Tactical Approach
NZ $9,000 + GST
(AU $9,900 incl GST)
t2, 1:54.2; t3, 1:50.2 $1,544,489 16.1hh
Tactical Landing - Sarcy by Donato Hanover
- The reigning US Trotter of the Year and US 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year
- The first 3YO since Muscle Hill to win the Hambletonian, Kentucky Futurity and the Breeders Crown
- Won over $1.5 million in stakes at three, making him the highest earning trotter in North American in 2023
- The richest and fastest son of emerging trotting siring powerhouse Tactical Landing – the 2023 Dan Patch Trotting Sire of the Year
- Bred in the purple with his dam also leaving the millionaire multiple stakes winner Double Deceiver; and his second dam a Hambletonian Oaks winning Canadian 3YO Trotting Filly of the Year
*Standing at Alabar Australia
Sire Line
TACTICAL LANDING t3, 1:50.4 $812,300 by Muscle Hill from Southwind Serena by Varenne
An outstanding 3-year-old, Tactical Landing won his heat and Final of the Breeders Crown, the Bluegrass Stakes, a Hambletonian elimination (finishing third in the Final), his Kentucky Futurity elimination and the TVG Final against the older trotters.
Richly bred, Tactical Landing is by the greatest modern day trotting sire Muscle Hill, and out of the Breeders Crown winning Hall of Fame mare Southwind Serena, who herself is by the incomparable Varenne, the richest trotter in the history of harness racing.
He was an $800,000 yearling and is a full brother to the world champion and Dan Patch 2YO and 3YO Trotting Filly of the Year, Mission Brief.
With just two crops of racing age to date Tactical Landing has really made his presence felt, siring both the 2023 US 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year, Karl; and the 2023 US Trotting 3YO Colt of the Year/Trotter of the Year, Tactical Approach, along with numerous other stakes performers.
He was voted the 2023 Dan Patch Trotting Sire of the Year.
His best progeny to date include:
TACTICAL APPROACH t3, 1:50.2 $1,544,489. As above. 2023 US 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year, 2023 US Trotter of the Year. (Donato Hanover)
KARL t2, 1:51.4 $1,041,977. 9 wins from 10 starts at 2. At 2, won Breeders Crown elim and Final, Kindergarten Trot, Valley Victory Trot, Bluegrass Stakes, Kentucky Sires Stakes Championship Final. 2023 US 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year. (RC Royalty)
MAMBACITA (f) t3, 1:50.8 $811,588. At 2, won Bluegrass Stakes, International Stallion Stakes. (Donato Hanover)
QUICK STOP (f) t3, 1:52.4 $545,017. At 2, won New Jersey Classic. At 3, won Del Miller Memorial (Yankee Glide)
MOMMAMIA VOLO (f) t3, 1:50 $536,882. At 2, won International Stallion Stakes. At 3, won Kentucky Filly Futurity, Kentucky Sires Stakes Championship Final. (Yankee Glide)
TACTICAL MOUNDS (f) t3, 1:52 $337,952. At 3, won New Jersey Classic Series, Pegasus Trot, Continental Victory Trot, The Circle City Trot. (Yankee Glide)
ALLEGIANT (f) t2, 1:52.4 $323,400. At 2, won 2 legs Kentucky Sires Stakes Championship Series; 3rd Mohawk Million Trot. (Yankee Gilde)
BRODEUR t3, 1:51.4 - $168,080. (Credit Winner)
UNA MADONNA (f) t3, 1:52.2 - $165,463. At 2, won elim James Doherty; 3rd Final James Doherty, International Stallion Stakes. (Donato Hanover)
PURPLE LORD t3, 1:54.6f - $157,155. At 2, won 2 elims Kindergarten Series; 2nd Final Kindergarten Series, International Stallion Stakes; 3rd Bluegrass Stakes. (Cantab Hall)
Dam Line
SARCY t3, 1:53.2 $261,333 by Donato Hanover from Southwind Allaire by Valley Victory.
