Creatine
- A Grand Circuit winner EVERY SEASON from the age of two through to five, as well as a MULTIPLE European Group 1 winner
- As ultra consistent as a sire as he was a racehorse, with 7.2% stakes winners to starters and 76% winners to starters
- The sire of 15 stakes horses from four Southern Hemisphere crops, including the Group 1 winners Mighty Logan, Shes Ruby Roo and More Wanted
- In the Northern Hemisphere, Creatine is the sire of two millionaires, including the 2021 US Trotter of the Year Jujubee – the only 3YO trotting colt to record multiple sub 1:50 wins
Reflecting on Creatine's racing career, Hall of Fame driver Mike Lachance, who piloted him in almost all of his 2 and 3-year-old starts (and many of his 4-year-old races too), declared...
"He was a perfect horse. He was a big, strong horse....a beautiful horse".
Sire Line
Andover Hall t2, 1:56.2; 3, 1:51.6 $875,047 by Garland Lobell from Amour Angus by Magna Force
A $482,000 yearling, Andover Hall was the US Trotting Colt of the Year at two years of age (winning eight of his nine starts that year) and a world champion at three.
Despite his illustrious racing career it is as a stallion that he has excelled, becoming one of North America's most influential sires in recent times.
Andover Hall is the sire of 692 North American winners of over $95,203,000, 237 $100,000 earners and 11 millionaires worldwide including:
NUNCIO 1:50.4 - $4.409,198. At 2, won Matron Stakes. At 3, won Kentucky Futurity, Yonkers Trot, Bluegrass Stks, Matron Stakes, Reynolds, 2nd Hambletonian, Stanley Dancer Memorial, Beale Memorial. At 4, won Int. G1 Swedish Breeders Crown Final, 3rd, Elitlopp Final. Aged, won Elitlopp Final, 2 Elitlopp elims, Sundsvall Open, Jubileumspokalen, UET Trotting Masters Final. (Lindy Lane)
DONATO HANOVER 1:50.2 - $3,058,058. World Champion. At 2, won elim. And Final Breeders Crown, elim. And Final Peter Haughton Memorial, Bluegrass Stks, International Stallion Stks, E.H. Harriman Cup. At 3, won elim. And Final Hambletonian, elim and Final Canadian Trotting Classic, World Trotting Derby, elim. And Final Stanley Dancer Trot, heat and Final Kentucky Futurity, Bluegrass Stks, Dickerson Cup, 2nd in elim Breeders Crown, 3rd Final Breeders Crown. At 2, US 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year, US Horse of the Year, Trotter of the Year. US 3YO Trotter of the Year. Champion sire. (Donerail)
CREATINE 1:51.4 - $2,182,138. At 2, won Bluegrass Stks. At 3, won Kentucky Futurity, Bluegrass Stks, elim Hambletonian, 2nd Breeders Crown Final. At 4, won Allerage Open Trot, American-National Open. At 5, won Breeders Crown Open Trot, Int. G1 Hugo Abergs Memorial, International Prix Saint Michel. (Muscles Yankee)
PAMPERED PRINCESS (M) 1:53.0 - $1,740,605. At 2, won elim and Final Oakville Stks, Robert Stewart Stks, Champlain Stks, Bluegrass Stks, International Stallion Stks, elim. Breeders Crown, Reynolds Memorial, elim Goldsmith Maid, Tompkins-Geers Stks, 2nd Final Breeders Crown. At 3, won elim. and Final Elegantimage Stks, elim and Final Del Miller Memorial, Bluegrass Stks, elim Hambletonian, 2nd elim and Final Canadian Trotting Classic, elim and Final Breeders Crown, elim and Final Matron Stks. Dan Patch, Nova & O’Brien 2YO Trotting Filly of the Year, Dan Patch, Nova & O’Brien 3YO Trotting Filly of the Year. (Donerail)
