52f – Bettor’s Delight).
He is also the sire of two millionaires from his debut crop ā Perfect Sting 1:48.1 ($1,861,447) and Southwind Gendry 1:49.1 ($1,031,641).
While not quite so spectacular Down Under as of yet (Australia & New Zealand), but he has still sired of twelve stakes winners from his debut crop of Southern Hemisphere two year olds including the Group 1 winners Franco Indie ($127,187), The Miki Taker (A$89,252) and Tricky Miki (A$95,722).
Franco Indie seen here winning the Group One $156,400 Sire Stakes Final for two-year-olds at Addington in November
His first New Zealand crop of 67 live foals (98 bred), Always B Miki finished third of the two-year-old money winning sires list for 2021. He produced 15 starters for 8 individual winners.
Sires
|
$Won
|
Starters
|
Foals
|
Winners
|
Starts
|
Wins
|
2nds
|
3rds
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bettor’s Delight | 1,376,654 | 52 | 133 | 30 | 289 | 62 | 42 | 34 |
Art Major | 410,516 | 28 | 81 | 12 | 150 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
Always B Miki | 299,790 | 15 | 67 | 8 | 66 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
Captaintreacherous | 277,000 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 85 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
Sweet Lou | 206,642 | 21 | 83 | 11 | 108 | 18 | 9 | 15 |
Somebeachsomewhere | 138,299 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 64 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
American Ideal | 80,765 | 17 | 63 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
A Rocknroll Dance | 69,172 | 19 | 159 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
He’s Watching | 56,471 | 10 | 67 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Betterthancheddar | 54,558 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
In his first Australian crop of 90 live foals from 126 bred, Always B Miki finished fourth on the two-year-old money winning sires list for 2021. He had 47 starters for 27 individual winners.
SiresĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā | Starters | Starts | Winners | Wins | Places | Aust $ | Av. $ per Starter min. 10 startersmin. 1 starter |
---|
CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (US) | 39 | 259 | 24 | 59 | 77 | $1,075,952 | $27,589 |
BETTORS DELIGHT USA | 49 | 348 | 28 | 59 | 108 | $906,730 | $18,505 |
ART MAJOR USA | 51 | 328 | 25 | 60 | 90 | $768,574 | $15,070 |
ALWAYS B MIKI USA | 47 | 275 | 27 | 55 | 71 | $710,474 | $15,116 |
SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE USA | 44 | 275 | 26 | 52 | 73 | $642,898 | $14,611 |
A ROCKNROLL DANCE USA | 56 | 333 | 25 | 50 | 84 | $573,480 | $10,241 |
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE | 36 | 324 | 20 | 39 | 86 | $563,070 | $15,641 |
BETTING LINE USA | 60 | 378 | 28 | 54 | 101 | $547,447 | $9,124 |
SWEET LOU USA | 43 | 248 | 27 | 54 | 68 | $481,135 | $11,189 |
AMERICAN IDEAL USA | 43 | 267 | 23 | 40 | 73 | $405,429 | $9,429 |
As can be seen below, Always B Miki’s two-year-old North American crop in 2021 produced the freakish filly Niki Hill 1:50.2 ($960,784) only beaten once (10 starts, 9 wins and a second) and named the Dan Patch Two-Year-Old Pacing Filly of the Year.
Here she is winning her final start for the year, the $359,450 Breeders Crown Final at The Meadowlands.
Always B Miki also produced the outstanding 2021 colt in Monte Miki who won both the $824,000 Metro Stakes and the $600,000 Breeders Crown.
Monte Miki can be seen here winning the Metro Stakes
Here is a list of all his North American two-year-old starters in 2021;
ALWAYS B MIKI (115 Foals)
NIKI HILL (f) ROAD BET 1:50.2s WBSBS $960,784 MONTE MIKI (c) MONTENEGRO 1:50.4m M M $751,796 TRUE BLUE LINDY (g) THINK PINK 1:51.2s WBSBS $341,063 HIT ME UP (f) GALLIE BEACH 1:52.1f PHL F $152,062 MAD MAX HANOVER (g) MAYHEM SEELSTER 1:54f PHL F $120,881 FRANTASY HANOVER (f) FRANCESSA 1:51.2m LEX M $97,706 STRIKING IMPACT (g) AUNT CAROLINE 1:56.1f PRC F $88,400 ST NEVIS (f) ST KITTS 1:51.4f MEA F $79,546 GALLERIA HANOVER (f) GALLIE BYTHE BEACH 1:53.2f MEA F $75,666 YES AND YES (f) YES DEER Q,1:56.4f MEA F $74,820 CAVIART SCOUT (c) CAVIART SARAH 1:52.3f MEA F $70,487 CAVIART CARMEL (f) CAVIART CAMERON 1:54f PCD F $69,200 CAUGHTINALANDSLIDE (c) PARLEE BEACH 1:52.3m LEX M $29,010 BAY CITY (g) MISS ATM 1:54.2f PCD F $27,396 DIVINE RIGHT (g) ANGEL DIVINE 1:55f PCD F $27,157 ANVIL HANDS (c) CAMS MACHARENA 1:52.3m LEX M $26,536 FOUR LEAF LINDY (f) LUCK BE A LINDY 1:55f PRC F $25,830 BUCHANNON HANOVER (c) BEACHBUNNY HANOVER 2:03.1h GRTZ $21,477 MIKI ROSE (f) CAPELO ROSE 1:55.3f PHL F $20,889 SHADOWS DANCERS (f) DANCING SHADOWS K 1:54.4f PCD F $20,742 SOME KINDA ANGEL (f) STORM POINT 1:55.1f PCD F $20,260 FREE TO BE ME (f) INDULGE ME 1:56.2f RIDCF $18,589 MY MIKI