Victoriana’s Secret in the Moni!
July 20, 2026
The talented TACTICAL LANDING three-year-old filly Victoriana’s Secret was a most convincing winner of the Grade 3 $100,000 Moni Maker at Scioto Downs, Ohio on Saturday night (July 17).
Sent to the top at the end of the 28.4 seconds opening quarter, Victoriana’s Secret maintained a solid tempo in the middle stages before getting separation from the field rounding the home turn.
She won eventually by 3-1/2 lengths in a new lifetime mark of 1:52.8. Victoriana’s Secret has six wins and five placings from 14 starts for $245,531 in stakes. She has won five out of six this year.
Victoriana’s Secret is being fitted for the Grade 1 $600,000 Hambletonian Oaks at The Meadowlands, New Jersey on August 8 where she will lock horns with another TACTICAL LANDING filly in Jailbird Jog.
By Peter Wharton
Jailbird Jogs in Del Miller Memorial
July 13, 2026
The brilliant TACTICAL LANDING three-year-old filly Jailbird Jog came from absolute last to capture a $143,150 division of the Grade 2 Del Miller Memorial at The Meadowlands on Saturday (July 11).
After racing four back on the outside, driver James MacDonald tipped Jailbird Jog five-wide on the home turn. She cascaded to the top with 50 yards to go to score by three-quarters of a length in a sharp 1:52.
Out of a SJ’s Caviar mare, Jailbird Jog has now won seven races including two at Grade 2 level and one Grade 3.
TACTICAL LANDING is currently in sixth position on this year’s USA 3YO Sires’ list with progeny earnings of $910,000. His stock has banked more than $2 million in 2026.
By Peter Wharton
New world champion by Tactical Landing
June 2, 2026
The TACTICAL LANDING mare Allegiant sliced almost a full second off the all-time world trotting record when she stopped the clock in a jaw-dropping 1:48 winning the $1 million Elitlopp at Solvalla’s 1000 metre oval in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday, May 31.
Starting from the No. 7 gate, the five-year-old exploded off the mobile arm to lead comfortably at the first turn. She clocked a sizzling 26 seconds for the opening quarter and reached the half in 53, but still had enough in hand to stave off Europe’s elite trotters.
“It’s completely unreal,” an emotional driver Orjan Kihlström said after the race. “It’s incredible that it was even possible. She was amazing.”
What made the feat even more remarkable was that Allegiant raced without shoes for the first time in her career and was backing up for her second run of the afternoon! Allegiant became the first mare to win Sweden’s biggest race for 28 years.
Prior to being purchased by Swedish interests in 2024, Allegiant earned more than $1 million in North America including successes in the Breeders Crown, Matron Stakes and Moni Maker and was named the USA 3YO Trotting Filly of the Year. She is out of a mare by Yankee Glide.
By Peter Wharton
‘Down under’ winners by Tactical Landing
May 23, 2026
TACTICAL LANDING has enjoyed a purple patch with his stock in Australia and New Zealand over the past two months.
Heading the vanguard is the two-year-old filly Aldebaran Emjay, who sat parked before soundly trouncing older, more experienced rivals at her debut at Geelong on Friday (May 22).
Another recent Australian winner was Charlie’s Tactics, a four-year-old gelding, who notched his first success at Melton in April.
While, in NZ, the four-year-old Final Approach is carrying the banner for TACTICAL LANDING with four wins from six starts this season – all at Alexandra Park, Auckland.
The three-year-old filly Tattica (Auckland), the four-year-olds Overwatch (Auckland) and Rangitata (Invercargill) and the five-year-olds Tactical Approach (Cambridge) and Aldebaran What (Auckland) were othe recent winners sired by TACTICAL LANDING in NZ.
By Peter Wharton
Tactical Landing quinella in $300K Oak Grove
May 17, 2026
TACTICAL LANDING provided the quinella pair Jailbird Jog and Victoriana’s Secret in the inaugural edition of the $300,000 Oak Grove Trotting Oaks at Oak Grove Raceway, Kentucky on Saturday (May 16).
After settling down in seventh position, Jailbird Jog made her winning move in the third quarter, looping the field three-wide into third. Given full rein in the home straight, Jailbird Jog quickly gobbled up her rivals to score by 7-3/4 lengths in a equal lifetime best of 1:52.4.
Out of the Swedish mare Miss Don Fanucci, Jailbird Jog has won five of her 14 starts for $298,532 in stakes.
Earlier in the day, the TACTICAL LANDING filly Brattitude took out the $50,000 Bronze Consolation of the Oaks in 1:54.4.
