Papakura, New Zealand — Woodlands Stud is proud to announce that the world’s fastest pacer, Lather Up, is set to join their imposing roster in the 2020-21 season.

In a major coup for Australasian breeders the world champion $1.7 million earner will shuttle from America to join Bettor’s Delight, American Ideal, Sweet Lou, Downbytheseaside, What The Hill and Speeding Spur.

Lather Up will be standing in Australia alongside star sire American Ideal at prominent Victorian farm Northern Rivers Equine. Woodlands Stud has enjoyed a very successful relationship with Dr Kath Mcintosh’s Kyabram base and with the arrival of the world’s fastest pacer this will continue in the 2020-21 season.

Lather Up is one of the greatest horses of his time. He broke two world records and became the fastest 4-year-old horse in history, the equal fastest horse in history over a mile and the single fastest horse in history over a mile and one-eighth.

He raced against all-comers and broke seven track records as a 2-, 3- and 4-year-old as well as two world records as a 4-year-old. He was a very good 2-year-old, a top 3-year-old and a world champion 4-year-old.

At two, Lather Up set a Northfield Park track record for a 2-year-colt pacer winning in 1:52.2h. At three, he won a heat of the Little Brown Jug in 1:49.3h, and the C$1 million North American Cup elimination and final in 1:48.1. And at four, he set a world record 1:46 for a mile and a world record of 1:59.2 for a mile and one-eighth.

When he took his 1:46 world record he raced at The Meadowlands against nine opponents and won by open lengths against an incredible group — including six millionaires. He then backed that world record up the following month with his other world record, going 1:59.2 over a mile and an eighth, pacing his first mile in 1:46.3.

His sire, I’m Gorgeous by Bettor’s Delight, was among the top colts of his year winning a heat of the Little Brown Jug in 1:50.2 and finished a close second to Horse of the Year Rock N Roll Heaven in the $410,789 final.

Lather Up has a tremendous maternal line as well, with his super dam being one of the best producers by In The Pocket, leaving nine significant winners, four of them in under 1:51.

His pedigree combines two of the greatest producing sires ever down under in Bettor’s Delight and In The Pocket but they are far enough removed to be able to be bred to almost all mares across Australasia.

His book is full and closed in America for his first season as a sire and with his speed, conformation, gait, looks and pedigree he is set to make his mark on the Australasian harness racing industry too.

Lather Up will be available via fresh, chilled semen throughout Australasia and his 2020-21 service fee will be $6,000 + GST in New Zealand and $6,600 GST Inc in Australia, with discounts available.

For bookings or inquires about Lather Up in New Zealand please contact Stacey White on 021 595 492 or via email stacey@woodlandsstud.co.nz and in Australia contact Mark Hughes on 04 5165 0707 or via email mark@woodlandsstud.co.nz.