Aaron Tapper’s decision to stand the well-performed Echoes of Heaven at his Timaru property Clearview Park is easy to understand.
The brother to Manhattan Rain and half-brother to the remarkable Redoute’s Choice is steadily working his way upwards in both our stallion performance statistics and the esteem of breeders.
The deeds of his gelded son Countofmontecristo are well documented but if you’ve never heard of Siam Blue Vanda, just google his Stewards Cup victory – a truly amazing performance.
Here in New Zealand, the 2021-2022 season saw the emergence of two very promising progeny of the son of Encosta de Lago. The very quick Amberecho won three times from just eight starts to graduate to open class and the slower-maturing Our Echo scored three impressive victories culminating in a tough win in the first race of the Wellington Cup carnival. Both gallopers are scheduled to resume their careers in the late Spring.
There’s no doubt that Echoes of Heaven can throw both speed and class but his overall statistics are also impressive. To date he’s had 49 winners who have amassed a total of 149 wins over a variety of distances. Any stallion whose winners average three victories – a figure which is steadily rising – is a horse whose progeny are notable for soundness and racing temperament.
Some other impressive statistics can also be found on www.arion.co.nz
