Sportswriter

Best track time: 1:48.6

Prize money: $1,566,460

Foaled: 2007

Colour: Bay

Height: 15.3

AUD: TBA

NZD: TBA

Sportswriter was an outstanding racehorse winning seven of his eight starts as a two year old, including the $1 million Metro Pace.

This stellar season saw him awarded Two Year Old of the Year in both America and Canada.

He returned as a three year old to win the $1.5 million North America Cup.

As a stallion he has made an immediate impact. His debut Southern Hemisphere crop saw him become Australia’s leading two year old sire (by winners) and includes multiple stakes winners.

His impact has been no less in the Northern Hemisphere where in 2015 he was the leading Ontario Sires Stakes Pacing Stallion.

2009 USA & Canadian 2YO Pacing Colt of the Year. North America Cup winner at three.

2015 and 2017 Leading Ontario Sires Stakes Pacing Stallion.

The sire of the unbeaten Group 1 star and Australian Two Year Old Pacing Colt / Gelding of the Year – Lumineer.

Sire of three Group 1 winning two year olds in 2016/17.

Sportswriter’s oldest progeny in the Southern Hemisphere are 4yo’s in 2015/16. To date he is the sire of:

Name	Sex	Best race record	Total prize money	Details	Dam Sire
OUR UNCLE SAM	(S)	1:52.3	$662,176	At 2, won Vicbred Silver (L). At 4, 2nd Paleface Adios Stakes (Gr.3). As Aged, won Bohemia Crystal (Gr.1), Platinum Projex FFA (Gr.1); 2nd Inter Dominion Final (Gr.1), Hunter Cup (Gr.1), Ht Inter Dominion (Gr.3), Kevin Robinson FFA (Gr.3)	Village Jasper
SPORTY SPOOK1:51.6	(S)	1:51	$404,819	At 2, won Ht Bathurst Gold Crown (3rd in Final (Gr.1)), Ht NSW Breeders Challenge (2nd in Final (Gr.1)). At 3, 3rd Ht and Final NSW Derby (Gr.1)	Village Jasper
EGODAN	(S)	1:51.3	$355,396	At 3, won Repechage Australasian Breeders Crown. At 4, 2nd NSW Breeders Challenge Final (Gr.1); 3rd Mount Eden 4yo Stakes (Gr.3)	Armbro Operative
MITCH MAGUIRE	(S)	1:50.4	$342,628	At 2, won WA Golden Slipper (Gr.1); 3rd Ht NZ Sires Stakes. At 3, won Western Gateway (Gr.2). At 4, 2nd Schrader Final (L). As Aged, 3rd RWWA Cup (Gr.2)	Christian Cullen
SHEZALLAPPLES	(M)	1:51.6	$298,905	At 2, won NSW Breeders Challenge (Gr.1), Ready To Run Sales Stakes (Gr.3). At 3, won Ht NSW Breeders Challenge (3rd in Final (Gr.1))	Fake Left
NIKI NO NO	(M)	1:57.5	$294,455	At 2, won Semi and Final Vicbred (Gr.1), Ht Australasian Breeders Crown. At 3, won Vic Oaks (Gr.1), Ht Vicbred (2nd in Final (Gr.1)). At 4, won Vicbred Platinum Pace (Gr.3)	Vintner
LUMINEER	(S)	1:52.5	$258,440	At 2, won Ht, Semi and Final APG (Gr.1). At 3, won Ht Vic Derby.	Rocknroll Hanover
MISTER BRAZIL	(S)	1:52.2	$215,555	At 2, 2nd Semi Final APG (3rd in Final (Gr.1)). At 3, 2nd Simpson Memorial (Gr.3)	Mach Three
STAR WRITER	(S)	1:51.1	$200,370	At 4 won Ht and Final Country Series (L)	Jennas Beach Boy
WHITTAKER	(S)	1:50	$196,067	At 4, won Paleface Adios Stakes (Gr.3)	Holmes Hanover
TANGOINGWITHSIERRA	(M)	1:53.1	$174,130	At 2, won Tatlow Stakes (Gr.2); 3rd Vicbred (Gr.1). At 3, won Gold Chalice (Gr.3), Ht NSW Oaks (2nd in Final (Gr.1)); 3rd Ht Vic Oaks.	Village Jasper
WESLEY	(S)	1:55.2	$163,186	At 2, won Champagne Classic (Gr.2), Ht Pearl Classic (2nd in Final (Gr.1))	Bettor's Delight
READ ABOUT LEXY	(M)	1:53.5	$153,718	At 2, won Ht NSW Breeders Challenge; 3rd Tatlow Stakes (Gr.2). At 3, won Raith Memorial (Gr.3), Ht and Final Bathurst Gold Bracelet (Gr.3), Ht Vic Oaks.	Grinfromeartoear
JODAN	(S)	1:52.9	$147,129		Albert Albert
STEFSBEST	(S)	1:54.8	$143,511	At 2, won Ht APG (2nd in Final (Gr.1)); 2nd Vicbred Silver (L). At 4, won prel Golden Nugget.	Cams Card Shark

