The North American 2-year-old auction season has wrapped up, and the major summer race meetings at Del Mar and Saratoga, which traditionally unveil standout juveniles, are on the horizon.
Queen's Plate hopeful Rising Star will attempt to give his sire a third winner of the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.
It is far too early in the 2-year-old racing season to predict who will claim the freshman sire title in a strong group led by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. However, the Florida-based Khozan is off to a flying start.
The late Scat Daddy's best sons, including Triple Crown winner Justify, have come to stud in the last two years, but those already with young runners on the track are setting the bar high.
Queen's Plate pedigree profile: Desert Ride
Dual Grade 1 winner and dual classic-placed Menifee, who became a prominent sire for the growing Korean breeding industry, has died. The 23-year-old Harlan horse died June 13 from a reported heart attack at the KRA Stud Farm on Jeju Island, according to Alastair Middleton of the Korean Racing Authority on the Horse Racing in Korea website.
World of Trouble, a Grade 1 winner on both dirt and turf, will enter stud in 2021 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm in Kentucky alongside his sire, Kantharos.
Sir Winston's Belmont Stakes victory was an awesome result for his sire … again. Sir Winston became the second American classic winner sired by Awesome Again, a homebred for Frank Stronach's Adena Springs operation.
Bonus money will be up for grabs for members of champion sprinter Runhappy's first crop racing at Saratoga next year, the latest promotion for the stallion on the New York circuit.
Queen's Plate pedigree profile: Jammin Still
