Record Breaker Mr America Retired To Stud

SUPERSTAR straight tracker, Mr America, has been retired to stud.

The record breaking son of SE Tali Sundance and Motel Girl has been retired to Sires On Ice and will stand for a fee of $1210.

He retires with what breeder and part-owner Terry Hill calls “an unbelievable record” of 45 starts for 27 wins, seven seconds and one third for stakes of exactly $100,000.

Hill bred and raced the dog with his long-time mate George Kairouz.

“He hurt a hip support back when he broke the track record at Richmond in September and has been spelling,” said Hill.

ICYMI: MR. AMERICA (1) ‘outmuscled' his rivals at Shepparton last night.

? MR. AMERICA
? Jason Thompson
? 2x G2 finalist
? Won 10 from 19: 53%
? 3 from 3 Trk/Dst: 100%
? 25.02sec (Best)

Results ? https://t.co/WpurVnMDT1 | #GreyhoundRacing pic.twitter.com/C4Ov8XinaR

— WatchDog Racing (@WatchDogRacing) September 21, 2021

“We were trying to bring him back but he picked up another slight injury and we decided it was time to give him a career at stud.”

Mr America will best be remembered for his exploits on straight tracks, but he was much more than that and only restricted to the straight late in his career.

He ran a Richmond straight record of 17.11 at his final start, but had won the National Straight Track Championship there as well, went to Queensland to win the Straight Of Origin at Capalaba where he scorched to a 19.54 win.

Darren Sultana did a marvellous job with him winning 15 of 19 at Richmond.

Up the straight he was a finalist in the G2 Healesville Cup and The Arrow when trained by Jason Thompson in Victoria.

But, he was much more than a straight tracker.

? Wow, how's that?!?

National Straight Track Champion Mr. America has smashed the record at @richmond_greys this morning – he clocked 17.11 – with a highest speed of 74.3 kph – in his decisive victory!

He gets our Stockman & Paddock #RunofTheWeek!#thedogs #trackrecord pic.twitter.com/zd8hTx4WKN

— The Dogs (@Thedogs_com_au) September 10, 2022

He was second in a Geelong Derby and a finalist in the G2 Horsham Cup and Ballarat Derby but also won at The Meadows in 29.85, at Ballarat in 24.82, Shepparton in 25.00 and Healesville in 19.38.

Tony Wiseman is overjoyed the 35.1kgs speedster is joining his stud dog band.

“Straight racing is a different world and this dog was very, very special,” he said. “But, look at his remarkable performances on the circle when he was young.

“He can bring that to broodbitches anywhere.

“We will get him into the market for Terry and George and we expect him to be popular.”

Mr America's three littermates include Smooth Jack (12 wins, $40,000) and Louie Lou (17 wins, $28,000).

He is by US galloper SE Tali Sundance a son of the huge Aussie success KC And All and the Kiowa Sweet Trey bitch Flying Cassel.

From a limited number of matings in Australia, SE Tali Sundance is also the sire of star WA stayer Mambo Monelli (19 wins, $238,000)  and his classy littermates Gangam Monelli (17 wins, $68,000), Samba Monelli (10 wins, $57,000) and Salsa Monelli (8 wins, $45,000) etc.

All eight of this litter were multiple winners.

Mambo Monelli won WA's star staying feature the G1 Galaxy.

Mr America loses absolutely nothing along his damline.

Dam Motel Girl was a Meadows winner and litter sister to G1 star Thirty Talks (30 wins, $367,000, G1 Brisbane Cup) and Group star Split Image (17 wins, $172,000) as well as prolific producer Simply An Angel.

Split Image is the dam of Major Major (33 wins, $124,000) while Simply An Angel is the dam of Pump It (18 wins, $127,000) etc.

Major Major won the G3 SA Derby and G3 Gawler Gold Cup and was twice a G1 Adelaide Cup finalist.

Pump It won the G2 Qld Futurity and was a finalist in the G1 Qld Cup. Her half sister Front Page News was a finalist in the G1 Sale Cup.

It is a family much more than a straight track superstar.

“Everywhere this dog went, he ran super times,” said Hill.

“After he injured himself midway through his career, Jason suggested we send him to Darren Sultana to restrict his racing to straight tracks.

MR AMERICA gets one back for the blues this year with victory in the @tabcomau Straight of Origin from @Capalabagreys today. The straight-track specialist for trainer Darren Sultana found his way to his favourite inside alley and was unstoppable once there ?? #QLDisRacing? pic.twitter.com/YMDxrUGn5X

— RaceQ (@RaceQLD) July 31, 2022

“Wasn't that a revelation and he gave us some huge thrills.

“He deserves his chance at stud.”

Mr America is from the famed direct damline of Mad Midge which also includes stud legends like Awesome Assassin.

He carries Where's Pedro and Bombastic Shiraz powerfully in his damline to impact with any number of bloodlines found in Aussie bitches.