OUR UNCLE SAM

OUR UNCLE SAM(S)1:52.3$662,176 At 2, won Vicbred Silver (L). At 4, 2nd Paleface Adios Stakes (Gr.3). As Aged, won Bohemia Crystal (Gr.1), Platinum Projex FFA (Gr.1); 2nd Inter Dominion Final (Gr.1), Hunter Cup (Gr.1), Ht Inter Dominion (Gr.3), Kevin Robinson FFA (Gr.3)Village Jasper

SPORTY SPOOK1:51.6

SPORTY SPOOK1:51.6(S)1:51$404,819At 2, won Ht Bathurst Gold Crown (3rd in Final (Gr.1)), Ht NSW Breeders Challenge (2nd in Final (Gr.1)). At 3, 3rd Ht and Final NSW Derby (Gr.1)Village Jasper

EGODAN

EGODAN(S)1:51.3$355,396At 3, won Repechage Australasian Breeders Crown. At 4, 2nd NSW Breeders Challenge Final (Gr.1); 3rd Mount Eden 4yo Stakes (Gr.3)Armbro Operative

MITCH MAGUIRE

MITCH MAGUIRE(S)1:50.4$342,628At 2, won WA Golden Slipper (Gr.1); 3rd Ht NZ Sires Stakes. At 3, won Western Gateway (Gr.2). At 4, 2nd Schrader Final (L). As Aged, 3rd RWWA Cup (Gr.2)Christian Cullen

SHEZALLAPPLES

SHEZALLAPPLES(M)1:51.6$298,905At 2, won NSW Breeders Challenge (Gr.1), Ready To Run Sales Stakes (Gr.3). At 3, won Ht NSW Breeders Challenge (3rd in Final (Gr.1))Fake Left

NIKI NO NO

NIKI NO NO(M)1:57.5$294,455At 2, won Semi and Final Vicbred (Gr.1), Ht Australasian Breeders Crown. At 3, won Vic Oaks (Gr.1), Ht Vicbred (2nd in Final (Gr.1)). At 4, won Vicbred Platinum Pace (Gr.3)Vintner

LUMINEER

LUMINEER(S)1:52.5$258,440At 2, won Ht, Semi and Final APG (Gr.1). At 3, won Ht Vic Derby.Rocknroll Hanover

MISTER BRAZIL

MISTER BRAZIL(S)1:52.2$215,555At 2, 2nd Semi Final APG (3rd in Final (Gr.1)). At 3, 2nd Simpson Memorial (Gr.3)Mach Three

STAR WRITER

STAR WRITER(S)1:51.1$200,370At 4 won Ht and Final Country Series (L)Jennas Beach Boy

