V. E. Day to stand in Kentucky after debuting in New York

Grade 1 winner V. E. Day will relocate to Buck Pond Farm in Versailles, Ky., for the 2018 breeding season and will stand for an advertised fee of $6,500.

The 6-year-old son of English Channel stood his debut season this year at Waldorf Farm in North Chatham, N.Y., for the same price.

"I realized early on that V. E. Day had great potential," said Magalen Bryant, the horse’s owner. "He has outstanding conformation, a classic pedigree, and very good temperament. Because of these attributes, I felt that he would become a successful sire, and in order for him to realize his potential, it was appropriate to make the move to Kentucky."

V. E. Day won four of 17 starts for earnings of $1,044,061, highlighted by wins in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes and non-graded Curlin Stakes. He also finished second in the Grade 2 Brooklyn Invitational and spent his 5-year-old campaign racing in France.

The horse was trained in the U.S. by Jimmy Jerkens and in France by Andre Fabre.

Bred in Kentucky by Bluegrass Hall, V. E. Day is out of the unraced Deputy Minster mare California Sunset, who is the dam of six winners from eight runners. He is from the family of champion Sunshine Forever and Grade 3 winners Hotstufanthensome and Silver Charades.