ACT NOW

ACT NOW displayed exceptional speed, toughness and consistency throughout a six-season racing career, competing successfully from two-year-old company through to Grand Circuit level.

From just 51 starts, he recorded 22 wins, 12 placings and $910,885 in prizemoney, highlighted by 11 Black Type victories, including 3 Group 1, 4 Group 2 and 3 Group 3 successes.

Career Highlights

2YO Season

• Winner of 6 races from 10 starts
• Winner of the Vicbred Home Grown Classic (Gr.2)
• Winner of the Tatlow Stakes (Gr.2)
• Runner-up in the Breeders Crown Final (Gr.1)

3YO Season

• Winner of the Victoria Derby (Gr.1)
• Winner of the Breeders Crown 3YO Final (Gr.1)
• Winner of the Reg Withers Classic (Listed)
• Runner-up in the Australian Pacing Gold Final (Gr.1)
• Crowned Australian 3YO Pacing Colt of the Year

4YO Season

• Winner of the Victorian 4 & 5YO Championship (Gr.2)
• Winner of the Breeders Crown 4YO Championship (Gr.2)
• Winner of the Maryborough Gold Cup (Gr.3)
• Winner of two Inter Dominion Heats (Gr.3)
• Third in the Inter Dominion Grand Final (Gr.1)

Open Class

• Winner of the Victoria Cup (Gr.1)
• Defeated Leap To Fame, Catch A Wave, Better Eclipse and Spirit Of St Louis
• Competed successfully against Australasia’s elite pacers

Career Statistics

Fastest Times:

• 2YO: 1:53.2MS
• 3YO: 1:54.8MS
• Open: 1:52.6MS

2026 is Act Now’s second season at stud. 

PEDIGREE

Act Now possesses all the ingredients breeders look for in a modern stallion. Elite sire power, a proven maternal family and a pedigree built on the bloodlines that continue to shape the Australasian pacing breed.

By world champion sire Somebeachsomewhere, one of the most influential stallions of the modern era, Act Now combines elite race performance with a maternal family that has consistently produced quality performers generation after generation.

The strength of the family is impossible to ignore. His dam, Mollys Ideal, has produced five winners from five foals of racing age, while his grand-dam, Mollys Lucky Star, has produced seven winners from seven foals of racing age. Few young stallions retire to stud with such a powerful concentration of proven maternal performance behind them.

The depth of the family extends even further. Act Now’s third dam, Pacific Destiny, descends from the outstanding producer One More Kiss, whose family has produced multiple million-dollar performers including Pacific Fella ($1,064,631) and Pacific Renegade ($764,247). This is a family that has consistently produced both quality and quantity across multiple generations.

While Act Now was bred and raced in Australia, he taps directly into a proven American maternal family that has consistently produced elite performers across multiple generations. His second dam, Mollys Lucky Star, was imported from the United States and brought with her one of the breed’s most productive maternal families. It is a family built on generations of American speed, class and commercial success.

Act Now also brings together many of the most influential bloodlines in the modern Standardbred. His pedigree blends the speed and gait of Direct Scooter and Matt’s Scooter, the toughness and durability of Cam Fella, the athleticism of Western Ideal and American Ideal, and the proven class and consistency of Artsplace and Abercrombie. These are the bloodlines behind countless champions and some of the breed’s most successful sires and broodmares.

One of the great strengths of Act Now’s pedigree is its exceptional balance. It combines the four dominant modern pacing sire lines in a way that allows each to complement the others, uniting speed, gait, athleticism, toughness and soundness in one complete package.

One of Act Now’s greatest assets is the strength of his maternal pedigree. Through American Ideal, Bettor’s Delight, Artsplace, Big Towner, Meadow Skipper, Airliner and Tar Heel, he carries one of the most powerful damsire line-ups available in the Southern Hemisphere today. This provides breeders with access to generations of proven performance while offering outstanding compatibility with many of the dominant broodmare families currently active throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Just as importantly, Act Now traces to the renowned Minnehaha family, a recognised source of stallion production and elite performers. The family has already produced fellow Somebeachsomewhere stallion Poster Boy, while Act Now descends through the famed Tillie Thompson branch and traces directly to the influential foundation mare Spinster, often referred to as one of the great matriarchs of the Standardbred breed. Few young stallions retire to stud carrying such a strong concentration of proven stallion-producing bloodlines.

Adding further appeal, Act Now carries carefully balanced linebreeding to several of the breed’s most influential ancestors, creating a pedigree rich in speed, soundness, athleticism and longevity.

Few young stallions entering stud combine elite race performance, proven family strength and such a commercially relevant pedigree.

Combining elite race performance, proven family strength and a pedigree built on generations of champion-producing bloodlines, Act Now offers breeders a rare opportunity to access a stallion whose credentials extend far beyond the racetrack.

Designed for Today’s Broodmare Population

One of Act Now’s greatest strengths as a stallion prospect is the remarkable depth of his maternal pedigree. Through American Ideal, Bettor’s Delight, Artsplace, Big Towner, Meadow Skipper, Airliner and Tar Heel, he carries one of the most powerful damsire line-ups available in the Southern Hemisphere today.

This unique pedigree gives breeders access to a range of proven mating opportunities that complement the modern Australian and New Zealand broodmare population while allowing breeders to reinforce some of the breed’s most influential bloodlines.

GOLD CROSS

ART MAJOR & ARTSPLACE MARES

If there is one standout cross for Act Now, this is it.

Art Major and Artsplace mares allow breeders to reinforce one of the most successful bloodlines in modern pacing while creating a pedigree rich in proven speed, gait and commercial appeal. With Art Major remaining one of the most influential broodmare sire lines in Australasia, these mares represent a natural fit for Act Now.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

WESTERN HANOVER, WESTERN IDEAL & AMERICAN IDEAL MARES

Act Now’s pedigree already demonstrates the success of this family pattern.

Mares carrying Western Hanover, Western Ideal and American Ideal blood provide breeders with the opportunity to build on a proven formula that has consistently produced elite performers throughout North America, Australia and New Zealand.

COMMERCIAL CROSS

BETTOR’S DELIGHT MARES

Act Now’s grand-dam is by Bettor’s Delight, creating exciting opportunities for breeders wanting to reinforce one of the most influential stallions of the modern era.

When matched with the right mare family, this cross allows breeders to place Bettor’s Delight prominently within the pedigree while maintaining the speed, athleticism and commercial appeal associated with the Somebeachsomewhere sire line.

OUTCROSS VALUE

CHRISTIAN CULLEN & IN THE POCKET MARES

For breeders seeking an outstanding outcross, Christian Cullen and In The Pocket mares offer tremendous value.

These mares provide pedigree diversity while maintaining access to some of the Southern Hemisphere’s most successful maternal families. The result is a balanced mating that combines proven Australasian toughness with elite North American speed influences.

WHY IT WORKS

Act Now is uniquely positioned to complement the modern broodmare population. His pedigree combines the speed and gait of Direct Scooter, the stamina and soundness of Artsplace and Abercrombie, the athleticism of Western Ideal and the toughness of Cam Fella.

For breeders seeking pedigree, performance and potency, Act Now offers one of the most versatile and exciting mating opportunities available in Australia today.