WHITTAKER

WHITTAKER(S)1:50$196,067At 4, won Paleface Adios Stakes (Gr.3)Holmes Hanover

TANGOINGWITHSIERRA

TANGOINGWITHSIERRA(M)1:53.1$174,130At 2, won Tatlow Stakes (Gr.2); 3rd Vicbred (Gr.1). At 3, won Gold Chalice (Gr.3), Ht NSW Oaks (2nd in Final (Gr.1)); 3rd Ht Vic Oaks.Village Jasper

WESLEY

WESLEY(S)1:55.2$163,186At 2, won Champagne Classic (Gr.2), Ht Pearl Classic (2nd in Final (Gr.1))Bettor's Delight

READ ABOUT LEXY

READ ABOUT LEXY(M)1:53.5$153,718At 2, won Ht NSW Breeders Challenge; 3rd Tatlow Stakes (Gr.2). At 3, won Raith Memorial (Gr.3), Ht and Final Bathurst Gold Bracelet (Gr.3), Ht Vic Oaks.Grinfromeartoear

JODAN

JODAN(S)1:52.9$147,129Albert Albert

STEFSBEST

STEFSBEST(S)1:54.8$143,511At 2, won Ht APG (2nd in Final (Gr.1)); 2nd Vicbred Silver (L). At 4, won prel Golden Nugget.Cams Card Shark

Age	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings	Time	Details
2	8	7	1		$815,860	1:49.4	Won elim and Final Metro Pace, Champlain Stakes, Nassagaweya Stakes; 2nd Breeders Crown Final.
3	6	1	1	1	$750,780	1:48.6	Won North American Cup
Total	14	8	2	1	$1,649,411	1:48.6

Age

Starts

1st

2nd

3rd

Earnings

Best time

$815,860

1:49.4

$750,780

1:48.6

Total

$1,649,411

1:48.6

Age

Details

Won elim and Final Metro Pace, Champlain Stakes, Nassagaweya Stakes; 2nd Breeders Crown Final.

Won North American Cup

Total

Artsplace 1988	Abercrombie 1975	Silent Majority 1969	Henry T Adios 1958	ADIOS Greer Hanover
			Hobby Horse Tar 1964	TAR HEEL Wilellen
		Bergdorf 1967	Duane Hanover 1952	Knight Dream Dorsh Hanover
			Princess Best 1959	The Widower Princess Chief
	Miss Elvira 1982	ALBATROSS 1968	MEADOW SKIPPER 1960	Dale Frost< Countess Vivian
			Voodoo Hanover 1964	DANCER HANOVER Vibrant Hanover
		Ladalia Hanover 1975	Columbia George 1967	Good Time Mitzi Eden
			Lady Kacne 1967	DUANE HANOVER Lady Lunken
Precious Beauty 2001	Jate Lobell 1984	No Nukes 1979	Oil Burner 1973	Most Happy Fella Dottie Shadow
			Gidget Lobell 1974	Overtrick Gogo Playmate
		J R Amy 1970	Blaze Pick 1964	Gene Abbe Susan Wayne
			Good Time Minnie 1962	Good Time Minnewashta
	Dominique Semalu 1992	Big Towner 1974	Gene Abbe 1944	Bert Abbe Rose Marie
			Tiny Wave 1970	Shadow Wave Tiny Gold
		Midi A Semalu 1984	Most Happy Fella 1967	Meadow Skipper Laughing Girl
			Silent's Sister 1972	Henry T Adios Hobby Horse Tar

Sportswriter was a star on the racetrack and has developed into a leading stallion both here and in North America.

He is crossing with similar pedigree patterns to other sons of Artsplace.

In North America if you look at his top ten progeny, three are out of Cam Fella line mares, three are out of No Nukes line mares and then there is one each out of Falcon Seelster, Most Happy Fella and Beach Towel line mares.

Cam Fella line stallions include Bettors Delight, Fake Left, Armbro Operative, Presidential Ball, Washington VC, Precious Bunny, Four Starzzz Shark, Blissfull Hall, Pacific Fella, Camtastic, Cameleon, Brioso Hanover, Exotic Earl, etc.

