HRA Globe Derby Award Winners Announced

25 January 2024
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Bettors Delight USA

Bettors Delight USA

Harness Racing Australia are pleased to announce the 2023 Globe Derby Awards – proudly sponsored by IRT.

The Globe Derby Awards celebrate the sport’s leading Sires.

Bettors Delight added to his remarkable siring dominance by winning his 12 successive Leading Sire by Stakemoney Award with his progeny earnings prize money of $13,428,458.

His outstanding performers of 2023 included: Leap To Fame ($1,275,970), Diego ($514,970), Speak The Truth ($303,438), My Ultimate Ronnie ($265,391), Braeview Kelly ($253,093) and Major Delight ($219,199).

For the eighth successive season, Bettors Delight was also the leading sire of winners (346). He was also the Leading Broodmare Sire across all six categories: Overall Stakemoney, 2YO Pacing Stakemoney, 3YO Pacing Stakemoney, Overall Pacers by Winner, 2YO Pacers By Winners and 3YO Pacers by Winners.

Sweet Lou took the Juvenile Pacing Sire honours with his two and three-year-olds with 128 individual winners banking $4,244,349. The headline acts included: Sweet Bella ($199,500), Water Lou ($175,367), Never Ending ($166,956), Skylou ($138,267), Peaceful ($111,438) and Nyack ($101,969).

Additionally, Sweet Lou took out 3YO Pacers by Stakemoney honours with $3,103,604.

Art Major had a renaissance by securing the Leading Sire of 2YO Pacers by Stakemoney at $1,527,936.

In trotting ranks, Alabar Farms’ Majestic Son landed his eighth successive Leading Sire of Trotters by Stakemoney title with $2,686,232. His star performers included: Majestic Trio ($123,754), Plymouth Chubb ($94,200) and Superinspice ($82,824).

HRA congratulates the connections of all award winners listed below:

LEADING SIRE OF PACERS BY STAKEMONEY

          BETTORS DELIGHT USA - 517 starters 346 winners 946 wins $13,428,458

LEADING JUVENILE SIRE OF PACERS BY STAKEMONEY (2&3YO’S)

          SWEET LOU USA - 203 starters 128 winners 342 wins $4,244,349

LEADING SIRE OF 2YO PACERS BY STAKEMONEY

          ART MAJOR USA - 81 starters 38 winners 83 wins $1,527,936

LEADING SIRE OF 3YO PACERS BY STAKEMONEY  

          SWEET LOU USA - 125 starters 88 winners 260 wins $3,103,604

LEADING SIRE OF PACERS BY WINNERS

          BETTORS DELIGHT USA - 346 winners

LEADING SIRE OF 2YO PACERS BY WINNERS

          SWEET LOU USA - 40 winners

LEADING SIRE OF 3YO PACERS BY WINNERS

          SWEET LOU USA - 88 winners

LEADING SIRE OF TROTTERS BY STAKEMONEY

         MAJESTIC SON CA  - 194 starters 100 winners 240 wins $2,686,232

LEADING JUVENILE SIRE OF TROTTERS BY STAKEMONEY (2&3YO’S)

          MAJESTIC SON CA - 48 starters 22 winners 40 wins $492,395

LEADING SIRE OF 2YO TROTTERS BY STAKEMONEY

          VOLSTEAD USA - 19 starters 11 winners 22 wins $411,699

LEADING SIRE OF 3YO TROTTERS BY STAKEMONEY  

          ALDEBARAN EAGLE USA - 16 starters 7 winners 29 wins $407,048

LEADING SIRE OF TROTTERS BY WINNERS

          MAJESTIC SON CA - 100 winners

LEADING SIRE OF 2YO TROTTERS BY WINNERS

          VOLSTEAD USA - 11 winners

LEADING SIRE OF 3YO TROTTERS BY WINNERS

          MAJESTIC SON CA - 16 winners

BROODMARE SIRES

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF PACERS BY STAKEMONEY

          BETTORS DELIGHT USA - 538 starters 383 winners 1,050 wins $13,917,842

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF 2YO PACERS BY STAKEMONEY

          BETTORS DELIGHT USA - 82 starters 43 winners 99 wins $1,733,027

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF 3YO PACERS BY STAKEMONEY

          BETTORS DELIGHT USA - 133 starters 97 winners 255 wins $2,847,834

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF PACERS BY WINNERS

          BETTORS DELIGHT USA - 383 winners

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF 2YO PACERS BY WINNERS

          BETTORS DELIGHT USA - 43 winners

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF 3YO PACERS BY WINNERS

          BETTORS DELIGHT USA  - 97 winners

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF TROTTERS BY STAKEMONEY    

          SUNDON USA - 190 starters 113 winners 296 wins $3,381,114

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF 2YO TROTTERS BY STAKEMONEY

          MAJESTIC SON CA - 12 starters 6 winners 15 wins $270,605

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF 3YO TROTTERS BY STAKEMONEY

          SUNDON USA - 22 starters 13 winners 31 wins $316,346

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF TROTTERS BY WINNERS

SUNDON USA – 113 winners

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF 2YO TROTTERS BY WINNERS

          SUNDON USA – 8 winners

LEADING BROODMARE SIRE OF 3YO TROTTERS BY WINNERS

          SUNDON USA – 13 winners

 

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