Muscle Mass (T)

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t2,1:53.8 WR $229,000 16hh

Muscles Yankee - Graceful Touch by Pine Chip

  • Undefeated WORLD CHAMPION 2-year-old trotter
  • By a CHAMPION SIRE from one of North America's MOST COMMERCIAL maternal lines
  • Sire of eight Australasian GROUP ONE winners, including star 2022 2YO The Locomotive
  • Sire of the FASTEST 3YO Trotter of ALL TIME - Six Pack 1:49.2 & the equal fastest ever 3YO Trotting Filly - Plunge Blue Chip 1:49.8 
  • Canada's LEADING TROTTING SIRE in 2022

 *Please note Muscle Mass is pay on 42 day positive test.

Muscles Yankee
Valley Victory
Maiden Yankee
Baltic Speed
Valley Victoria
Speedy Somolli
Sugar Frosting
Bonefish
Victorious Lou
Speedy Crown
Wistful Yankee
Speedy Scot
Missile Toe
Noble Victory
Brazen Yankee
Graceful Touch
Pine Chip
Act Of Grace
Arndon
Pine Speed
Arnie Almahurst
Roydon Gal
Speedy Somolli
Piney Hanover
Valley Victory
Keystone Profile
Baltic Speed
Valley Victoria
Speedy Crown
Peridot
Maternal Family
MEDIO

Sire Line

Muscles Yankee T1:52.4 $1,424,938 by Valley Victory from Maiden Yankee by Speedy Crown

A brilliant racehorse Muscles Yankee won 15 races as a 2 and 3-year-old and was the Dan Patch and Nova 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year courtesy of wins in the likes of the Hambletonian, Breeders Crown and Yonkers Trot etc... He was also a world champion.

As a sire Muscles Yankee has been nothing short of sensational - siring 777 (North American and Australasian breds combined) of over $100,000,000, 258 $100,000 earners, 14 millionaires including:

Mr Muscleman 1:51.2 - $3,582,823. Dan Patch, Nova 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year, Dan Patch, Nova, O'Brien Older Trotting Horse of the Year, Dan Patch Trotter of the Year. At 2, won Bluegrass Stks, elim & Final Harold R Dancer Mem. At 3, won Final Canadian Trotting Classic, Final Breeders Crown, Kentucky Futurity, Bluegrass Stks. Aged, won Final Maple Leaf Trot x2, American-National Stks, Breeders Crown, Titan Cup etc... (Meadow Road)
Muscle Hill t3, 1:50.2 - $3,273,342. Dan Patch, Nova 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year, Dan Patch, O'Brien Horse Of the Year, Dan Patch Trotter of the Year, Dan Patch, O'Brien 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year. World Champion. At 2, won elim & Final Breeders Crown, elim & Final Peter Haughton Mem., Final NJSS, Bluegrass Stks, International Stallion Stks. At 3, won elim & Final Hambletonian, elim & Final Canadian Trotting Classic, Breeders Crown, World Trotting Derby, Kentucky Futurity, American National Stks, Stanley Dancer Trot. (American Winner)
Deweycheatumnhowe t3, 1:50.8 - $3,155,178. Dan Patch, Nova 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year, Dan Patch Trotter of the Year, Dan Patch, Nova 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year. At 2, won elim & Final Valley Victory Trot, elim & Final Breeders Crown, Bluegrass Stks, International Stallion Stks. At 3, won elim & Final Hambletonian Stks, Final Canadian Trotting Classic, World Trotting Derby, elim & Final Stanley Dancer Trot, Kentucky Futurity, Bluegrass Stks. (Speedy Somollo
Strong Yankee t3, 1:50.6 - $1,434,351. At 2, won elim & Final Matron Stks. At 3, won elim & Final Breeders Crown, Final Yonkers Trot, Kentucky Futurity. (Sir Taurus)
Costa Rica (f) t3, 1:54.6 - $1,394,757. At 2, won Final Goldsmith Maid Trot, elim & Final Peaceful Way Stks, 2 legs & 2 Finals NJSS, Matron Stks. At 3, won Simcoe Stks, Final Matron Stks, Buckette, Final Helen Smith Mem. (SJ's Caviar)
I Can Doosit (NZ bred) 1:55.5 - $1,426,202 NZ Harness Horse of the Year, NZ Trotter of the Year, AUS Trotter of the Year. At 4, won G1 Harness Jewels 4YO Ruby. Aged, won G1 Inter Dominion Final - twice, G1 Rowe Cup - twice, G1 National Trot, G1 Trotting Chsp, G1 ANZAC Cup, G1 NZ FFA, G1 Dominion. (Chiola Hanover)

Dam Line

Graceful Touch t2, 1:56.2 $192,002 by Pine Chip from Act Of Grace

A stakes winning juvenile, Graceful Touch won the Review Stakes, Hayes Memorial and a Breeders Crown elimination, whilst as a 3-year-old finished second in a heat of the Filly World Trotting Derby.

