Stallion News

[Starine]

Claire Novak‏@BH_CNovak
Top CA sire Unusual Heat has been pensioned at age 26 per release. More soon @BloodHorse

Forgot to add the press release: http://www.unusualheat.com/heatnews.html

He was a fabulous outcross and stallion. I wish he had attracted more mares besides the ones in the California population.

[BaroqueAgain1]

I've often wondered if his already impressive list of stakes-winning progeny would have been even better if he'd been given a well-supported home in Kentucky.
Not surprised to read this...at 26, he was likely to be pensioned soon. I hope he has a long and happy retirement, and that his Eclipse-winning son, Acclamation, can succeed him at stud.

[Starine]

Team Valor's hunky grade and group II winner (and close relative of Canford Cliffs) Triple Threat has retired. Very much hoping this son of Monsun stands at stud here in the States.

[BaroqueAgain1]

Good ol' Bloodhorse. I was checking to see if Triple Threat is officially listed as black...and Bloodhorse's Profile has him identified as a GELDING.

[Flanders]

Good ol' Bloodhorse. I was checking to see if Triple Threat is officially listed as black...and Bloodhorse's Profile has him identified as a GELDING.

That isn't even him that they have his profile linked to. Its a US-bred with the same name that is a gelding. I've noticed they do this sometimes.

[Treve]

been mentioned but here's the BH article about it
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... or-retired

[Sparrow Castle]

Joe Nevills ‏@DRFNevills
Multiple G1W Brody's Cause will stand at @spendthriftfarm in '17 for 15k Share the Upside or 12.5k LFSN #NewSires17


Joe Nevills ‏@DRFNevills
G3W Cinco Charlie debuts at @spendthriftfarm in '17 for a one-mare Share the Upside fee of $5k. #NewSires17

[Sparrow Castle]

Java's War retired to stand in Ontario at Colebrook Farm

Grade 1 winner Java’s War has been retired from racing and will stand the 2017 breeding season at Colebrook Farm in Uxbridge, Ontario, for an advertised fee of $3,000 Canadian.

Java’s War, a 6-year-old son of War Pass, finished his on-track career with 3 wins in 19 starts for earnings of $713,807. He raced as an Ontario homebred for Charles Fipke, and was trained by Ken McPeek, Barclay Tagg, and Roger Attfield.

http://www.drf.com/news/javas-war-retir ... brook-farm

[Sparrow Castle]

Red Giant to continue career in Turkey

RED GIANT, a Grade 1-winning son of Giant's Causeway, has been sold by Westbury Stud in New Zealand to continue his stallion career in Turkey.

The 12-year-old's new owners are Serdar Ozcolak, Cem Ozyigit and Tarik Tecke and he will stand under the Turkish Jockey Club banner.

Red Giant is a half-brother to Grade 1-placed Wyomia out of the Listed-placed Kingmambo mare Beyond The Sun.

He was trained by Todd Pletcher to win the Grade 2 Virginia Derby and finish second in the Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes at three and to win the Grade 1 Clement L Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship and Grade 2 Fourstardave Handicap at four.

More: http://bloodstock.racingpost.com/news/b ... 73009/top/

[Life At Zen]

Java's War retired to stand in Ontario at Colebrook Farm

Grade 1 winner Java’s War has been retired from racing and will stand the 2017 breeding season at Colebrook Farm in Uxbridge, Ontario, for an advertised fee of $3,000 Canadian.

Java’s War, a 6-year-old son of War Pass, finished his on-track career with 3 wins in 19 starts for earnings of $713,807. He raced as an Ontario homebred for Charles Fipke, and was trained by Ken McPeek, Barclay Tagg, and Roger Attfield.

http://www.drf.com/news/javas-war-retir ... brook-farm

Wow, I had no idea he was still racing.

[Sparrow Castle]

Vancouver to reverse shuttle to America

GOLDEN SLIPPER winner Vancouver will reverse shuttle from Coolmore Australia to Coolmore's US branch at Ashford Stud in Kentucky for the 2017 breeding season.

Bred by Fairway Thoroughbreds and trained by Gai Waterhouse, he is out of the Listed-placed Danehill mare Skates and is a half-brother to the Grade 1-winning sprinter Juste Moment.

