Southwind Frank, the 2015 USA and Canadian 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year and a former world champion juvenile, will be available to New Zealand breeders this season.

A $100,000 yearling, Southwind Frank is a son of the great Muscle Hill (tr 3, 1:50.2), the leading sire of trotters in America and is out of the Stakes winning Flawless Lindy [2007,T,3, 1:58.1 F, $99,756 ] by Cantab Hall

Southwind Frank raced only as a two and three-year-old and from 26 starts only finished out of the top three twice.

As a two-year-old he won 11 of his 12 starts and $786,419 in stake money and was the richest and fastest freshman trotter of his year.

Southwind Frank established a new world record for two-year-old trotters on a mile track and a fresh stakes record of 1:52.4 winning the $264,000 International Stallion Stakes at The Red Mile by open lengths.

He also set a stakes record of 1:53.8 capturing the $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final at The Meadowlands and capped his first campaign with a two lengths win in the $778,440 final of the Breeders Crown in 1:54.4 over a rain-soaked Woodbine oval.

Among his other successes at 2 were the $349,850 Peter Haughton Memorial in 1:53.8 at The Meadowlands,

The $373,000 William Wellwood Memorial in 1:55.8 at Mohawk,

The $117,406 Champlain Stakes in 1:54.2 at Mohawk and a division of the Reynolds Stakes in 1:54.4 at Tioga Downs.

Returning as a three-year-old Southwind Frank won a further six races including three of the gems on the US trotting calendar.

The $500,000 Colonial Trot in 1:52.4,

The $500,000 Earl Beal Jnr Memorial (in 1:52.8) and the $153,250 Stanley Dancer Memorial.

He took his lifetime record of 1:52.2 at three years winning a leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes at The Meadowlands before effortlessly winning the $100,000 final in 1:52.6. He also finished runner-up in the Hambletonian, the Breeders Crown and Kentucky Futurity.

Champion trainer Ron Burke, who prepared the colt throughout his career, said: “I’ve trained a lot of horses, but none have had Frank’s package of speed, power and smarts. I truly believe he is one of the all-time greats.”

Southwind Frank is now the Sire of 122 Individual foals to race In North America with over 70 race day and qualifying winners, earning $6,085,844 in total stakes, 14 of which are $100,000+ earners.

Southwind Frank is now on the board with winners in New Zealand (Sandfly Bay) and Australia (Aldebaran Brooke) from very small numbers.

Southwind Frank Represents terrific value at $4000+gst via Frozen Semen this season (2023)