Tall Dark Stranger
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Tall Dark Stranger
- P, 3, 1:47.1M ($1,741,645)
- Bettor's Delight - Precocious Beauty by Art Major
- Bay, 2017 | 15-3 Hands
- 2025 Stud Fee: $8,000
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Foals By Earnings - As of 2/5/2025
2025 - 2021 Horse of the Year and Three-Year-Old Pacer of the Year - Tall Dark Stranger's first crop earned $1,274,563 in 2024 (as of 12-12-24 USTA) ranking him among the top ten leading money winning sires for the season. He produced 25 1:55 freshman pacers and 6 performers earning over $50,000.
Leading freshman including Accede (Triple V Hanover) p,2,1:52f $127,912 (12 starts-3-3-3) KYSS and KY Commonwealth winner, 2nd in $100,000 KYSS Final; Stakes performer Beckoning Yankee (A Beach Cowgirl) p,2,1:54.4f $103,160 (12 starts-1-3-3) 2nd in Simpson and Liberty Bell, 3rd in Bluegrass and PASS division; Inflation Proof (Economy Terror) p,2,1:53f $89,826 (10 starts-1-4-1) PASS and Simpson placed;
Delray Beach (Idyllic Beach) p,2,1:51.2 $80,456 (11starts-3-2-2) KY Goldenrod Final winner (2 legs) and placed in 2 divisions of KYSS; Banderas (Reflect With Me) p,2,1:51.1 $77,786 (9 starts-1-3-2) KY Goldenrod winner (2nd in 2 legs) and 3rd in $100,000 International Stallion Stake BT 1:50.1; Stakes performer Strangerinthenight (Tall Drink Hanover) p,2,1:51.1m $39,517; Nikola J (Ideal Newton) p,2,1:52f $32,906 PASS division winner; and Flossy Hill (Party Girl Hill) p,2,1:52.1 $41,425 multiple KY Goldenrod leg winner.
In 2024 Tall Dark Stranger bred a book of 108 mares including 6 millionaires, and 35 $100,000+ winners. Hanover Shoe Farms will breed 17 mares to Tall Dark Stranger in 2025 including 8 $100,000+ winners-
Trillions Hanover p,1:49.3m $344,741
Notorious Pink p,3,1:49.1m $352,582
Ideal Newton p,1:49.4f $629,731
High Minded p,1:50m $316,081
Darena Hanover p,3,1:50.2f $665,207
Amora Hanover p,3,1:53.1f $241,270
Bankers Luck p,2,1:52s $111,935
Briar p,1:52.3f $101,815.
Now standing for a reduced fee of $8,000 in 2025.
