Dillon Hall Again Top Brood Mare Sire

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31116, 20 July 1966, Page 5

Dillon Hall Again Top Brood Mare Sire

Dillon Hall became the leading brood mare sire for the fifth time during the current season with a record total of £107,736 ss. It is the first time that the list has been headed by a six-figure total. The previous best of £99,601 was returned last term by U Scott.

The progeny o f daughters of Dillon Hall had remarkable success this season. As well as the brilliant Rebin Dundee, the biggest stake-winner of the season in tins country and also a good winner in Australia, Dillon Hall mares left the New Zealand Cup winner, Garry Dillon, the New Zealand Derby Stakes winner, Bass Strait, and the Great Northern Derby Stakes winner, Tutta Tryax. Dillon Hall mares left fine winners in all divisions. Killadar and Stewart Hanover were fine two-year-olds, Tobias was one of the top three-year-olds, and Doctor Barry was one of the leading four-year-olds. Among the older pacers were such outstanding horses as OTbiter, Full Sovereign, Herby Tryax, Mister Chips, Van Rebeck and Bobbinet Dillon Hall mares also left a few winners at the trotting gait, including Poupette, Paying Guest and Ali Bey. U. Scott finished in second place with £96,229 10s, the result of 91 wins and 177 plaeings. The progeny of Dillon Hall mares had 92 wins and 162 platings. U. Scott mares left winners in all age groups. Three Jacks being the best twoyear-old, with Atanui, Chief Command, Inky Boy and Scotch Oherie the best three-year-olds. Other good winners among

the pacers from daughters of U. Scott included Adorato, Cloudy Bay, Garcon d’Or, Gay Gordon, Glenurquhart, Happy Ending, Happy Songster, Indecision, Jay Ar, Lordship, Pancho Boy and Ulight Trotters from U. Scott mares included Asia Minor, When, Astralight, Direct Globe, Cleome, Gala Song, Glen Dee, Marshella, Ipiana, Moonlight Bay, Snow Globe and Milford Nurse. Third Daughters of Light Brigade have been fairly successful producers and he has finished third on the list with £52,142 10s, the result of 53 wins and 105 placings. Worth-while pacers from daughters of Light Brigade include Abbey Frost, Amend, Bright Highland, Copper Flame, Disband, Humphrey, Peerswick, Julie Hanover, Martinque, Newport Maid, Overtime, Tactile, Ulove, Vista Abbey and Victoria. Trotters from Light Brigade mares include Dispense, Ardleigh, Johnny Gee, King’s Cord, Queen’s Cord, Uteena and Rose Craft. Grattan Loyal continues to maintain a high place on the list with £33,510 ss, the result of 36 wins and 68 placings. His best winners this season were Admire, Beam Rock, Cuddle Doon, Dieppe, Gay Paree, Idaho, Lornaway, Loyal

Light, Maudella, Paranova, Town Martial, Towser and Rannack Song. Sandydale finished in fifth place with £20,280, the result of 20 wins and 40 placings. His daughters left Holy Hal and Cardinal King, two of the dividend-payers in the New Zeeland Sapling Stakes, and also Lusty Lad, Set Sail, St. Nazaire, Waitaki Hanover and Viking Water. Springfield Globe, which left New Zealand some 15 years ago, finished in sixth place with £18,383, the result of 18 wins and 36 placings. The best winners from daughters of Springfield Globe included Bob Again, Don Caesar, Fielder, Miss Gentry, Moutere Bay, Southern Song and Student. Quite Sure mares again left several winners, including Big Charge, Flying Mlaiden, Grand Garnison, Harbour Light, Lowry Bay and Prince Garry. Altogether they had 21 wins and 32 placings for £17,352 10s in stakes. Although Jack Potts died in 1948, he is still reasonably high on the list with £13,508 5s in stakes, the result of nine wins and 20 placings. His best winners included Battlefield, Ingleburn, Light Oak, Oakhampton, Taffy and My Word. Josedale Grattan, with £13,450, and Young Bob, with £10,451, were the only others with five-figure totals.