# Muscle Hill > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Muscle_Hill > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Muscle_Hill.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_Hill > Source revision: 1326091231 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American Standardbred racehorse}} {{Infobox racehorse |horsename= Muscle Hill |image= |caption= |breed= [Standardbred](/source/Standardbred) |sire= [Muscles Yankee](/source/Muscles_Yankee) |grandsire= [Valley Victory](/source/Valley_Victory) |dam= Yankee Blondie |damsire= American Winner |sex= [Stallion](/source/Stallion) |foaled= 2006 |country= [United States](/source/United_States) |colour= [Bay](/source/Bay_(horse)) |breeder= [Winbak Farm](/source/Winbak_Farm) |owner= Muscle Hill Racing LLC |trainer= [Gregory B. Peck](/source/Gregory_B._Peck) |record= 21:20-1-0 |earnings= $3,273,342 |wins= |awards= 2-Year Old Trotter of the Year (2008)
3-Year Old Trotter of the Year (2009)
[United States Trotter of the Year](/source/United_States_Trotter_of_the_Year) (2009)
[United States Harness Horse of the Year](/source/United_States_Harness_Horse_of_the_Year) (2009)
[Canadian Trotter of the Year](/source/Canadian_Trotter_of_the_Year) (2009)
[Canadian Harness Horse of the Year](/source/Canadian_Harness_Horse_of_the_Year) (2009) |honours= [U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame](/source/Harness_Racing_Museum_%26_Hall_of_Fame) (2016) | race = Peter Haughton Memorial (2008)
Stanley Dancer Memorial (2009)
[Canadian Trotting Classic](/source/Canadian_Trotting_Classic) (2009)
[World Trotting Derby](/source/World_Trotting_Derby) (2009) '''[Breeders Crown](/source/Breeders_Crown) wins:'''
[Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot](/source/Breeders_Crown_2YO_Colt_%26_Gelding_Trot) (2008)
[Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot](/source/Breeders_Crown_3YO_Colt_%26_Gelding_Trot) (2009) '''[U.S. Trotting Triple Crown](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Harness_Racing_for_Trotters) wins:'''
[Hambletonian Stakes](/source/Hambletonian_Stakes) (2009)
[Kentucky Futurity](/source/Kentucky_Futurity) (2009) |updated= November 22, 2016 }} '''Muscle Hill''' is a [trotting](/source/Harness_racing) stallion, by super sire Muscles Yankee, who won a [Breeders Crown](/source/Breeders_Crown) race in 2008 and 2009. He is driven by [Brian Sears](/source/Brian_Sears) and trained by [Greg Peck](/source/Greg_Peck_(racehorse_trainer)). Muscle Hill was purchased by Tom Pontone for $55,000 at the Harrisburg Yearling Sales in 2007.[http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/muscle-hill-wins-hambletonian-record-time-meadowlands-article-1.398164 Muscle Hill wins Hambletonian in record time at the Meadowlands], Daily News, Retrieved 16 February 2016 He showed great promise as a two-year-old winning the Peter Haughton Memorial and 2008 [Breeders Crown](/source/Breeders_Crown) Two Year Old Colt Trot. He went on to win $817,301 and eight of nine races and was named the United States 2-Year Old Colt Trotter of the Year.[http://www.stallionsaustralasia.com/muscle_hill.html Stallions Australasia], Retrieved 14 February 2016 In 2009 he went on to win all of his races as a three-year-old, including the [Hambletonian](/source/Hambletonian_Stakes), the [Canadian Trotting Classic](/source/Canadian_Trotting_Classic), the American-National, the [World Trotting Derby](/source/World_Trotting_Derby), the [Kentucky Futurity](/source/Kentucky_Futurity) and the Breeders Crown. In The Hambletonian he won in 1:50.1 which was a stakes record and tied the fastest time for a trotter of any age at [The Meadowlands](/source/Meadowlands_Racetrack). He won by six lengths, the largest winning margin in The Hambletonian since [Mack Lobell](/source/Mack_Lobell) in 1987.[http://www.hambletonian.org/archives_hambo/h_2009.html 2009 Hambletonian], The Hambletonian Society, Retrieved 14 February 2016 At the end of 2009 he retired to stud with career prize money of $3,273,342, and having won the last 20 of the 21 races in which he competed.{{cite news |title=Muscle Hill ends his career with 20th consecutive victory in Breeders Crown |url=http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2009/10/muscle_hill_ends_his_career_wi.html |work=New Jersey On-Line |date=October 25, 2009 |accessdate=November 3, 2009 }} The $2,456,041 that he won in 2009 was a record for a single season for either a trotter or a pacer. He was voted [United States Harness Horse of the Year](/source/United_States_Harness_Horse_of_the_Year) for 2009, the first time a trotter had won the award for an undefeated season. He never came close to defeat in his twenty wins which were all by a margin of at least one length. At stud his early foals have included Hambletonian winner Trixton and top filly Mission Brief, Marion Marauder - 1 50,2 - 2013 g.- winner Hambletonian, Bar Horring - 1.51,4 - 2013 g., Manchego - 1.49,0 - 2015 g. In January 2016 it was announced that Muscle Hill would be inducted into the [Living Horse Hall of Fame](/source/Harness_Racing_Museum_%26_Hall_of_Fame).[http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/1-15-16/three-new-inductees-living-hall.html Three New Inductees to Living Hall], Standardbred Canada, Retrieved 14 February 2016 ==References== {{reflist}} Category:2006 racehorse births Category:American Standardbred racehorses Category:Harness Horse of the Year winners Category:American Champion harness horses Category:United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Muscle Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_Hill) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_Hill?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.