A six-win, stakes placed filly, Sarcy won a leg of the Kindergarten Series at two, before finishing second in the $250,000 Final. At 3, she won three legs of the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Series, finished third in her Hambletonian Oaks elimination and fourth in the Oaks Final.
She is the dam of 3 winners, including 2 millionaires, from 4 foals of racing age to date:
TACTICAL APPROACH t3, 1:50.2 $1,544,489. At 3, won Hambletonian Stakes Final, Kentucky Futurity, Breeders Crown Final, Carl Erksine Trot, Bluegrass Stakes. 2023 US Trotter of the Year, 2023 US 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year. (Tactical Landing)
DOUBLE DECEIVER t3, 1:50.4 $1,108,713. At 2, won Kentucky Championship Series Final. At 3, won Matron Stakes, 3 legs KYSS; 2nd Breeders Crown Final, MGM Yonkers Trot, div PASS. At 4, won SWE Elite (Gr.2) (Cantab Hall)
DUTIFUL (f) t3, 1:54.6 $96,796. At 2, won 2 legs Kentucky Sires Stakes Series. (Trixton)
2nd Dam:
SOUTHWIND ALLAIRE t3, 1:53.8 $876,199 by Valley Victory from Articulate Hanover by Balanced Image.
The 2003 Canadian 3YO Trotting Filly of the Year, Southwind Allaire was a stakes winner at two, winning the Matron Stakes, before going on to win some of North Americaʻs biggest age group races as a 3-year-old, including the Hambletonian Oaks and the Elegantimage Stakes Final.
At stud, Southwind Allaire left 8 winners from 9 foals including:
SARCY t3, 1:53.2 $261,333. As above. (Donato Hanover)
PILATUS t, 1:54.8 $144,949. 12 wins. (Andover Hall)
THE PRES t3. 1:55.2 $140,871. 4 wins. At 3, won Zweig Memorial, leg Pennsylvania Sires Stakes. (Andover Hall)
ALBANY HOUSE t3, 1:55.6 $60,311. (Andover Hall)
RaceRecord
|
Age |
Starts |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Money Won |
Record Time |
|
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
$36,500 |
1:54.2 |
|
3 |
19 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
$1,507,989 |
1:50.2 |
|
Total |
24 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
$1,544,489 |
1:50.2 |
At 2: Won 2 legs Kentucky Sires Stakes Commonwealth Series.
At 3: Won Hambletonian Stakes Final, Kentucky Futurity, Breeders Crown Final, Carl Erskine Trot, Bluegrass Stakes, 2 legs Kentucky Sires Stakes Championship Series; 2nd FanDuel Open Trot, Breeders Crown elimination, leg KYSS Championship Series; 3rd Stanley Dancer Trot, elim Hambletonian Stakes, Reynolds Memorial, leg New Jersey Sires Stakes. US Trotter of the Year, US 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year.
Progeny
Tactical Approach stands his first season down-under in 2024/25.
Mating Hints
As the reigning US Trotter of the Year and the best son of the superbly bred, red hot young trotting sire Tactical Landing, Tactical Approach is an unprecedented addition to the Australasian trotting sires ranks.
In the US, Tactical Landing has crossed particularly well with mares from the Garland Lobell and Valley Victory sire lines to date and these should also suit his son.
The Garland Lobell sire line is represented down under by the likes of Andover Hall, Angus Hall, Creatine, Imperial Count, Monkey Bones, Quite Easy and Wishing Stone. The only exception to this would be The Pres, who is a three-quarter brother to Tactical Approachʻs dam.
Appropriate Valley Victory stallions include Father Patrick and Volstead.
Credit Winner line stallions such as Crazed and Dejarmbro should also suit Tactical Approach, with Tactical Landingʻs 2023 US 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year Karl bred along these lines being out of a mare by a son of Credit Winner.