Tactical Landing,  a living blue blood Breeders Crown champion, sired by a dual Breeders Crown champion in Muscle Hill.

His dam, Southwind Serena 1:55.4 ($385,088) was a Breeders Crown champion at 3 and he ranks as a full brother to the Breeders Crown winner Mission Brief 1:50.4.

Southwind Serena, is a daughter of arguably the greatest trotter of all-time, Italy’s Varenne.

An $800,000 yearling, Tactical Landing, a commanding individual, 16 hands, looks every inch the blood he represents.

Tactical Landing was a top racehorse in his own right.

As a three-year-old he won nine races and was four times placed from 14 starts for $810,800 and was one of the highest stakes-winning trotters in North America in 2018, an excellent total in a brief career.

His Racing career highlights included:

Winning the $500,000 Breeders Crown Final at Pocono Downs, in which he defeated Met’s Hall and Crystal Fashion by open lengths in 1:52.2 on a sloppy track.

Tactical Landing took his record of 1:50.4, winning a leg of the time-honoured Kentucky Futurity at Lexington and finished second in the $434,000 Final in a world record 1:50.

He also captured a division of the $240,000 Bluegrass Stake in 1:51.2 at Lexington.

He won an elimination of the $1.2 Hambletonian in 1:52.4 and was a strong third in the final.

Tactical Landing closed out his campaign with a hard-hitting win in the $350,000 TVG Championship at The Meadowlands, sitting parked for the last half-mile and defeating 3YO Trotter of the Year Six Pack by 2-½ lengths in 1:51.8.

Tactical Landing stands at the prestigious Southwind Farm where he serves a full book every year along side trotting greats Muscle Hill and Walner.

Tactical Landing created History as a sire in 2024 when he became the first trotting sire in modern history to sire back-to-back Hambletonian winners from his first two crops at stud, 2023 Tactical Approach (1:50.1, $1,544,489), and 2024, Karl (1:50.2, $2,046,066), N.A Trotting Sire of the year honours very deserved in his case.

At one point in 2023 Tactical Landing was the sire of the fastest 2yo filly (Allegiant), fastest 2yo colt (Karl), Fastest 3yo filly (Mommamia Volo), and 2^nd equal fastest 3yo colt (Tactical Approach) in all of North America.

Since then, Tactical Landing has continued to produce winners on a consistent basis, he now boasts having North American progeny earnings of over $16,600,000.

Currently as it stands, Tactical Landing is the sire of 2025 3yo filly, (Yo Tillie), who just became the fastest 3yo filly in North America with a 10 length Domination of a quality field in the Reynolds Memorial heat in 1:51.0.

Tactical Landing progeny have been celebrated in the end of year awards with multiple age group award winners, N.A Trotter of the year awards and Trotting Sire of the year Awards.

In New Zealand, Tactical Landing has been very successful from limited numbers and opportunities so far.

Tactical Landing progeny has been very well received at the National Yearling sales, with averages well north of $50,000+

Tactical Landing has 23 foals on the ground that are aged 2-4 in New Zealand and of those, there has been 6 individual race day winners and a total of 10 that are qualified to race.

In Australia Tactical Landing has 7 to the race track so far with 4 individual winners including Kyvalley Maven who won the $50,000 G3 Home grown 2yo and Ruby’s Dream who has had 8 race day starts for 5 wins!

Tactical Landing is an instant pedigree upgrade for anyone who is looking to improve their trotting breed.

He is one of the most fertile trotting stallions on the planet and his frozen semen is of the highest quality, if you are serious about your trotting breed and want to take advantage of these world class blood lines than please don’t hesitate to get in touch asap……Tactical Landing will be serving a limited book this season so be sure to get in quick!