BEACH (g) ONE FOR THE BEACH 1:53.3f PCD F $16,550 SOUTHWIND MOLLY (f) GOT THE MUNCHIES 1:57.4f MEA F $14,956 COLBY JACK (g) KATIE SAID 1:56f PRC F $14,758 MIKALOB ULTRA (g) CORONA WITH LIME 1:54.2s WBSBS $14,300 NEW NORMAL (c) PREPPY PARTY GIRL 1:57.3f DD F $13,139 BROADWAY (f) I LUV THE NITELIFE Q,1:55.3m M M $11,900 SOMEMIKI HANOVER (f) SOMEHEARTSOMEWHERE 1:56.4f MEA F $10,797 HONKY TONK FLAME (c) SQUARE DANCER 1:57h OD $10,746 ALWAYS ON TOP (g) APOGEE HANOVER 1:56.3f RCR F $9,456 TEEN DREAM (f) TEENYBOPPER 2:11.4h HUGH $9,251 ALWAYS BETTER (g) BETTOR THAN SILK 1:54.3f PHL F $8,865 MASK ON MASK OFF (g) UBETTERTHINK THINK 1:55.3f PHL F $7,389 PDS GABRIEL (g) GRAN GABRIEL 2:01.2m LEX M $6,584 DARWIN (g) BELLE BOYD 1:57.4f MEA F $4,650 ABEL DE VIE (g) VALENTINA DE VIE Q,2:01.1h NFLD $4,100 ALWAYS B IDYLLIC (f) IDYLLIC BEACH Q,1:54.1m M M $3,600 JILLIAN B MIKI (f) SIR JILLIAN Z TAM Q,2:00.2h NFLD $2,838 ALWAYS BEACHY (f) MY LITTLE BEACH Q,2:00s VD S $800 FOX VALLEY MIKI (c) OOZIES FINALE Q,1:59s WBSBS $750 ALL OR NOTHING (c) BOOYA BEACH Q,1:58.1f PCD F $0 BLEND (f) GINGER AND FRED Q,1:56.4m LEX M $0 FLYING TIGER (c) BOLT OF THUNDER Q,2:00.2m GTY M $0 SOMIKI (c) SOLAR SISTER Q,1:57.2s WBSBS $0
There are 38 yearlings by Always B Miki in this year’s New Zealand National Standardbred Yearling Sale.
Here is a list of each Always B Miki yearlings with a link to their catalogue page with pedigrees, photos and videos.
2022 National Standardbred Yearling Sale, Auckland, 13th February
Lot 15 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Yankee Dream – Dream Away
Lot 26 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Bettor Think Quick – Bettor’s Delight
Lot 27 – Bay Filly – Always B Miki – Always For You – Art Major
Lot 68 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Gold Elite – Bettor’s Delight
Lot 82 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Lady Dancer – Christian Cullen
Lot 18 – Bat Colt – Always B Miki – Rozelski – Bettor’s Delight
Lot 123 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Russley Haste – Mach Three
Lot 124 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Rariza – Courage Under Fire
Lot 126 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Simply Stunning – Art Major
2022 National Standardbred Yearling Sale, Christchurch 14th – 16th February
Lot 217 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Tupelo Mississippi – Bettor’s Delight
Lot 224 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Zenardle – McArdle
Lot 228 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Zingara – Christian Cullen
Lot 229 – Bay Filly – Always B Miki – Adore To Our Dreams – Christian Cullen
Lot 223 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Absolutely Delighted – Bettor’s Delight
Lot 239 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Ann Another Porsche – Road Machine
Lot 240 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Arden’s Darlin – Bettor’s Delight
Lot 245 – Bay Filly – Always B Miki – Beaudiene Babe – In The Pocket
Lot 248 – Bay Filly – Always B Miki – Beaujolais – Art Major
Lot 256 – Bay Filly – Always B Miki – Can Can Bromac – Falcon Seelster
Lot 262 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Craft Beer – Art Major
Lot 277 – Brown Filly – Always B Miki – Delight My Soul – Bettor’s Delight
Lot 281 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Dudinka’s Angel – Christian Cullen
Lot 286 – Bay Filly – Always B Miki – Elly May Clampett – Art Major
Lot 288 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Falcon’s Flybye – Falcon Seelster
Lot 310 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Goodtogo Denario – Presidential Ball
Lot 322 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Jean Genie – Mach Three
Lot 323 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Jenna Franco – Live Or Die
Lot 324 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Jungle Jane – Live Or Die
Lot 334 – Bay Filly – Always B Miki – Lew’s Delight – Bettor’s Delight
Lot 342 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Luisanabelle Midfrew – American Ideal
Lot 356 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Moulin Bromac – Bettor’s Delight
Lot 374 – Brown Filly – Always B Miki – Operative Asset – Armbro Operative
Lot 381 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Reconteur – Bettor’s Delight
Lot 387 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Reklaw – Christian Cullen
Lot 392 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Sabine – Christian Cullen
Lot 399 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Shezaball – Presidential Ball
Lot 400 – Bay Colt – Always B Miki – Siena Franco – Courage Under Fire
Lot 412 – Brown Colt – Always B Miki – Surprise Party – Christian Cullen
From Harnesslink Media