Locked, who recently won the Santa Anita Handicap to place himself among leaders of the older horse division, will stand at Gainesway Farm upon his eventual retirement, the farm has announced.
Locked, a 4-year-old son of Gun Runner, is co-campaigned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm. Gary Broad purchased Walmac Farm in 2018 and has reestablished its stallion operation, standing four horses for 2025.
Gainesway, with a roster led by Tapit, added four stallions for 2025.
Journalism
Colt by Curlin – Mopotism, by Uncle Mo
Bred in Kentucky by Don Alberto Corp. ($825,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling purchase by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners)
Journalism’s impressive win in the Grade 2 San Felipe moves him into the favorite’s role on the latest Derby Watch list. The colt is by a sire who has been exceptionally successful in the American classics and who balances out a female family that is lighter on top-level accomplishments.
Roses in May, whose biggest win came in the 2005 Dubai World Cup, has died, Big Red Farm of Japan said on its social media channels. The son of Devil His Due was 25.
Roses in May won four graded stakes for Ken and Sarah Ramsey and trainer Dale Romans. His three-length score in the World Cup had been preceded, the summer before, by an additional Grade 1 triumph in the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga.
Forecasting which stallions are poised to have a solid season with their 2-year-olds isn’t just an exercise in predicting market results for the upcoming breeze-up season, it could be valuable knowledge for handicappers evaluating untested juveniles.
The following stallions appear positioned to succeed with their juveniles in the marketplace and on the track this year, based on the trajectory of their careers, their mares bred, commercial factors, and other clues.
Gun Runner
Burnham Square
Gelding by Liam’s Map – Linda, by Scat Daddy
Bred in Kentucky by Whitham Thoroughbreds
Burnham Square, winner of the Grade 3 Holy Bull, looks to take the next step on Gulfstream’s path to the Kentucky Derby in Saturday’s Grade 2 Fountain of Youth. The Liam’s Map gelding is a third-generation homebred for Whitham Thoroughbreds.
Sandman
Colt by Tapit – Distorted Music, by Distorted Humor
Bred in Kentucky by Lothenbach Stables ($1.2 million Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. March 2-year-olds in training purchase by West Point Thorougbreds, D. J. Stable, CJ Stables)
Sunday’s Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park matches the winners of the track’s first two Derby prep races – Coal Battle, who took the Smarty Jones, and Speed King, front-running winner of the Grade 3 Southwest. But Sandman also has had a strong winter at Oaklawn.
