Long Tom Again A Leading North American Trotting Sire In 2024
February 6 - As reported in the February 2025 issue of TROT Magazine, the offspring of Windsong Stable-bred Ohio trotting stallion Long Tom had another great year at the races in 2024. Long Tom was the #1 Ohio and overall #6 North American trotting stallion with $2,223,590 in 2YO earnings. After finishing #2 to Walner in 2023, Long Tom was the #1 North American sire in 2YO total wins with 101. Long Tom ranked #5 in North America in starts per foal (5.78) and starters per number of foals (67.74%). His top earning 2YO was LT Loverboy 2, 1:56.1f ($304,855), who went 10 - 6 - 3 - 1 with victories in the $300,000 OHSS Final and 4 legs of the OHSS.
Long Tom also ranked #1 in Ohio and #11 in North America with $1,767,134 in 3YO earnings. He ranked was tied with Tactical Landing as the #8 North American stallion with 126 3YO victories. His top earning 3YO was last year's Mohawk Million runner-up Tennessee Tom 3, 1:53.0 ($750,880), who went 11 - 6 - 2 - 1 with $294,530 earnings in 2024 with victories in the $142,000 OHSF Final and 3 legs of the OHSS. USTA Stallion Showcase photo.
Long Tom will stand again in 2025 at Midland Acres for a fee of $5000.
Antognoni S Becomes A Suprise New Star at The Meadowlands
February 5 - Burke Racing Stable may have found its next new trotting star with their recent purchase and importation of Swedish trotter Antognoni S.
Antognoni S is a 5YO gelded son of Father Patrick out of the Windsong Stable-bred former NYSS champion mare Bouncing Bax 3, 1:56.1h ($444,980). He was a productive if not distinguished race horse in Sweden for the Timo Nurmos Stable at 3 and 4, taking a record of 1.10.8 (1:54.0) and earning 628,500 SEK with an overall record of 20 - 6 - 2 - 3. Antognoni S was third in the 4YO Swedish Breeders Crown from the most outside post 12 in November, perhaps foreshadowing better things to come.
Antognoni S quickly made himself noticed in his first Meadowlands qualifier on January 18, in which he came from fourth to win in 1:54.0, last quarter in a scorching 26.1. He improved even more in his first start on January 25 with a 4 length win in a season's fastest 1:52.4, and followed that with another 5 length victory on February 1 in 1:53.2. Both starts were in sub-freezing temperatures.
While the top aged horses have yet to return to racing, Antognoni S may soon prove himself a real contender in the aged trotting ranks. Windsong Stable is proud to have bred his dam, Bouncing Bax. Bouncing Bax is out of one of the all-time best Windsong Stable mares, Bax Machine. She is therefore a half sibling to a number of top performers including Baximum 1:53.3f ($636,684); Bax of Life 1:52.2 ($604,417); Six Bax 1:54.1 ($353,547); Never Bax Down 1:55.3 ($239,545); Q Forty Five 3, 1:56.2 ($210,000 Intl.); Swedish stallion Bring Me Back US 1:58.2 ($70,153); etc.
Meadowlands coverage of Antognoni S's second victory can be found here.
2025 Racing Highlights for Horses Bred by Windsong Stable
February 6 - As reported in the February 2025 issue of TROT Magazine, the offspring of Windsong Stable-bred Ohio trotting stallion Long Tom had another great year at the races in 2024. Long Tom was the #1 Ohio and overall #6 North American trotting stallion with $2,223,590 in 2YO earnings. After finishing #2 to Walner in 2023, Long Tom was the #1 North American sire in 2YO total wins with 101. Long Tom ranked #5 in North America in starts per foal (5.78) and starters per number of foals (67.74%). His top earning 2YO was LT Loverboy 2, 1:56.1f ($304,855), who went 10 - 6 - 3 - 1 with victories in the $300,000 OHSS Final and 4 legs of the OHSS.