White-hot young sire Constitution has already emulated his sire, Tapit, by siring a Belmont Stakes winner. If he continues to follow in the footsteps of his sire, he may be a multi-surface threat as well, as his daughter Laura’s Light is showing.
:: DRF BREEDING LIVE: Real-time coverage of breeding and sales
Well-traveled two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome, who began his stud career in Kentucky and shuttled to Chile before being sold to Japan, has been represented by his first winner in Russia.
Sunkar Time won a maiden race going about seven furlongs at Krasnodar Racetrack on Saturday in Russia. The colt was bred in Kentucky by Bruce C. Ryan and was sold to Mikhail Yanakov's Olympia Star for $14,000 at the 2019 Keeneland September yearling sale.
Indian Pride, who races as a homebred for Brereton C. Jones and his Airdrie Stud program, scored her first stakes victory in the Shine Again Stakes on Friday at Saratoga. The filly’s bloodline shone through again, as she is the third stakes winner produced by her dam, Ms. Cornstalk.
War Front, one of the biggest names in the North American sire ranks, took to the battlefield at Saratoga Race Course last weekend – and he brought the troops with him. The standout commercial and racetrack sire and his sons combined for seven wins in the first four days of racing at Saratoga, from Thursday through Sunday.
Art Collector
Bernardini – Distorted Legacy, by Distorted Humor
Bred in Kentucky by W. Bruce Lunsford
Blue Grass Stakes winner Art Collector had more than enough skill to paint himself into this year’s classics picture, as his pedigree is rife with stamina influences on both sides of the frame.
War of Will joined an elite club with his narrow victory in last Friday’s Grade 1 Maker’s Mark Mile on the Keeneland turf. The 2019 Preakness Stakes winner, War of Will is the third horse to win both an American classic and a Grade 1 race on the turf, joining the legendary Secretariat and the popular California Chrome.
War of Will also joined another, larger group of horses – those who showcase the versatility of their sire, War Front.
Tapizar sired the winner of the 2018 Kentucky Oaks, Monomoy Girl, and has a candidate for this year’s filly classic in Project Whiskey.
But while champion Monomoy Girl was returning to graded stakes company with a victory in the Grade 2 Ruffian on Saturday at Belmont, and Project Whiskey was earning 50 points toward the Oaks with a victory in the Grade 3 Delaware Oaks on July 4, Tapizar was continuing to develop his eclectic career as a sire of international classic winners. Tapizar is the sire of Bullof Wall Street, winner of Sunday’s Swedish Derby.
Regally bred Grade 1 winner Mr Speaker faced a hurdle early in his stud career, as he had to reintroduce himself to Kentucky breeders following an extended shuttle stint to Chile. His first-crop daughter Speech is doing her best to keep him in the discussion, as she made a statement with a three-length victory in the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland, breaking the stakes and track records.
:: DRF BREEDING LIVE: Real-time coverage of breeding and sales
Grade 1 winner Tom's d'Etat will stand at WinStar Farm upon his eventual retirement from racing, according to a press release, giving the Kentucky operation likely the last significant son of the late leading sire Smart Strike to come to stud.