Dam of 4 winners, 3 in 1:55 incl:
Muscle Massive t2, 1:57; 3, 1:51 $1,245,297 - 7 wins. At 2, wnr John Simpson Mem., 2nd International Stallion Stks. At 3, wnr Hambletonian Final, leg and Final New Jersey Sires Stks, Stanley Dancer Trot, Simcoe Stks, 2nd heat Kentucky Futurity, 3rd Final Canadian Trotting Classic. (Muscles Yankee)
Thatsnotmyname (f) t2, 1:55 $340,730 - 3 wins at 2, incl. elim and Final Merrie Annabelle Trot, New Jersey Sires Stks Final. (Windsong's Legacy)
Muscle Mass t,2 1:53.8 $229,000 - 8 wins. At 2, wnr elim and Final American National Stks, Bluegrass Stks, International Stallion Stks, Review Stks, Hayes Memorial. World Champion. (Muscles Yankee)

2nd dam:

Act Of Grace t2, 1:55.6; 3, 1:52.6 $403,525 by Valley Victory from Keystone Profile

A terrific race filly, Act Of Grace competed against the champion filly Continentalvictory and often the colt crop that included the likes of Lindy Lane, winning 10 races as a 2 and 3-year-old, including a Breeders Crown elim and Merrie Annabelle Trot elim at 2, as well as the Filly World Trotting Derby and Coaching Club Oaks at 3. She was also runner-up in a Hambletonian elim, the Beacon Course Trot Final, New Jersey Sires Stks Final, Bluegrass Stks and a heat of the Kentucky Filly Futurity.

Dam of only 2 foals, both stakes winners:
Cobol
t3, 1:54 $417,457 - 9 wins. At 3, wnr World Trotting Derby, Zweig Memorial, elim and Final Kentucky Spring Champ., 2nd Dickerson Cup. (Pine Chip)
Graceful Touch t2, 1:56.2 $161,893 - 3 wins as above. (Pine Chip)


 

RaceRecord

Age

Starts

1st

2nd

3rd

Money Won

Record Time

2

7

7

-

-

$196,750

1:53.8 WR

3

5

1

-

-

$32,250

 

TOTAL

12

8

-

-

$229,000

1:53.8

An outstanding juvenile trotter, Muscle Mass won all 7 of his 2-year-old starts, including the American National Stakes, Bluegrass Stakes, International Stallion Stakes, Review Stakes (in which he set a world record) iand the Hayes Memorial. 


 

Progeny

In NZ and Australia Muscle Mass is the sire of 87 Australasian bred winners  including:

MASSIVE METRO t, 1:59.8 - $253,891. 10 wins to date. At 4, won Listed Uncut Gems Aged Trotting Classic. Aged, won Gr.1 National Trot, Gr.3 Greenlane Trotting Cup; 2nd Gr.3 Inter Dom Heat, Gr.3 Cambridge Flying Stks - twice3rd Gr.1 Inter Dom Trotting Final, Gr.3 Cambridge Trotters Flying Stks, Gr.3 Inter Dom Heat. NZ Record Holder 2700m. (Safely Kept)
HEAVYWEIGHT HERO 
t, 1:56.9 - $226,911. 10 wins to date. At 2, 2nd Gr.1 Harness Jewels 2YO Ruby. Aged, won Gr.1 NZ Trotting FFA; 2nd Gr.3 Ashburton Flying Mile, Gr.3 South Bay Trotters Cup, Gr. 3 DG Jones Trotting Memorial Cup, Gr.3 Greenlane Trotting Cup. NZ All Age Record Holder 1980m, NZ All Age Male Record Holder 2600m, NZ 3YO Record Holder - 2200m & 2700m. (Sundon)
CREDIT MASTER
t, 1:53.1 - $217,867. 15 wins to date. Aged, won Trotters Mile (Gr.1), QLD Trotters Sprint (Gr.2), Uncle Petrika Trotters FFA (Gr.3); 2nd QLD Trotters Cup (Gr.1). (Credit Winner)
CUSTODIAN
 
