Second NA winner in a week for Pastor Stephen

Juvenile trotter Pastors Money (Pastor Stephen) made the step up from the Fairgrounds of Converse to the brilliant lights of Hoosier Park final Friday evening (June 21) and wired the sector to stay unbeaten in his harness racing profession so far.

The gelding who’s from the primary crop of the 2010 Dan Patch winner was making his first begin for his new coach, Walter Haynes having beforehand been within the care of Robert Wyman.

Jay Cross retained the drive aboard the debut winner and from submit 5 set about making each submit a winner, main the two-year-old trotters via a primary half of 1:01.4.

The pair elevated the tempo happening the again stretch and opened up a 3 size margin which remained unchanged on the end, with a 28.3 final quarter proving an excessive amount of for the opposition to beat.

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Pastors Money was a $17,500 buy again in 2023 on the Hoosier Basic sale when consigned by Dean Miller. His 2:00.3 mile fee final Friday evening knocked extra then 10 seconds off his debut effort and the style through which he received prompt there was a lot in reserve for future assignments.

Pastor Stephen is by one among North America’s main sires in Cantab Corridor, the sire of winners of slightly below $100M in North America. Pastor Stephen is from the broodmare Gala Dream, who’s a half-sister to world champion trotter Chocolatier 1.53 ($1.3M).

Pastor Stephen’s pedigree is loaded up with two-year-old velocity, other than his personal file;

• Father Patrick – Dan Patch Two and Three-Yr-Outdated Trotting Colt of the Yr
• Cantab Corridor – Dan Patch Two-Yr-Outdated Trotting Colt of the Yr
• Chocolatier – Dan Patch Two-Yr-Outdated Trotting Colt of the Yr

Pastor Stephen, the 2010 Dan Patch Two-Yr-Outdated Trotting Colt of the Yr and a winner of greater than $1M as a two and three-year-old, was exported to Europe after his sensible race profession led to his three-year-old season upon struggling a damaged coffin bone.

Pastor Stephen has been very profitable within the breeding shed all throughout Europe with a greater than a 70 per cent fee of his foals making it to the races.

Many good judges felt that his success in Europe can be enhanced in North America the place a larger onus is on the racing of juvenile inventory, one thing Pastor Stephen and his household did so brilliantly in their very own careers.

With 5 starters from 28 eligible to race, he has made a great fist to the beginning of his siring profession stateside and boasts a 1:59.2 qualifying winner within the Roger Welch educated gelding Mr Instigator, and one other 2:00.3 Hoosier Park winner within the James Yoder educated filly, GV Miss Stephen.

by Brad Reid, for Harnesslink