“I put her in gear in the backstretch and she’s just a super nice filly; she’s very unassuming. When you look at her, you’d never think she’s that fast, but she’s crazy fast,” driver Anthony MacDonald said.
TACTICAL LANDING sits third in this season’s three-year-old sires’ premiership.
By Peter Wharton
Tactical Landing yearlings at Nutrien sale
March 28, 2026
Champion American sire TACTICAL LANDING is dually represented at the 2026 Nutrien Equine Melbourne Yearling Sale on April 12.
A colt out of the Kadabra mare Mason Magic, a daughter of the Inter Dominion champion Sumthingaboutmaori is listed as Lot 332. A classy, athletic type, he’s a half-brother to four winners including the Group 1 winner Aldebaran Misty ($116,000) and the APTS Classic winner Aldebaran Miley ($164,000).
The other TACTICAL LANDING is a filly (Lot 342), from the Group 1 winner Mizzuri, the dam of last year’s two-year-old winner Zoolu.
The winner of five races, Mizzuri ranks as a half-sister to the SA Trotters Cup and John Slack Memorial victor Jazspur ($155,000) and Majestic Pride (10 wins).
By Peter Wharton
Tactical Landing winners in Australia and NZ
February 22, 2026
TACTICAL LANDING left notable winners on both sides of the Tasman this weekend. On Friday night, Final Approach overcame a 10 metre handicap and a wide passage to outstay his rivals at Alexandra Park, Auckland. Out of a mare by Majestic Son, Final Approach has now won three races and $41,000 in stakes.
Meanwhile, the five-year-old Kyvalley Maven came from midfield to dismiss a handy lineup in a new lifetime mark of 1:56.7 at Melton the following night. It was the gelding’s sixth success and lifted his stake earnings to $115,000.
Bred and raced by Melbournian Jim Connelly, Kyvalley Maven is also from a Majestic Son mare.
By Peter Wharton
Victorian winners by Tactical Landing
February 6, 2025
The leading trotting sire TACTICAL LANDING was represented by very impressive winners on Victorian tracks on consecutive days this week.
Firstly, Ruby’s Dream, a five-year-old mare, overcame a 20-metre handicap to score a hard fought win at Maryborough. It was her seventh success from just 15 starts.
The following night at Ballarat, the four-year-old Kyvalley Judge kept his unbeaten record in tact when he finished stoutly from midfield to down his rivals at Ballarat.
TACTICAL LANDING has left seven winners from 10 Australian-bred starters to date.
By Peter Wharton
New Australian winner by Tactical Landing
January 28, 2026
The four-year-old debutante Kyvalley Judge is the latest winner by leading trotting sire TACTICAL LANDING in Australia.
Starting a short-priced favourite at Maryborough on Wednesday (January 28) on the back of some strong trials form, the entire enjoyed a perfect trip in the one-one trail before tipping three-wide just before entering the home straight. He quickly gobbled up his rivals to score untouched by 8.9 metres.
Kyvalley Judge is the second foal of the Breeders Crown champion Kyvalley Kyrie (by Angus Hall) and was bred and is raced by trotting stalwart Jim Connelly.
TACTICAL LANDING has left seven winners from 10 starters from just 15 foals of racing age in Australia.
By Peter Wharton
Tactical Landing strongly represented at NZ yearling sales
January 27, 2026
Premier trotting sire TACTICAL LANDING will have a seven-strong draft go up for auction at next month’s NZB National Yearling Sales.
The Muscle Hill horse will be represented by six yearlings – five colts and a filly – at the Christchurch sale on Wednesday, February 18 and a filly at Karaka on Monday, February 16.
Leading the TACTICAL LANDING entry at the Canterbury Agricultural Park are a colt out of the Harness Jewels winner Missandei ($149,805), the dam of the multiple Victorian Group placegetter Kyvalley Michael.
The draft also includes a colt out of a Majestic Son half-sister to the cup class trotter Everybody Knows (Lot 196), a colt from the family of the NZ Sires’ Stake 2YO champions Wanna Play and Wanna Play With Me (Lot 257), a colt from a half-sister to the four-time Group 1 winning trotter Temporale (Lot 305) and a colt from a Love You mare closely related to the Group 1 winners Solar Fire and Sheemon (Lot 259).
The lone TACTICAL LANDING filly at the Christchurch sale is Lot 278, whose grand-dam is a half-sister to the trotting standouts Allegro Agitato and Skyvalley.
TACTICAL LANDING’s single representative at Karaka is Lot 111, a filly from a Love You half-sister to the NZ 2YO Trotting Filly of the Year High Energy, The Redwood victor High Step and the Young Guns winner Higher Power.
By Peter Wharton
