| YANKEE CRUISER | ARTISCAPE | ARTSPLACE | |||
| DELINQUENT ACCOUNT | |||||
| A YANKEE CLASSIC | JATE LOBELL | ||||
| CHOICE YANKEE | |||||
| SWEET FUTURE | FALCONS FUTURE | FALCON SEELSTER | |||
| MARGO LAPORTE | |||||
| SWEET DAHRLIN | NERO | ||||
| FLY FLY DAHRLIN |
Sweet Lou
Stud Fee: $12,500
by
Yankee Cruiser out of
Sweet Future
- Earnings of $3,478,894
- As a 2yo, Sweet Lou set the World Record for 2yo pacer on mile track (1:49.0), only recently beat by his daughter, Warrawee Ubeaut (1:48.3)
- Only sire in history to have a sub 1:50 2 year old filly and colt, Warrawee Ubeaut 1:48.3 and No Mas Amor 1:49.1
- In 2019, 2 Breeders Crown winners in Warrawee Ubeaut and Dancin Lou who won the 3 year old filly and colt pace respectively
- Sweet Lou currently holds the WORLD RECORD for Aged and All-Age Pacer on five-eights mile track (1.47.0).
- "The Great White Blaze" earned his nickname in the summer of 2014 when he won 10 consecutive races, with six consecutive wins in sub 1:48. He is the only pacer in harness racing history to achieve this feat.
- Sire of:
- Dancing Lou, 3 year old pacer Breeders Crown Winner and KYSS winner
- Multiple PASS winners at 2 and 3 including, Crimson And Chrome, Tell Them Lou, Sweet Camilee and Caliber
- Sweet Ace, winner of the Mary Lib Miller Arden Downs Stakes, who went the fastest mile of an 2-year-old that year in 1:50.4 and set track record for her class at The Meadows
- In Australasia, Group 1 winners include Jewels winner and NZ Sire Stakes 2-year-old filly champion, Sweet On Me
Booked Full and Closed for 2020
Always a fan favorite, "The Great White Blaze" finished his racing career in a blaze of glory, winning the TVG Final in 1:48 and adding Older Male Pacer of the Year and Pacer of the Year to his resume in the 2014 Dan Patch Awards. Proving himself an excellent racehorse and champion from start to finish, Sweet Lou was also the 2-year-old Pacing Colt of the Year in 2011.
Sweet Lou’s speed and charismatic star power encouraged an excellent book for his first two seasons as a stallion. His first crop of "baby blazes" hit the ground in 2016, many sporting the trademark blaze of their sire. With staggering returns on the first crop yearling prices, breeders are being rewarded for their investment in Sweet Lou.
With many high-quality mares filling his book year after year and a high in-foal rate, Sweet Lou is aiming for the skies and has the best opportunity any stallion could hope for to achieve legendary success.
Race Record
| Year | Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | $ 686,647 |
| 2012 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | $ 1,082,176 |
| 2013 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | $ 348,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | $ 1,361,433 |
| Total: | $ 3,478,894 |
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
Warrawee Ubeaut Repeats In Breeders Crown
Warrawee Ubeaut had to work a bit hard to gain the front but the Sweet Lou-Great Memories 3-year-old pacing filly was again much the best in the $550,000 Breeders Crown on Saturday (Oct. 26) at Woodbine Mohawk Park for her second consecutive Crown title. Yannick Gingras let others do the work early as he left with […]
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[ Read More ]Dancin Lou displayed tremendous determination to track down and nail Bettors Wish at the finish line to win the $786,000 (CAD) Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt Pace on Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Driver Andrew McCarthy angled out uncovered from fourth with Dancin Lou entering the far turn, while Bettors Wish rolled the field to three-quarters […]
[ Read More ]The statistics don’t lie, said Mark Weaver. After a stellar performance in the Breeders Crown, Sweet Lou is the leading sire of 2yo pacers by average earnings. As of this week, Sweet Lou has average earnings of $27,324 from 97 foals, compared to Captaintreacherous at $26,436 from 113 foals. The late champion Somebeachsomewhere is third […]
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Sunday, February 26, 2017
Stallion Interview: Sweet Lou
This is the third part of a new series, “interviewing” horses from some of the top farms around the country to learn more about their life. Sweet Lou made his name on the track, and now people can’t wait to see what happens as he turns his attention to stud life. He comes off another […]
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Thursday, February 9, 2017
Sweet Lou’s Book for 2017 Closed
For the 3rdconsecutive year, the former US Pacer of the Year has booked full before the start of the harness racing breeding season. His book includes impressive race mares such as Loyal Opposition and Naughtytilltheend, millionairess Carolina Sunshine and West Side Glory, dam of See You at Peelers. Sweet Lourecently returned from Down Under where […]
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Monday, August 31, 2015
Sweet Lou to retire in 2015 to stand stud
One of the fastest and most talented standardbreds to hit the racetrack in many years, Sweet Lou will retire at the end of this year and then head to stud at Adam Bowden’s Diamond Creek Farm in Pennsylvania.
Trained throughout his ca…
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Sweet Lou’s book full and closed
Diamond Creek Farm has announced that the initial book for 2014 harness racing “Pacer of the Year” and runner-up for Horse of the Year, Sweet Lou, is now full and closed.
“We expected a great response, and that’s certainly what we go…
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Harness: JK She’salady, Sweet Lou head Dan Patch divisional pacing winners
JK She’salady and Sweet Lou were landslide winners in Dan Patch Award voting announced Wednesday (12/17) by the U.S. Harness Writers Association, but one of the six pacing divisions resulted in a rare dead heat. Anndrovette and Rocklamation will share the Dan Patch Award for best older female pacer after each received 51 of 157 […]
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Sweet Lou rolls to 1:48 victory in TVG FFA Pace
And so it was a sweet and sorrowful winner’s circle, filled with tears and hugs for the connections of Sweet Lou, as he won the final race of his career, the $500,000 TVG final for open pacers on Saturday night (Nov. 29) at the Meadowlands, in 1:48 by 3-3/4 lengths. The race unfolded with Bettor’s […]
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