MAGIC TONIGHT 1:51.3 - $1,362,397. At 2, won International Stallion Stks, Bluegrass Stks. At 3, won PASS Championship. Aged, won Elitlopp Elim & Final. (Self Possessed)
BRAD DE VELUWE 1:52.1 - $10,739,393SEK. At 3, won E3 Final, Ulf Thoresens Memorial, Finnish Kriterium, Gran Premio Orsi Mangelli. At 4, won SprinterMastaren Elim & Final, Finnish Derby, Grand Prix de l'UET Elim & Final. (Muscles Yankee)
SPIDER BLUE CHIP 1:51.6 - $1,229,717. World Champion. At 2, won leg PASS. At 3, won elim and Final Breeders Crown, The Colonial, 2 legs and Final PASS, Bluegrass Stks, elim Hambletonian, Reynolds Memorial, 2nd Stanley Dancer Final. (Muscles Yankee)
CEDAR DOVE (M) 1:52.6 - $1,200,462. At 2, won Bluegrass Stks. At 3, won elim and Final Breeders Crown, 2 heats Kentucky Filly Futurity, elim Matron Stks, leg PASS, 2nd Final PASS, 3rd Final Matron Stks, Zweig Memorial Filly. Dan Patch 3YO Trotting Filly of the Year. (Pine Chip)
BEATGOESON HANOVER (M) 1:51.8F - $1,151,959. World Champion. At 2, won 2 legs and Final PASS. At 3, won elim and Final Elegantimage Stks, Zweig Memorial Filly, Duenna Inv, Reynolds Memorial, 2nd Matron Stks Final, Keystone Classic. At 4, won Muscle Hill, elim Breeders Crown, 2nd in Final Allerage Farm Trot. (Defiant Yankee)
ADRIAN CHIP 1:54.4 - $1,136,910. World Champion. At 2, won elim Matron Stks, 2nd Matron Stks Final, elim Breeders Crown, 3rd Breeders Crown Final. At 3, won elim Hambletonian, elim Yonkers Trot, 2nd Hambletonian Final, World Trotting Derby. (Pine Chip)
Dam Line
Berry Nice Muscles $31,906 by Muscles Yankee from Blackberry Hanover by Donerail
A $100,000 Yearling Sales purchase, Berry Nice Muscles was stakes placed as a 2-year-old, finishing runner-up in the New Jersey Sires Stakes. From just four foals she is the dam of:
CREATINE t3, 1:52.4; 4, 1:51.4 - $2,182.138. See record. (Andover Hall)
MISTER ANSON t3, 1:53.8 - $234,726. At 2, winner leg New York Sires Stakes; 2nd leg NYSS; 3rd leg NYSS. At 3, 3rd leg NYSS, cons. Zweig Memorial. (Conway Hall)
STRAWBERRY WINE t4, 1:56 - $101,887. At 3, 2nd in leg and Final Middlesex County Series.(Kadabra)
2nd dam:
Blackberry Hanover t2, 1:56.4 $209,314 by Donerail from Brittany's Dream
A precocious two-year-old Blackberry Hanover won an elim and Final of the Matron Stakes, as well as the Bluegrass and International Stallion Stakes at the Red Mile.
She is the dam of 3 North American bred foals, including:
HERE’S THE MAGIC t2, 1:59.2; 1:55.2 - $549,947. At 2, winner 2 elims Ontario Sires Stakes Gold; 2nd in 2 Finals Ontario Sires Stakes Gold; 3rd in Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final, 2 elim and Final ONSS Gold. (Kadabra)
BERRY NICE MUSCLES t2, 1:59.8pl $31,906. As above. (Muscles Yankee)
RaceRecord
|
Age |
Starts |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Money Won |
Record Time |
|
2 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
$63,020 |
1:57.2 |
|
3 |
17 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
$804,139 |
1:52.4F |
4 |
16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | $463,133 | 1:51.4 |
5 |
12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | $851,846 | 1:52.8 |
|
TOTAL |
52 |
17 |
10 |
9 |
$2,182,138 |
1:51.4 |
Lightly raced as a 2-year-old Creatine was the winner of three races, rounding out his freshman season with a stakes victory in a Bluegrass Stakes division at Lexington before being put aside.
