Shaken by a horrific raid in which four stallions, including a pair of graded stakes-winning half-brothers to American classic winners, were killed by intruders, Haras Barlovento, founded in the early 1950s in Peru, has announced that it will disperse its remaining stock and close its doors. Grade 3 winner The Lieutenant, a half-brother to Triple Crown winner Justify, was among the four stallions killed the night of Dec. 21 at Boris Schwartzman's Haras Barlovento in the Canete Province south of Lima. Also killed were graded stakes winner Cyrus Alexander, a half-brother to Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver; Peruvian classic winner Kung Fu Mambo; and graded stakes-placed Timely Advice. The farm said that eight intruders incapacitated and tied up the night watchman, who has been reported to be severely injured but in recovery. They then killed the stallions with axes, with the sale of their meat being the suspected motive. A police investigation is ongoing. "The Jockey Club of Peru, faced with the recent vandalism and criminal acts that took place at the prestigious Haras Barlovento … stands in solidarity with the owners for this unfortunate event that saddens the entire national equestrian family," The Jockey Club of Peru posted online. The statement also called on police to find those responsible and "put them in the hands of justice." Several days later, Schwartzman made a statement on the farm's website and social media channels announced he would close down his operations, selling his broodmares and young stock.  “Haras Barlovento is about to turn 68 years old,” Schwartzman said. “We are the oldest stud in Peru, and one of the most traditional in the country. Our passion for the Thoroughbred and love of horses has led us to make big investments in stallions and broodmares. … These fabulous and helpless animals were killed by ignorant, evil and unscrupulous people. Not only did the criminals kill them, they killed our illusions, motivation and passion; they took our dreams. At a single stroke they destroyed the hobby we have pursued for seven decades.” The Lieutenant, by Street Sense, shuttled to stand the Southern Hemisphere season in Peru after beginning his stud career at Sequel Stallions in New York in 2019. He covered 46 mares in his first and only Northern Hemisphere season, according to The Jockey Club's Report of Mares Bred. The Lieutenant won last year’s Grade 3 All American Stakes at Golden Gate, finished second to Diversify in the Grade 2 Suburban Handicap, was third in the Grade 2 Californian, and finished second in the Santana Mile. Cyrus Alexander, by Medaglia d'Oro, won the Grade 3 Lone Star Park Handicap and the Pa. Derby Champion Stakes in 2016. He was purchased privately Schwartzman to stand in Peru beginning with the 2017 Southern Hemisphere season. In addition to Super Saver, Cyrus Alexander was also a half-brother to graded stakes winner Brethren; to stakes-placed Charge Now and Lisa T.; and to unraced Quickest, dam of Grade 1 winner Callback and stakes winner and producer Defy Gravity. It is the family of champion Rhythm and Grade 1 winners Bluegrass Cat, Dance Number, Frost Giant, Girolamo, Got Lucky, Imagining, and Private Account. Argentinian-born Kung Fu Mambo, by Giant's Causeway, scored his biggest victory in the Group 1 Peruvian Derby in 2012. Timely Advice, by A.P. Indy, finished third in the Grade 3 Vigil Stakes at Woodbine and was second in the Mr. Prospector Stakes at Monmouth Park. The only one of the four stallions killed with progeny statistics, he is the sire of four stakes winners from seven crops of racing age, led by Peruvian champion Fiebre Cule.