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Better Than Ready (AUS)

2009 More Than Ready (Southern Halo) x Sally's World (Agnes World)
Lyndhurst Stud

Champion Australian First Season Sire by winners and a leading Queensland sire (145 winners in 2022/23) … outstanding near black racehorse with 8 wins inc. 4 stakes victories at 3 & 4 … broke Northern Meteor’s Randwick 1200m track record … bred similarly to brilliant sire Sebring … stakes winners include Apache Chase, Chrysaor, Alpine Edge, The Odyssey, Tiger Legend, The Vowels, Skirt The Law, Better Get Set etc.

Lyndhurst Stud

Lyndhurst Stud

Stands at Lyndhurst Stud
2023 FEE: $27,500

One of Queensland’s most successful studs – and operated by the Kruger family since 1956 – Lyndhurst Stud is located south west of Brisbane at Warwick. Offering all professional thoroughbred services – from agistment and foaling to yearling sale preparation and high quality stallions, Lyndhurst Stud has Condamine River frontage with extensive irrigation throughout.

PO Box 348 , Warwick, QLD, 4370
jeff@lyndhurststud.com
www.lyndhurststud.com
+61 (07) 4661 1588
Jeff Kruger
0429 076 610
Griff Kruger
0427 010 096

Latest News

$140,000 Better Than Ready Colt Tops MM Gold Coast March Day 1

A colt by Better Than Ready topped Day One of the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale with a phone bid from Los Angeles Airport coming up trumps.

100th Winner for Better Than Ready –Set to Star MM Gold Coast March

Lyndhurst Stud’s Better Than Ready posted his 100th winner of the season in the juvenile maiden at Townsville on Thursday when This Girl’s Ready became his ninth 2YO winner of the season and he’s poised to make a big impact at the Gold Coast next week with some 40 yearlings to be offered at Magic Millions March.

Better than Ready's Homebred Doomben Double

Lyndhurst Stud and Champion stallion, Better Than Ready, left their hoofprint on the Keith Noud program at Doomben on Saturday with a QTIS double via Skirt The Law and Northern Express.

Sires With Winners - Friday July 1

Here is the full list of 53 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Who Wants to Breed a 2YO Winner?

The ability to sire fast maturing early 2YO’s is a quality not all stallions possess, so the ones that can do it on a regular basis hold a unique place in the market and not all of them are super expensive.

Ready Blitzes Rivals

The leading sire of two year-old winners this season is not Snitzel or Zoustar, it’s Lyndhurst Stud’s Better Than Ready and he posted his 11th juvenile winner at Doomben on Saturday where Steady Ready won by daylight on debut.

Current Runners Accepted

Monday, May 6
Ipswich Race 1 - 800m Maiden
Mieux (ex: Not A Single Woman) Tnr: Danny Bougoure Rdr:
Ipswich Race 2 - 1666m Maiden
Rosefinch (ex: Real Pink) Tnr: Jason Edwards Rdr: Emily Lang
Ipswich Race 3 - 1350m Open
Alecia (ex: Real Pink) Tnr: Kelly Schweida Rdr: Damien Thornton
Ipswich Race 7 - 1200m Class 1
Purezza (ex: Amizade) Tnr: Paul John Wallace Rdr:
Ipswich Race 7 - 1200m Class 1
Sono Pronto (ex: Foxarelli) Tnr: Kelly Schweida Rdr:
Tuesday, May 7
Benalla Race 3 - 1406m Maiden
One Sided Love (ex: Moonsong) Tnr: Matthew Brown Rdr: Brian Higgins
Goulburn Race 2 - 1000m Benchmark 58
Hold (ex: Sellout) Tnr: John Nisbet Rdr: Alysha Collett
Wednesday, May 8
Eagle Farm Race 1 - 1500m Class 5 0
Nitroglycerine (ex: Semisyn)
Tnr: Bruce Brown
Porky (ex: Mostly Lucky)
Tnr: Tony Gollan
Eagle Farm Race 3 - 1200m Benchmark 68 0
Ardern (ex: Intrepid Miss)
Tnr: Robert Heathcote
Metalart (ex: Exquisite Art)
Tnr: Kelly Schweida
Eagle Farm Race 4 - 1400m Class 1 0
Sono Pronto (ex: Foxarelli)
Tnr: Kelly Schweida
Eagle Farm Race 5 - 1400m Maiden 0
Better Be Slick (ex: Goldslick)
Tnr: Chris Munce
Eagle Farm Race 7 - 1200m Maiden 0
Epic Flash (ex: Rocknavar)
Tnr: Toby Edmonds
Silverado Miss (ex: Count The Silver)
Tnr: Chris Anderson
Eagle Farm Race 9 - 1000m Maiden 0
Hearts Are Better (ex: Heartaches)
Tnr: S and M O'Dea and Hoysted
Sandown-Hillside Race 5 - 2400m Benchmark 64 0
The Yachtsman (ex: Sophia Lago)
Tnr: Naomi Bourke
Thursday, May 9
Coffs Harbour Race 7 - 1400m Maiden 0
By The Jingoes (ex: Annual Income)
Tnr: Dennis Dwane
Hebon Shiki (ex: Hepburn)
Tnr: Ethan Ensby
Warwick Race 1 - 1500m Benchmark 70 0
Porky (ex: Mostly Lucky)
Tnr: Tony Gollan
Warwick Race 5 - 800m Restricted 58 0
Missy's Ready (ex: Zadiym)
Tnr: Garry Osborne
Diamond Lass (ex: Naima)
Tnr: Danny Bougoure
Better Page (ex: Vital Page)
Tnr: Ben Ahrens
Warwick Race 6 - 1350m Maiden 0
Already Better (ex: Bellanca)
Tnr: Annabel Neasham
Warwick Race 7 - 800m Maiden 0
Mieux (ex: Not A Single Woman)
Tnr: Danny Bougoure
Warwick Race 8 - 1350m Benchmark 60 0
Zin Zan Ready (ex: Not A Zin Zan)
Tnr: Mark Currie
Friday, May 10
Oakley Race 4 - 800m Open 0
Papilio (ex: Embraceable You)
Tnr: Sam Nisbet
Oakley Race 5 - 1400m Open 0
Papilio (ex: Embraceable You)
Tnr: Sam Nisbet
Oakley Race 6 - 1000m Open 0
Papilio (ex: Embraceable You)
Tnr: Sam Nisbet
Saturday, May 11
Oakley Race 3 - 1200m Open 0
Papilio (ex: Embraceable You)
Tnr: Sam Nisbet
Oakley Race 5 - 1000m Open 0
Papilio (ex: Embraceable You)
Tnr: Sam Nisbet
Oakley Race 6 - 1600m Open 0
Papilio (ex: Embraceable You)
Tnr: Sam Nisbet