Bigger and stronger upon his return as a 3-year-old in 2013, Creatine was one of the very best of his age group, in a crop that included the likes of Royalty For Life and Spider Blue Chip, winning eight of his 17 starts and finishing runner-up in a further five. His major victories included the $368,000 Kentucky Futurity Final, the $286,000 Carl Erskine Trot, a Hambletonian elimination, a Bluegrass Stakes division and the $200,000 Colonial Trot consolation. He was also second (by a neck) in the Breeders Crown Final, American National Stakes and Reynolds Memorial.
Unlike his fiercest rivals the previous season Creatine handled the step up to the free-for-all ranks as a 4-year-old, more than holding his own against a stellar line up of aged square-gaiters that included the likes of world record holder Sebastian K, Intimidate, Market Share, Bee A Magician, Maven, Modern Family, Commander Crowe, Wishing Stone etc...
That season as a 4-year-old, Creatine put up a huge performance to defeat the world's fastest ever trotter Sebastian K in the Allerage Farms Trot in a career best mark of 1:51.4 despite starting out wide from barrier eight, won the American National Open in track record time, was runner-up in the $238,000 Centaur Trotting Classic and a Maple Leaf Trot elim and finished third to European superstar Commander Crowe in the Breeders Crown Open Final, as well as recording third placings in the TVG FFA Final and the Dayton Trotting Derby. He finished the season as the fourth richest older trotter behind only Sebastian K, Intimidate and Market Share.
Racing predominantly in Europe as a 5-year-old Creatine won at the highest level and defeated some of Europe's best horses, taking out the Group 1 Hugo Abergs Memorial in Sweden and the Group 1 St Michel Ajo in Finland. He was also second in the prestigious Group 1 UET Trotting Masters.
Returning to the US for the $1,000,000 Invitational Trot Creatine was a brave third to the European invaders Papagayo E and recent Elitlopp winner Timoko before capping off his racing career with a deserved and dominant win in the Breeders Crown Final, after again drawing out wide.
Progeny
With four crops of racing age, his oldest Southern Hemisphere foals are 6-year-olds in 2025. As at the beginning of October 2025 he is the sire of 66 winners, including:
MIGHTY LOGAN t, 1:59 - $263,866. 10 wins to date. Aged, won ANZAC Cup (Gr.1), Worthy Queen Trot (Gr.3); 2nd Dominion Trot (Gr.1), South Bay Trotters Cup (Gr.3), Sires Stakes Aged Classic (L)- twice; 3rd NZB Standardbred Uncut Gems Trotters Classic (L). (Sierra Kosmos)
FAITH IN MANCHESTER (f) t, 1:56.8 - $256,506. 12 wins to date. Aged, won Waikato Trotting Breeders Stakes (Gr.3); 2nd Northern Trotting Breeders Stakes (Gr.3); 3rd Queen Of Diamonds (Gr.1). (Earl)
