Dean A. Hoffman

Credit Winner

In the formative years of harness racing, speed was the standard by which horses were judged. Speed over the distance of one mile was, in fact, the “standard” that a horse had to meet to become a Standardbred.

While speed is still important, more and more trainers and owners are emphasizing earnings over speed in evaluating performance. A fast mile is fine and dandy, but, as they say, money makes the mare go. Money is what you use to pay the help on Friday. A horse with a fast record but very few bucks in the bank is not a profitable horse.

With that in mind, we’ve taken a look at which stallions have sired the most $100,000 in the ranks of 2-year-old trotters.

The leader is Credit Winner, the Blue Chip Farm stallion having a terrific season. He has five 2-year-olds that have earned more than $100,000.

His freshman stars have included the Valley Victory winner RC Royalty, world champion Chocolatier, Breeders Crown runner-up Quick Credit, Gluteus Maximus, and Frank The Hands.

Tied for second on the list of stallions with $100,000 are SJ’s Caviar and Yankee Glide.

SJ’s Caviar’s six-figure stars include the fillies Arlanda Hanover and Flamingo Bingo and the colts Lovin Every Moment and Mr. Pine Chip.

Yankee Glide also has a quartet of $100,000 juvenile winners this year. They are Keystone Savage, Passionate Glide, Celebrity Sweedie, and Global Glide.

Striking Sahbra and Muscles Yankee each of a trio of freshman trotters in the $100,000 list.

The Striking Sahbras are the fillies Pure Ivory and Birmingham and the colt Was It A Dream.

Muscles Yankee is represented by Miss Wisconsin, Lotsa Muscle, and Double Player.

Listed below are all the stallions with their number of $100,000-winning 2-year-old trotters.