When assessing a stallion, race performance opens the door, but pedigree determines his long-term influence on the breed.
Few stallions ever to stand in Australia can match the depth, strength and proven success found within the pedigree of Best In Show.
At the top of his page sits Bettor's Delight, a stallion widely regarded as the most influential pacing sire ever to stand in Australasia. A breed-shaping stallion, Bettor's Delight has dominated Australian and New Zealand breeding for more than two decades, producing countless champions, millionaires, Derby winners, Inter Dominion winners and elite sires. His impact on the modern Standardbred is unrivalled.
Yet the strength of Best In Show's pedigree extends far beyond his sire line.
His dam, Put On A Show, was one of North America's greatest pacing mares, earning more than $2.4 million and securing her place in the Hall of Fame. As a producer, she has continued to build an extraordinary legacy.
The strength of the family does not stop there. His second dam, Stienam's Place, was a world champion, Dan Patch and Nova 3-Year-Old Pacing Filly of the Year, earning more than $1.4 million on the racetrack before becoming a Hall of Fame broodmare.
The family traces back through Stienam's Girl, a successful producer in her own right, to the remarkable Stienam, winner of more than $1.35 million and the 1985 Dan Patch 3-Year-Old Pacing Filly of the Year.
Few families in the Standardbred breed can claim four generations of mares that have contributed so significantly to both the racetrack and breeding barn. This is a maternal family built on performance, durability, and proven production.
Best In Show stamped himself as an elite performer when he captured the prestigious Meadowlands Pace, defeating the likes of Bettors Wish and Captain Crunch - some of the most accomplished pacers of their generation.
The family has continued to strengthen through his half-brother It's My Show, winner of more than $1.7 million, a 1:46.4 world record performer, and victor of the North America Cup, Little Brown Jug, and Canadian Pacing Derby - three of the most prestigious races in North American harness racing.
Few stallions available to Australasian breeders can boast a direct family containing:
- Bettor's Delight, the most influential sire ever to stand in Australasia
- Hall of Fame mare Put On A Show ($2.4 million+)
- Hall of Fame broodmare and world champion Stienam's Place ($1.4 million+)
- Dan Patch 3-Year-Old Pacing Filly of the Year Stienam ($1.35 million+)
- Meadowlands Pace winner Best In Show
- North America Cup winner It's My Show
- Little Brown Jug winner
- Canadian Pacing Derby winner
- A 1:46.4 world record performer
- Multiple Grand Circuit winners and elite producers
This is not simply a good pedigree. It is a pedigree built on generations of elite racehorses and proven producers.
Best In Show is everything breeders hope to see when they view a stallion parade. Standing 16 hands high, he is a powerful, athletic and imposing son of Bettor's Delight, possessing the strength, scope and presence expected of a Meadowlands Pace winner. Despite his size and masculinity, he has an outstanding temperament, combining a kind nature with the intelligence and professionalism that has become a hallmark of this elite family.
For breeders seeking proven bloodlines, commercial appeal, and access to one of the strongest maternal families ever imported to Australia, Best In Show represents a rare opportunity.
By the greatest sire to ever stand in Australasia. From a maternal family built on Hall of Fame mares, world champions and Grand Circuit winners. A pedigree built to influence generations.
Now calling Australia home, standing at Cobbitty Equine Farm and available to breeders throughout Australia and New Zealand via chilled semen.
Service Fee:
• Australia: $3,300 incl. GST
• New Zealand: $3,000 plus GST
For more information, head to https://www.cobbittyequine.com.au/stallions/best-in-show/
