Kingly, a Grade 3 winner and sibling to several fellow graded stakes winners, has been retired from racing, and he will enter stud at Haras Mocito Guapo in Chile, the South American publication Turf Diario reports.
The 5-year-old son of Tapit finished his career with three wins in 17 starts, earning $289,165. He was primarily owned by Clearview Stables, which rotated through a handful of partners throughout his time at the races.
Kingly started his on-track career in the barn of trainer Bob Baffert, winning on debut as a juvenile at Del Mar. He became a regular at Golden Gate Fields during the first part of his 3-year-old season, with a win in the listed California Derby, a second in the listed El Camino Real Derby, and a third in non-grade Alcatraz Stakes. The colt moved up to graded stakes competition when he returned to Southern California for the second half of his sophomore campaign, highlighted by a win in the Grade 3 La Jolla Handicap and a third-place effort in the G3 Los Alamitos Derby.
Kingly continued to compete in graded stakes races over the turf in southern California until late 2020, when he was moved to the barn of Mark Casse and raced at Woodbine and Turfway Park before his retirement.
Bred in Kentucky by Clearsky Farms, Kingly is out of the multiple Grade 2-winning Dixie Union mare Justwhistledixie. He is a full-brother to Grade 2 winner Mohaymen and Grade 3 winner Enforceable, and he's a half-brother to Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner New Year's Day. Grade 1 winner Got Stormy is in his extended family, along with Grade 2 winners Penny's Reshoot, Smooth Air, and Overdriven.
Kingly joins a stallion roster at Haras Mocito Guapo that includes State of Play, a Grade 2-winning son of War Front, and Grand Daddy, a son of Scat Daddy who won a stakes race at Turfway.
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