Muscle Hill Retired

Photo by Claes Kärrstrand

Southwind Farms and the Muscle Hill Syndicate announced today that champion sire Muscle Hill has been retired from stallion service.

A foal of 2006, Muscle Hill dominated on the track, winning 20 of 21 starts and $3.3 million, including the 2009 Hambletonian in a world record 1:50.1, Peter Haughton memorial, Breeders’ Crown at 2 and 3, World Trotting Derby, Canadian Trotting Classic, Kentucky Futurity. He was named Horse of the Year in Canada and the USA in 2009.

At stud, Muscle Hill has sired the winners of over $139 million in North America, including 20 millionaires and several world champions. His performers include Triple Crown winner Marion Marauder 1:50.2 ($3,605,106), and two other Hambo winners in Ramona Hill and Trixton,. He sired champion mare Manchego 4,1:49 ($3,279,400) and five other Hambletonian Oaks winners in Ariana G, When Dovescry, All The Time, Sorella, Conversano. Then top trottes like Resolve, Periculum, Mission Brief, Bar Hopping, Sig Sauer, Tactical Landing, Southwind Frank, Oh Well, as well as numerous champions in Europe and the Southern Hemisphere like Propulsion*, Epic Kronos, Green Manalishi, Villiam, too many to mention.

As a broodmare sire he has also shown to be exceptional. Both the Hambletonian Champions 2026 Apex and Nezuko Kamado, Hambo champion 2022 Cool Papa Bell have Muscle Hill as their sire of dam. As do super mare Joviality, It’s Academic, Hypnotic Am, Ari Ferari J, Special Way, Venerate, Venerable, Mellby Jinx.

Muscle Hill is a son of champion trotter and champion sire Muscles Yankee. Dam Yankee Blondie comes from a very strong maternal family also containing Yankee Glide and Windsong’s Legacy.