The tale of the three Tall Dark Strangers

Tall Dark Stranger is a son of Bettors Delight and there are expectations that the former harness racing USTA 2yo Colt Pacer of the Year will become his sire’s most successful siring son.

His first American yearlings were offered in the back half of 2023 and he had 23 yearlings reach the magical $100,000 mark with three of them making more than $300,000 and the 60 lots averaging better than $92,000.

Lauriston Bloodstock’s Anne Anderson is offering a filly at the Nutrien Sale in Melbourne Lot 338 by Tall Dark Stranger out of the Christian Cullen mare Sugarland.

This filly is a three-quarter sister to the 2yo Australasian Breeders Crown winner Hurricane Harley who has won 26 races and $725,940.

Lot 349, being offered by Llowalong Farms in conjunction with Maurlen Equine, is a colt by Tall Dark Stranger USA from the Sweet Lou mare Treasure Me which is now the dam of My Ultimate Barney which won a heat of the Bathurst Gold Crown on March 222nd.

Sweet Lou got his first downunder broodmare siring credit only a week ago when current 2yo My Ultimate Barney won at Penrith and then qualified for the Bathurst Gold Crown with a heat win in that race.

The grand-dam of this colt is a full-sister to millionaire Have Faith In Me p,1:47.5 and another millionaire in Adore Me p,1:47.7. Adore Me is now the dam of the 2024 New Zealand Northern Oaks winner All You Need Is Me.

Both Have Faith In Me and Adore Me are by Bettors Delight – the sire of Tall Dark Stranger.

Llowalong Farms are preparing Lot 342 for vendor Grenada Park and this Tall Dark Stranger filly is the second foal from the 3yo and 4yo Group One Vicbred Super Series winner Tell Me Tales.

Tell Me Tales took a record of p,1:49.3 and earned in excess of $360,000 from her 21 wins.

To view the catalogue for the Melbourne Nutrien Sale, click here.

by Alan Parker