Son of Meadow Skipper for Kingcraft Stud

Press, 10 June 1977, Page 15

Son of Meadow Skipper for Kingcraft Stud

By

G. K. YULE

The first son of the highly-successful American stallion, Meadow Skipper, to come to Canterbury will be' available at Kingcraft Stud, Prebbleton, next spring. World Skipper, a three-year-old has been secured by the stud on the recommendation of John Cisna, a director of the United States Trotting Association, in con-

sultation with the prominent trainer, Vernon Dancer, who] for a time prepared the colt. | World Skipper, a son of' the Good Time mare, World ; ' Cruise, which took a record ; of Imin 58.8 sec at three! years, is bred on the same! cross as the champion pacer i and sire, Most Happy Fella. World Skipper, which will | join Lopez Hanover and'. Card Shark, both of which'.

have proved popular with breeders. He suffered a slab fracture of a knee when being prepared for important stakes races as a two-year-i old. His racing potential was considered so highly that after a spell of a year another attempt was made to prepare him for racing, but the knee injury continued to trouble him and he was put aside.

A son of Meadow Skipper,

which stands at a fee of $15,000 after again heading the sires’ list in America in 1976 with more than $4.6M. compared with S3M credited to the runner-up, Bret Hanover,. he is out of World Cruise, which has only two foals of racing age, the other being a winner. Meadow Skipper is the sire of five horses with records of Imin 55sec or better — Jade Prince (Imin 54.25ec at two), Handle With Care (Imin 54.45ec), Albatross (Imin 54.65ec) and Most Happy Fella (Imin 55sec).

Meadow Skipper’s progeny were the most popular at yearling sales in North America last year. He had 44 lots averaging $38,386. while two of his sons were the next most successful. Albatross had 56 yearlings sold at an average price of $28,420, while Most Happy Fella , had 43 averaging $27,163.

World Cruise was got by Good Time (Imin 57sec) from Ensignette, by Ensign Hanover (Imin 59.8 sec) from Leta Long, the dam of Tar Heal (Imin 57sec), Keystoner (Imin 57.25ec), Meadow Pace (Imin 59.65ec), and Adiolette (2min), as well as eight in 2min ssec.

This is the family founded by Jessie Pepper, the third most successful producer of two-minute performers with 122 to its credit at the end of 1976.

I Ensignette is the dam of 'Sailing Race (Imin 59.45ec at three years), Navy Signal [ (2min) and World Cruise, as well as five others in 2min ssec or better, including Queen's Consort (2min isec). Ensignette’s progeny have won more than $750,000 in stakes.

World Skipper, which is in quarantine in England at present, is believed to be the only son of Meadow Skipper and a two-minute performer to be sold outside the United States. A black horse not unlike his sire in appear, ance, he is expected to arrive in New Zealand early in August.