SHES RUBY ROO t3, 1:56.1; t4, 1:54.1 - $202,366. 10 wins to date. At 2, 3rd Breeders Crown 2YO Silver Trot. (Gr.3). At 3, won Victoria Trotters Oaks (Gr.1), Need For Speed Princess Final (Gr.2); 2nd Nutrien Equine Classic Final (L); 3rd Breeders Crown 3YO Trotting Fillies Final (Gr.1), Victoria Trotters Derby heat. At 4, 2nd 4YO & 5YO Trot NSW Final (Gr.2). (Downunder Muscles)
HOT TO TROT t3, 1:59; t4, 1:55.5 - $139,200. 9 wins to date. At 3, 2nd Hambletonian Classic (Gr.3); 3rd Northern Trotting Derby (Gr.1). At 4, won Yamamoto Trotters Mile (Listed). NZ 2YO Record Holder over 2400m, Set NZ 3YO Record over 1980m. (Sundon)
VIRGINIA CLOWERS (f) t3, 1:56.7 - $137,595. 10 wins to date. At 3, won Need For Speed Consolation; 2nd NZ Sires Stakes Trotting Championship (Gr.2), Northern Trotting Oaks (Gr.3); 4th Northern Trotting Derby (Gr.1). At 4, won Menangle Trotters Cup (Gr.3), Matriarch Stakes (L). (Sundon)
MORE WANTED t, 1:57.3 - $137,378. 8 wins to date. At 2, 2nd AUS Breeders Crown heat; 3rd AUS Breeders Crown Final (Gr.1). At 3, won Australasian Premier Trotting Sale 3YO C&G Final (Gr.1); 3rd VHRC Caduceus Holmfield (Gr.2), VIC Trotters Derby Heat. (Muscle Hill)
ITAINTNECESSARILYSO t, 1:59.8 - $125,505. 6 wins to date.(Sundon)
ITZFERGIETIME (f) t, 1:56.4 - $121,105. 12 wins to date. At 2, won 2x 2YO Trotters Foundation Heats; 4th Vicbred SS Trotting Fillies Final (Gr.1). At 3, 2nd 3YO Trotters Foundation Final (Gr.3). Aged, 3rd Yamamoto Mile (Gr.3). (Yankee Paco)
REGAL SIERRA (f) t, 2:01.2 - $112,880. 8 wins to date. (Sierra Kosmos)
CORMORAN STRIKE t, 1:59.1 - $112,155. 7 wins to date. (Sundon)
WALKINONSUNSHINE (f) t3, 2:00.6 - $108,031. 5 wins to date. At 3, won Northern Trotting Oaks (Gr.3), Southern Trotting Oaks; 2nd Northern Trotting Derby (Gr.1); 3rd Sires Stakes Classique(Gr.3). Aged, 3rd Greenlane Trotting Cup(Gr.3). (Falcon Seelster)
LADY ADELIA (f) t, 1:57.9 - $101,010. 10 wins to date. At 3, 3rd Vicbred Super Series Silver Trot (Gr.3). At 4, 2nd Matriarch Trot (Gr.3). Aged, 2nd Sumthingaboutmaori FFA (Gr.1); Matriarch Trot (Listed). (Skyvalley)
SOUTHERN DIAMOND t2, 2:01.2 - $98,801. 4 wins to date. At 2, won NZB Standardbred Harness Million 2YO Trot (Listed); 2nd Ace Of Clubs (Gr.1). (Earl)
HOLLY HIGHLANDER (f) t, 2:02.6 - $93,620. 7 wins to date. (Armbro Operative)
JACCKA BAYLISt, 1:59.9 - $74,889. 6 wins to date. (Majestic Son)
REDPARK WARRIOR t2, 2:03.6 - $71,512. 5 wins to date. At 2, won Sires Stakes Trotters Prelude, 2x Young Guns heats; 2nd Young Guns 2YO Trot Final (Gr.3); 3rd NZ 2YO Trotting Stakes (Gr.3). (Orlando Vici)
YOU NO ILL BE LATE t, 1:59.4- $66,462. 8 wins to date. At 3, won QBred 3YO Trotting Final; 2nd VIC Trotters Derby Heat. (Great Success)
STYRAX (f) t, 1:59.1 - $66,275. 6 wins to date. (Safely Kept)
SIR EROS t3, 2:01.2 - $65,830. 6 wins to date. At 3, 3rd Vicbred Home Grown Classic Final (Gr.1). (Sundon)
FENOMENAL t, 2:00.6 - $65,794. 7 wins to date. (Varenne)
IM A GYPSY QUEEN (f) t3, 1:58.6 - $62,822. 5 wins to date. At 2, 3rd Trot NSW 2YO Final (Gr.1). (Kyvalley Blur)
