The G1 QIPCO Irish Champion S. winner will be represented by his first runners in 2021. The stallion’s dam Pearling, a daughter of GSW Mariah’s Storm (Rahy), is a full-sister to European champion 3-year-old and leading sire Giant’s Causeway and You’resothrilling, dam of Irish champion 2-year-old and 3-year-old champion Miler in Europe Gleneagles (Ire); and a half-sister to Group 1 winners Happily (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Marvellous (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar homebred also annexed the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup and G1 Jebel Hatta in 2017.

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Trained by Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, the dark bay earned $2,033,195 in career earnings through four seasons on the racetrack. At two, he was second in the GI Claiborne Futurity S. and annexed the GII Risen Star S. early in his sophomore season. A close-up second behind subsequent Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year Justify in the GI Preakness S., Bravazo also finished second in the GI Betfair.com Haskell Invitational S. prior to a third-place effort in the GI Runhappy Travers S. He rounded out that season with a third in the GI Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile followed by a runner-up effort in the GI Clark H.

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Bourbon Courage and Imagining will each stand for $2,000. Holy Boss and Long River will each stand for $1,000.

Bourbon Courage leads Midatlantic second crop sires by stakes horses. Imagining is represented by multiple stakes winner Monday Morning QB. Holy Boss will be represented by his first runners in 2021 and Long River will have yearlings of 2021.

“In an effort to support the breeding industry in challenging times, we want to do our part for the people who keep this industry alive–the small breeder,” Louis Merryman said.

“The decline in mares bred nationally and locally has been on our radar, and now combined with the economic impacts of COVID-19 we recognize we all need to do our part to sustain the industry. Our hope is the reduced stud fees will make breeding more feasible for large and small operations alike.”

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Winner of the GI King’s Bishop S. and GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint S., the bay raced medication free. From 34 starters in his first crop, 19 have finished in the money, with five winners.

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