Stallion News

Starine · Mon Jan 16, 2017 11:11 pm

Grade 1 winner Bradester to stud at Valor Farm
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... valor-farm

Sparrow Castle · Tue Jan 17, 2017 3:51 pm

Afleet Express standing stud in Korea

Grade 1 winner Afleet Express has been sold to stand in Korea, where he will continue his stud career.

The 10-year-old son of Afleet Alex previously resided at Gainesway in Lexington, Ky., where he debuted at stud in 2011, and was advertised last year for a fee of $2,500. According to Korean Racing Authority records, the stallion was imported on Jan. 11.

Afleet Express has sired four crops of racing age, with 31 winners and combined progeny earnings of more than $1.8 million.

http://www.drf.com/news/afleet-express- ... stud-korea

Sparrow Castle · Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:16 pm

Joe Nevills ‏@DRFNevills
ICYMI, per @DRFAndersen, stallion Sway Away was withdrawn from #BarJan & sold to Jim Hernandez of New Mexico. Will stand for $1,500.

Miss Woodford · Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:07 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:Joe Nevills ‏@DRFNevills
ICYMI, per @DRFAndersen, stallion Sway Away was withdrawn from #BarJan & sold to Jim Hernandez of New Mexico. Will stand for $1,500.

Let's hope that swayback isn't genetic.

Sparrow Castle · Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:08 pm

Nicole Russo ‏@DRFRusso
.@spendthriftfarm announces that Lord Nelson will miss what would have been his first breeding season due to laminitis. More to follow.

Nicole Russo
‏@DRFRusso
RLT: Lord Nelson was still recovering from infection in right foreleg that caused him to miss #BC16; laminitis a complication from that.

Sparrow Castle · Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:13 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:Nicole Russo ‏@DRFRusso
.@spendthriftfarm announces that Lord Nelson will miss what would have been his first breeding season due to laminitis. More to follow.

Nicole Russo
‏@DRFRusso
RLT: Lord Nelson was still recovering from infection in right foreleg that caused him to miss #BC16; laminitis a complication from that.

Statement from Spendthrift:
Lord Nelson to miss 2017 breeding season

Spendthrift Farm’s Lord Nelson, the three-time Grade 1 winner and 2016 Eclipse finalist for Champion Sprinter, has contracted Laminitis which will cause him to miss the 2017 breeding season, the farm announced late Friday.

“Lord Nelson has developed Laminitis, secondary to the infection in his right foreleg that caused him to scratch out of the Breeders’ Cup Sprint,” said Ned Toffey, Spendthrift General Manager. “It’s a new setback, but we are cautiously optimistic about his prognosis. With that said, we understand the seriousness of this disease.

“Mr. Hughes is committed to always doing what’s best for the horse, and that means Lord Nelson will be withheld from breeding mares this season. Our team has notified all of the breeders from his full book, and our focus is now 100% on bringing him back to good health. We very much appreciate the breeders for their understanding,” he added.

http://www.spendthriftfarm.com/articles ... eason.html

Treve · Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:15 pm

That's awful! Wishing Lord Nelson a swift recovery. Stupid disease...

BaroqueAgain1 · Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:30 pm

Ah crap.

He's a beautiful horse with a ton of talent, so I hope he follows in Lady Eli's steps and recovers completely.
ETA: There aren't going to be any more Pulpits, so such a high quality son is pretty precious. REALLY hope he recovers.

Sparrow Castle · Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:12 pm

Despite the headline, Nicole talks about a number of new stallions in the article.

Frosted returns home to start his second career
http://www.drf.com/news/frosted-returns ... ond-career

sweettalk · Sat Jan 21, 2017 12:54 am

can we skype him with lady eli? (*tries to lighten the mood*)

BaroqueAgain1 · Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:14 pm

TVG is still running the commercials promoting Lord Nelson in his new stallion career.
Can you say awkward?

