There are many colonial based stallions on stud duties around Australia this season but one that stands out above the others is the son of Mach Three Fly Like An Eagle, who is standing his second season at YirribeePacing Stud.
Former New Zealand 2YO of the YearFly Like An Eagle with his foals crop of foals eagerly awaited by breeders, the son of Mach Three represents great value standing at $2750 including GST.
A four time Group 1 winner, Fly Like An Eagle, defeated the best pacers of his time including Christen Me, Smolda, Sushi Sushi, Caribbean Blaster and Sir Lincoln (aka: Lincoln Royal). He still holds the New Zealand record as the fastest two year old over 1700 metres with a mile rate of 1:55.9
In Australia the best of his 8 wins was his victory in the 2012 Breeders Crown Final for 3YO colts & geldings
In New Zealand his one of his most memorable wins came in the New Zealand Derby where he defeated Smolda and Scandalman (who went on the win the NSW Derby that year).
Fly Like An Eagle as a two-year-old claimed the Group 1 Emerald on Harness Jewels Day at Ashburton and also the Group 1 Cardigan Bay Stakes
His sire Mach Three needs no introduction himself as a sire but he is fast becoming a sire of sires through his sons Somebeachsomewhere and locally bred Lincoln Royal and Auckland Reactor have served good books in there seasons at stud.
However Fly Like An Eagle has another X Factor in that he is out of a Falcon Seelster mare Three Eagles, who descends from family of Champion Kiwi pacers Chokina dual Auckland Cup & Miracle Mile winner & NZ Cup winner (1.56.2h, 26 wins 7 places $1,240,098) and Changeover NZ Cup winner in World Record Time, 6-time Group 1 winner and successful sire (1.53.4h, 29 wins $2,426,765).
Three Eagles is also the dam of Mach Doro1.56.6 (9 wins to date), and exciting filly, Three Squared 1.55.9
What more could a breeder ask for in a stallion, crowned 2yo of his Year, Multiple Group 1 winner at 2 & 3 years who claimed the New Zealand Harness Jewels at 2 & 3 YO and went on to win the New Zealand Derby and Australasian Breeders Crowns.
By the sire of sires,and out of one of the best New Zealand maternal families,
Fly Like An Eagle offers breeders a golden opportunity to take advantage of an amazing eligible $13,000 first win bonus as a 2 or 3 year oldand $500 colonial stallion rebate for NSW Breeders
Standing at Just $2750, with generous discounts available (contact the stud for full details), Fly Like An Eagle ticks all the boxes follow his sire Mach Three as a superstar sire.
Gary Newton SA