Sales

AUSTRALIA

Sold
Average
Median
Top
2024
58
$70,422.41
$47,500
$370,000
2023
68
$77,220.59
$55,000
$530,000

Top Sales

2022 ex Not a Single Woman(AUS)
$370,000
2022 ex Secret Indulgence(NZ)
$240,000
2022 ex Rockette Rocket(AUS)
$195,000
2022 ex Scorched(AUS)
$190,000
2022 ex Dreamarcher(USA)
$160,000

Australia Yearling Stats

Click here for all sale data

Pedigree Table

More Than Ready (USA) 1997
Sally's World (AUS) 2002
Southern Halo (USA) 1983
Woodman's Girl (USA) 1990
Agnes World (USA) 1995
Sally Magic (AUS) 1996
Halo (USA) 1974
Northern Sea (USA) 1974
Woodman (USA) 1981
Becky Be Good (USA) 1981
Danzig (USA) 1986
Mysteries (USA) 1986
Keltrice (AUS) 1990
Sleep Time Girl (AUS) 1988
Natalma: 5s x5d
Nearctic: 5s x5d
Northern Dancer: 4s x4d

Runners Today

Ipswich
Race 2 Rosefinch 3f ex: Real Pink
Race 3 Alecia 2f ex: Real Pink
Click here for more entries

Yesterday's Results

1st Sunshine Coast Poly: Tengun Ready 3f ex Valid Contract
2nd Sha Tin: Super Win Dragon 6g ex Vital Page
2nd Sunshine Coast Poly: San Jose Boy 2g ex Finishing Touch
2nd Sunshine Coast Poly: Bohemian Lad 3g ex Nahab
3rd Pioneer Park: Better Not Fuss 3g ex Fusspot
Click here for more results.

Australasian Distance Performance

All
Winners
Short <= 1200m
44%
72.3% - (644)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
21.9% - (195)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
2.9% - (26)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
2.2% - (20)
Stay 2001m - 2400m
5.5%
0.6% - (5)
Long 2400m+
1.5%
0.1% - (1)

Top Nicks

Fastnet Rock
11 wnrs , (2 sw) Better Get Set
Freeze
11 wnrs , (2 sw) Alpine Edge
Choisir
9 wnrs , (1 sw) Chrysaor
Snitzel
5 wnrs , (1 sw) The Odyssey
Bianconi
3 wnrs , (1 sw) Tiger Legend
Canny Lad
2 wnrs , (1 sw) Better Reflection
Diesis
1 wnrs , (1 sw) Apache Chase
Rubiton
1 wnrs , (1 sw) Jagged Edge
Exceed And Excel
14 wnrs Moriconi
Commands
11 wnrs Palate

Race Record

At 2
1st - Ramsay Health Care Hcp (1000)
4th - 0aks Hotels Hampden Stakes (1200) LR
At 3
1st - Brian Crowley Stakes (1200) LR
1st - Coca-Cola Falvelon Hcp (1200) LR
1st - Adco Mick Dittman Plate (1000) LR
1st - Darley Australia Hcp (1110)
1st - Ormiston College Redback Hcp (1110)
2nd - Coca-Cola Amatil Hcp (1000)
3rd - B'berg Distilling Co. Btc Cup (1200) Gr.1
3rd - Jim Beam 3yo Hcp (1200)
At 4
1st - Brisbane R.C. Keith Noud Hcp (1200) LR
1st - Club Super Hcp (1000)
4th - Schweppes Rubiton Stakes (1100) Gr.2

Stud MediaMore Media

Better Than Ready’s Lim’s Bighorn makes it 4 from 5 with Group 2 Singapore 3YO Classic victory

Fee History

2023-$27,500 , 2022-$24,200 , 2021-$33,000 , 2020-$33,000 , 2019-$33,000 , 2018-$9,900 , 2017-$9,900 , 2016-$9,900 , 2015-$9,900

Sons of More Than Ready at Stud in Australasia