Treve · Sat Jan 21, 2017 11:31 pm

With Classic Empire's win as 2yo champion male Pioneer of the Nile becomes the only stallion in the last 20 years to sire two Eclipse champion 2yo males and one of only 4 stallions overall to sire more than one Eclipse Champion 2yo male. (None have sired more than two, the other three are What A Pleasure,
Mr. prospector, Seattle Slew).

sweettalk · Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:32 am

PotN continues to make a nice little name for himself in tapit's shadow, eh?

Treve · Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:01 am

sweettalk wrote:PotN continues to make a nice little name for himself in tapit's shadow, eh?

I was actually quite surprised when I realized Tapit only had one Champion 2yo male to his name lol.
Someone also threw some interesting numbers at me earlier on:
In 2016, he sired a 2YO champion from only 46 2YO runners (comparing Uncle Mo with 73 runners in 2015 when siring a 2YO champion). In 2014, he sired a 2YO champion from only 27 2YO runners (he had 35 and 23 2YO runners in 2013 and 2015).
I mean it would be pretty impressive regardless, but out of only 4 crops and such small numbers it's very interesting.

Izvestia · Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:06 am

PoTN is from my favourite sireline, and I think it will continue to produce good sires and classic winners. Unbridled and Fappiano live on!

Sparrow Castle · Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:26 pm

Keen Ice to Calumet Upon Retirement

"We are excited to have Keen Ice headed to legendary Calumet Farm," said Jerry Crawford, president of Donegal Racing. "We are equally excited that our agreement allows Keen Ice to race through 2017. Racing needs more horses that will stay on the track before retiring to the breeding shed and Calumet should be saluted for making that happen."

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... ium=social

Treve · Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:55 am

Izvestia wrote:PoTN is from my favourite sireline, and I think it will continue to produce good sires and classic winners. Unbridled and Fappiano live on!

Agreed love that Fappiano!

Sparrow Castle · Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:05 pm

Beautyinthepulpit to New York's Buckridge Farm

Multiple stakes-placed winner Beautyinthepulpit has been retired to stud at Amy and Jody Boll's Buckridge Farm near Kinderhook, N.Y.

Beautyinthepulpit, a son of Pulpit, won eight races and earned $410,627, including a runner-up finish in Aqueduct's Alex M. Robb Stakes, and third-place finishes in Laurel Park's Richard W. Small Stakes, and the restricted Empire Classic Handicap at Belmont Park and Kings Point Stakes at Aqueduct.

Beautyinthepulpit will stand as the property of Buckridge for a private fee, with the stud fee waived for mares that have black type anywhere under the first two dams; that earned more than $50,000 on the track; that have produced a winner of $50,000 or more; or for breeders who send more than one mare per season.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... ridge-farm

Sparrow Castle · Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:22 pm

Happy Birthday, Holy Bull!

Darley‏@DarleyStallions
Following
#HolyBull getting some birthday carrots from his longtime groom Joe Mitchell this afternoon at #JonabellFarm. Happy 26th!
https://twitter.com/DarleyStallions/sta ... 4710802433

BlindLucky · Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:17 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:Beautyinthepulpit to New York's Buckridge Farm
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... ridge-farm

I didn't know who he was, but that article outlines his female family and it's quite interesting.
57 black-type horses under his first three dams...

The 9-year-old stallion is the product of an outstanding female family cultivated by perennial leading New York breeder Albert Fried Jr. Beautyinthepulpit's dam, grade 2 winner Stolen Beauty (by Deputy Minister), also produced stakes winner Moonlightandbeauty—the dam of grade 3 winner Giant Moon and leading New York-bred sprinter Moonlight Song—and stakes-placed winner Stolen Thunder. Among the 57 black-type horses under Beautyinthepulpit's first three dams are Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Exaggerator, Canadian champion Eternal Search, and graded stakes-winning sires Niigon, Finality, and Jiggs Coz.