North Dakota, a Grade 3-winning half-brother to top commercial sire War Front, will begin his stud career at Haras Gales in Uruguay, the South American publication Turf Diario reports.
The 7-year-old son of Medaglia d'Oro retired with four wins in 14 starts, earning $182,325 as a homebred for Joseph Allen. He was trained by Shug McGaughey.
North Dakota was a late developer, earning his first two career victories as a 4-year-old on the turf at Tampa Bay Downs. Later that season, he picked up a 1 1/8-mile allowance optional claiming win on the grass at Colonial Downs, and he finished the season with a wide-running half-length score in the Grade 3 Red Smith Stakes at Aqueduct.
North Dakota is out of the Grade 1-placed stakes-winning Rubiano mare Starry Dreamer, whose most notable offspring is War Front, a Grade 2 winner who has become the cornerstone of the Claiborne Farm stallion roster and one of North America's most proven commercial sires.
He is also a half-brother to Ecclesiastic, a Grade 2 winner who earned Uruguay's leading sire title seven times.
Other foals of note out of Starry Dreamer include Grade 2 winner and multiple stakes producer Teammate, Grade 2-placed stakes winner Riviera Cocktail, and Grade 2-placed Jay Gatsby.
North Dakota will stand as property of Haras Don Bebe and Haras Cuatro Cabezas.
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