t4, 1:58.1 - $177,233. 10 wins to date. At 2, won Gr.1 Harness Jewels 2YO Ruby, Gr.1 AUS Breeders Crown 2YO Trotting C&G Final, 2nd Gr.1 Redwood Classic, Gr.2 Sires Stks Trotters Chsp, Gr.2 NZ 2YO Trotting Stks. At 3, won Gr.1 NSW Trotters Derby. (Armbro Invasion)
ILLAWONG BYRON 
t, 1:59.7 - $177,076. 15 wins to date. At 2, won Gr.1 Redwood Classic, Gr.2 Tatlow Trotters Stks Final, AUS Breeders Crown Semi Final, Vicbred SS Heat, 2nd Gr.1 Vicbred SS 2YO Trotting C&G Final, Gr.1 Home Grown Classic. At 4, 3rd Gr.1 Vicbred SS Final. Australian 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year. (S J’s Photo)
MIRACLE RISING 
t, 1:59.9 - $171,088. 18 wins to date. (Armbro Invasion)
KD MUSCLES
 
(f) t, 1:56.8 - $170,402. 11 wins to date. At 3, 2nd G3 NZ Trotting Oaks, Listed NZYSS Trotters Final. Aged, won G3 Tontine Trotters Series Final, 2nd G1 Knight PistolG3 Lenin Trotters FFA, G3 R C Freestone Trotter Cup, 4th G1 Dullard Trotters Cup, G1 Bill Collins Trot. (Armbro Invasion)
GALLEONS VICTORY
 t, 2:01.7 - $162,111. 19 wins. Aged, won Prydes Easifeed Trotters Cup (Gr.3). (Earl)
ONE BID BUYS
 (f) t, 2:00.8 - $145,274. 12 wins to date. (Sundon)
BRIGHT GLOW
(f) t, 2:01.2 - $136,629. 12 wins to date. (Britewell)
CARNERA 
t, 2:00.3 - $136,290. 15 wins to date. (Continentalman)
MUSCULUS
 t, 2:00.5 - $129,775. 12 wins to date. Aged, 2nd Prydes Easifeed Trotters Cup (Gr.3). (Sundon)
RUTHLESS KAYLA
 
(f) t, 2:05.6 - $128,790. 7 wins to date. At 2, 3rd L NZ Yearling Sales 2YO Trot. At 3, 3rd L NZ Yearling Sales 3YO Trot. Aged, won Listed Uncut Gems Trotters Classic. (Britewell)
MASS DESTRUCTION
1:59.4 - $127,019. 17 wins to date. Aged, won Gr.3 Cobram Trotters Cup. (Chiola Hanover)
NEEDLE
 
(f) t, 1:57.4 - $122,481. 15 wins to date. At 3, 3rd Gr.3 Hambletonian Classic. At 4, won Gr.3 Jim McNeil Memorial Trotters Championship Final. (Live Or Die)
ZHENYA
(f) t, 2:02 - $108,499. 13 wins to date. Aged, 2nd G2 Bacardi Lindy Mares Trot, 3rd G3 Shepparton Club Inc. Trotters Cup. (S J’s Photo)
ARNOLD t, 1:55 - $106,832. 12 wins to date. Aged, won QLD Trotters Sprint (Gr.2). (Chiola Hanover)
THE MALE MODE
L t, 1:56.4 - $104,757. 10 wins to date. Aged, 3rd WA Trotters Sprint (Gr.2). (Sundon)
SODS LAW
t, 2:01.9 - $98,061. 8 wins to date. (Sundon)
SAMMY CHARLES
 
