Grade 1 Forego winner Yaupon to stand at Spendthrift in 2022
Yaupon, who captured last Saturday's Grade 1 Forego Stakes at Saratoga, will stand at Spendthrift Farm for 2022, the farm announced Thursday.
Yaupon, by breakout young sire of sires Uncle Mo, races for Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt, whose 2019 Eclipse Award champion sprinter Mitole stands at Spendthrift. Mitole captured the Breeders' Cup Sprint to conclude his championship campaign, and Yaupon is being aimed for this year's renewal at Del Mar.
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“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Bill and Corinne on their newest Grade 1 winner, Yaupon,” Spendthrift general manager Ned Toffey said in a release. “Obviously, the last time they won the Forego at Saratoga it was with Mitole, so we are hopeful Yaupon can close out his racing career in similar fashion. Aside from being extremely fast, Yaupon is one of the best-looking sons of Uncle Mo you will find anywhere.”
Yaupon has won six of eight starts and is trained by Steve Asmussen. He won his first four outings in 2020, including the Grade 2 Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga and Grade 3 Chick Lang Stakes at Pimlico. Those performances made him the favorite for the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland, in which he finished eighth.
Yaupon finished eighth in the Group 1 Golden Shaheen in Dubai to start this season. After being freshened, he returned to action to win the Lite the Fuse Stakes at Pimlico. He then won the Forego on Saturday by a head over Firenze Fire, who attempted to savage him in deep stretch.