ROCK N ROLL WORLD
The Golden Cross of the 21 st Century
Rock N Roll World – Was Standing in NSW before his untimely death in April of 2022
PO Box 157, Cobbitty NSW Australia 2570
“It is with great sadness that we announce our resident sire Rock N Roll World has passed away,” Cobbitty Equine Farm took to Twitter.
“He joined us last year standing only his third season at stud.
“It is a great loss for our breeding industry.
“World” will be dearly missed at CEF.”
Rock N Roll World arrived at Belinda and Luke McCarthy’s breeding establishment last June.
Prior to that he served 109 mares in Western Australia in his debut stud season and 100 mares in Victoria the year after that.
By ROCKNROLL HANOVER out of an ARTSPLACE mare and from the family of champion
sires, ROCK N ROLL WORLD was a son of the champion racemare and USA 2YO and 3YO Filly of
the Year Worldly Beauty 1:49.6 ($1,900,255), a full sister to the dam of champion colt pacer
and 2018 leading American sire Captaintreacherous 1:47.2 ($3,148,657)
ROCK N ROLL WORLD ranks as a full brother to the multiple Stakes winner and now 1:50
sire World Of Rocknroll 1:50.6 ($338,561)
ROCK N ROLL WORLD belonged to the Miss Duvall family, which is noted for the number of
successful sires it has produced such as Art Major, Captaintreacherous, Real Artist and
Perfect Art.
Early Speed and Racing Durability
ROCK N ROLL WORLD displayed brilliant speed and stamina, winning on half-mile, five-
eighths and mile tracks in Stakes and Invitational company from two to five years.
As a two-year-old, ROCK N ROLL WORLD won in 1:54.4 in a division of the Tompkins-Geers
Stake and finished second in the Sheppard Memorial and Reynolds Memorial.
At 3 ROCK N ROLL WORLD won the Adios Stake Consolation in 1:50.6 and the New Jersey
Futurity and was placed in the Tattersalls Pace, Art Rooney Pace, Bluegrass Stake, Reynolds
Memorial, John Simpson Memorial and North America Cup Consolation.
ROCK N ROLL WORLD won twice in Invitational company at Hoosier Park as a five-year-old
in a career-best 1:48.6 and 1:49.6, the latter defeating Breeders Crown champion Freaky
Feet Pete ($1.5million). He also finished third in the $325,000 Dan Patch Invitation in 1:48.4
to Check Six and All Bets Off.
In all, ROCK N ROLL WORLD won 18 races with 27 placings for $712,737 in stakes.
A bay horse, foaled in 2012, 15.2 hands and a stunning individual, ROCK N
ROLL WORLD will be greatly missed.
Pedigree
Progeny
Rock N Roll World Progeny
Was Standing in NSW before his untimely death in April of 2022
