Tactical Landing yearlings at Nutrien Melbourne 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
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