No Nukes line stallions include Live Or Die, Badlands Hanover, Safely Kept, Village Jasper, Jereme’s Jet, American Ideal, Caprock, Ticket To Heaven, etc.

We have seen similar results in Australia and New Zealand. However the Abercrombie and Direct Scooter influence is also strong.

Two of Sportswriter top ten progeny in Australia are out of Direct Scooter line mares and Mitch Maguire (Christian Cullen mare) is his richest in New Zealand.

Direct Scooter line stallions include In The Pocket, Christian Cullen, Mach Three, Courage Under Fire, Stoneridge Scooter, Julius Caesar, Ok Bye, Deal Direct and Direct Flight.

Plus we have seen the likes of Read About Lexy (Grinfromeartoear mare), Jodan (Albert Albert mare) and Perfectly Written (Perfect Art mare) demonstrate Sportswriter’s ability to cross positively with Abercrombie line mares in Australia.

Abercrombie line stallions include Art Major, Astreos, Grinfromeartoear, Artiscape, Albert Albert, Real Desire, Perfect Art, Modern Art, Life Sign, Dream Away, Pacific Rocket, Fully Loaded, Peace Of Art, Panorama, Fitch II, Crouch, Orange Sovereign, etc.

One interesting cross in Australia is with Stature (Big Towner) mares. There hasn’t been a large amount of foals bred on this cross, but it is producing winners at a good percentage and the winners include the stakeswinner Sport Report and the Group One placed Fastestgirlintown.

Duplicating Big Towner has proven to be successful with a number of stallions and it looks like this is the case with Sportswriter as well.

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2009 USA & Canadian 2YO Pacing Colt of the Year. North America Cup winner at three.

2015 and 2017 Leading Ontario Sires Stakes Pacing Stallion.

The sire of the unbeaten Group 1 star and Australian Two Year Old Pacing Colt / Gelding of the Year – Lumineer.

Sire of three Group 1 winning two year olds in 2016/17.

Sportswriter’s oldest progeny in the Southern Hemisphere are 4yo’s in 2015/16. To date he is the sire of:

