Olympiad (Speightstown–Tokyo Time, by Medaglia d'Oro), a five-time graded stakes winner, led by the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup S., and most recently second in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic, has been retired to Gainesway Farm. The $700,000 Keeneland September graduate will stand for an advertised fee of $35,000 LFSN.
One of North America's top older males of 2022, Olympiad posted eight wins in 13 career starts for earnings of $3,027,560 for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and owners Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stables and LNJ Foxwoods.
Olympiad's year started with a track-record setting performance in the GIII Mineshaft S. at the Fair Grounds, and his resume expanded later in the year with powerful scores in the GII New Orleans Classic S., GII Stephen Foster S., GII Alysheba S., and the aforementioned Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga.
In the Breeders' Cup Classic, Olympiad rallied down the Keeneland stretch to finish second behind probable Horse of the Year Flightline (Tapit).
Olympiad has earned triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures on eight occasions with victories from seven furlongs to 1 1/4 miles.
Hailing from one of the best Emory Hamilton families, Olympiad is out of a Grade III-placed half-sister to GII Churchill Distaff Turf Mile heroine Hungry Island (More Than Ready). Tokyo Time is also a half-sister to GSW Soaring Empire (Empire Maker) and to Flying Dixie (Dixieland Band), the dam of GISW and current Airdrie Stud sire Preservationist (Arch). His third dam Chic Shirine, winner of the 1987 GI Ashland S., was a full-sister to champion older mare Queena. Dual Grade I winner Verrazano (More Than Ready) also appears on his page. Olympiad is bred on the exact same cross as ill-fated Grade I winner Rock Fall and GISW Competitionofideas.
Olympiad is currently available for inspection at Gainesway.
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