Bettor’s Wish

Sire: BETTOR’S DELIGHT

Dam: LIFETIME STAR

2016, P, 4, 1:47.3M  $2,781,240

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Four-time sire of New Jersey Sires Stakes Champions:

Better Is Nice. (Vintage Master) Mare
Pulp Fiction. (Art Major) Mare
Arbitrage Hanover. (SBSW) Mare
Odds On Steno. (Sweet Lou) Mare

And Stakes winning 2yo fillys:

Wishing Belle (Christian Cullen Mare)
Ma Petite Dame (SBSW Mare)

  • A Champion Son of the “King” Bettors Delight
  • His second Dam is a half sister to the late great American Ideal
  • Only finished out of the money 3 times in 44 starts over 3 seasons.
  • Never finished further back than 2nd in 19 starts as a 3yo
  • The only horse since Art Major to be crowned U.S 3yo Pacing Colt of the year and return to win Aged male pacer of the year as a 4yo.
  • The only horse to place second in the TVG open pace as a 3yo Colt and return to win it as a 4yo.

At Stud:

  • First North American crop of just 39 Registered foals, have now combined to win over $3.5million in stake earnings.
  • Leading first season sire in the USA (2023) from limited numbers.
  • 2023, placed 3rd overall best 2yo sire (Average Earnings) behind Captaintreacherous and Sweet Lou.
  • Sire of 3 individual 2yo winners in New Zealand incl the unbeaten (Angelic Copy), as well as 2 stakes winning 2yo filly’s in W.A (Wishing Belle) and (Ma Petite Dame)
  • Sire of the 2023 Kentucky Sires Stakes 2yo champion, BETTER IS NICE $1,113,433 1:48.0 and 2025 3yo Messenger winner, Twisted Destiny $237,414 1:49.1
  • Now the sire of 12 in 1:50.4 or faster in the USA