Name	Sex	Best race record	Total prize money	Details	Dam Sire
OUR UNCLE SAM	(S)	1:52.3	$662,176	At 2, won Vicbred Silver (L). At 4, 2nd Paleface Adios Stakes (Gr.3). As Aged, won Bohemia Crystal (Gr.1), Platinum Projex FFA (Gr.1); 2nd Inter Dominion Final (Gr.1), Hunter Cup (Gr.1), Ht Inter Dominion (Gr.3), Kevin Robinson FFA (Gr.3)	Village Jasper
SPORTY SPOOK1:51.6	(S)	1:51	$404,819	At 2, won Ht Bathurst Gold Crown (3rd in Final (Gr.1)), Ht NSW Breeders Challenge (2nd in Final (Gr.1)). At 3, 3rd Ht and Final NSW Derby (Gr.1)	Village Jasper
EGODAN	(S)	1:51.3	$355,396	At 3, won Repechage Australasian Breeders Crown. At 4, 2nd NSW Breeders Challenge Final (Gr.1); 3rd Mount Eden 4yo Stakes (Gr.3)	Armbro Operative
MITCH MAGUIRE	(S)	1:50.4	$342,628	At 2, won WA Golden Slipper (Gr.1); 3rd Ht NZ Sires Stakes. At 3, won Western Gateway (Gr.2). At 4, 2nd Schrader Final (L). As Aged, 3rd RWWA Cup (Gr.2)	Christian Cullen
SHEZALLAPPLES	(M)	1:51.6	$298,905	At 2, won NSW Breeders Challenge (Gr.1), Ready To Run Sales Stakes (Gr.3). At 3, won Ht NSW Breeders Challenge (3rd in Final (Gr.1))	Fake Left
NIKI NO NO	(M)	1:57.5	$294,455	At 2, won Semi and Final Vicbred (Gr.1), Ht Australasian Breeders Crown. At 3, won Vic Oaks (Gr.1), Ht Vicbred (2nd in Final (Gr.1)). At 4, won Vicbred Platinum Pace (Gr.3)	Vintner
LUMINEER	(S)	1:52.5	$258,440	At 2, won Ht, Semi and Final APG (Gr.1). At 3, won Ht Vic Derby.	Rocknroll Hanover
MISTER BRAZIL	(S)	1:52.2	$215,555	At 2, 2nd Semi Final APG (3rd in Final (Gr.1)). At 3, 2nd Simpson Memorial (Gr.3)	Mach Three
STAR WRITER	(S)	1:51.1	$200,370	At 4 won Ht and Final Country Series (L)	Jennas Beach Boy
WHITTAKER	(S)	1:50	$196,067	At 4, won Paleface Adios Stakes (Gr.3)	Holmes Hanover
TANGOINGWITHSIERRA	(M)	1:53.1	$174,130	At 2, won Tatlow Stakes (Gr.2); 3rd Vicbred (Gr.1). At 3, won Gold Chalice (Gr.3), Ht NSW Oaks (2nd in Final (Gr.1)); 3rd Ht Vic Oaks.	Village Jasper
WESLEY	(S)	1:55.2	$163,186	At 2, won Champagne Classic (Gr.2), Ht Pearl Classic (2nd in Final (Gr.1))	Bettor's Delight
READ ABOUT LEXY	(M)	1:53.5	$153,718	At 2, won Ht NSW Breeders Challenge; 3rd Tatlow Stakes (Gr.2). At 3, won Raith Memorial (Gr.3), Ht and Final Bathurst Gold Bracelet (Gr.3), Ht Vic Oaks.	Grinfromeartoear
JODAN	(S)	1:52.9	$147,129		Albert Albert
STEFSBEST	(S)	1:54.8	$143,511	At 2, won Ht APG (2nd in Final (Gr.1)); 2nd Vicbred Silver (L). At 4, won prel Golden Nugget.	Cams Card Shark

OUR UNCLE SAM

SPORTY SPOOK1:51.6

SPORTY SPOOK1:51.6(S)1:51$404,819At 2, won Ht Bathurst Gold Crown (3rd in Final (Gr.1)), Ht NSW Breeders Challenge (2nd in Final (Gr.1)). At 3, 3rd Ht and Final NSW Derby (Gr.1)Village Jasper

EGODAN

EGODAN(S)1:51.3$355,396At 3, won Repechage Australasian Breeders Crown. At 4, 2nd NSW Breeders Challenge Final (Gr.1); 3rd Mount Eden 4yo Stakes (Gr.3)Armbro Operative

MITCH MAGUIRE

MITCH MAGUIRE(S)1:50.4$342,628At 2, won WA Golden Slipper (Gr.1); 3rd Ht NZ Sires Stakes. At 3, won Western Gateway (Gr.2). At 4, 2nd Schrader Final (L). As Aged, 3rd RWWA Cup (Gr.2)Christian Cullen

SHEZALLAPPLES

SHEZALLAPPLES(M)1:51.6$298,905At 2, won NSW Breeders Challenge (Gr.1), Ready To Run Sales Stakes (Gr.3). At 3, won Ht NSW Breeders Challenge (3rd in Final (Gr.1))Fake Left

NIKI NO NO

LUMINEER

LUMINEER(S)1:52.5$258,440At 2, won Ht, Semi and Final APG (Gr.1). At 3, won Ht Vic Derby.Rocknroll Hanover

MISTER BRAZIL

MISTER BRAZIL(S)1:52.2$215,555At 2, 2nd Semi Final APG (3rd in Final (Gr.1)). At 3, 2nd Simpson Memorial (Gr.3)Mach Three