Vancouver transferred to the care of Aidan O'Brien for the 2016 season but failed to make the track before being retired to stud.

http://bloodstock.racingpost.com/news/b ... d/2173819/

Vancouver: covered first book of southern hemisphere mares this year
PICTURE: Getty Images

[Mel Mae]

Ashford is going to have some interesting stallions in 2017. I wonder how they'll be received by breeders (I'm guessing wellish).

[Flanders]

Belardo to Kildangan
http://www.ownerbreeder.co.uk/news/lock ... kildangan/

[Sparrow Castle]

Majestic Harbor Retired to Stud in Indiana

Hard-knocking campaigner Majestic Harbor, an 8-year-old multiple graded stakes winning son of Rockport Harbor, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Swifty Farms in Indiana for 2017.

Owned by the Gallant Stables parternship, Majestic Harbor was an iron horse that raced from age 2 to 8. He compiled a 10-8-7 record from 42 starts at 10 different racetracks on his way to earning $1,295,814. Majestic Harbor won at distances from a mile to 1 1/2 miles and competed in 27 stakes races, 23 of them graded.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... in-indiana

[Sparrow Castle]

We knew he couldn't go on forever, but it still makes me very sad...one of my all-time favorites. RIP ol' boy, a job well-done.

Darley @DarleyStallions 21m21 minutes ago
Darley stallion #QuietAmerican succumbs to the infirmities of old age, euthanized at 30. http://darley.to/bo

Quiet American with longtime groom Steve Clark

[Sparrow Castle]

We knew he couldn't go on forever, but it still makes me very sad...one of my all-time favorites. RIP ol' boy, a job well-done.

Darley @DarleyStallions 21m21 minutes ago
Darley stallion #QuietAmerican succumbs to the infirmities of old age, euthanized at 30. http://darley.to/bo

Quiet American with longtime groom Steve Clark

Condolences to his friends and caretakers.

Mary‏@MaryEllet
The stallion barn will feel empty in the morning without these nickers. RIP Quiet American. You were so special
https://twitter.com/MaryEllet/status/787064041017516032

[Flanders]

We knew he couldn't go on forever, but it still makes me very sad...one of my all-time favorites. RIP ol' boy, a job well-done.

Darley @DarleyStallions 21m21 minutes ago
Darley stallion #QuietAmerican succumbs to the infirmities of old age, euthanized at 30. http://darley.to/bo

Quiet American with longtime groom Steve Clark

Condolences to his friends and caretakers.

Mary‏@MaryEllet
The stallion barn will feel empty in the morning without these nickers. RIP Quiet American. You were so special
https://twitter.com/MaryEllet/status/787064041017516032

Very sad. My heart is breaking for his groom, Steve Clark. The bond and the love just radiates from him in the video and the pictures. It has to be a really really hard time right now.

[WarBiscuit]

We knew he couldn't go on forever, but it still makes me very sad...one of my all-time favorites. RIP ol' boy, a job well-done.

Darley @DarleyStallions 21m21 minutes ago
Darley stallion #QuietAmerican succumbs to the infirmities of old age, euthanized at 30. http://darley.to/bo

Quiet American with longtime groom Steve Clark

Indeed, we knew the day was coming - but what a wonderful life he had, and what a tremendous legacy he leaves. One of my favorites too.
Condolences to all associated with Quiet American. Thanks for the memories old boy, and Rest Easy...

WarBiscuit

[Sparrow Castle]

We knew he couldn't go on forever, but it still makes me very sad...one of my all-time favorites. RIP ol' boy, a job well-done.

Darley @DarleyStallions 21m21 minutes ago
Darley stallion #QuietAmerican succumbs to the infirmities of old age, euthanized at 30. http://darley.to/bo

Quiet American with longtime groom Steve Clark

Condolences to his friends and caretakers.

Mary‏@MaryEllet
The stallion barn will feel empty in the morning without these nickers. RIP Quiet American. You were so special
https://twitter.com/MaryEllet/status/787064041017516032

Very sad. My heart is breaking for his groom, Steve Clark. The bond and the love just radiates from him in the video and the pictures. It has to be a really really hard time right now.

IIRC Steve was with Quiet American since he retired to stud in 1992. Yes, this has to be especially hard for him. I think it's a big loss for everyone at the farm. For many years I've heard the stories about how he was quite the character and very special.

[Sparrow Castle]

Been a hard couple of days for Darley International.

Darley@DarleyStallions
One of Australia's most revered racehorses, 10-time G1 winner #Octagonal has been euthanised at Woodlands aged 24. http://darley.to/bp