MEADOW VALLEY STAR t, 1:59.7 - $60,873. 9 wins to date. At 2, 4th Vicbred SS 2YO Trotting C&G Final (Gr.1). (Wagon Apollo)
ESS KAY HOLLYWOOD t3, 2:00.9 - $58,640. 5 wins to date. At 2, 3rd Breeders Crown 2YO G&G Trotting Final (Gr.1). (Malhana Gindin)
SWEET OLIVIA (f) t, 2:02.4 - $57,883. 6 wins to date. (Pegasus Spur)
DELʻS CREATION (f) t, 2:03.3 - $56,170. 5 wins to date. (Chiola Cola)
MONARCH PRINCE t3, 2:02.9 - $51,416. 3 wins to date. (Monarchy)
THE RIVER BOY t3, 2:03.3 - $50,089. 4 wins to date. (Sundon)
ALBIZIA (f) t4, 1:55.9 - $49,426. 6 wins. At 4, 3rd The Great Square (Gr.1). (Monarchy)
TRUE STORY t4, 2:01.3 - $48,953. 4 wins to date. (Monarchy)
NGAURUHOE t3, 2:04.9 - $46,291. 5 wins to date. (Love You)
WHATS WANTED t3, 2:04.9 - $41,653. 4 wins to date. (Grant Our Wishes)
FOCUS (f) t, 1:59.8 - $38,535. 4 wins. At 3, 2nd Vicbred Platinum Home Grown Classic 3YO Fillies Final (Gr.1). (Wagon Apollo)
His oldest North American progeny are 7-year-old's in 2025. To date he is the sire of 111 winners of over $13,339,000, including:
JUJUBEE t3, 1:49.6 $1,243,833. 18 wins. At 3, won Breeders Crown, Kentucky Futurity, PASS Championship, Muscle Hill Stakes, Phil Langley Memorial, 2x div Pennsylvania Sires Stakes; 2nd elim Breeders Crown, div PASS. At 4, won Allerage Farms Open Trot, 3rd TVG Open Trot, Dayton Trotting Derby. Aged, 3rd Charlie Hill Memorial. 2021 US 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year, 2021 US Trotter of the Year. (Cantab Hall)
TAKE ALL COMERS t2, 1:52.6; t, 1:50.8f $1,243,876. 21 wins to date. At 2, won div Bluegrass Stakes, 2nd 2x divs Pennsylvania Sires Stakes, div Keystone Classic; 3rd PASS div, elim Breeders Crown; 4th Final Breeders Crown. At 3, won div PASS; 2nd div Reynolds Stks; 3rd Earl Beal Jr. Memorial, div PASS, Phil Langley Memorial; 5th Hambletonian Final. At 4, 2nd Graduate Series Final. Aged, won 2 legs and Final MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series; 2nd Caesars Trot Classic; 3rd Bob Miecuna Invitational. (Cantab Hall)
HUNG OVER t, 1:52.2f - $704,205. 11 wins to date. At 2, won OHSS Grey Championship, Ohio Breeders Championship. At 3, won OHSS Championship Final, KYSS Final; 3rd KY Championship Series Final. (Yankee Glide)
ASTEROID t, 1:51.8f - $448,472. 19 wins. Aged, 2nd Cutler Stakes. (Yankee Glide)
FERRETTI t, 1:51.6 - $445,533. 17 wins to date. Aged, won Tom Aldrich President's Trot. (Credit Winner)
ROYAL PRECEDENT t3, 1:54.2 - $381,257. 7 wins to date. At 2, won 3 legs Ohio Sires Stakes Series; 2nd leg OHSS; 3rd Ohio Breeders Championship. At 3, won leg OHSS; 3rd OHSS Championship Final. (Cantab Hall)
HEARTOFGOLD DEVIE (f) t, 1:53.8f - $354,959. 20 wins to date. (Yankee Glide)
GRAND REVIVAL t3, 1:53.2f - $354,480. 13 wins to date. At 3, won Ohio Sires Stakes Scarlet Championship. (Yankee Glide)
MARTYSMAGICMOMENT (f) t4, 1:52.8 - $345,871. 15 wins. At 2, won div OHSS, OHSS Consolation; 2nd div OHSS; 3rd OHSS Final. (BJs Mac)
PASSIONATE PROMISE (f) t, 1:53.8f - $309,446. 20 wins to date. (Full Count)
