The end-to-end success of four-year-old Treacheroustimes at Melton last Saturday night brought back cherished memories for Terang hobby breeders Mick and Sue Moloney.
Treacheroustimes, a gelding by champion American sire Captaintreacherous, is the first foal out of the Moloney’s former top racemare Vansumic.
“We bought Vansumic at the APG sale in Melbourne for $9000,” Mick Moloney said. “She was bred by John and Christine Yeomans.
“She’s the only mare we’ve ever had. We used to go to the sales regularly and only ever bought colts.”
Vansumic, who was trained in Sydney by Darren Hancock for most of her career, won 15 races including the Group 1 NSW Ladyship Mile and the Group 3 Teeny Teeny for $268,649 in stakes.
“She was the only mare ever to beat Adore Me,” Moloney said.
Treacheroustimes qualified under Hancock’s tutelage and was later trained by Steve Harris in the Riverina and Wayne Potter in Victoria.
After breaking through for his maiden success for Harris at Wagga last November, the Moloney’s decided to advertise the gelding for sale online.
He was secured by former NSW now Victorian-based trainer-driver Glenn Bull and the rest is history.
Treacheroustimes has totted up a further six successes with eight placings in 25 starts and worked his way down to a NR61 mark.
Moloney said the Vansumic progeny are late maturers.
“Their mother didn’t race until she was four-years-old,” he said.
Since producing Treacheroustimes in 2017, Vansumic has left a three-year-old gelding by Pet Rock, a two-year-old gelding by Captaintreacherous, a yearling filly by Betting Line and a weanling colt by Art Major, who is owned by the Moloney’s close friend Des O’Keeffe.
“She’s booked to American Ideal this season,” Mick said.
