King's Plate pedigree profile: Stanley House
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Stanley House
Colt by Army Mule – Stormy’s Song, by Unbridled’s Song
Bred in Ontario by Elevage II and St. Elias Stables ($80,000 Keeneland November weanling purchase by Castleton Stables; $120,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling purchase by Michael DePaulo)
Stanley House, currently ranked number one on Daily Racing Form’s King’s Plate Watch, is the favorite for Sunday’s Plate Trial, in which he will attempt to become the latest stakes winner for young stallion Army Mule.
Stanley House, trained by Michael DePaulo, is from the first crop of Army Mule, a son of the A.P. Indy horse Friesan Fire. Army Mule was unbeaten in three starts, highlighted by a win in the Grade 1 Carter. His early progeny have found some success at distances beyond a mile, and on a variety of surfaces, which bodes well for the Canadian classics. Army Mule is the sire of Grade 3 turf winner Danse Macabre and turf stakes winner Broadway Girls; synthetic stakes winners Captain Courtney and Navy Goat; and dirt stakes winners Hot Little Thing, Klassy Bridgette, One in Vermillion, and Recruiter.
The female half of Stanley House’s pedigree is geared toward speed on dirt. The colt is the first foal out of Stormy’s Song, who posted her only win in her debut sprinting on Belmont Park’s main track. Her granddam is multiple Grade 1-winning sprinter Lady Tak, who went on to produce three stakes winners, including Melody Lady, the dam of Grade 1-winning sprinter Volatile.
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