Stallions Canadian Frontier and Article of Faith have been sold to stand in Saudi Arabia.
The deals for both horses were brokered by bloodstock agent Chad Schumer of Schumer Bloodstock.
Canadian Frontier is a Grade 3-winning son of Gone West, whose six crops ages 3 and up are led by Grade 1 winners Hilda’s Passion and No Such Word, as well as Miss Vancouver, Ecuador’s Horse of the Year in 2009. The 15-year-old previously stood at Le Mesa Stallions in Carencro, La.
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- Marketing approaches vary to fill young stallions' books - By Joe Nevills
- The invisible hand in the commercial market - By John P. Sparkman
For many, beginning a new job is a time of excitement, anticipation, and certainly some anxiety over the unknown.
Standing a new stallion is no different. While a rookie sire may never have more momentum and recognition than in his first year off the track, he still faces the challenge of attracting a book of mares strong enough to ensure that he has the opportunity to succeed when his first foals hit the track three years later.
The father of modern economics, Adam Smith, introduced the metaphor of the invisible hand of the market in his seminal book “The Wealth of Nations” in 1776. Smith’s metaphor for what he conceived as a natural, self-regulating function of a free market is readily visible in the accompanying table detailing the sharp decline in the number of Thoroughbred stallions and mares in North America over the last 20 years and the accompanying fluctuations in stud fees over the most recent decade.
Leading Kentucky general sire by earnings and stakes winners
Leading Kentucky juvenile sire by stakes winners (tie)
Leading Kentucky turf sire by earnings, average earnings, winners, stakes winners, and stakes wins
In 2012, Kitten’s Joy reached a level of achievement as a sire that all but a chosen few would consider a career pinnacle. The following season, he topped it.
Leading Kentucky general sire by average earnings
Leading Kentucky juvenile sire by average earnings
War Front enjoyed a breakout season in 2013, and his success has helped attract even better mares to his court, so the best could be yet to come for the young sire.
Leading Kentucky broodmare sire by earnings
Storm Cat was born on Feb. 27, 1983, and died 30 years later on April 24, 2013. In between, due to the diligence and faith of owner-breeder W.T. Young and to his own extraordinary set of genes, he became the classic American success story.
Leading Kentucky synthetic sire by earnings and winners
Candy Ride might fairly be called a “Stallion for All Surfaces.” His sons and daughters perform well on grass, both yielding and firm, and have distinguished themselves on traditional dirt tracks spanning the spectrum from glib and fast, to deep, muddy messes. But, above all, he is that new-age specialist known as a “synthetic sire,” one whose babies simply fly over artificial veneers of sand mixed with such geotextile concoctions as recycled carpet, rubber, jelly cable, and, yes, even spandex encased in wax.
