Tag: Bloodstock

Spendthrift Farm's Basin, winner of Saratoga's Hopeful S. (G1) as a 2-year-old, was represented by his first reported foal Jan. 17 when a filly was born at Hardin Farm in Paris, Kentucky.

Bred by Patrick Crowley, the dark bay filly is the first foal out of the Honor Code mare Dressed Up.

Campaigned by Jackpot Farm, Basin broke his maiden at Saratoga before going on to score a runaway 6½-length victory in the meet's premier race for 2-year-old colts – the Hopeful.

As a 3-year-old, Basin began the year on the Kentucky Derby trail, finishing runner-up to Charlatan in the Arkansas Derby (G1) after hitting the board behind Nadal in the Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn.

The first Grade 1 winner by Liam's Map, Basin hails from the multiple stakes-producing Johannesburg mare Appenzell. An earner of $573,640, Basin is set to stand his second season at stud for a fee of $5,000 S&N.

For more information about Basin, please contact Des, Mark, or Brian at Spendthrift at 859-294-0030, or visit SpendthriftFarm.com.

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Grade 1 winner Halladay sired his first reported foal when a colt out of the Unusual Heat mare Katie's Heat was born on Jan. 17 at Checkmate Thoroughbreds in Parkfield, Calif.

Owned by Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC, Hector and Denise Cuevas, Raul Montenegro, and Javier Montenegro, Katie's Heat is a daughter of California Broodmare of the Year Miss Soft Sell, who produced multiple Grade 1 winner Brother Derek, winner of the G1 Hollywood Derby, G1 Santa Anita Derby, and fourth in the Kentucky Derby en route to earnings of more than $1.6 million.

Katie's Heat is a half-sister to Dontsellmeshort, a multiple stakes winner of $402,365, Sister Kate, multiple stakes winner of $282,186, and Swizzle Stick, a stakes-placed earner of $129,964.

Halladay, a Grade 1-winning son of perennial leading sire War Front was campaigned by Harrell Ventures and trained by Todd Pletcher.

An impressive front-running winner of the $400,000 G1 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga, Halladay defeated six Grade 1 winners, including Got Stormy, Raging Bull (FR), and Uni (GB).

Halladay is ranked #1 in California and amongst the top-5 of first-year stallions in America by Class Performance Index for mares bred in 2022, asserting him in the class of Charlatan, Essential Quality, Maxfield, and Yaupon.

“Halladay is an incredible physical specimen by a sire of international leading sires,” said Adrian Gonzalez, owner of Checkmate Thoroughbreds and manager of Halladay Syndicate. “He's bred the best mares in California and his book is looking even stronger for 2023. It's exciting to see such a quality first foal and we're grinning ear-to-ear like it's Christmas morning with the promise of more gifts to come”

Halladay stands at Harris Farms for a $7,500 fee LFSN.

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The venerable Shamrock Farm in Woodbine, Md., is now standing Coltimus Prime. The 12-year-old son, and only heir of Milwaukee Brew, joins the roster at Shamrock along with veteran sires Outflanker, Barbados, and Rainbow Heir.

Coltimus Prime finished his on-track career with eight wins in 38 starts for earnings of $644,125. As a 2-year-old he broke his maiden at second asking with an eight-length maiden special weight victory at Woodbine going seven furlongs, and he capped off his freshman year with a second place finish in the Display Stakes.

He earned his first stakes victory in the 2014 Prince of Wales Stakes, the middle jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, winning in the fastest time posted this century. His 3-year-old year also included a Grade 3-placed finish in the Ontario Derby.

In 2017, former jockey Rene Douglas arranged to bring the horse to Panama, where he earned the country's champion older horse and champion stayer titles that year. His first season in Panama was highlighted by a victory in the Group 1 Clasico Presidente de la Republica, and he then returned to the U.S. to finish his campaign with a victory in the 1 1/4-mile Invitational Cup Stakes on the Clasico Internacional del Caribe card at Gulfstream Park.

Bred in Ontario, Coltimus Prime is out of the prolific Distorted Humor mare Certainly Special. Who hails from the great foundation mare, Ballade, who's progeny include the graded stakes-winning, champion sire-producing family, that includes Saint Ballado, Devil's Bag, and Glorious Song who produced Rahy and Singspiel.

Coltimus Prime will stand for $1,500. Special arrangements will be offered to qualifying mares.

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Pioneering, a half-brother to Storm Cat and veteran sire, died earlier this month at Haras dos Girassóis in Brazil, the South American publication Turf Diario reports.

The 3o-year-old son of Mr. Prospector had been living in Brazil since 2009, when he was purchased by a group of the country's breeders, and he was pensioned from stud duty in 2018.

A Kentucky homebred for Overbrook Farm, Pioneering was out of the Secretariat mare Terlingua, making him a half-brother to Overbrook's cornerstone runner and sire Storm Cat. He went to the barn of trainer D. Wayne Lukas, and he raced six times during his 2-year-old season, winning a maiden special weight at Keeneland and an allowance at Hollywood Park.

Pioneering was retired after his juvenile season, and he entered stud at Overbrook in 1996.

His top Northern Hemisphere runners included Grade 1 winner Behaving Badly and Grade 3 winner Black Hornet, Pioneer Boy and Danthebluegrassman. He was also the sire of 2005 Puerto Rican Horse of the Year Triano and 2006 Mexican Horse of the Year Canoa.

After moving to South America, Pioneering's runners were topped by Rainha Pioneira, a four-time champion in Uruguay. Other year-end award winners by Pioneering include Brazilian champion juvenile Farrier, and Uruguayan champions Regal Nix and Esquentada.

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