by Chris Tully, for Schwartz Boarding Farm

Goshen, NY — Musclesprinctonian, a son of Muscle Hill from Breeders Crown champion mare Broadway Schooner, will stand his inaugural season for $2,500 at the Schwartz Boarding Farm in Berne, Ind.

From an active family, the 5-year-old is a half-brother to this year’s Dan Patch 2-year-old trotting filly champion Broadway Donna 2,1:53.3 ($531,286).

He is the first foal from the multiple stakes winning mare Broadway Schooner 3,1:53.3 ($885,933). She won the Hambletonian Oaks, a heat of the Kentucky Futurity and the Breeders Crown at 3, earning her Dan Patch award honors in 2009.

Broke and baby-raced by Jim Campbell, the successful conditioner noted, “As the first colt from that good mare we were excited about Musclesprinctonian. He was good gaited, had a great attitude and was well-mannered. Training down and baby racing he did everything right and only wore a set of trotting boots. He has a long barrel and stands about 15 and a half hands. He is a nice horse and built like a trotter.”

Although lightly raced on the Grand Circuit, Musclesprincetonian did compete against some of the top colts of his freshman season, including Trixton, Nuncio and E L Titan. He took a qualifying mark of 1:56.3 at Lexington at age two, and won at Pocono in 1:55.3f at 3.

Talented midwestern reinsman Tyler Buter, who trained and drove the horse, stated that “he was the cleanest gaited trotter I ever sat behind. You could drive him with two fingers and race him any way you wanted…on the front end or off cover.”

Able to get around any sized track, as a 4-year-old he was race timed in 1:57.2h at Yonkers. In 12 starts at 4 he was seven times 1-2-3 and earned $69,280 lifetime.

Contact Schwartz Boarding Farm at 260.589.2037 for a breeding contract. Discounts will be offered for multiple bookings and quality mares. Sons and daughters of Musclesprinctonian will also be eligible to the Breeders Crown.