t, 1:59.6 - $96,823. 11 wins to date. Aged, 2nd G2 Slater Gartrell Sports Trotters Mobile. (Armbro Invasion)
BONNIE HIGHLANDER
 (f) t, 2:03.8 - $93,346. 7 wins to date. At 4, 3rd G3 4 & 5YO Trotting Championship. Aged, won G3 Northern Breeders Stakes. (Armbro Invasion)
THE HULK t, 2:01 - $92,298. 8 wins to date. (Sundon)
CHEVRON EXPRESS 
(f) t3, 1:57.4 - $81,512. 5 wins. At 3, wnr Gr.2 NZ Trotting Oaks, Gr.3 Hambletonian Classic,  2nd North Island Trotting Oaks, 3rd Gr.2 Sires Stks 3YO Trotters Championship. NZ 3YO Trotting Filly Of The Year. NZ 3YO Record Holder - 1950m(Sundon)
IN THE VALLEY t, 2:01.7 - $78,510. 10 wins to date. (Continentalman)
NIETA 
(f) t3,1:58.1 - $76,600. 9 wins. At 2, wnr Australasian Breeders Crown Heat, Vicbred Home Grown Classic Heat. At 3, won G3 Breeders Crown Silver Trot, G3 Vicbred 3YO Silver Trot, 3rd G1 NSW Oaks, G1 Need For Speed Princess Final. (CR Commando)
OUR QUICK CASH t, 2:00.9 - $74,401. 10 wins to date. (Wagon Apollo)
MUSCLES GALORE
 t, 1:59.5 - $74,353. 6 wins. At 3, 2nd G3 Hambletonian Classic. (Sundon)
LADY IN THE SKY (f) t, 1:58 - $74,188. 6 wins to date. At 3, 2nd Need For Speed Princess Final (Gr.1). At 4, 3rd AUS Matriach Trot (Gr.2). (Monarchy)
THE LOCOMOTIVE t2, 1:59.9 - $73,898. 4 wins to date. At 2, won Nutrien 2YO Trot Final (Gr.1), Home Grown 2YO C&G Trot Final (Gr.1), Bob Conroy 2YO Trot (Gr.2). (Safely Kept)
MEXICANA
(f) t, 2:02.1 - $71,106. 4 wins. At 2, won Redwood Classic (Gr.1). (Sundon)
MASS INVASION
 
t, 2:05.6 - $70,928. 7 wins to date. (Armbro Invasion
THEODOSIA (f) 1:59.9 - $68,145. 7 wins. Aged, 3rd Listed Aged Sires Stakes Classic. (Chiola Hanover)
SENITAS STRENGTH t2, 2:00.9 - $67,590.
3 wins to date. At 2, 2nd Vicbred Super Series Final (Gr.1); 3rd Tatlow Stakes (Gr.2). At 4, 3rd Vicbred Platinum Trotting Mares Sprint Championship Final (Gr.2). (Super Arnie)
ILLAWONG SHIMMER
 (f) t2, 2:01.2 - $61,548. 4 wins. At 2, won G1 Home Grown Classic, Vicbred SS Heat, 3rd G1 Vicbred SS 2YO Trotting Fillies Final, G2 Tatlow Stks 2YO Trotters. (Sundon)
SCRATCH IT t, 1:56.8 - $52,798. 8 wins to date. (Buvetier D'Aunou)
ALDEBARAN FLOSS
(f) t3, 2:00.8 - $42,178. 3 wins to date. At 3, won Gr.2 NZ Trotting Oaks. (Love You)

In North America, Muscle Mass is the sire of 365 winners of over $40,000,000, 123 $100,000 earners including:

SIX PACK t3, 1:49.2 -  $1,973,661. 19 wins. At 2, won leg and Final NYSS, Simpson Memorial. At 3, won heat and Final Kentucky Futurity, Yonkers Trot, Matron Stakes, elim and Final Empire Breeders Classic, elim Breeders Crown, div. Stanley Dancer Memorial, elim Earl Beal Jr. Memorial, div. Milt Taylor New York Sire Stakes; 2nd Final Earl Beal Jr. Memorial, TVG Open Final. At 4, won Allerage Farms Open Trot, TVG Open Trot Final, div. Graduate Series; 2nd Final Open Breeders Crown, Graduate Final; 3rd John Cashman Memorial. World Champion. The fastest 3YO Trotter of all time. 2018 Dan Patch 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year. 2019 Aged Male Trotter of the Year. (Cantab Hall)
PLUNGE BLUE CHIP 
(f) t2, 1:53.2; t3, 1:49.8 - $1,596,841. 23 wins. At 2, won Goldsmith Maid elim and Final, Matron Stakes, 6x NYSS legs. At 3, won div. Del Miller Memorial, Hudson Filly Trot, NYSS Final, heat Kentucky Filly Futurity, elim Breeders Crown, 2x div. NYSS, elim Empire Breeders Classic; 2nd Final Empire Breeders Classic, Zweig Memorial; 3rd Hambletonian Oaks, Breeders Crown Final, Matron Stakes. At 4, won Miss Versatility Final; 2nd Allerage Farms F&M Trot, Charlie Hill Trot; 3rd Final Breeders Crown Mares Trot. Aged, won TVG Mares Trot. World Champion. The fastest 3YO Trotting Filly of all time.  (Donato Hanover)
RIVETING ROSIE
 (f) t2, 1:55.6; 3, 1:53; 4, 1:52.8 $973,336 - 14 wins. At 2 O'Brien 2YO Trotting Filly of the Year, won Final Peaceful Way Stks, ONSS Super Final, ONSS Gold, Champlain Stks. At 3, O'Brien 3YO Trotting Filly of the Year, won ONSS Super Final, 2nd Elegantimage Stks.  (Balanced Image)
ADARE CASTLE (f) t3, 1:53.4 - $940,666. 13 wins to date. At 2, won ONSS Super Final, Champlain Stakes, elim Peaceful Way, 4 legs ONSS Gold; 2nd Final Peaceful Way. At 3, won Casual Breeze, 3 legs ONSS Gold; 2nd Simcoe Stks. (Andover Hall) 
ON A SUNNY DAY 
(f) t, 1:52.8 $700,311 - 20 wins to date. At 2, won 4x ONSS Gold legs. At 3, won ONSS Gold Super Final, 3x ONSS Gold legs. (Promising Catch)
RUBBER DUCK
 t,1:51.4 $676,049 - 27 wins to date. (SJs Caviar)
LOVEDBYTHEMASSES t, 1:50.4 - $607,263. 25 wins to date. Aged, won Maxie Lee Invitational. (Northern Bailey)
MUSCLE MATTERS
 
