Pleasant Acres Stallions is pleased to announce the arrival of Bodexpress (Bodemeister / Pied A Terre, by City Zip) – who will stand in Florida for the 2024 breeding season for a $3,500 fee.
“We are excited about the arrival of Bodexpress to our stallion barn,” said Director of Stallion Services Christine Jones. “It's always impressive when we can bring a Grade 1 winner into the Florida breeding program.”
Bodexpress is a Grade 1 winner and multiple graded-placed son of Bodemeister – winner of the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby and second in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes – who averaged more than $200,000 per start during his racing career. To date, Bodemeister has sired two champions, 12 graded black type winners, 28 stakes winners, and 27 black type placed runners.
Earning three triple digit Beyer speed figures during his racing career, Bodexpress won or placed in five stakes – four graded. In the 2019 G1 Xpressbet Florida Derby, Bodexpress was runner up to multiple Grade 1 winner Maximum Security ($12,431,900) and beat multiple Grade 1 winner Code of Honor. He defeated Code of Honor a second time, along with multiple graded stakes winner By My Standards, in the G1 Clark Stakes presented by Norton Healthcare.
Bodexpress is out of the City Zip daughter Pied a Terre, who is a half-sister to graded stakes-winning millionaire Stormy Lord (Stormy Atlantic) and stakes winner Incredicat (Discreet Cat). The immediate family also has produced multiple Grade 1 winner and course record-setter Influent, Grade 2 winner Whadjathink, and six-time black type stakes winner Explosive Kate – the third dam of Bodexpress.
Bodexpress joins stallions Amira's Prince (Teofilo), Chess Chief (Into Mischief) Curlin's Honor (Curlin), Gone Astray (Dixie Union), Gunnevera (Dialed In), Leinster (Majestic Warrior), Magic On Tap (Tapit), Neolithic (Harlan's Holiday), No Never No More (Scat Daddy), and Sweetontheladies (Twirling Candy), at the 220-acre farm located just northwest of Ocala. Pleasant Acres Stallions has received many accolades for excellence, including 2021 Florida Freshman Sire of the Year for Neolithic, 2017 Florida Freshman Sire of the Year for Poseidon's Warrior, 2017 DRF Florida-bred Beyer Award, 2009 Florida Breeder of the Year, 2009 Florida Broodmare of the Year, Breeder of the 2009 Florida Horse of the Year, and was ranked third in the nation for leading breeders in 2009 by average earnings per starter with 10 or more starters.
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