Volomite sire line ascending with Somebeachsomewhere, Garland Lobell sires

The latter decades of twentieth century pacing were dominated by Hal Dale sire lines, and the three prominent pacing stallion lines that dominate standardbred racing today all descend from him:



3 Dominant Pacing Sire Lines


Abercombie - Artsplace

Hal Dale - Adios - Henry T. Adios - Silent Majority - Abercrombie - Artsplace - Art Major




Cam Fella

Hal Dale - Dale Frost - Meadow Skipper - Most Happy Fella - Cam Fella - Cambest




No Nukes - Western Hanover

Hal Dale - Dale Frost - Meadow Skipper - Most Happy Fella -
Oil Burner - No Nukes - Western Hanover



In recent decades the world of breeding standardbred trotters has focused on a primary line, from Speedster, and a secondary line, from Volomite.


2 Dominant Standardbred Trotting Sire Lines:


Primary Trotting Stallion Line - Speedy Crown / Valley Victory


Speedster - Speedy Scot - Speedy Crown - Speedy Somolli -
Baltic Speed - Valley Victory - Muscles Yankee



Secondary Trotting Stallion Sire Line - Star's Pride - Super Bowl


Volomite - Worthy Boy - Star's Pride - Super Bowl - Supergill



So you can see that of the five major sire lines in the sport of harness horse racing, Volomite has been responsible for just one. This could be changing, and Volomite looks well positioned to regain the prominence of an earlier era, perhaps even exceeding it.

Let's look at trotting first. The powerfully emerging Garland Lobell sire line offers an excellent out cross for both Speedy Crown line and Super Bowl line mares, and is showing that Garland Lobell prodigy succeed on the track and in the shed.


Emerging Sire Line in Standardbred Trotting:

The Noble Victory / Garland Lobell Line:

Volomite - Victory Song - Noble Victory - ABC Freight -

Garland Lobell - Andover Hall
- Angus Hall
- Conway Hall


At minimum, it looks like a 3rd major trotting sire line is now stakes caliber, and that Garland Lobell has kept Volomite line mares as the top out cross choice for Speedy Crown / Valley Victory line mares, a role filled by Star's pride and Super Bowl daughters for decades..


In pacing, there are many secondary and peripheral outcross sire lines still going, but Mach Three and Somebeachsomewhere stallions will make great matches with all 3 top pacing sire lines; mares from Abercrombie / Artsplace / Art Major, mares from No Nukes / Western Hanover, mares from Cam Fella / Cambest will all seek the speed of "The Beach".

Emerging pacing sire line, Mach Three - Somebeachsomehwere

Volomite - Sampson Hanover - Sampson Direct - Direct Scooter -
Matts Scooter - Mach Three - Somebeachsomewhere



So, due to the success of the Hall brothers and others on the trotting circuit, and the Beach and more on the pacing tracks, Volomite sire lines are again in the limelight, making those Hal Dale and Speedster line stallions share at least some of the glory.

Happy racing!

Joe T