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Pleasant Acres Stallions is pleased to announce the arrival of Jafmil (Distorted Humor x Pleasant Temper, by Storm Cat) – who will stand in Florida for the 2023 breeding season for a $2,500 fee.

Jafmil is by Distorted Humor – sire of 941 winners, 138 (11.2%) black type winners, 246 (19.99%) black type horses, 55 graded stakes winners, 15 Grade 1 winners, and $132 million in progeny earnings.

Jafmil's 1st dam, multiple stakes winner Pleasant Temper (Storm Cat x Colonial Witch, by Pleasant Colony) was on the board 22 out of 33 starts with career earnings of nearly $850,000. She produced five winners from six starters, including Pleasant Song – dam of graded stakes winner Long Range Toddy, an earner of nearly $1.2 million.

“We are excited to have a son of Distorted Humor in the breeding shed for our Florida breeders,” said Joe Barbazon. “Now pensioned, Distorted Humor emerged as an influential champion sire whose progeny excelled on turf, dirt, in North America, and across the world. Having one of his sons at Pleasant Acres Stallions is a great addition to our breeding program.”

Jafmil entered into stud in 2011 in Iowa and has mostly bred privately. Jafmil is sire to Naughty Shirley ($224,090) – winner of the Mamie Eisenhower Stakes. He has also sired Sassy Ain't I ($118,988, 3rd Iowa Breeders' Oaks), Jafmils Persuader ($115,596, 3rd Bob Bryant Stakes), Not Rocket Science ($107,405, 3rd Dan Johnson Sprint Stakes), Erratic Behavior ($234,886), Smoky Blues ($178,590), etc. His progeny average earnings per starter is almost $65,000 and includes one black type winner and two black type placers.

Jafmil joins stallions Amira's Prince, Bucchero, Curlin's Honor, Gone Astray, Gunnevera, Leinster, Long On Value, Magic On Tap, Neolithic, No Never No More, and Sweetontheladies, at the 220-acre farm located just northwest of Ocala.

Pleasant Acres Stallions has received many accolades for excellence, including 2021 Florida Freshman Sire of the Year for Neolithic, 2017 Florida Freshman Sire of the Year for Poseidon's Warrior, 2017 DRF Florida-bred Beyer Award, 2009 Florida Breeder of the Year, 2009 Florida Broodmare of the Year, Breeder of the 2009 Florida Horse of the Year, and was ranked third in the nation for leading breeders in 2009 by average earnings per starter with 10 or more starters.

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Pleasant Acres Stallions is excited to announce the arrival of Leinster's first foal – a filly out of Cool O Toole (Treasure Beach x O'Toole, by Distorted Humor) – bred by Joe and Helen Barbazon.

 “Leinster was a great addition to the stallion barn at Pleasant Acres Stallions,” said Helen Barbazon. “It's very exciting to see him produce such an exceptional filly in his first crop. We look forward to following this beautiful foal's career.”

Leinster began his stallion career at Pleasant Acres Stallions in 2022 and he stands for $5000.

He won the Grade 3 Troy Stakes – defeating multiple graded stakes winner and world record-setter Disco Partner and multiple graded stakes winner Pure Sensation while setting his first track record that day, covering 5 1/2 furlongs on the Mellon Turf Course in 1:00.23 – breaking the old track record of 1:00.46 held by Lady Shipman.

He went on to set a Keeneland course record – 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:00.86 – in the $150,000 G2 Shakertown Stakes, where he beat Extravagant Kid – one of five times he defeated his multiple graded stakes-winning rival in graded events.

In 2019, Leinster beat multiple Grade 1-winning half-brother Stormy Liberal in the six-furlong $700,000 G3 Runhappy Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs.

At five, Leinster won the $150,000 G2 Woodford Stakes after finishing second in the race the previous year.  He finished third in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, defeating sensational multiple Grade 1 winner Got Stormy.

In his final campaign, he won the $100,000 G3 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Stakes.

Out of the Royal Academy champion-producing mare Vassar, Leinster is half-brother to two-time Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Stormy Liberal – the champion turf male of 2018.

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Bidding is now open for the “Fire At Will Flash Sale,” a one-horse auction on Fasig-Tipton Digital of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Fire At Will. The 5-year-old son of Declaration of War is consigned as a stallion prospect by Bluewater Sales, agent.

Bidding will close this coming Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. ET.

Fire At Will broke his maiden at two in stakes company in the With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga. Next out, the colt scored a two-length gate-to-wire victory in the G2 Pilgrim Stakes on Belmont's inner turf.

