Multiple graded stakes winner and Kentucky Derby runner-up Two Phil's will begin his stud career at WinStar Farm, that operation announced Thursday evening. His stud fee will be announced at a later date. Two Phil's, by Hard Spun, won the Grade 3 Ohio Derby on June 24. He exited the race with a fractured sesamoid. Trainer Larry Rivelli told Daily Racing Form that he and the ownership group of Patricia's Hope LLC, Phillip Sagan, and Madaket Stables decided to retire the colt on advice from noted equine veterinarian Dr. Larry Bramlage. At that time, the group began presenting the horse to stallion farms. In Thursday evening's release, WinStar president Elliott Walden indicated that Two Phil's's pedigree made him an attractive stallion prospect. The colt is by successful sire Hard Spun, who, in turn, is by the legendary Danzig. The latter is the sire of the influential Danehill and the internationally prominent War Front, among many others. “We have been looking for a Danzig-line horse that meets our standard of physicality, pedigree, and race record for some time now,” Walden said. "I think Two Phil’s could have been the best 3-year-old in the country if his career had not been cut short after his dominant win in the Ohio Derby with a 5 Ragozin, 105 Beyer, and a negative 3/4 on Thoro-Graph. However you look at it, he is top class.” :: Bet the races with a $250 First Deposit Match + $10 Free Bet and FREE Formulator PPs! Join DRF Bets. Two Phil's retired with a record of 10-5-2-1 and earnings of $1,583,450. As a 2-year-old, he won the Grade 3 Street Sense Stakes at Churchill Downs and the Shakopee Juvenile at Canterbury. Early this year, the colt was second in the Grade 3 Lecomte and third in the Grade 2 Risen Star, both in New Orleans, before a dominant win in the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby on Turfway's Tapeta. That propelled him into the Kentucky Derby, where he rated just behind a brutal pace, led in the stretch, and was gamely second by a length to Mage. He returned to win the Ohio Derby in what proved his career finale. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.