They don’t lovingly call For A Reason ‘Frank the Tank’ for no reason…he’s built like one!
A millionaire racehorse and 1:49.4 tough speed machine, For A Reason is bred to be the champion he was on the racetrack: his grand-dam, by the immortal Lordship, not only won, but produced 11 winners of a combined 138 races, with five inside 2:00.
Left For Me, the dam of For A Reason, won 10 races, with 20 placings, and took a 1:59 career best.
But it is at stud that Left For Me has further excelled; the mare is by Fake Left, one of the greatest sires and ‘Kings of Queens’ to stand at stud in Australasia.
Left For Me is a broodmare gem: her nine foals of racing age are all winners, with five running times under 1:56.0 and all inside 2:00, with combined earnings on the cusp of $1.65million. Her progeny average 10 wins and over $180,000 in prizemoney.
The choice of Art Major over a Fake Left mare is a winning one, with For A Reason the ‘Poster Boy’ for this breeding ‘cross'. Others bred on the cross include Philadelphia Man, All Eyes On Us, Admiral Bronski, Major Occasion and Hughie Green.
For A Reason raced in Group company his entire career; from winning the Chokin Championship at two, capturing four Derbys at three including the Group 1 NSW and Queensland events, then to retiring prematurely after competing in the Chariots Of Fire with a bone chip after qualifying by winning the Paleface Adios Sprint.
His first year at Stud in 2011 saw him serve 45 mares which had 33 live foals (73% served to live foal). Of the 33 live foals there have been 26 starters (79% starter/foals) and 18 individual winners (55% winners/starters). The crop includes three Group winners - Conviction (Group 1 & Group 3), Taylors Reason (Group 2) and Geldof (Group 3).
He remarkably won the NSW Sire of the Year in 2017/18 from this one foaling crop.
When For A Reason retturned to the racetrack after his bone chip had recovered he defied the odds and won the 2013 Group 1 Victoria Cup; six year old horses generally don’t do that…but ‘Frank the Tank’ did!
At seven, it was much the same story, with wins in the Group 1 Garrards Queensland Pacing Championship, Group 2 Shirley Turnbull Memorial and the Group 3 Goulburn Cup, bringing his earnings past a stunning $1.1million.
Versatility, toughness and lightning speed were trademarks of this beautiful-natured racehorse, with those traits now being passed on to his colts and fillies alike.
For A Reason has the following impressive record as a Sire:
5 in 1:55
1 x $200,000 WINNER
1 x $100,000 WINNER
1 x GROUP 1 WIN
1 x GROUP 2 WIN
3 x GROUP 3 WINS
29 STARTERS 19 WINNERS (65% WIN/STARTER RATIO)
OVER 1 MILLION IN EARNINGS @ AVERAGE OF $35,000 PER STARTER
(That's an amazing 17.5 multiplier on an early bird service fee of $2000)
With generous discounts and breeding schemes such as the HRNSW Colonial Stallion Bonus, For A Reason provides you with every reason to breed your next - or first - Group winner.
Regardless of where your mare is served and your foal born, you receive a $500 HRNSW Colonial Stallion Bonus when a live foal is born. This bonus can be used to pay for NSW Breeding Scheme Fees, with any residual returned to the Foal Nominator as cash.
For A Reason is also eligible for the NSW True Blue Bonus. This bonus is restricted to broodmares inseminated in NSW, where the progeny is foaled in NSW and notified to HRNSW. The bonus is a $3,000 cash Bonus payable to the owner of the horse for its first 2YO or 3YO win.
Regardless of where your broodmare is inseminated or where the foal is born, the progeny of For A Reason will be eligible for the NSW Breeders Challenge.
His progeny is also eligible for all other state breeding schemes VicBred, QBred, TASBred, WestBred and the Southern Cross Series (if your mare is inseminated and the foal is born in the same state).
All progeny will also be eligible to compete in the Breeders Crown and Bathurst Gold Crown.
For A Reason best matches broodmares with the following bloodlines:
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DAM SIRE |
GRAND DAM SIRE |
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ACES N SEVENS |
ALBERT ALBERT |
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ALL SPEED HANOVER |
ARMBRO OLIVER |
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ALLAMERICAN INGOT |
ARMBRO OPERATIVE |
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ARTISTIC FELLA |
AS PROMISED |
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BAD BERT |
BOND STREET |
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BETTORS DELIGHT |
CAM TERIFFIC |
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BIG TOM |
CAMELEON |
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BLISSFULL HALL |
CAMLUCK |
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BRIOSO HANOVER ($100k winner - superior cross) |
CAMS CARD SHARK |
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BROWNING BLUE CHIP |
CAM'S TRICKSTER |
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BY XAMPLE |
CAMTASTIC |
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CAMMIBEST |
CHILL FACTOR (full brother of ARTSPLACE - superior cross) |
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CAMS FOOL |
CROUCH |
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D M DILINGER |
DARE TO YOU |
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DAY IN A LIFE |
E DEES CAM |
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EXTREME THREE |
EXCLUSIVE CAM |
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FOR STARZZZ SHARK |
EXOTIC EARL |
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HARE HARE |
FAKE LEFT (dam sire of FOR A REASON – ultimate cross) |
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HURRIKANE KINGCOLE |
GOLDEN GREEK |
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I AM A FOOL |
JAGUAR CAM |
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IFIHADYOURLUCK |
LIFE SIGN |
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ISLAND FANTASY |
LISLEA |
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JOHN STREET NORTH |
LUCKY CAM |
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JUSTANOTHERPOORBOY |
ORANGE SOVEREIGN |
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LAGACY OF POWER |
PACIFIC FELLA |
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LIS MARA |
PANORAMA |
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LISAGAIN |
PRECIOUS BUNNY |
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MACH THREE |
PRESIDENTIAL BALL |
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MAFFIOSO |
SHIPPS FELLA |
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MAKE A DEAL |
STAND TOGETHER (½ brother to ARTSPLACE - superior cross) |
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MILLION DOLLAR CAM |
THE WRATH OF PAN |
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MYSTICAL SHARK |
TOPNOTCHER |
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NORTHERN LUCK |
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P B BULLVILLE |
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PACIFIC ROCKET |
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PASSMASTER HANOVER |
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PERUVIAN HANOVER |
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PONDER |
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QUALITY CAM |
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REAL DESIRE |
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RIVERBOAT KING |
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ROLL WITH JOE |
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SAFELY KEPT ($200k winner - superior cross) |
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SHADYSHARK HANOVER |
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SHARK GESTURE |
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STRONG LIFE |
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THE GLOBE |
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THE WARP DRIVE |
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ULTRA JET |
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VILLAGE JASPER |
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VILLAGE JOLT |
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WASHINGTON VC |
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WESTERN IDEAL |
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