Sandman will stand at Rockridge Farm in New York for 2027
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Sandman, the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby winner of 2025, will stand stud at Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y., in 2027, it was announced Thursday.
Sandman, who is expected to race this fall, will stand his initial season at stud for $10,000. The deal was brokered by Bowling Bloodstock and Ingordo Bloodstock, according to a press release.
“We are always looking for top-class stallions to stand in New York,” said Lere Viagie, Rockridge Stud owner/operator and president of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders. “Sandman is a stunning individual, who brought a lot of money as a 2-year-old and competed at the highest level, being on the Derby trail.”
Sandman, a son of Tapit, sold for $1.2 million at the 2024 Ocala Breeders Sales March auction. He has compiled a record of 3-1-3 from 14 starts and has earned $1,544,531 for owners D. J. Stable, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds, and CJ Stables. Sandman is winless in seven starts since the Arkansas Derby, having finished seventh in the 2025 Kentucky Derby and third in the Preakness.
“Sandman is an extremely talented and precocious, well-minded horse,” trainer Mark Casse said in a release. “Any breeder will be thrilled if their foals look like him.”
Monique Delk of St. Elias Stable added: “We are delighted to have Sandman in New York to take advantage of the great New York breeding program. As a Grade 1-winning son of the great sire and sire of sires Tapit, we feel like he will be a real standout and a great resource for Empire State breeders. We’re looking forward to sending mares to support him in his new career.”
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