Courvoisier, a stakes-winning son of champion Take Charge Brandi, has been sold to begin his stud career in Korea, according to Korea Racing Authority records.
The 4-year-old son of Tapit arrived in the country on Dec. 26, 2022, and he will stand as property of owner Son Byeong Hyeon. He was purchased as a racing or stallion prospect by K.O.I.D., the major bloodstock purchaser for Korean interests, for $180,000 at last year's Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale.
Racing for owners Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings and James Spry, Courvoisier won two of eight starts and earned $162,200.
He began his career in the Mid-Atlantic during the late summer of his 2-year-old season, racing at Monmouth Park and Delaware Park for trainer Kelly Breen. The colt earned his first win in an Aqueduct maiden special weight to close out his season, then he started his 3-year-old stand with a 1 1/4-length score in the listed Jerome Stakes at the same track.
Courvoisier stayed in the New York-based road to the Kentucky Derby for one more race in the Grade 3 Withers Stakes, where he tired to seventh. His connections diverted to Parx Racing for his next start, a third-place effort in the City of Brotherly Love Stakes at Parx Racing, and his final start came that summer in the G3 West Virginia Derby, where he finished sixth.
Bred in Kentucky by Elevage II and Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Courvoisier is the most successful runner to date out of the Giant's Causeway mare Take Charge Brandi, who earned the Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old filly in 2014 on the strength of a campaign that featured wins in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and the G1 Starlet Stakes.
His third dam is the 2014 Broodmare of the Year Take Charge Lady, who earned the title on the success of champion Will Take Charge and Grade 1 winner Take Charge Indy, while later adding another Grade 1 winner in As Time Goes By. Courvoisier connects to Take Charge Lady through second dam Charming, who in addition to Take Charge Brandi, has also produced Grade 1 winner Omaha Beach and Irish Group 1-placed Courage Under Fire.
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