t, 1:53.2 $592,141 - 22 wins to date. At 2, won ONSS Super Final, ONSS Gold. At 3, 2nd elim & Final Canadian Breeders Classic. (Conway Hall)
DYNAMIC EDGE
t, 1:54.4 - $531,643. 29 wins to date. (Angus Hall)
MACHO MARTINI t, 1:54 - $517,517. 9 wins. At 2, won Champlain Stks, elim William Wellwood Memorial, 4x legs ONSS Gold; 2nd ONSS Super Final; 3rd William Wellwood Mem Final. (Striking Sahbra).
THE VETERAN t, 1:50.2 $503,223. 15 wins to date. At 2, won leg NYSS; 3rd NYSS Final. At 3, won 3 x legs NYSS; 2nd NYSS Final. (Yankee Glide)
MUSCLE BABY DOLL
 (f) t3, 1:52 $469,617. 13 wins. At 2, 2nd ONSS - Super Final. At 3, 2 legs ONSS Gold, Casual Breeze Trot, Duenna Inv, elim Elegantimage. (Yankee Glide
SUPERGIRL RILEY t3, 1:52.4 $461,713. 12 wins to date. At 2, won Kindergarten, 3 legs NYSS. At 3, won Zweig Memorial, Bluegrass division, NYSS Consolation, KYSS Consolation, leg NYSS; 2nd Hudson Filly Trot; 3rd Empire Breeders Classic Final. (Cantab Hall)
MOTOWN MUSCLE
t3, 1:53.8 $460,433. 9 wins. At 2, won elim ONSS Gold, 3rd ONSS Super Final, ONSS Gold. At 3, won elim and Final Canadian Breeders Champ, cons. ONSS Gold, leg ONSS Gold, Casual Breeze Trot. (Wall Street Banker
MASS PRODUCTION t, 1:51.8 $380,028. 9 wins to date. At 2, Canadian 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year, won ONSS Gold Super Final, 3x ONSS Gold Legs. (Angus Hall)

HYPOTHETICAL MATING

Mating Hints

Already it is clear that from his first two crops, Muscle Mass has an affinity with Armbro Invasion mares (KD Muscles, Custodian, Mass Invasion ...). This should mean that mares by other sons of Speedy Crown (like Gee Whiz) are also a good match.

Daughters of SJ's Photo (and his sire sons Pegasus Spur and Bacardi Lindy) also look like they are another great match for Muscle Mass with this cross already producing the outstanding Illawong Byron and multiple Group place-getter Zhenya.

Sundon mares of course are another great option with Group 1 winner Illawong Shimmer and the Harness Jewels runner-up Heavyweight Hero both bred this way.

In North America, his richest foal, Riveting Rosie, is out of a Balanced Image mare so down-under this can be replicated through daughters of Earl, MonarchyBrylin Boyz and Yankee Paco, while his second highest earner Muscle Matters is out of a Conway Hall mare - meaning mares by Angus Hall, Majestic Son, The Pres and Monkey Bones are also likely good choices for him.