Straight No Chaser to stand at WinStar upon retirement

Eclipse Award champion sprinter Straight No Chaser, currently in the midst of a Middle Eastern campaign, will stand at WinStar Farm upon his retirement from racing.

WinStar announced Friday that it had entered into a partnership with MyRacehorse to acquire the breeding rights to the 6-year-old son of Speightster, continuing its long association with the sireline. The farm stood the horse’s grandsire, fellow Eclipse champion sprinter Speightstown. It then bred, campaigned, and initially stood graded-stakes winner Speightster.

“Straight No Chaser has a profile very similar to his grandsire, Speightstown,” WinStar’s Elliott Walden said in a release. “He was a Breeders’ Cup winner in the sprint division and a champion who retired at age 6. Straight No Chaser is an exceptionally good-looking horse, and he has demonstrated incredible speed. We’re looking forward to working with Michael Behrens and the entire MyRacehorse team.”

Straight No Chaser has won four graded stakes, with Grade 1 triumphs in his championship campaign including the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar. He won the Group 2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint to start this season and is targeting next week’s Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen.

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