Grade 2 winner Instagrand has been retired from racing, and he will enter stud for the 2021 breeding season at Taylor Made Stallions in Nicholasville, Ky., for an advertised fee of $7,500.
The 4-year-old son of Into Mischief finished his career with two wins in nine career starts for earnings of $316,760.
After selling to Larry Best's OXO Equine for $1.2 million at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Instagrand got off to a blazing start, winning his debut during the Los Alamitos Thoroughbred meet by 10 lengths. He carried that momentum into the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar, where he led at every point of call and hit the wire 10 1/4 lengths ahead of the runner-up.
At three, Instagrand finished in the money in the G3 Gotham Stakes and G1 Santa Anita Derby.
Bred in Kentucky by Stoneway Farm, Instagrand is out of the winning Lawyer Ron mare Assets of War. His third dam is the Grade 3 winner Added Elegance, putting Instagrand in the extended family of Peruvian champion stayer Mr. Ninja, Grade 2 winner Added Gold, and Grade 3 winner Added Asset.
Instagrand is currently residing at Taylor Made Stallions and he is available for inspection.
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