Grade 1 winner Gormley retired to stud at Spendthrift Farm

Gormley, a Grade 1 winner, has been retired from racing and will stand the 2018 breeding season at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Ky.

The 3-year-old son of Malibu Moon will be advertised for a fee of $12,500 through Spendthrift’s “Share the Upside” program on a two-year commitment in which breeders will earn a lifetime breeding right beginning in 2020 after having two live foals and paying the stud fees. He is also available for $10,000 on a standard stands-and-nurses contract.

Gormley retires with 4 wins in 9 starts for earnings of $1,026,000, highlighted by victories in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby and Frontrunner Stakes, as well as the Grade 3 Sham Stakes. He also finished fourth in this year’s Belmont Stakes.

John Shirreffs trained Gormley for owners Jerry and Ann Moss.

“Malibu Moon continues to add to his legacy as A.P. Indy’s best sire, so we’re very excited to now be able to stand one of his best sons,” said Ned Toffey, general manager at Spendthrift. “Gormley joins Orb as Malibu Moon’s only multiple Grade 1 winners at stud, and Gormley is his sire’s lone 2-year-old Grade 1 winner at stud. We believe he’s a great opportunity for breeders through our ‘Share the Upside’ program, and we invite everyone to come out and see him at the farm.”

Bred in Kentucky by Castleton Lyons and Kilboy Estate, Gormley is the first foal out of the stakes-winning Bernstein mare Race to Urga. His extended family includes 1990 Horse of the Year Criminal Type, champion turf female Estrapade, Italian Group 1 winner Isopach, and French Classic-placed Miss Mambo.

Gormley is now available for inspection at Spendthrift.

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