In just his fourth career start, Fire At Will captured the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf over a stacked field of 13 other highly rated juveniles from around the world. After stalking the pace throughout, he put his head in front at the top of the stretch and then drew off to a three-length victory – the largest winning margin in the history of the race.

A three-time winner at two, Fire At Will is a Grade 1 winner and multiple graded stakes winner on the turf and a stakes winner on the dirt. He earned $675,932 on the track.

From the Danzig sire-line, Fire At Will also descends from a remarkable sire-producing female family that traces back to blue hen producer Rough Shod II.  More than 70 descendants of Rough Shod II have sired stakes winners, including Sadler's Wells, Nureyev, Fairy King, Stormy Atlantic, and Blame.

“This is, perhaps, the most powerful stallion family in the world today,” said noted pedigree expert Alan Porter.

Added Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales: “Fire At Will has the credentials to be a successful sire in the United States or abroad.  He's a Breeders' Cup winning juvenile from an elite sire line and from one of the top sire-producing female families in the stud book.  On top of all that, he is an outstanding individual physically.  Stud farms from around the globe should give him a serious look.”

Fire At Will is available for viewing beginning this Saturday, Jan. 7 at Bluewater Farm in Lexington, Ky.

Prospective buyers may schedule an appointment for viewing through Fire At Will's auction page on Fasig-Tipton Digital or by contacting Meg Levy at (859) 619-7190 or mlevy@bluewatersales.com.

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Keeneland's four-day January Horses of All Ages Sale opens Monday, Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. ET with a total of 1,618 horses – in-foal broodmares, broodmare prospects, newly turned yearlings, horses of racing age, stallions and stallion prospects – cataloged for the four-day auction that runs through Thursday, Jan. 12.

Covering sires include American Pharoah, Army Mule, Audible, Authentic, Bolt d'Oro, Charlatan, Constitution, Essential Quality, Girvin, Good Magic, Gun Runner, Hard Spun, Justify, Kitten's Joy, Knicks Go, Liam's Map, Maclean's Music, Medaglia d'Oro, McKinzie, No Nay Never, Not This Time, Practical Joke, Quality Road, Sharp Azteca, Uncle Mo, Upstart, Vekoma, Violence and Yaupon.

Yearlings in the catalog are by such stallions as Audible, Authentic, City of Light, Constitution, Curlin, Good Magic, Gun Runner, Justify, Maclean's Music, McKinzie, Not This Time, Omaha Beach, Quality Road, Twirling Candy, Uncle Mo, Vekoma, Volatile and War of Will.

The January Sale also includes 54 horses in the dispersal of successful New York breeder Patricia Generazio and six stallions from Calumet Farm.

Each session of the January Sale begins at 10 a.m. The entire auction will be livestreamed at Keeneland.com and will be aired on the FanDuel Plus app. Scott Hazelton will report periodically on the first two sessions on FanDuel TV.

Four horses are latest supplements

Four racing or broodmare prospects comprise the latest group of horses to be supplemented to Book 1 of the January Sale:

– Ancient Peace, a Sam-Son Farm-bred 3-year-old filly by War Front who was impressive when she scored her first victory Dec. 30, 2022, on the turf at Santa Anita by 4 1/4 lengths. Out of Grade 2 winner Deceptive Vision, by A.P. Indy, Ancient Peace is from the family of Canadian Horse of the Year Quiet Resolve; additional Canadian champions Eye of the Sphynx, Eye of the Leopard and Desert Ride; and Grade 2 winner Cleopatra's Strike. Ancient Peace is consigned by Indian Creek, agent.

– Helens Well (IRE), a 4-year-old multiple stakes-placed winner who competed in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. From the family of Group 1 winner and leading sire Green Desert and Broodmare of the Year Courtly Dee, she is by the Kodiac stallion Kodi Bear and out of Ever Evolving, by Elusive Quality. Helen's Well is consigned by ELiTE Sales, agent.

– Mise Le Meas (IRE), a 4-year-old stakes-placed daughter of the Dubawi stallion New Bay. Out of Mise, by Indian Ridge, she is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Nahoodh and from the family of Group 3 winner Not Just Swing. Mise Le Meas is consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

– Tonal Vision, a 6-year-old winning daughter of Tonalist who was third in the 2022 G2 Delaware Handicap. She is a half-sister to stakes winner Geothermal and stakes-placed Classical Closing out of the Defrere mare April Closing. Tonal Vision is consigned by ELiTE Sales, agent.

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