Frank Stronach’s homebred Canadian Hall of Famer Awesome Again, the sire of multiple champions and classic winners, died Tuesday at Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. The son of Deputy Minister was 26. The exact cause of death is unknown, with a full necropsy pending.
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Grade 1 winner and young sire Competitive Edge has been purchased by Douglas Scharbauer to stand at Valor Farm in Pilot Point, Texas. The son of Super Saver had stood at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud.
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Grade 1-placed Normandy Invasion has been pensioned from stallion duty and gelded in order to pursue a career as a sporthorse. The 10-year-old son of Tapit has been placed with the National Thoroughbred Welfare Organization, an aftercare group founded by Normandy Invasion’s racetrack owner, Rick Porter.
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Grade 1 winner Instilled Regard has been retired from racing, and while particulars of his stallion career, such as a farm and stud fee, have yet to be announced, one thing is sure – he will get a solid first book in 2021.
Classic-placed multiple Grade 1 winner and sire Congaree was euthanized Nov. 22 due to the infirmities of old age. The son of Arazi was 22 and had resided at Valor Farm near Pilot Point, Texas, where he had been standing prior to being pensioned earlier this year. The farm shared the news of his death on its social media channels Monday.
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Curlin recorded a rarity when the regally bred Malathaat led home a trifecta of his fillies in the Grade 2 Demoiselle Stakes on Saturday at Aqueduct.
Malathaat is out of Grade 1 winner Dreaming of Julia, by A.P. Indy, and out of Grade 1 winner Dream Rush. Shadwell purchased Malathaat from breeder Stonestreet Farm for $1,050,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale and placed her with Todd Pletcher, who also conditioned her dam.
Multiple Grade 1 winner McKinzie was one of the most successful runners of his generation, winning graded stakes in four consecutive seasons. Gainesway hopes for him to be similarly consistent as a sire, as he enters stud in 2021 in Kentucky.
The Metropolitan Handicap has a history of being a stallion-making event because it showcases brilliance that is so desired in the American market in a top-class, competitive race. Vekoma will become the latest winner of the historic event to stand at Spendthrift Farm, and, with a pedigree that sports several successful sires, he has solid credentials to become a top sire himself.
Into Mischief, who has risen through the ranks to become North America’s reigning leading sire, will have a number of prominent sons with runners in the coming years, led by his Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Authentic. But also entering stud this year in Kentucky is his Instagrand, who will get every opportunity to get off on a good foot, thanks to his owner, Larry Best
Champion Midnight Bisou will be bred to two-time Horse of the Year and perennial classic sire Curlin in her first season as a broodmare in 2021.
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