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Blue Star Racing is proud to announce the arrival of Louisiana legend Pound for Pound (Redding Colliery / Buttercup's Song, by Unbridled's Song) to their breeding facilities in Scott, La., where he joins Rushie (Liam's Map / Conquest Angel, by Colonel John), Breaking Lucky (Lookin at Lucky / Shooting Party, by Sky Classic), and Count Alexander (Scat Daddy / Intelyhente, by Smart Strike).

“We are thrilled to add a local Louisiana legend and Champions Day classic winner to our stallion roster,” said Dex Comardelle of Blue Star Racing.  “With new legislation raising purses across the state, along with breeders' awards boosted to 25 percent, now is the time for breeders to invest in Louisiana.”

The precocious Pound for Pound broke his maiden in his first performance and went on to become a stakes winner at two, four, and six, and stakes-placed at three and five.

In his juvenile year, he captured the $105,000 Louisiana Futurity after winning an allowance only eight days prior. At three, Pound for Pound placed second in both the Crescent City Derby and the Louisiana Legends Cheval Stakes.

At four, after scoring a second in the Star Guitar Stakes, Pound for Pound went on to win the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic Stakes.

In his final career season, Pound for Pound, won the $75,000 Star Guitar Stakes and placed in the EVD Classic Stakes, as well as the Louisiana Champions Day Classic Stakes. Overall, Pound for Pound was nearly 70 percent in the money during his impressive five-year racing career.

Pound for Pound was the first stakes winner by his multiple graded stakes winning sire Redding Colliery. A son of Mineshaft, Redding Colliery successfully campaigned in North America, the United Kingdom, and Dubai and at the end of his career had collected five triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures.

Pound for Pound is out of two-time Louisiana Broodmare of the Year (2017 and 2021) Buttercup's Song. A daughter of Unbridled's Song, she has produced more than $1.7 million in progeny earnings with 10 winners from 10 starters. She is the dam of three stakes winners including multiple stakes winner Flatlined – the winner of the Grade 2 Fort Lauderdale Stakes, the Cliff Guilliams Handicap, and the Old Friends Stakes.

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Upon the conclusion of his racing career, multiple Grade 1 winner and leading contender for champion 3-year-old colt, Arcangelo will enter stud at Lane's End Farm.

Campaigned by Jon Ebbert's Blue Rose Farm and trained by Jena Antonucci, Arcangelo has remained undefeated since breaking his maiden in March in a one-mile Gulfstream Park maiden special weight by 3 1/2 lengths.

He prevailed in the Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park, edging out favorite Bishops Bay and earning a 97 Beyer in his stakes debut. He then followed in the path of A. P. Indy and Tonalist by annexing the Belmont Stakes defeating five Grade 1 winners, including champion 2-year-old Forte. Arcangelo earned a 102 Beyer – the highest of the year for a 3-year-old in the country at 1 1/2 miles – and made Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race.

Arcangelo followed up his break-out performance in the Belmont with a win in the G1 Travers at Saratoga, just like his sire Arrogate, boosting his career earnings to $1,754,900. Defeating both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners, he earned a 105 Beyer, the top figure for a 3-year-old at 1 1/4 miles.  This performance propelled him to the top of the three-year-old division, making him the likely favorite for the G1 Breeders' Cup Classic.

“It has been a surreal experience to own a horse of this magnitude. The day I laid eyes on him at the yearling sale, I said to myself that this is the most beautiful horse I have ever seen. I'm so blessed the way everything unfolded and so appreciative of my team. To win the Belmont, the Travers and looking as the possible favorite in the Breeders' Cup is incredible. From the beginning of this journey, I tried to make every right decision for this horse, and now I have another important one to make. Upon his retirement, I've chosen Lane's End as the perfect fit for his stallion career,” said Jon Ebbert.

“Having the opportunity to steward Arcangelo thus far in his racing career has been the absolute blessing of a lifetime, for which I will be eternally grateful for. Watching him grow into his mental and physical greatness has been remarkable. We will be excited to see the talent of his progeny and watching Arcangelo pass along his innate ability, talent, and desire to be a champion,” said Jena Antonucci.

By champion Arrogate, the sire of five Grade 1 winners in his brief career at stud, Arcangelo was bred by Don Alberto Corporation. His dam Modeling, by Tapit, was a $2.85 million Keeneland November broodmare purchase. Modeling is a half-sister to Streaming, winner of the G1 Hollywood Starlet Stakes. She hails from the family of Broodmare of the Year and prolific producer Better Than Honour, the dam of back-to-back Belmont winners Rags to Riches and Jazil.

“Arcangelo's historic three-year-old campaign fits a profile that we are very familiar with on our stallion roster,” said Lane's End's Bill Farish, “There's no doubt that Arrogate's brief career at stud has had a major impact on racing, and the opportunity to stand a classic winning son of his with such a deep pedigree makes Arcangelo an exciting and unique prospect for Lane's End.”

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