Iron Fist quick out of the blocks

Classic sire Tapit, who is already a successful sire of sires, has several sons in this freshman sire class. The first to make his presence felt on the leaderboard is Iron Fist, off to a solid start with three winners from his first three starters.

Iron Fist, who stands at Whispering Oaks Farm in Louisiana, won five stakes, highlighted by the Grade 3 Cornhusker at Prairie Meadows, and earned more than $1 million. From 25 foals of racing age in his first crop, he has three Louisiana-bred starters, all maiden special weight winners at Evangeline Downs. Fiesty Fist led the way on May 20, followed by Buckley Bunny on June 5 and Iron Banner on June 12.

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Iron Fist is one of four North American freshman sires with as many as three winners, and the other three stand in Kentucky. Coolmore’s Caravaggio is represented by a class-leading seven winners, including stakes winner Dizzy Bleu, from his first crop, sired while residing in Ireland. Gun Runner is represented by three winners from five starters, and Gormley by three winners from seven starters.