CREATIVE VENTURE t, 1:56h - $302,527. 12 wins to date. At 2, won div Kentucky Commonwealth Series. (Yankee Glide)
MOTTO t, 1:54.6f - $300,665. 13 wins to date. (Yankee Glide)
PRINCE OF SUSSEX t, 1:55.8 - $256,961. 29 wins to date. At 2, won Florida Breeders Stakes 2YO Trotting C&G; 2nd OHSS Consolation. (Self Possessed)
NO NAP NASH t, 1:51f - $256,860. 13 wins to date. (MY MVP)
ITSTIMETOGOHOME t, 1:53.8 - $240,564. 17 wins to date. Aged, won div New Holland Trotting Series. (Lucky Chucky)
BIDENURTIME t3, 1:54.2f - $232,440. 11 wins to date. At 3, won OHSS Grey Championship. (Lucky Chucky)
BODY ARMOR t3, 1:52.8f - $213,018 - 17 wins to date. At 2, 2nd div OHSS. (Muscle Mass)
VINTAGE t3, 1:55.2h - $206,218. 8 wins to date. At 3, won Buckeye Stallion Series Championship. (Kadabra)
Mating Hints
Like his sire Andover Hall, Creatine has proven to have an affinity with mares by Valley Victory line sires.
In the Southern Hemisphere this is best represented through mares by sons and grandsons of Muscles Yankee (Muscle Hill, Downunder Muscles, Skyvalley, Muscle Mass, What The Hill, Trixton, Tactical Landing etc…) with this having proven to be one of the most potent matches for Creatine to date down-under - with this cross producing the likes of the Group 1 winners Shes Ruby Roo and More Wanted, along with Group 1 runner-up Lady Adelia.
Mares by Sundon have also left some outstanding performers by Creatine – including the stakes performers and/or $100,000 earners Virginia Clowers, Hot To Trot, Sir Eros, Itaintnecessarilyso and Cormoran Strike.
Daughters of Sundon’s sire sons (Last Sunset, Marcoola, Waterloo Sunset) will also suit, as will mares by fellow Pine Chip stallion, Dream Vacation.
Another terrific nick to emerge down-under is with mares from the Balanced Image sire line (Earl, Monarchy, Royal Aspirations, Brylin Boyz, Yankee Paco etc…) with this cross resulting in his richest performer to date, the stakes winner Faith In Manchester, the Harness Million Trot winner Southern Diamond, the Group 1 The Great Square placegetter Albizia, and the stakes placed $100,000 earner Itzfergietime.
In North America, Creatine’s best two performers, the 2021 US Trotter of the Year Jujubee and fellow millionaire Take All Comers, are both out of Cantab Hall mares.
Down-under this cross can be replicated with mares by Father Patrick, Volstead and Pastor Stephens
Daughters of the French stallions Love You and Orlando Vici appear to be another good choice for Creatine with the multiple stakes placed current season 2-year-old Redpark Warrior bred this way, as is fellow promising 2025 2-year-old Tatanka.
Mighty Logan stakes his claim in the Worthy Queen
The Robert and Jenna Dunn trained Mighty Logan threw down the gauntlet to the established stars of New Zealand trotting ahead of November’s Dominion Trot, with an impressive win in the Group 3 Worthy Queen Trot at Addington on Friday night.