STAR WRITER

STAR WRITER(S)1:51.1$200,370At 4 won Ht and Final Country Series (L)Jennas Beach Boy

WHITTAKER

WHITTAKER(S)1:50$196,067At 4, won Paleface Adios Stakes (Gr.3)Holmes Hanover

TANGOINGWITHSIERRA

TANGOINGWITHSIERRA(M)1:53.1$174,130At 2, won Tatlow Stakes (Gr.2); 3rd Vicbred (Gr.1). At 3, won Gold Chalice (Gr.3), Ht NSW Oaks (2nd in Final (Gr.1)); 3rd Ht Vic Oaks.Village Jasper

WESLEY

WESLEY(S)1:55.2$163,186At 2, won Champagne Classic (Gr.2), Ht Pearl Classic (2nd in Final (Gr.1))Bettor's Delight

READ ABOUT LEXY

JODAN

JODAN(S)1:52.9$147,129Albert Albert

STEFSBEST

STEFSBEST(S)1:54.8$143,511At 2, won Ht APG (2nd in Final (Gr.1)); 2nd Vicbred Silver (L). At 4, won prel Golden Nugget.Cams Card Shark

Age	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings	Time	Details
2	8	7	1		$815,860	1:49.4	Won elim and Final Metro Pace, Champlain Stakes, Nassagaweya Stakes; 2nd Breeders Crown Final.
3	6	1	1	1	$750,780	1:48.6	Won North American Cup
Total	14	8	2	1	$1,649,411	1:48.6

Age

Starts

1st

2nd

3rd

Earnings

Best time

$815,860

1:49.4

$750,780

1:48.6

Total

$1,649,411

1:48.6

Age

Details

Won elim and Final Metro Pace, Champlain Stakes, Nassagaweya Stakes; 2nd Breeders Crown Final.

Won North American Cup

Total

Artsplace 1988	Abercrombie 1975	Silent Majority 1969	Henry T Adios 1958	ADIOS Greer Hanover
			Hobby Horse Tar 1964	TAR HEEL Wilellen
		Bergdorf 1967	Duane Hanover 1952	Knight Dream Dorsh Hanover
			Princess Best 1959	The Widower Princess Chief
	Miss Elvira 1982	ALBATROSS 1968	MEADOW SKIPPER 1960	Dale Frost< Countess Vivian
			Voodoo Hanover 1964	DANCER HANOVER Vibrant Hanover
		Ladalia Hanover 1975	Columbia George 1967	Good Time Mitzi Eden
			Lady Kacne 1967	DUANE HANOVER Lady Lunken
Precious Beauty 2001	Jate Lobell 1984	No Nukes 1979	Oil Burner 1973	Most Happy Fella Dottie Shadow
			Gidget Lobell 1974	Overtrick Gogo Playmate
		J R Amy 1970	Blaze Pick 1964	Gene Abbe Susan Wayne
			Good Time Minnie 1962	Good Time Minnewashta
	Dominique Semalu 1992	Big Towner 1974	Gene Abbe 1944	Bert Abbe Rose Marie
			Tiny Wave 1970	Shadow Wave Tiny Gold
		Midi A Semalu 1984	Most Happy Fella 1967	Meadow Skipper Laughing Girl
			Silent's Sister 1972	Henry T Adios Hobby Horse Tar

2021 Nutrien Equine Standardbred Yearling Sale

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New Group 1 winner for Sportswriter

Sportswriter added another Group 1 winner to his resume with Floewriter taking out the $100,000 APG Sales Classic 2YO C&G Final at Gloucester Park last night.

Sportswriter colt tops Tasmanian yearling sale

A Sportswriter brother to last season's Blue Bonnet winner Written In Silk, has topped the Tasmanian yearling sale on the weekend.

2021 APG Melbourne Yearling Sale

Please find photos of a selection of the Alabar sired yearlings on offer at the 2021 Melbourne APG Yearling Sale.

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